On Wednesday I will once again be heading to Tokyo to cover the Tokyo Game Show for 4cr. And once again I will have a brand new team of cub reporters. It’s going to be weird to be there without Jools and Sean, but their places will headed up by Kate and Holli, both from England. I am hoping they will offer a unique viewpoint on the traditionally male-dominated exhibition.

We will try to cover all the things you feel are important. If you have a request for something we should report on, please leave a comment below. We are making a list right now of the must-see games and we will do our best to honor all your suggestions.

It seems only fair that you get to know us all a bit before our coverage starts. So here we are, your TGS team.

Name - Vinnk
Nickname - Uncle Vinnk
Location - Japan (Born in Wisconsin)
TGS 2008 Position - Japan Correspondent
Current Favorite Games - No More Heroes, Final Fantasy IV, Gyakuten Saiban, Super Mario Galaxy.
What he most looking forward to at TGS - Monster Hunter 3, the new games from Marvelous and Platinum games, hanging around the SNK booth.

About Me:
Hey guys, remember me? I have been with 4cr for about 4 years now and I did the “Rebel in Japan” segments for the podcast. Been pretty busy lately with my recent marriage and the start of my on-line retro game shop but I am honored to be covering TGS for 4 color rebellion again this year.

I will try to focus most of my effort on console games this year as it seems that the girls will be covering the more numerous portable games. I will also be conducting some interviews.

Name – Kate Brooke
Nickname – Keito
TGS 2008 Position – Photographer
Current Favourite Games – Viva Piñata, Professor Layton and the Curious Village.
Most looking forward to at the TGS – Playing the new Pheonix Wright game, Turnabout Prosecutor.

About Me:
I’m 25, and been living in Japan for just over a year. I teach English to students aged 13-15, it’s a pretty awesome job and the students are great.
Before then I lived in Massachusetts, USA for about 3 years, although I’m actually British!
My favourite console is my DSlite because it can come with me on all my travels! But I also enjoy playing on the Wii and old school Playstation 2.
My all time favourite games have to be Day of the Tentacle, the Monkey Island series, The Phoenix Wright series, the Sims and Sims2 for PC and all the Dance Dance Revolution games.
Apart from gaming I’m an outdoors girl, I love sailing, climbing, cycling, horse riding and kayaking. I also love traveling all over the world.

Name - Hollie Dowse
Nickname - Holli
TGS 2008 Position – Reporter
Current Favourite Games - Pokemon Diamond, The Legend of Zelda and the Pheonix Wright series on DS.
Most looking forward to at TGS - Playing the new games, and the whole experience of just being there.

About me:
I’m 18, and I live in Bristol England. I’m currently studying to become a hairdresser. Other games I like are Pokemon Ranger, Hotel Dusk, Mario Party, Supermario and Starwars Lego. I’m bringing my DS along for the journey.