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The Last of Us director apologizes for using God of War Laufey as an example of "lack" of innovation in AAA: "This isn't the team's fault"

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God of War Laufey
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God of War Laufey
Genres · adventure, hack_and_slash, rpg
Release · Feb 16, 2027
Developer · SIE Santa Monica Studio
PS5
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Active · 1988–2020
Latest · The Last of Us Part II
Top genres · fps, adventure, platformer
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