The new team's first endeavor was a PlayStation 2 racing game called Kinetica, the title that would eventually give God of War its engine. The Kinetica engine took time to develop, but it was time 3 days ago · God of War, on the other hand, is being brought to us by The Wheel of Time Creator Rafe Judkins, and presumably follows the same plot beats as the 2018 game where an exiled Kratos and his son Atreus journey to the highest peak in the nine realms to scatter his deceased wife's ashes. No casting details or release window was revealed for either Santa Monica Studio. Santa Monica Studio is an American video game developer based in Los Angeles. A first-party studio for Sony Interactive Entertainment, it is best known for developing the God of War series. The studio was founded in 1999 by Allan Becker and was located in Santa Monica, California, until relocating to Playa Vista in 2014. WaNt.