Kratos returns in one week! And over the next seven days, we've got one heck of a celebration planned.

It’s almost time! One of the most iconic characters in PlayStation history will step into a strange and perilous new realm when God of War returns April 20 on PS4.

To mark the big day, we’re celebrating on live.playstation.com with Countdown to Launch: a week of new videos, giveaways, and a launch-night livestream brimming with special guests. Read on for details on what you can expect over the next seven days leading up to the launch of God of War!

Launch Night Livestream

There’s plenty of good stuff happening next week, but you can’t miss our livestream on launch night. We’ll go inside the development of God of War with a look at early development materials, and we’ll speak with special guests including Cory Barlog, Bear McCreary, Christopher Judge, and Sunny Suljic.

What: God of War Launch Livestream

God of War Launch Livestream Where: live.playstation.com

live.playstation.com When: 7:30 PM Pacific, April 19

7:30 PM Pacific, April 19 Why: Gameplay! Special guests! Giveaways!

Giveaways

What better way to join the excitement than bedazzle your account with new PlayStation avatars? We’ll have three God of War avatars available as giveaways during the countdown for US, Canada, and LATAM.

The first goes live on April 13. Complete a simple quest on live.playstation.com between April 13 and April 19 to earn the avatar.

The second avatar goes live on April 15, and also requires completing a quest. But! The third avatar is a little more exclusive. To earn it, you’ll have to watch our livestream on April 19 at live.playstation.com to complete the quest. And it’s only available that night! Don’t miss it. Check out full details and rules at the official site.

Win a PS4 Pro God of War Bundle

For those of you celebrating God of War launch week in the United States, you can enter to win a PS4 Pro bundle! Log in to live.playstation.com between April 12 and April 19, complete a quest, and then watch our livestream on April 19 to click on the sweepstakes tab. You’ll be entered to win this amazing bundle, alongside a few other prizes — like a Gold Wireless Headset.

Join us for this milestone in the long history of the God of War series, and we’ll see you on April 19!