Sequel to 2018's God of War, God of War Ragnarok is set to launch in just over a month's time on November 9th, 2022. The action-adventure game will be available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 at launch. The game's director, Cory Barlog, has mentioned the possibility of the sequel coming to PC in the future.
With the release of God of War Ragnarok right aorund the corner, developer Santa Monica Studio has announced that the game has "gone gold". For those unfamiliar with the term, in video game development, going gold means to have been approved for publishing which essentially means that the game has been completed and is now in the final stage before release.
Santa Monica Studio said the following along with the announcement: "We are thrilled to announce that #GodofWarRagnarok has gone gold! On behalf of SMS and all of our partners, thank you to the fans for supporting us over the course of development. We’re almost to launch and can’t wait for you to play on November 9!"
Anticipating fans will be thrilled to hear the news but what's also interesting is that this announcement has confirmed an additional eight studios beyond Santa Monica Studio assisted in the development of the game. PlayStation Studios Creative Arts, Valkyrie Entertainment, Bluepoint Games, Red Hot, Super Alloy, Jetpack Interactive, Super Genius, and Original Force are all credited as having worked on the game.
Of course, their contributions are unknown at the moment but it's nice to see them all getting recognition for their work as well as simply the camaraderie of game development nonetheless.