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God of War: Ascension is a 2013
action-adventure game developed by
Santa Monica Studio and published by
Sony Computer Entertainment for the
PlayStation 3 console. Loosely based on
Greek mythology, it is the seventh installment in the
God of War series and
prequel to the entire series. The player controls
Kratos, the former servant of the
Greek god of war
Ares, who tricked Kratos into killing his own wife and daughter. In response to this tragedy, Kratos renounced Ares, breaking his blood oath to the god. He was then imprisoned and tortured by the three
Furies, the guardians of honor and enforcers of punishment, who he confronts after escaping with the aid of
Orkos. The gameplay is similar to previous installments, focusing on
combo-based combat and
quick time events. The game also features
magical attacks,
puzzles, and
platforming elements. It is the only installment to include a
multiplayer mode, which is
online-only for both
competitive and
cooperative play. Ascension received generally favorable reviews from critics, although the story was deemed to be less compelling than previous entries. (
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Diego de Guevara ( c. 1450 – 1520) was a Spanish courtier and ambassador who served four, and possibly five, successive dukes of Burgundy. He may have started his service when quite young, as a page or valet de chambre, rising through the ranks to become chamberlain by 1501, and mayordomo mayor (high steward) to the king of Spain in 1518. It is uncertain that this oil-on-panel portrait by Michael Sittow, created around 1515 to 1518, depicts de Guevara. It was once the right-hand portion of a diptych, the left half being a Madonna and Child, now in the Berlin State Museums. The two oak panels have been linked by historical and pictorial details; the ornate carpet covering the stone parapet on which de Guevara's hand rests is identical to the one in the other image. When the two panels of the diptych were attached, de Guevara would have been gazing down at the young child. This painting is now in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Painting credit: Michael Sittow
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