That's a slightly misleading headline I admit but creator of splendidly offbeat 'rolling and collecting' game Katamari Damacy (Japanese for 'Bundle Soul' or something thereabouts), Keita Takahashi, will be giving a keynote speech at this year's Game Developers Conference Europe held in London from August 30 to September 1. According to the press release:
"Takahashi-san gives a detailed inside look into the development process for the game, and previews new gameplay innovations he will be presenting through his latest project: We Love Katamari."
Hopefully, this is subtle confirmation of the expected (and looooong overdue) UK release of Katamri Damacy this autumn. Surely they wouldn't drag Takahashi-san all the way over here to a country where his game isn't even available? They wouldn't do that to us would they?
Also giving a Q&A-style keynote chat will be Phil Harrison, Executive Vice President of Development at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Phil, the tallest man in videogames, will discuss, 'next-generation development and the state of the European interactive entertainment community' although I expect he will bat away specific questions about PS3 with an enormous club.
I've just emailed Sony PR asking for an interview with Mr Harrison. I expect I've gone and blown that now.
