@Syphurous: I think he meant it more as a compliment than a idea stealing technique.

As in, "Wow, those guys did something really awesome, we should try and one up them and do something even more awesome."

Instead of, "Wow, those guys did something awesome, we should steal that idea and just throw it in our game."

Aex

"Hey those guys are doing something we're not, we should copy them" ( he said something about flying cars, & having to copy them )

This is why you see so many crap games, no one has a inch of self respect or creativity.

I find myself playing more and more indy games because thats the only place I can find some originality.

Syphurous

I didn't mean to insult him. I can't say I'm the living picture of health. I merely meant the camera shot was framed in an unflattering matter. He had some very interesting things to say, and his earnest passion for the industry made the video well worth the watch. Really, I meant no insult.

MykalBloom

@MykalBloom: I couldn't help but keep glancing back at them throughout the video. They're hypnotic in their prominence.

Interesting guy. I like him.

Murgatron

He might be out of shape but his brain is top shelf.

ThaiGrocer

Fat People FTW. Proud to be one of 'em.

Amazon_Chris

@Scazza: Also to add, incase you kids didn't realize, he works in the gaming industry, the same industry thats famous for its sterotypical overweight nerdy programmer guys. They can't all be Cliffy Bs, and I wouldnt want it anyway. These are the guys and gals that make the games that give you the ability to come online and whine or cry or piss on any game you dont agree with. Without them you would have to, you know... go out into the sun and stuff... Imagine the horror....

Scazza

I am assuming there will be following videos that talk about, say, LittleBigPlanet? And maybe Killzone 2?

Right?

Not that this wasn't interesting -- he seems like a cool guy. Just not what I was expecting.

ShirtGuyDom

Lol, Kotaku posters are so harsh. Who gives a darn if the guys a little overweight? Anyways, it sounds like he's passionate at what he does and that's cool. I bet if more of the harsh Kotaku posters were trying to bring together LittleBigPlanet, then they'd gain some weight, too. Kudos to Kyle and keep doin' what ya love, man.

HaydenTenno

@get2theDeLorean:
Welcome to the internets, where "We point out your flaws for you!"

Sammo21

@MykalBloom: @Bugged?: @MadExponent: Wow, way to take the high road on that one. Its like every ****ing topic nowadays on kotaku starts with the same group of douchebags talking about ploughing jade or mocking the fat guy, seriously, how old are you kids? Why does mommy and daddy not monitor your internet? The way you acting it seems like you guys should be playing with some lego or sticklebricks, instead of spraying written diarrhea all over the internet.

As for the clip, I think this E3 is going to be pretty damn exciting, where hopefully some real meat can be shown on LBP.

Scazza

@Miksho: Seriously, grow up guys. Maybe you are have been staring solid snake's backside for a little too long, and it's odd for you not to see someone unrealisticly ripped out of their mind on screen 24/7, but give it a rest.

get2theDeLorean

hehe, feature creep. That's a fun word. I've never heard anyone talk about that before.

And also, that guy's awesome. Get him in interviews more rather than random producers who know nothing about their games past the fact sheet.

fishghost

Oh man he worked on descent?! I LOVED that game!

thekoopatrooper

Hey guys, lets not make any relevant comments and pick on people's appearance.

YEA! AMERICA RULES! HALO 3! WEWT~!

Aex

Man I was totally gonna say that..I couldn't pay attention to the answers to the questions..MOOBS FTL!@MykalBloom:

qBIRD

heh, that's pretty cool. He seems like a funny guy (in a good way). Thanks for posting the vid Brian.

Sammo21

@TakuFangirl: Now aren't you just a nice guy.
@la1337: Same. I just cried a little.

DeathBeforeDishonor

It's always good to see people who are genuinely passionate about what they do up for small interviews like this. I really didn't learn a lot, but it's always good to see that people are in the industry who aren't necessarily the face of their company, but still able to come out and say what they love about what they do without selling their product.

