No, Kratos won't be battling the Lord of the Rings' mythical beast from the mines of Moria in his next adventure (that's "Balrog", and that would rock!). The Barlog in question is God of War 2 director Cory Barlog, and he was on Eurogamer's hot seat last week during E3.In this extensive first impression write-up, Barlog discusses the modified puzzle designs, enhanced enemy AI, gruesome finishing moves, and new creatures that we can expect in this "expansion" to the original game (he prefers not to call it a "sequel").
Be sure to read Joystiq's E3 impressions of God of War 2.
