Hideo Kojima will be in attendance at this year's inaugural GamesCom bash, set to be held in the German city of Cologne late next month reveal this afternoon.

Kojima-san will be in attendance to show of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker on the PSP, and he'll also be telling us all about the publisher's new game, alongside developers Mercury Stream.

Fellow luminary, of PES-fame, Shingo Takatsuka (better knows as 'Seabass') will also be on hand, giving us a first-hand look at Pro Evo Soccer 2010.

EA additionally let slip this week that they will be showing off 4 in Cologne, the title getting it's first airing, with new trailers and images promised.

We'll have more GamesCom 2009 news very soon.

By Luke Guttridge