God of War Ragnarök retail copies leak, studio warns of spoilers

Copy of God of War RagnarökThe information has leaked via retailers not specified, according to God of War game director Cory Barlog.

Studio released a short statement on Sunday warning players that spoilers for the highly anticipated sequel to 2018’s God of WaNow, r is available for everyone to see. Cory Barlog, two-time God of War gaming director, stated that copies of the book were sold in a shop. God of War RagnarökIt was released almost two weeks before its scheduled release.

“You know, right now, I can really understand the benefit of having just an installer on the physical disk,” tweeted BarlogReferring to the almost useless physical disk Modern Warfare 2: Call of Duty. In a Twitter thread, Barlog clarified that this was mostly a joke, and that he wasn’t advocating for installer-only discs. Barlog stated that he felt frustrated by some aspects of God of War Ragnarök might get spoiled for players because of the game’s early availability.

In its statement, Santa Monica Studio assured players that it’s trying to limit spoilers on the internet. Santa Monica Studio also recommended that people make their own efforts to minimize spoilers via social media by muting keywords. The studio also asked players who play the game — early or otherwise — to be considerate to those who either don’t have access to the game yet or are a bit behind the curve.

It isn’t the first time that there has been a leak. RagnarökThis month, the team had to deal with a lot. A Twitter account that had access to the game — seemingly for review purposes — started tweeting out screenshots from the opening few hours of the game earlier this month.

A cursory search for “God of War Ragnarök spoilers” on Twitter resulted in zero actual spoilers for us. Instead, it’s mostly players spreading the word that spoilers are, in fact, out there, which is heartening. Still, there’s no doubt that spoilers are accessible via the internet — likely creeping around places like forums and subreddits. You can protect yourself by setting up filters like Santa Monica Studio suggests, or even taking a break on social media. God of War RagnarökNovember 9 – Launched