You already know thatNintendoandSquare Enixare bringing Japanese producers, developers and team leaders to the 2008 Game Developer’s Conference. Now we get word that even more talent from Japan is on the way, and it seems that translation services are being stepped up as well.
Gamesindustry.bizsays that more from theFinal Fantasycamp will be in attendance. Technical research manager Taku Murata will be there to talk aboutFinal Fantasy XIII’s new game engine, while art director Isamu Kamikokuryo will talk about its art style. Hopefully we’ll get to see a bit more on the title there.
I was excited to hear of a session from game music composer Masafumi Takada. He has worked on Goichi Suda titles likeKiller 7andNo More Heroes, as well asGod Hand,Resident Evil: The Umbrella ChroniclesandSuper Smash Bros. Brawl. He doesn’t know it yet, but he will be signing myGod Handgame.
Other Japanese attendees include Ray Nakazato, who will talk aboutLost Odyssey, and Yoshiki Okamoto, CEO of Game Republic and creator ofTime PilotandStreet Fighter II.
GDC will now host dual wireless translation services in the hopes to widen the Japanese audience at the event.
