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List of God of War: Ascension downloadable content[edit]

God of War: Ascension is an action-adventure video game loosely based on Greek mythology. It was developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, and was released for the PlayStation 3 in March 2013. The game is the first in the God of War series to feature a multiplayer mode, for which downloadable content (DLC) is available—no single-player DLC is planned.[1] The game features a variety of downloadable content packs for its multiplayer mode. The first sets of DLC (with the exception of pre-launch promotional content) became available in May 2013 with more planned for release.[2]

The majority of the downloadable content of God of War: Ascension includes armors and weapons for players multiplayer warriors. The content listed as promotional content was only available through certain promotions, such as pre-order bonuses from select retailers. Later, most of this content was released on the PlayStation Store, but requires players to purchase the content, as previous customers received the content for free through promotions.

Although other multiplayer games offer DLC map packs for an additional price, Santa Monica has opted out of charging for maps, and instead, all maps released after the launch of the game are added for free with the download of software patch updates. Santa Monica's reasoning is so that there is never a situation where friends cannot play together.[3] The content listed as patch update content includes all maps that have been released.

General content[edit]

Content Release date
Online Pass March 12, 2013
  • Free with new copies of God of War: Ascension.
  • Activates the multiplayer mode.[4]
Armor of Callisto Multiplayer Armor May 7, 2013
  • Contains the Armor of Callisto.[5][6]
  • This and the Chaos Armor are referred to as the "Armors of Anarchy".[7]
Chaos Armor Multiplayer Armor May 7, 2013
  • Contains the Chaos Armor.[5][6]
  • This and the Armor of Callisto are referred to as the "Armors of Anarchy".[7]
Blade of Artemis Multiplayer Weapon May 7, 2013
  • Contains the Blade of Artemis.[5][6]
  • This and the Blade of Thanatos are referred to as the "Blades of Darkness".[7]
Blade of Thanatos Multiplayer Weapon May 7, 2013
  • Contains the Blade of Thanatos.[5][6]
  • This and the Blade of Artemis are referred to as the "Blades of Darkness".[7]
Chimeran Armor Multiplayer Armor May 7, 2013
Primordials Pack May 14, 2013
24-Hour Multiplayer 2x XP Boost May 28, 2013
  • Grants two-times the amount of experience points (XP) earned for 24 hours of multiplayer gameplay.
  • Not free with Season Pass.[12]
48-Hour Multiplayer 2x XP Boost May 28, 2013
  • Grants two-times the amount of XP earned for 48 hours of multiplayer gameplay.
  • Not free with Season Pass.[12]
Champions Pack May 28, 2013
  • Contains the Champions Armor Multiplayer Armor, the Champions Blade Multiplayer Weapon, and the Champions Hammer Multiplayer Weapon.
    • Can be purchased separately.[12]
  • The Champions Armor and the Champions Blade were previously exclusive to participants of the multiplayer beta.[13] The Champions Hammer was previously exclusive to Rise of the Warrior participants.[10][11]
Weapons of Judgment Pack May 28, 2013
  • Contains the Blade of Judgment Multiplayer Weapon and the Mjölnir Hammer Multiplayer Weapon.
    • Can be purchased separately.[12]
  • The Blade of Judgment was previously exclusive to pre-order customers at Walmart. The Mjölnir Hammer was previously exclusive to customers of Best Buy.[14][11]
Titanic Hammers Pack June 11, 2013
  • Contains the Hammer of Atlas Multiplayer Weapon and the Hammer of Hephaestus Multiplayer Weapon.
    • Can be purchased separately.[15]
Marks of the Gods Pack June 11, 2013
  • Contains the Mark of the Aegean, the Mark of the Warmonger, the Mark of the Thunderbolt, and the Mark of the Dead.[15]
    Marks are tattoos for players multiplayer warriors.
Legendary Spears Pack June 18, 2013
  • Contains the Spear of Hyperion Multiplayer Weapon and the Spear of Phobos Multiplayer Weapon.
    • Can be purchased separately.[16]

Promotional content[edit]

Content
Season Pass
  • Exclusive to players who purchased the God of War: Ascension – Collector's Edition.[17]
  • Was also made available to players who lost all online progress after downloading update patch 1.06.[18]
  • Makes all DLC free (with the exception of the multiplayer XP boosters).[17]
Mythological Heroes Multiplayer DLC Pack
"300" King Leonidas Armor and Spear
Mjölnir Hammer
  • For a limited time from Best Buy, every copy of God of War: Ascension included a voucher code to download the Mjölnir Hammer (the Hammer of Thor), inspired by the TV series, Vikings.[23][24]
  • Now purchasable from the PlayStation Store.[12]
Blade of Judgment
  • Exclusive pre-order bonus from Walmart.[14]
  • Now purchasable from the PlayStation Store.[12]
Champions Blade and Armor
  • Free to all participants of the multiplayer beta.[13]
  • Contained the Champions Blade and the Champions Armor.
  • Now purchasable from the PlayStation Store.[12]
Rise of the Warrior
  • Early access for the Armor of Morpheus.[10]
    • Players who did not participate in Rise of the Warrior can unlock this through multiplayer gameplay.
  • Free DLC for the Mercenary Sword, Armor of Typhon, and Champions Hammer.[10]
    • Players who did not participate in Rise of the Warrior can now purchase these from the PlayStation Store.[8][12]

Patch update content[edit]

For information on the game modes, see the multiplayer section on the main God of War: Ascension article.

Update Release date
Update 1.06/1.07 May 23/June 3, 2013
  • Added the Tower of Delphi map for the Trial of the Gods mode.
  • Updated the already available Coliseum of Persia map to feature the Trial of the Gods mode.
  • These were originally added with update 1.06, but due to some technical difficulties, these were retracted and re-released via update 1.07.[18]
Update 1.09 July 11, 2013
  • Added four maps for the new Bout of Honor mode—Canyons of Kirra, Chamber of the Flame, Landing at Delos, and Streets of Sparta.
  • Added The Whirlpool of Alecto map for the four-player versions of Team Favor of the Gods and Match of Champions modes.[25]

References[edit]

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