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Happy Katamari Holidays from Namco
One of my favorite things about the holidays is the fun collection of Christmas cards I get. This year has been a little sparse, but what they've lost in quantity they've more than made up for with quality. Wouldn't be great to get a little box of cousins? I wonder what they'd taste like.
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Katamari Creator Wants One Console Future
When Keita Takahashi isn't predicting an impending apocalypse or warning of destructive climate change, he's making video games, a job he seems to hate. He also hates Katamari Damacy, saying he's "sick of it." Also worthy of Takahashi's bile? Multiple console manufacturers! His numerous flights of fancy include one that sees a single console future, where Nintendo PlayBoxes (or whatever!) are a thing of the past. Instead, shift power to developers and pass the savings on to consumers. More »
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Nobi Nobi Boy Demoed At GameCity 2007
Namco Bandai revealed Keita Takahashi's follow up to We Love Katamari earlier this year, giving us the title Nobi Nobi Boy, a handful of screen shots and some regrettable photos of execs holding what appeared to be a co-op dildo. This past weekend, Takahashi himself publicly played the game—more prototype than not, at this point—giving attendees of the Nottingham based event GameCity a taste of what to expect. So what is it? We, and maybe even Takahashi, aren't quite sure yet. The PlayStation 3 game's focus on stretching hasn't clicked as a gameplay concept yet, but it sure looks interesting. More »
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Life Words from Barefoot Keita Takahashi
Boy, that Keita Takahashi is plum nutty! At Nottingham's GameCity, the always delightful Alice introduced him for the keynote he gave. Barefoot. Here are the highlights:
It would be impossible for us to be here... if the world was not peaceful. If there was heavy fighting or pollution in the cities could we talk about video games like this? If you're suffering from poverty and disease could you worry about collecting coins? I don't think so.
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Bob's w00t-Worthy Sound Collage
Kayak instructor and Professor of Technocultural Studies and Music at the University of California at Davis, Bob Ostertag, has rolled up a katamari-like collection of 8-bit to 64-bit samples in his video game "sound collage" titled w00t. Featuring carefully arranged blips and beats from games like Contra, Halo, Super Metroid, World of Warcraft and Ico, to name but a few, Ostertag's 50 minute piece is available as a free download for the curious.
I spent about 15 minutes with the musical journey this morning before I became too distracted with the experimental arrangement, but fans of game music who loathe paying for things should give the MP3 a whirl. Thanks to Geoff for turning us on to Bob's work.
w00t (and Other Recordings) [BobOstertag.com]
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University of British Columbia Victim Of Katamari Roll-Up
Kotaku reader Henry passed on what may be considered a clever homage or a the work of a lazy graphic designer, as the Alma Mater Society's handbook for the coming school year at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver sports some strinkingly familiar imagery. We can only hope that no one was hurt during the tragic rolling up of the school and that someone issues a zombie army against these dogs of the AMS in retaliation for their swipe.
Big pic of the geeky handbook after the jump.
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Katamari creator Keita Takahashi has been announced as the 2007 Vision Statement speaker for the GameCity festival in Nottingham England, which takes place October 24th - 28th this year. Takahashi will be at Nottingham's Broadway Media Centre on Saturday the 27th to deliver the second annual festival's Vision Statement, where he will share some of his works and insight into the gaming industry. Last year's Vision Statement was delivered by Lorne Lanning, who used the event to announce his movie, Celebrity Siege. Last year's event also saw b-boy dance lessons, Sonic's birthday party, and a solo Sega piano concert by Richard Jacques in a 14th century church.
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Takahashi Lends Vision To GameCity 2007
Katamari creator Keita Takahashi has been announced as the 2007 Vision Statement speaker for the GameCity festival in Nottingham England, which takes place October 24th - 28th this year. Takahashi will be at Nottingham's Broadway Media Centre on Saturday the 27th to deliver the second annual festival's Vision Statement, where he will share some of his works and insight into the gaming industry. Last year's Vision Statement was delivered by Lorne Lanning, who used the event to announce his movie, Celebrity Siege. Last year's event also saw b-boy dance lessons, Sonic's birthday party, and a solo Sega piano concert by Richard Jacques in a 14th century church. Keita Takahashi, a formally trained artist, commented, "I haven't had the chance to consider my plans for the day just yet but I'm definitely ready to enjoy myself! I'm hoping to share some of my works at the event so let's hope everyone can join me in October!"
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Katamari Creator Reveals New PS3 Game, Nobi Nobi Boy
Namco Bandai Games announced earlier today at the PlayStation Premiere 2007 event in Tokyo that the next game from the creator of Katamari Damacy would be Nobi Nobi Boy for the PLAYSTATION 3. Details on Keita Takahashi's newest creation were scarce, with the company showing only three pieces of artwork of what we assume to be the titular character. More »
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More Beautiful Katamari Details
New information of the new Beautiful Katamari game is inking out a snail's pace, but for the hard core lovers of the game, we'll take what we can get. More »
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Katamari Craft Off... Go!
David Murray, an artist who creates custom t-shirts on his website, Seibei Industries, has gotten into quite the Katamari art competition with his friend Amy. It all started with a cross-stitch of Royal Cousin Kuro by Amy which was then answered by David with a great multi-media collage of Royal Cousin Opeo rolling a giant Katamari through a vibrant pink and green landscape. Not to be outdone, Amy shot back with the above Katamari sculpture made from what looks like Fimo and actually works using a system of magnets. More »
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More Fuel For Beautiful Katamari Fire
After Orange Lounge Radio posted a story about a fourth Katamari Damacy game coming at the end of this year, with extra evidence to back it up, it sounded like a done deal. But that story has been pulled from OLR at the request of Namco Bandai which must mean the story is false. More »
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Shiny New Katamari Shirts
Yes, that's a Katamari Damacy shirt to the right there. It might look like a shiny gold castle shirt, but if you squint your eyes you can just barely see a tiny Prince rolling his katamari in the bottom left corner. It's one of five new shirt designs by Katamari creator Keita Takahashi for Panic.I let my mind wander with this one. I wanted a romantic shirt, and as a result, I think the shirt turned out wonderful. Gold foil on black... I like this combination of gorgeousness and romance. Also, it's a castle, and it's gold, so I really want Hollywood celebrities to wear this shirt. That said, I'm fully expecting this shirt will turn out to be the most unpopular... to my regret.
Each Katamari shirt on the site has a nifty little paragraph like that one, where Takahashi explains how much he loves or hates the design he created. There's even a new fuzzy t-shirt, for those of you not blessed with my natural fuzziness. More »
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Namco's Ultra Creepy All-Star Baseball Team
Namco's upcoming Netsu Chu! Baseball 2007 for the PlayStation 2 treads into some of the deepest levels of the "uncanny valley", featuring a fictional, hidden baseball team called the Namco Stars. It's the stuff of nightmares, clumsy semi-humans with masks that make them look only slightly like Pac-Man, Dig Dug, the Prince of Cosmos, or the road from Pole Position and very much like fresh undead. These screenshots are not for the faint of heart. Proceed at your own risk. More »
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Katamari Tattoo Goodness
Moontasticmel loves Katamari Damacy. Loves it so much in fact that she has decided to get a half sleeve Katamari themed tattoo! She has posted a bunch of photos of the piece in progress on her Livejournal page and I gotta say, it looks pretty great. As you can see from the photo, it's not quite finished yet, but judging by the portion that's already done, the completed piece is going to be a beauty. LOVE the donuts. Nice work! More »
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