The God of War franchise will live on after God of War III, developer Sony Santa Monica has told Gamervision.

This is not the end of God of War," John Hight, studio bigwig, stated to Gamervision. "This is definitely the end of the trilogy, but we're [going to] continue to do God of War games.

"We're [going to] be very careful about what we do. We're the keepers of the franchise and we don't want to see it ruined or polluted." (via Eurogamer.)

A PlayStation 3 exclusive, God of War III is touted for release in New Zealand on the 17th of March.