Conan O'Brien and Bill Hader find 'God of War' too close to home

"This is recreating the awkward silences I've had with my father."
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Shannon Connellan
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Conan O'Brien and Bill Hader find 'God of War' too close to home
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Even Conan O'Brien's playing God of War.

For his latest "Clueless Gamer" segment, the Late Night host wielded a Leviathan axe to play the wildly popular game with "the ultimate He-Man," actor and comedian Bill Hader.

The pair gave their most brutal, unimpressed commentary to PlayStation's record-breaking smash hit — the game sold 3.1 million copies in its first three days, making it the fastest-selling PS4-exclusive ever.

Fair warning, God of War megafans, they're not exactly kind to the game. "This is recreating the awkward silences I've had with my father," says O'Brien of the relationship between protagonist Kratos and his son Atreus. Too close to home, eh?

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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