i suppose we should all protest the next gears of war too since black tusks new ip was cancelled to work in it...

...for fucks sake, games get cancelled all the time and you never know about it. some games just aren't working out and deserved to be cancelled. it's not like there are any shortages of new IP this gen already.

In a goddamn heart beat. I loved GoW3 and I haven't played ascension so I feel like i could do some more GoW.

Every GoW has been fun and epic, so I would buy another one. I'm not gonna worry for a new ip I know nothing.

I don't think that matters. A fun game is a fun game.

I hate to break it to you but new IPs are cancelled all the time, or completely altered into something else. Sometimes they end up being re-worked into new sequal/spin-offs of existing franchises. Sometimes, sequels to old franchises turn into a new IP (This has happened with Resident Evil on a number of occasions). That's just the nature of the business. Santa Monica is a big studio with multiple projects going on at once. If they cancel a project, especially one that was 3.5 years in development, it was for a good reason. Perhaps the director couldn't get things moving, perhaps he wasn't producing results, perhaps the game was horrible when the time came to present for a certain deadline. We know nothing except that it was a Sci-Fi game.

You also have to remember that this has an impact on their other projects. This could lead to more resources put into those other games turning out better or releasing faster. They've also confirmed that the assets created for the title are still stored (of course) and will probably be updated and used if they ever visit a sci-fi project again. Just because one of their games in development is probably a God of War game, doesn't mean that they're against new IPs. Additionally, we don't know what's in store for the new GoW. It may be a whole new take on the franchise. It's insane to completely disregard a game before we know anything about it.

I could go on, but plain and simple, we didn't gain or lose anything from the recent Santa Monica news. How good will their next game be is just as much of a mystery as it was before the news.

I'm kinda burnt out on God of War, it's not very fun for me anymore. :-/

Very very informative and on point rebuttal, I can respect that. I also know the game assets are being kept and stored but with Sony it will likely get locked in the vault and thats that. (Looking at the Getaway as an example) Maybe your right and I am jumping the gun here but in the past few years I have come to really appreciate the new ip and risks Sony has taken to ensure they get released. With Sony's current financial status, I just don't want to see everything get pushed aside in favor of yet another GoW when so many collections have been released. Looking at this weeks news of this cancelled IP and Sony wanting to do a Spiderman movie every year I don't want that trend spilling into the gaming side of things. Regardless, we'll see what happens in the coming year(s) anyways, thank you for your insight though.  :)

haha same...i have played all the gow games except ascension and will buy gow4 day one

If it's the Greek mythologi again. No ,otherwise very much likely yes.

I have been dissapointed by every god of war game. Too short, no replay value. I still buy them when they get really cheap though... So probably the same thing with god of war 4. If it gets cheap enough ill buy it. However, i would much rather have them working on a new ip. I've been pretty dissapointed with sonys whole approach to first party games on the ps4 so far. They arent investing in as many new ips as i had hoped, and the new ips they are developing arent especially interesting to me...