Sony to Purchase ‘God of Battle’ Maker Valkyrie Leisure

Sony’s gaming division mentioned on Friday it had agreed to purchase “God of Battle” developer Valkyrie Leisure for an undisclosed quantity, because it seeks so as to add extra muscle to its PlayStation Studios.

The deal marks Sony Interactive Leisure’s fifth acquisition this 12 months, following its shopping for of Nixxes Software program, “Returnal” developer Housemarque, Bluepoint Video games, and Firesprite.

Individuals had turned to video video games for leisure throughout final 12 months’s lockdowns, sparking a increase that’s but to decelerate regardless of colleges reopening and COVID-19 restrictions easing.

Seattle-based Valkyrie, which additionally makes different fashionable titles similar to “Twisted Steel” and “inFAMOUS” and has additionally labored on the “Forza Motorsport” franchise, will proceed to be run by its present administration staff.

Hermen Hulst, the pinnacle of PlayStation Studios, mentioned in a tweet that Valkyrie could be making “invaluable contributions” to the division’s franchises.

God of Battle PC system necessities had been introduced lately by Santa Monica Studio. The detailed breakdown of the system necessities has 5 separate settings, permitting the motion RPG sport’s followers to play it with out essentially having to spend a lot to improve their PC. Moreover, the Sony-owned studio has additionally launched a trailer which exhibits the brand new options for PC, together with enhanced graphics and results. God of Battle can be launched on PC on January 14.