Sony Santa Monica has published a nice article and video  about Art Blast in latest God of War game showing destruction effects and beautiful environments that can be cracked and damaged during the game.

Blasting through structures, cracking ice, shattering earth – the Breakables Team makes each crash look just as satisfying as it feels in-game.

See the more on the #GodofWarRagnarok Day 2 Art Blast!

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— Santa Monica Studio – God of War Ragnarök (@SonySantaMonica) February 11, 2023

You can review the whole article here:

Visit God of War Ragnarok Art Blast

Aside in-game physics they have used baked simulations with Pulldownit in Maya adding hand key modifications to get the look they wanted,  indeed Pulldownit plugin allows to fix or modify baked simulation easily by editing animation keys for fragments or rigid bodies.

Besides Cynthia Fenton, breakable artist at Sony Santa Monica Studio, has posted a stunning video showing his work in God of War Ragnarok using Pulldownit plugin for destructions effects, you can see it here:

Amazing job Cynthia, thank you for sharing!