Whatever happens next, the God of War series has plenty of material to mine from. First debuting on the PlayStation 2 in 2005, Kratos began his rampage through the pantheon of Greek gods, with his story eventually culminating in a brutal climb up Mount Olympus in 2010's God of War 3 – if you don't count the various spin-offs and prequels.

While Amazon is content to throw enormous amounts of cash at projects, one high-profile megashow appears to be in trouble, God of War.

Amazon and Playstation are starting from scratch on the series adaptation of video game 'God of War' and will seek a new showrunner.