Mortal Kombat has been one of the only fighting franchises to offer tons of violent gore and gratuitous amounts of extra rib cages. The series is going through a reboot of sorts, by having Raiden send a telepathic signal to his MK1 counterpart. It sounds crazy, but who cares when God of War’s Kratos will be a special character for the PS3 version. Inside we have the new gameplay video.

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Kratos’ spectacular love for gore and half-clothed women are legendary as are his quick time events. Fortunately NetherRealm Studios have decided to include God of War’s QTE for Kratos, as for the half-clothed women, that was already planned.

We’re not the only ones completely floored by the awesomeness of Kratos in a Mortal Kombat title. God of War III Lead Designer Stig Asmussen recently confessed his utter love for Mortal Kombat and concluded that Kratos appearing in MK is fate.

“One of the things that I always felt separated Mortal Kombat from other fighters was its character design. When you combine this with Kratos’ attitude and tendency for violence, it’s a match made in heaven!” wrote Stig Asmussen on the PlayStation Blog.

Kratos on the PS3’s version of Mortal Kombat is quite the victory, but what do Xbox 360 gamers have to look forward versus a character who single-handedly dismantled various Greek Gods in a somewhat psychotic rage?

“Well, there’s nothing that we have ready to announce but we love our 360 players and we love our PS3 players,” Ed Boon told Giant Bomb. “And I think everybody’s gonna get something they’ll be happy with.”
If Xbox 360 gamers are lucky, they will be receiving a has been Microsoft mascot, but you know we wouldn’t mind playing as Conker.

Who would you like to see as the secret Xbox 360 character? Don’t say Master Chief.

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Those numbers are precisely why Sony’s Corporate Communications Manager JT Tidwell is stoked about the future of 3D on PS3. Not only is the PS3 the leader in 3D digital downloads of Sports Illustrated, but the system will have a remarkable number of titles in 3D for 2011.

For the uninitiated you will first need a capable 3D TV and a PS3 to take advantage of the inter-dimensional glories of 3D gaming and movies.

“Nearly 30 stereoscopic 3D titles that will be available on the PS3 by the end of 2011,” said Tidwell on the PlayStation blog. “Including favorites such as UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, among many others.”

Recently released Crysis 2 for PS3 can do 3D as well. Tidwell also reminds us TRON: Legacy will also be available on 3D. We’re not entirely sold on 3D in movies, but for Killzone 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops, 3D might just be the perfect way to play. According to Tidwell’s post, 20% of the downloads for Killzone 3’s single-player campaign demo was for the 3D version. Those figures are impressive. With more players beginning to play games on 3D, more titles will be developed with 3D gaming in mind. Good news for us.

Currently some available 3D games include: Enslaved: Journey to the West, Gran Turismo 5 and The Sly Collection. A complete list can be found on the PlayStation blog.

What do you think? Are you gaming in 3D?

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Ideally, a video game compilation tides people over for some related game down the road, but that may not be the case for Sony’s God of War Collection. 1UP reports that both Gamestop and Target posted spring 2010 release dates for the compilation, which will include God of War and God of War II on Blu-ray. Now, I’m seeing that Gamestop has restored the release date of November 17, 2009, while Target’s April 1, 2010 release date still stands. There’s no official word from Sony, so we’ll have to sit tight for an answer (or, as was the case with Sega and Alpha Protocol, watch the publisher stay silent as the supposed release date drew near). If the God of War Collection is released next spring, hopefully there will some added incentive to buy beyond a demo for God of War III, which is due for release around the same time. [via 1UP]

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