Last week, God of War Ragnarok was released on PC, and predictably, players on Steam lamented Sony's PSN mandate, promptly resorting to review bombing the game. Swiftly, a mod was created to get around this pesky requirement, and just as swiftly, its author pulled it from the internet, fearful of Sony's legal wrath.

A new God of War Ragnarok mod does away with the pesky PSN sign-in requirement that's proven pretty unpopular among players.

A God of War Ragnarok PC mod intended to let players bypass the controversial PlayStation Network sign-in requirement has been taken offline by the mod author. First reported by PC Gamer, iArtoriasUA's NoPSSDK mod was designed to disable the PSN account-linking overlay and mimic a fully offline mode.

God of War Ragnarok is finally out on Steam, except it has launched to a Mixed rating on Steam, and yes, it is because of that PSN requirement.

God of War Ragnarok on PC needs a good amount of VRAM, so make sure you have the right GPU to experience the game at its best.

The God of War Ragnarok PC mod that allows users to bypass the requirement for a PSN account has been removed by its creator in order to avoid any possible action from Sony.

Alongside the release of God of War Ragnarok on PC, Santa Monica Studio revealed that it will be adding a new option to the game's Settings menu that will let players toggle off puzzle hints. For those who turn this feature on,

Since Sony hasn't dropped the PSN requirement from God of War Ragnarok's PC port, a modder took actions into their own hands.

There's a bit of a feud going on at the moment between PC players who don't want to sign into PSN accounts on top of their Steam accounts and Sony, a megacorporation that almost certainly will not budge on the issue.