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With more than 66 million units sold since the God of War<\/em> series debuted on Sony PlayStation 2 in 2005, the opportunity to transform the modern gaming classic into a retro, 2D, side-scrolling, Metroidvania-style prequel marked a new triumph and challenge for Mega Cat Studios.<\/p>\n \u201cThe coming-of-age story isn\u2019t just in the game, it\u2019s a coming of age for Mega Cat,\u201d says co-founder and CEO James Deighan. \u201cCrossing these thresholds has been definitely surreal \u2013 so fulfilling on so many levels. And it really does feel like we\u2019re just getting started.\u201d<\/p>\n A 400-person development team \u2013 from Mega Cat\u2019s headquarters to recently bought spaces in Laguna, in the Philippines, and Florianopolis, Brazil \u2013 contributed to the game in a day-and-night cycle that has become a common industry workflow over years of development.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Philippines is like a second home to me at this point,\u201d says Deighan, noting he made industry connections through four of the company\u2019s original Pittsburgh hires. \u201cI have lifelong friends there, and the team members in the Philippines are just the same as the team members in Pittsburgh. They\u2019re part of the family.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\nGod of War Sons of Sparta<\/em>, which follows the harrowing journey of a young Kratos and his brother into Spartan manhood in ancient Greece<\/span>, all started with one swing hefty enough to rival the arc of the future god-killer\u2019s signature Blades of Chaos.<\/div>\nThe sun never set on the predominantly retro-style gaming studio\u2019s years of work on God of War Sons of Sparta<\/em>, which released digitally on PS5 on February 12 as part of the series\u2019 20th anniversary<\/span>.<\/div>\n