God Of War Dev Behind Leviathan Axe Has Passed Away

Skip to content

News George Mawle, Gameplay Engineer Behind God of War’s Leviathan Axe, Has Passed Away September 6, 2021

By Zarmena Khan

It is with great regret that we share the news of George Mawle’s passing with our readers. Mawle, a former Santa Monica Studio developer most known for his work on God of War‘s (2018) Leviathan Axe and Blades of Chaos, passed away on September 2nd.

Mawle’s demise was announced over the weekend by his colleagues. A cause of death is not known. Mawle hailed from the United Kingdom and spent seven years at Santa Monica Studio before resigning in February 2021 to work on an unannounced project. He previously worked for Radical Entertainment and lent his talents to games like Prototype.

Over on Twitter, Santa Monica Studio’s Mihir Sheth tweeted:

Like many others throughout his 20+ year career in game development, I sat next to or near George everyday for over five years, have worked with him through thick and thin, and have been hit hard by the shocking news. He left Sony Santa Monica many months ago, but his jovial & very English voice and spirit had filled the studio since his joining in late 2013. During his time with us he won the hearts of the design team by sharing a passion for ‘the new’ and pushing what was possible. 

At SMS he worked on Kratos’ weaponry, navigation, RPG systems, a myriad of combat behaviors, improvements to the scripting system to empower designers, and SO much more. He was a veteran on the team who played a huge role in closing out the game and squashing bugs.

There’s much more I can say, as I’m sure is the case with many other people he’s worked with. I’d welcome others to share in the comments. Games are made by people, and we all lost a great one on Thursday. We’ll miss you big guy.

Rest in peace, George.

[Source: Twitter]

Zarmena Khan

Zarmena is a senior editor at PSLS. She has been with the site since 2014.

God of WarSanta Monica StudioSony Interactive Entertainment

Share article

• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Pinterest

TRENDING

Great PS5 Adventure Game 85% Off on PS Store, DLC Included 1 day ago

PS Store Drops Free PS5 Game With Easy Trophies and Platinum 2 days ago

Brand-New Hit PS5 Exclusive Game Already on Sale on PS Store 2 days ago

PS5 Getting Zelda-Inspired RPG and It Looks Very Promising 11 hours ago Related

God of War Ragnarok Gets Surprise Update for New PS5 Feature PS5 console exclusive God of War Ragnarok has surprise dropped a new update to add support for the console’s latest… News 3 weeks ago

New PS5 Accessories Take Players By Surprise, Out Soon Yesterday, Sony announced two new PS5 accessories out of the blue, and early response from fans has been surprisingly positive.… News 4 months ago

New God of War PS5 Game Leaked and It’s Not What You Think It seems the next God of War game might be revealed sooner than we think. However, it may not be… News 8 months ago

Concord Dev Asks for Compassion Following Marathon Reveal A Concord developer has spoken out in defense of Bungie’s Marathon following player reactions to the latter’s reveal. While acknowledging… News 10 months ago X