{"id":1697406,"date":"2026-09-20T10:41:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T10:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/last-of-us-director-apologises-god-of-war-laufey-not-excited"},"modified":"2026-09-20T10:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T10:41:45","slug":"the-last-of-us-director-apologises-for-calling-out-sony-santa-monicas-god-of-war-laufey-after-saying-he-was-not-excited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-last-of-us-director-apologises-for-calling-out-sony-santa-monicas-god-of-war-laufey-after-saying-he-was-not-excited\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last of Us director apologises for calling out Sony Santa Monica&#8217;s God of War Laufey after saying he was &#8220;not excited&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/the-last-of-us-director-apologises-for-calling-out-sony-santa-monicas-god-of-war-laufey-after-saying-he-was-not-excited.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>The Last of Us director Bruce Straley has apologised to the God of War Laufey team at Sony Santa Monica for saying he was &#8220;not excited&#8221; about the upcoming game&#8217;s gameplay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/last-of-us-director-apologises-god-of-war-laufey-not-excited\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/last-of-us-director-apologises-god-of-war-laufey-not-excited\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Last of Us director Bruce Straley has apologised to the God of War Laufey team at Sony Santa Monica for saying he was &#8220;not excited&#8221; about the upcoming game&#8217;s gameplay. 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