God of War: Ascension trophy to be renamed following criticism

SCE Santa Monica has confirmed it will alter the name of one of God of War: Ascension's trophies after an early review raised concerns.

Speaking to Joystiq, a representative for the developer confirmed that the trophy formerly known as "Bros Before Hos" will be renamed "Bros Before Foes".

"We have created and will soon push out a patch for God of War: Ascension that alters the title of one of the game Trophies. The text was offensive to some members of our community and impacted their enjoyment of the game," the rep said in a statement.

"We are endlessly committed to ensuring that our community can fully enjoy the experiences the team has created. As such, we've addressed the feedback and amended the Trophy in question."

Concerns over the trophy were raised by Adam Sessler in a video review and are two-fold; first, the word "ho" is a sexist slur, and second, the trophy is awarded after Kratos commits a fairly brutal act of violence against a female character. In the context of the story the scene makes sense, but the celebratory trophy, which makes a point of highlighting the genders of the characters involved while invoking a slur, makes it all feel a little slimy.

The update will roll out at God of War: Ascension's launch, which is March 12 in the US, March 13 in Europe, March 14 in Australia and March 15 in the UK.