Cory Barlog is the creative director at SIE Santa Monica Studio. He is a video game director and writer, known for his work on God of War (2005), God of War II, and God of War (2018).
Biography[]
Before coming to Sony's Santa Monica Studio, Barlog worked on Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home and X-Men: Next Dimension.
After joining Santa Monica, Barlog was the lead animator for God of War (2005), and was game director of God of War II (2007), for which he won a BAFTA for his writing work on the game. He also served as game director of God of War III (2010) for the first eight months of its development. According to a God of War game director panel, Barlog stated the best part of job was the friendship and bonds he created at Sony Santa Monica, after a number of his peers left the studio during the early stages of God of War 3, he later also decided to leave the studio. Barlog left SCEA in November 2009.[1][2][3] It was rumored he was working on a new project, After leaving Sony, Barlog worked with George Miller on the story and characters of the Mad Max game and Directed the cinematics of the 2013 Tomb Raider video game reboot. Although not part of Sony at the time, he helped in writing God of War: Ghost of Sparta (2010).
He was a keynote speaker at ECAROcon 2008 in Syracuse, New York. In an interview with website Mega64 he announced that one title he is working on is an adaptation of the fourth Mad Max film, titled Fury Road. He was reported to be in Sweden to develop the title with Avalanche Studios, best known for the Just Cause series. A few years later, various gaming websites confirmed the title being in development.
In March 2012, it was announced that Barlog joined Crystal Dynamics to direct the cinematics for the new Tomb Raider game and go on to direct an unannounced game.[4][5] Barlog left the company in April 2013.[6]
In August 2013, it was announced that Barlog would return to SIE Sony Santa Monica and is "putting together a team" to work on a new game.[7] At Santa Monica, Barlog is the Creative Director for the studio and worked on the God of War game for PlayStation 4.
References[]
- ↑ "Cory leaves SONY". 17 Oct 2011. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "God of War III officially PS3-bound". Gamespot. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "1Up.com News - Cory Barlog Leaving SCEA".
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Ex-God of War director joins Tomb Raider developer". http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-02-ex-god-of-war-director-joins-tomb-raider-developer. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ↑ "Cory Barlog joins Crystal Dynamics to work on Tomb Raider and unannounced game". https://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/3/2/2839697/cory-barlog-joins-crystal-dynamics-to-work-on-tomb-raider-and.
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- ↑ "Cory Barlog Returns to Sony Santa Monica Studio". PlayStation.Blog. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
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