Ballistic Publishing partnered with Sony SCEA  LLC and Santa Monica Studios to create the 272 page book “The Art of God of War III.” The Art of God of War III continues Ballistic Publishing’s “Art of the Game” series and the book scheduled for October release comes in three different editions:

• Paperback  ($65.00 Ships Mid October)
• Special Edition (Leather-bound, $129.00 Ships Mid October)
• Limited Folio Edition with hand-crafted, leather-bound presentation case, a hand-signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity from Santa Monica Studio’s key creators, and a beautifully hand-carved metal cover ornament of the ‘Blade of Exile’ ($300.00 Ships Late October)

The Art of God of War III provides a comprehensive collection of art from the concept art for characters and environments, to 3D character modeling, production art, storyboards, and marketing art. At 272 pages, the book sets a new benchmark for an “Art of” book and includes more than 160 pages of concept art, and over 70 pages of production art and character models. “The Art of God of War III shows off the many different concepting paths explored—tracing the art from the initial quick sketches to the final in-game implemented art,” explains Ken Feldman, Art Director, God of War III. ”It’s a true visual history of a truly epic game.”

The books can be preordered from the Ballistic Publishing website, those who purchase any edition of the game will also receive two 3D character walkthrough videos documenting the creation of God of War III’s Cerberus and Hephaestus characters.

Ballistic Publishing was kind enough to provide an Adobe Flash flip-book preview of the entire Art of God of War III book you may access below. This art book looks spectacular. Warning, some of the visuals are NSFW