Hearing that sentiment about "seeing your game on the shelves" being one of the more rewarding parts of working in the industry is something I'm hearing more and more. Even on the games that people consider awful, sometimes having that in your mind that someone is really proud to just see their work being put into the hands of players makes you think a bit more about what goes into it. At least it does for me.

nick.soapdish

In before the super-model-esque ranks of Kotaku commenters make fun of this guy's physique.

I trust him. He wears his gamer pedigree on his sleeve within the first minute, and I enjoy it when people working for a specific publisher acknowledge that their competitor's games exist. He's charismatic, and his off-the-cuff anecdotes brought me into the video.

As you were, commenters!

Miksho

@MadExponent:

Sugar Free monster? What kinda hell made blasphemy is that? :P

Seriously though making fun of gamers for being overweight just goes to prove how far we've moved away from where gaming started.

On topic though, its always great to see the industry people so jazzed about their jobs I just really wish he would have talked a little about what was on the screen behind him.

@IntelSilver:

I did too, if you notice the little RagBoy kinda twitches every now and then.

Chuco

I thought he was going to talk about Killzone 2 and Little Big Planet.

Now I'm sad. :(

la1337

I want that shirt.

FeatherNET

goofy guy. but a nice guy it seems who digs what he does.

TakuFangirl

lol he's reading these comments going..."i need to go to the gym" You assholes. But seriously man, start drinking the sugar free monster.

MadExponent

Am I the only one to keep staring at the screen waiting for something to happen, instead of listening to the guy?

IntelSilver

MANBOOBS!

Bugged?

Totes off-topic, but his man-boobs are quite prominent.

MykalBloom

@(俗・ ) Grey Gecko: Yeah, it's nothing shirt of the truth.

MetaKz

I want a shirt like that...

(俗・ ) Grey Gecko

@kadaj24: Wow, I need a shirt with that written on it!

*MetaKz walks by person A*
*Person A reads MetaKz's Shirt*: "Shirts with sayings, phrases or opinions suck!"
*Person A explodes*

... *in the pants*

MetaKz

This man has a passion for what he does and I respect him for it.

kumuasata

First time I see/hear this guy, but from now on, I'll definitely pay extra attention whenever his name comes up in an article. Great attitude towards his competitors, too.

Antiterra

He seems like a really interesting guy. His obvious love for what he does makes me wonder why the industry insists on using half-interested producers as the companies' faces. You can find info on LittleBigPlanet and Killzone 2 anywhere, but how many people who worked on Descent are even still in the industry?

masterdingo

A man risks his health to help you get a video game and this is how you respect him!

This is why we can't have nice things.

nou_phabmixay

I totally didn't expect that...or did i?

firen

"The camera adds 10 pounds."

"How many cameras are actually on him?"

He is a huge nerd, but I love a guy who seems passionate about what he loves like him. It is respectable and even admirable. Seems like a nice guy. Btw, his shirt is lame, shirts with sayings, phrases, or opinions suck.

Fat people are wrong. jk. (sorta)

kadaj24

She should really shave more often.

Mr. Mastodon Farm

I like this guy. Really well spoken, knows what he wants, loves what he does. Gotta respect a guy like that.

Shin_Ein

@kadaj24: I may be fat, but I ain't obese. I get a good workout each day and try o eat healthy (hell, most of the time I do!), but it still packs on like the ugly packs on Hillary Clinton.

Amazon_Chris

やった！！！たぶん、ぼくはスパおたくです。でもi'm famous, that second question is the question i posted. cool. PSblog you really do listen you really do. now i will go write a letter to santa

INDIGOVENOM

@DigiMish: Or just thank the people who have passion.

StopTheOncoming

WHOA HIS SHIRT!!!!!
Dude I've been asking myself that exact same question since I was 9 @_@

Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.

@Amazon_Chris: I only hate the fat people who are very obese, and fat deliberately because they eat crap and don't take any care of themselves, which causes them to go on disability or get diabetes and have tax-paid medicare help them, all because they couldn't be sensible. But I truly hate the parents who let these things happen to their children. People who're genetically chubby or have things such as a hypothyroid I don't hate or anything. My ex had a hypothyroid and it sucked for her.

kadaj24

You guys should thank god for people like this, because if there was no passion, there would be no innovation.

