This game was released on April 20, 2018 and is no longer available to pre-order. Any incentives that were offered are listed below.
God of War is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by SIE Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony exclusively for their PlayStation 4 platform. A sequel to God of War III, it takes place in the world of Norse gods, where Kratos now lives with his young son Atreus, teaching him how to survive and hunt the beasts that roam the savage lands. Having lost his signature chain blades, Kratos wields a magical axe and a shield. Atreus, meanwhile, uses a bow to assist his father in battle.
Pre-order Bonuses
Pre-order any edition of God of War through participating retailers to receive three legendary shield skins: Buckler of the Forge, Dökkenshieldr, and Shining Elven Soul Shield.
Furthermore, reserving your copy via GameStop (EB Games in Canada) grants an in-game Luck of Ages Talisman which provides the following:
- Increased XP and Hacksilver gain
- Improved ability to trigger Perks
EB Games is also offering an exclusive, officially-licensed God of War keychain as an additional bonus. Meanwhile, PlayStation Store is giving six God of War-themed avatars (Kratos, Atreus, Troll, Dragr, Kratos & Atreus, and Kratos 2).
Digital Deluxe Edition
The Digital Deluxe Edition costs $69.99 and comes with the following:
- Death’s Vow Armor Set
- Exile’s Guardian Shield
- God of War Digital Artbook
- God of War Digital Comic Issue #0
- Dynamic Theme
Pre-ordering this edition in US and Canada also grants an exclusive physical Kratos & Atreus pin.
Collector’s Edition
The $129.99 Collector’s Edition includes all the aforementioned digital content and more:
- 9″ Kratos & Atreus Statue by Gentle Giant
- Steelbook Case
- 2″ Huldra Brothers Carvings
- Cloth Map
- Exclusive Lithograph
- Digital Content:
- Death’s Vow Armor Set
- Exile’s Guardian Shield
- God of War Digital Artbook
- God of War Digital Comic Issue #0
- Dynamic Theme
Stone Mason Edition
Lastly, the Stone Mason Edition brings the price up to $149.99 and adds four rare items seen in the upcoming game on top of everything listed so far (marked in bold):
- Stone Mason’s Ring
- Mimir’s Head Talking Keychain
- 2″ Horse & Troll Carvings
- 9″ Kratos & Atreus Statue
- Steelbook Case
- 2″ Huldra Brothers Carvings
- Cloth Map
- Exclusive Lithograph
- Digital Content:
- Defender of the Chosen Shield
- Death’s Vow Armor Set
- Exile’s Guardian Shield
- God of War Digital Artbook
- God of War Digital Comic Issue #0
- Dynamic Theme
Totaku Bundle
While not a true game edition, the Totaku bundles exclusive to GameStop are also worth mentioning. Essentially, you can purchase the standard or Collector’s edition bundled with 10 cm tall figurines of Kratos and Atreus ($10 value each). The figurines come from PlayStation’s new collectible “Totaku” line made by ThinkGeek.
God of War is heading to PS4 on April 20, 2018.
April 19, 2018 at 11:10
Also if you preorder from https://www.shopto.net/video-games/ps4/PS4GO16-god-of-war you will get all 5 shields (include singapore exclusive) + luck of ages talisman
So US customers aswell as any nationality except UK gets screwed there. But then they dont get the digital deluxe edition if preordering from shoto.net. So i am just so confused.
So no matter where you preorder from you are going to miss out on something.
Here is an article about why this preorder retailer exclusive bs has to exist, which it dont. Especially the god of war creator feel like this is an exellent idea. And this is the result. We all lose as consumers. I miss the time where you got the same game no matter where you bought it from, where preplanned exclusive dlc gets sold to different.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-22-the-truth-behind-retailer-exclusive-pre-order-extras-article
April 19, 2018 at 12:16
if you preorder from playstation store asia, you also get all preorder bonus.
omgodofwar, US are getting so screwed. One shield not avaible to US at all, and 1 is locked behind some super expensive collectors edition. All hail the sideeffects of an gaming industry having free reign to manipulate customers however they want to
https://asia.playstation.com/en-hk/latest-news/2018/psn-weekly-0417/
April 22, 2018 at 00:55
Whoopy! I don’t get an exclusive shield SKIN that doesn’t affect gameplay in the slightest because I live in the US? I could honestly care less. I still get an awesome game, and I get to watch these two idiots be salty about it while I enjoy my copy