The Playroom

The rumors about a new God of War game proved to be true during Sony's latest State of Play event. That's why the reveal of God of War Laufey wasn't unexpected. What was a surprise was its cubic, talking, gelatin-like companion character, Phranque (as voiced by The Boys' Jack Quaid), is the character who turned out to be the breakout star of State of Play. As seen in the video below, Quaid even provided the motion-capture performance for Phranque. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKMCqyeBWmU&t=102s Ostensibly, the focus was supposed to be on Faye (Deborah Ann Woll), the late wife of Kratos

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Bertie plays with the Greek gods again; Victoria dies "a lot-lot"; Connor has a relentless need for bones; and Chris is talking in riddles. Read more

A sequel to Backrooms is in the works.