Question: Kratos, the "Ghost of Sparta", is a video game character from Sony Santa Monica's "God of War" series, with Christopher Judge taking over the role in the upcoming "God of War", an upcoming third-person action-adventure video game in development by Santa Monica Studio and to be published, by which organization?

 It is scheduled to be released in early 2018 for the PlayStation 4 (PS4) console. God of War (commonly referred to as God of War 4) is an upcoming third-person action-adventure video game in development by Santa Monica Studio and to be published by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE).  It will be the eighth installment in the "God of War" series, the eighth chronologically, and the sequel to 2010's "God of War III".  The game will be a soft reboot for the franchise and will take the series to the world of Norse mythology—all previous games were based on Greek mythology.  Series protagonist Kratos will return as the main character, and he now has a son named Atreus.  Kratos acts as a mentor and protector to his son, and has to master the rage that has driven him for many years. <SEP> Kratos, the "Ghost of Sparta", is a video game character from Sony Santa Monica's "God of War" series, which is loosely based on Greek mythology.  Kratos first appeared in the 2005 video game "God of War", which led to the development of six additional games featuring the character as the protagonist.  Another installment is in development, which will take the character to Norse mythology.  Kratos also appears as the protagonist of the "God of War" comic series and novels.  Antony Del Rio voiced the character as a child in "".  The character was voiced by Terrence C. Carson from 2005 to 2013, with Christopher Judge taking over the role in the upcoming "God of War". <SEP> God of War: Ghost of Sparta is a third person action-adventure video game developed by Ready at Dawn and Santa Monica Studio, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE).  It was first released for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld console on November 2, 2010.  The game is the sixth installment in the "God of War" series and the fourth chronologically.  Loosely based on Greek mythology, "Ghost of Sparta" is set in ancient Greece with vengeance as its central motif.  The player controls the protagonist Kratos, the God of War.  Kratos is still haunted by the visions of his mortal past and decides to explore his origins.  In Atlantis, he finds his mother Callisto, who claims that his brother Deimos is still alive.  Kratos then journeys to the Domain of Death to rescue his brother.  After initial resentment from Deimos, the brothers team up to battle the God of Death, Thanatos. <SEP> God of War is an action-adventure hack and slash video game series loosely based on Greek mythology, originally created by David Jaffe at Sony's Santa Monica Studio.  Debuting in 2005 , the series has become a flagship title for the PlayStation brand, consisting of seven games across multiple platforms.  An eighth installment is currently in development; it will be a soft reboot for the series and will be loosely based on Norse mythology.  The series' story centers around its playable character, Kratos, a Spartan warrior tricked into killing his wife and daughter by his former master, the God of War Ares.  Kratos kills Ares at the behest of the goddess Athena and takes his place as the new God of War, but is still haunted by the nightmares of his past.  Revealed to be a demigod and the son of Zeus, the King of the Olympian Gods who betrays Kratos, the Spartan then seeks revenge against the gods for their machinations.  What follows is a series of attempts to free himself from the influence of the gods and the Titans and exact revenge.