Mortal Kombat players on PS3 get the God of War himself, Kratos, as a playable character. Xbox 360 owners get no exclusive character love. Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon told Eurogamer the development team wanted to do an Xbox exclusive character as well. Boon couldn’t get into specific details.

Kratos is stepping out of the era of mythology and into the netherrealm. The God of War killing machine will be a playable character in the upcoming Mortal Kombat game. Individuals who have access to the latest issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine have been chatting all over the web about this. Apparently Kratos’ antics will be separate from the official Mortal Kombat storyline. He will however have his very own fatalities and his own stage.

Kratos has a lot of excess baggage. He accidentally killed his family, his father is bent on killing him and the intentions of the Titans weren’t what Kratos was expecting. Before all that took place, Kratos had a brother named Deimos. He and Deimos were separated when they were kids and Deimos never got over that. The two brothers will reunite in God of War: Ghost of Sparta. As a bonus, Deimos will be playable in God of War III.

Ever since LittleBigPlanet came out, many creative gamers have sought to replicate those danged cuddly and soft-looking Sackboys in real life. Nursing student Nikki is one such person. In between her studies and gaming she crochets, then displays her adorable creations on her blog Pig Corner.

Sony has given us a handful of reasons why we should pre-order God of War: Ghost of Sparta on PSP. For the standard price of $39.99, you’ll receive extra content that non pre-orders will likely have to pay for. If you’re new to the PSP world, a special Ghost of Sparta PSP bundle is available for pre-order as well. God of War‘s first outing on the PSP is one of the best games to ever come out on the platform. From what we’ve seen at E3, Ghost of Sparta has a really good chance of raising the bar for PSP development.

God of War: Chains of Olympus was one of the best titles released for the PSP. The graphics, story and gameplay remain amongst the best out there for Sony’s handheld. Chains of Olympus captured the escence of the franchise with awesome combat and brutal finishing moves and the controls were spon on.

A while ago, Sony announced a new entry in the God of War (GOW) franchise for the PSP, God of War: Ghost of Sparta. New details about the upcoming game as well as a playable demo and trailer were released recently at E3 2010.

Sony Santa Monica is currently looking for gamers to playtest Ghost of Sparta. If you’re a die hard fan of GoW and couldn’t get enough of Chains of Olympus, this is right up your alley. The playtest sessions will take place on May 27, 2010 from 11am to 2pm. Each session will last one hour. Both sessions will take place in the Los Angeles area.

Do you believe in ghosts? Sony has good reason to as Kratos, the warrior known as the Ghost of Sparta, has become one of the company’s most marketable and well-known characters.

God of War: Ghost of Sparta is the latest installment for the PlayStation Portable and will be available before the end of 2010. Development chores again go to Ready at Dawn Studios, which did a critically-acclaimed job on the previous PSP installment Chains of Olympus.

Why not decorate your gaming space with a replica of Kratos’ iconic weapon? BudK has The Blade of Chaos available right now for die hard GoW fans.

A few new screenshots of God of War III were released today (January 25, 2010). They show Kratos doing what he does best – killing Gods. Kratos is responsible for Killing Ares and Athena and now he’s set his sights on Hades.