

In October 2009, Santa Monica Studio announced the God of War III Ultimate Edition, available by pre-order in North America. Just before the game's release, Eurogamer published an article comparing the graphics in the God of War III demo to those in the final game, reporting improved lighting and realistic motion blur in the final release. On February 25, Sony Computer Entertainment released the demo for download on the PlayStation Store in Europe and North America. The Blu-ray version of District 9 included the God of War III demo and a "making of" featurette, and the demo was released to Qore subscribers on February 4, 2010.

On October 30, GameStop began providing voucher codes for customers who pre-ordered the game, and early copies of God of War Collection had a voucher code to download the demo. On October 28, 2009, SCE Europe sent emails to PlayStation Network members with an activation code for the demo. He decapitates Helios, encounters Perses, rides harpies, and uses the Blades of Athena and new weapons (the Nemean Cestus and Bow of Apollo).

A Trilogy Edition was announced for Japan, where the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO) gave the game an adults-only Z rating after the previous two versions were considered suitable for players 17 and older.Īt E3 2009, the God of War III demo was unveiled, with Kratos on the cliffs of Mount Olympus battling Olympian legionnaires, a centaur, a chimera, and a cyclops. In October, an Ultimate Edition was unveiled for North America, and an Ultimate Trilogy Edition was announced soon afterwards for a limited European, Australian, and New Zealand release. In March 2009, it was reported that Sony was seeking opinions about a collector's edition from PlayStation 3 owners.

Asmussen mentioned the possibility of downloadable content the game would be shipped with the regular challenge mode, and new challenge modes might be released as downloadable content to maintain the series. We're going to be really careful about what we do next". However, in January 2010 John Hight told Joystiq: "While God of War III will conclude the trilogy, it won't spell the end of the franchise. In December 2008, Sony reported that God of War III would be the last game in the series.
