Itagaki Am Cry.

This is brilliant. Legendary video game designer Tomonobu Itagaki has been confirmed as a playable character in bonkers open-world title Saints Row: The Third.

According to GameSpot the character will be a pre-set character in the game's character customisation mode.

The connection β€” while bizarre β€” makes sense when you consider that Itagaki's latest project, Devil's Third, is set to be published by THQ β€” the company responsible for the Saints Row series.