God of War: Games no longer where actors careers 'go to die'

Actor Christopher Judge says gaming: "Used to be where you went when your career was over in front of camera."

Now the man who plays lead character Kratos in the newly released God of War, claims that perception is changing.

"Reading the script for the first time, I thought it was for a big A-List film," he tells Newsbeat.

"Now every actor I know is searching for a lead role in a game," he says.

The latest in the God of War franchise has marketed itself as a tale of a parent struggling to develop a relationship with his son.

It takes Kratos, one of the most iconic gaming characters of recent years, and gives him an emotional depth and complexity that the series has never seen before.

Christopher says he had "no clue" he was reading a script for a video game when it was emailed to him.

Christopher Judge with our gaming reporter Steffan Powell