Anyone who even remotely knows the God of War saga will know that the adventures of Kratos They are not exactly the pinnacle of subtlety. The franchise has always been distinguished by its reek of barbarism and blood, especially with the release of the Greek trilogy on PS2 and PS3. The god of war did not mess around and he showed it to anyone who stood in front of him.
After the launch of the first title in 2004, Santa Monica Studio was immersed in the process of creating a sequel in which the Ghost of Sparta would begin to deal with all of Olympus. 2007 was the year designated for the launch of one of the great masterpieces of the Sony console, so it was necessary to spare no effort when promoting the title.
That is why the Japanese company organized a spectacular event in Athens, Greece, reserved for about 20 journalists arriving from different countries and beginning to make contact with God of War 2. That appointment took place on March 1 and, subsequently, The Official PlayStation Magazine covered what happened with very illustrative information and photos. However, that was nothing more than the spark of the fire that was created.
The Daily Mail outlet echoed what was published and among the snapshots you could see models dressed in the style of God of War topless and who dedicated themselves to introducing grapes into the guests' mouths. In turn, a Kratos model walked around the area handing out garlands to anyone who crossed his path. Despite this, the focus of attention was focused on the appearance of a exposed decapitated goat before the eyes of everyone, whose function was to impress and to be able to put my hand in his stomach.
An absolutely unpleasant sight, which was accompanied by a competition to decide who would eat the food inside the goat, which pretended to be its intestines. To add fuel to the fire, the newspaper noted that knives were used to throw at targets and snakes were presented in a hole that could be pulled out with bare hands.
The company's official magazine publicized what happened without any qualms, so the commotion was considerable for an event that had the imposing Parthenon in the background. In this way, Sony acted quickly with statements from Dave Karakker, senior director of corporate communications at Sony, who assured that everything was a misinterpretation of the invitation sent to journalists, which exaggerated what happened. In addition, he stressed that Glen Owen and Rhodri Phillips, authors of the Daily Mail information, had not attended the celebration.
However, he did stop to explain where the hell the goat had come from. According to Karakker, she was obtained dead from a qualified butcher, her body was filled with “a meat soup, made according to a traditional Greek recipe and served to the attendees in porcelain bowls directly from the caterer” and returned to the professional, at the same time it was reiterated that journalists were not allowed to touch her. Despite these words, Sony had to bow its head because of what happened.
“We recognize that the use of a dead goat was in poor taste and fell below the high standards of conduct we set for ourselves. We are carrying out an investigation to establish the circumstances behind the event to ensure this does not happen again. We also recognize “I apologize to anyone who was offended by The Official PlayStation Magazine article (subscription copies were shipped before the publication date).”
In this way, 80,000 copies were withdrawn from sale to prevent the wound from causing more blood, since the photo of the bleeding goat illustrated an article that was “sensationalist and focused on an image that was not representative of the event in general.” . The editor of the publication was called to order and rectified by acknowledging that the content was not appropriate. Therefore, the article completely disappeared from the circulation made to the general public and the matter quickly disappeared.
In any case, God of War 2 It managed to sell more than four million copies on PS2 after its launch weeks later in different territories. It is one of the most beloved games in the saga and remains a beacon of the franchise with a spectacular 92 on Metacritic, so it seems that the goat anecdote did not negatively influence the work of David Jaffe and Cory Barlog.
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