God of War: Kratos’ son is named Atreus

Name discovered in Overture audio file and confirmed by director.

Kratos’ son in the the E3 2016-announced God of War title for PlayStation 4 is named Atreus, director Cory Barlog has confirmed.

The name was first discovered in the comments of the audio file of the “God of War E3 2016 Overture (Live)” MP3 file released earlier today in celebration of the game’s trailer reaching 15 million views.

A release date for God of War has not been announced.