Sony has released a brutal set of screenshots for God Of War: Ascension, which show off the "brutal" multiplayer mode revealed earlier today. Teams of four will compete against both each other and massive bosses, blending both traditional multiplayer with enormous singleplayer set-pieces.

Game director Todd Pappy told Livestream viewers that the multiplayer "is purely additive," and "won't take anything away from the singleplayer campaign." It's looking good, but only time will tell whether Ascension can measure up to its predecessors in terms of visceral scope and deicidal mayhem.

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