God of War Laufey has been a long time coming, as Deborah Ann Woll reveals that she's known that the game would happen since 2018. In fact, the version of the game she was pitched appears to be pretty faithful to the final product, as she recalls seeing a poster depicting both Faye and Phranque, the cube.

Speaking at a Game Con Canada panel attended by CGMagazine, Woll was asked about her starring role in the next God of War game. Here, we got a few more details, including a better idea of just how long God of War Laufey has been on the developer's mind.

Deborah Ann Woll Was Told She Was Getting Her Own God Of War Game In 2018, But It Was In The Works Long Before That

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"I’ve known about this for nearly ten years, and I haven’t been able to talk about it," Woll told the crowd at Game Con Canada. "[Cory Barlog] pitched it to me in 2018, and they had known about it before then. It’s wild."

Better yet, it sounds like Barlog even showed her what would become the cover art for God of War Laufey. "When Cory brought me in to talk about doing Ragnarok and show me the 2018 game, he already had a poster for the Laufey game with me and a cube. A cube that’s been there since the beginning. It’s deeply a part of the lore."

That backs up what the devs have previously revealed about Laufey's development. Director Ariel Lawrence has said that Phranque had "always" been part of the story, and was one of the "very first things" the team came up with. So, he was very much present when Woll was told about the game eight years ago.

This also fits in with when the game itself takes place chronologically. We know it will run concurrently with both God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarok, so it makes a lot of sense that the devs got the idea for this game towards the end of the former's development. It also makes sense that they then expanded Faye's character in Ragnarok - and made sure to get Woll onboard for playing Faye both there and in her own game.

God of War Laufey doesn't currently have an official release window, but it is expected to be with us sometime next year.

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