The God of War Reveal Goes Wrong

AND NOW... FOR THE FINAL REVEAL OF STATE OF PLAY WE PRESENT TO YOU... GOD OF-

An animated PlayStation State of Play presenter announces the final reveal, but before he can finish saying “God of—,” the clip abruptly cuts through increasingly eerie, distorted close-ups of a shocked man. The joke is a bait-and-switch: viewers expect a new God of War announcement, while the unsettling images turn the unfinished reveal into surreal horror. Akira Yamaoka’s “Resting Comfortably” plays underneath, adding a melancholic, ominous atmosphere that makes the anticlimax feel dramatically disturbing. EN: An animated PlayStation State of Play presenter announces the final reveal, but before he can finish saying “God of—,” the clip abruptly cuts through increasingly eerie, distorted close-ups of a shocked man. The joke is a bait-and-switch: viewers expect a new God of War announcement, while the unsettling images turn the unfinished reveal into surreal horror. Akira Yamaoka’s “Resting Comfortably” plays underneath, adding a melancholic, ominous atmosphere that makes the anticlimax feel dramatically disturbing.

♪ Akira Yamaoka — Resting Comfortably

• @dustinthehead / 30025 2026-02-17