DigiMish

I just hope the game doesn't suck. But from what I see & hear, Killzone 2 gonna rock. I would purchase this as I lack of shooters in my game library. Where is Little Big Planet? Come on now, demo in PSN please.

ahmeng

You know what, this is the type of guy I love knowing is behind games, he's one of us and he understands what we want.

That being said, I have to say it. . . his boobs are bigger than Jade Raymond's how come she gets more attention?

TrjnRabbit

@kadaj24: You know what? I'm gonna start a Fat People's Coalition!

Amazon_Chris

What's this rail sequence hes talking about? I havent played my COD4 much.

everybest

@Amazon_Chris: that's cool, it's probably more genetic in your case. all that matters is if you're healthy.

kadaj24

That has got to be the hardest working bra in the "game bizz"

SoldierX25

Fat guys have to wear shirts that make you think to draw attention away from their tits.

nomopofomo

I'd like to hear more from Kyle, he sounds pretty honest about things too :)

Good to see there is a guy like this at the helm of two promising games...

Astrofox

I'm technically overweight, so I can't even touch the obese issue. Still, this guy is almost impossible to hate.

Thorax

Wow, he's quite an honest dude. I wouldn't mind seeing more of him.

flashadams

Even before he told me, his whole being screamed "Boardgame Store Clerk"

Snokie

he looks like a fat dwight schrute.

hotdamn

This is great, the industry needs to be more open like this, even with all of the commenters mocking him :)

Snake726

I can't believe some of the comments here. This guy is a legend. He has an awesome shirt, and it's so refreshing to see someone with so much passion and enthusiasm in the industry.

Iarwain

@cowondinosaur: Amen to that!

JustOneFix

Seems like a great guy.. enjoyed the interview

JustOneFix

Seeing this guy as being as big a giant gaming nerd as he is in this video makes me have a lot more faith in the quality of the games that he and his teams are coming out with.

People like him that are that into gaming are the ones that should be in charge of this industry, not the suits that like to milk franchises into the ground.

cowondinosaur

@Iarwain:
this guy is a legend? come on...killzone...wow.if he would of made a better game than that ok...but killzone? you cant be a legend for making that game man...

airdom

I love these comment from the developers videos. I want to get in to the industry, so these give us hobbiests something to look forward to. :)

PumpkinPieman

He mispronounced lich...

Kanoopy

He seems like a genuine nerd. Game on!

fquick

I loved this interview although I gotta say I really feel bad for him because he ..... plays WoW.

On a side note, I'd love to see most of the people after they spend 6 days a week twelve hours a day in front of a PC after they've reached 35.

invictus

I'm not it does necessarily make it expected, Bash. I think expecting the unexpected makes one more prepared mentally to deal with (whatever that might be in context) with the event/thing, but it doesn't identify it before it comes. Lacking that, I think it remains unexpected.

Swift_

@fquick: Those are the best. I want them to make my games. Because they think like I do.

Why would I want some shmock guido who spends more time styling his hair and bleaching his teeth to design a videogame? Right, I don't. :)

Candlejack

Wow, this guy takes my "Nice Guy of the Year" award. Down to Earth, nice guy, in tune with what he does, in tune with the fans, wants to make the industry better because that's the industry that he loves... BUT... he's got moobs. As in man-boobs...

^_^

Kamesen

Kind of like judging a candidate on personality - I hardly remember what he just said, but clearly he loves games and that speaks very well for LBP more than any specific feature it will include.

fuchikoma

I love this guy. He's straight-forward and energetic. I want to hear and see more about this guy. Make it happen Kotaku. Tired of CliffyB and Kojima.

JoRo1986

Little Big Planet hype is becoming exaustive...
Knowing a guy like that is part of the process makes me want even more to play Little Big Planet.

No turn arounds, I'll have to buy a PS3...

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

That guy's enthusiasm would be great to work with. You need a motivated Producer when you're on a dev-team.

Good on him.

r1nce