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Making The Last Guardian is Very Hard, Sony Admits

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:00:00 EST

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The Last Guardian is the the PlayStation 3 game that the people who most want PlayStation 3 games want. More »

GameStop Says The Last Guardian is Canceled, Sony Says It's Not [Update]

Mike Fahey — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:20:00 EST

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Customers of the world's largest dedicated video game retailer were shocked today when an automated phone call went out declaring the cancellation of Team Ico's eagerly-anticipated PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last Guardian. Say it isn't so, Sony! Update: GameStop apologizes for the mistake. More »

Yup, Ico's Creator Has Officially Left Sony

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:30:00 EST

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Fumito Ueda, the driving force behind both Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, has confirmed that he is no longer employed at Sony. More »

Last Guardian Executive Producer Quits. Goes Elsewhere.

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:20:00 EST

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Is Yoshifusa Hayama the latest Last Guardian casualty? The former Sony Computer Entertainment Vice President and Last Guardian executive producer has left the company. More »

The Inspiration Behind Ico's Iconic Cover Art

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

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Forget the woeful American cover for a minute, and instead let's focus on the Japanese and European box art for PS2 classic Ico. It's as memorable for many as the game itself, with its bold art style and rich colours. More »

The Last Guardian Is Sitting Out This Year's Tokyo Game Show

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:40:00 EDT

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We really should be getting used to its absence by now, but confirmation that Team ICO's next big action adventure game, The Last Guardian, won't be making an appearance at next week's Tokyo Game Show is still a giant bird-cat-thing-sized bummer. More »

There is Some Sort of Last Guardian Something or Other in the Ico/Shadow of the Colossus PlayStation 3 Port

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:00:00 EDT

There is "Bonus Content" in the new September 27-dated PlayStation 3 prettier versions of PlayStation 2 classics Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. Yay! It mostly involves dynamic PS3 themes and videos. Oh. Some of the video is about the games' spiritual sequel, the long-awaited The Last Guardian. Hopes raised, by the official PlayStation Blog! More »

Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Have Never Looked Better

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EDT

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Neither Ico nor Shadow of the Colossus are new per se. But both games are getting HD versions with 3D. The HD versions sparkle and so do these trailers. More »

The Shadow of the Colossus Ending We Never Got

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:00:00 EDT

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Game designer Fumito Ueda has tweeted a nixed ending that never made it to The Shadow of the Colossus. This is it! More »

HD Versions of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Dated

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:30:00 EDT

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Today, Sony Computer Entertainment revealed that the HD versions of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus will both be out on September 22 in Japan. More »

Two Of The PS2's Best Games Reborn Anew

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:40:00 EST

The first beast lumbers in the distance. My sword is drawn as a I race ahead, jumping and then plunging it into his back calf. Blood spurts out towards me. I've been here before. It was beautiful then, but nothing like this. More »

Ico's Creator Says Games Can Be Art (Well, Sort Of)

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:20:00 EST

Japan is in a funk. Too many sequels, too many character-based titles and not enough original games. Fumito Ueda is once again bucking that trend. The 39-year-old is working on his third game, The Last Guardian. The game tells the story of a young boy and a large bird-like animal named Trico. It's anything but typical. More »

The Last Guardian Is A Feast For The Eyes

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EST

"Project Trico" flashes on the screen, followed by "Sony Computer Entertainment". There's a low rumble, and Trico, the bird-like dog creature, slumbers. This isn't The Last Guardian's opening, but whatever it is, it looks great. More »

The Loneliest PS2 Game Is Also A Novel

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:30:00 EST

Popular Japanese author Miyuki Miyabe offers her take on one of the PlayStation 2's video games, Ico. The game's minimalistic plot might have left holes for you to fill. If you're not creative enough to do that, let Miyabe! More »

Team ICO Presents At Tokyo Game Show Live

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:10:00 EDT

The man behind Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian, Fumito Ueda, is presenting his latest projects at Tokyo Game Show today, offering insight into the designer's new (and not so new) work. More »

Will There Be A Last Guardian Announcement At E3 Or TGS?

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:00:00 EST

The Last Guardian is the upcoming title from Fumito Ueda, the designer behind Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. In an upcoming interview with Famitsu, Ueda revealed that he is hoping to announce new info about the game. More »

Snuggle Up To New Screens Of The Last Guardian

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:00:00 EST

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has launched the official web site for Team ICO's forthcoming PlayStation 3 adventure The Last Guardian, giving us a fresh but familiar look at The Last Guardian. More »

The Rare Art Of Not Explaining Everything

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:40:58 EDT

Some games explain every sword, every planet, and every character's back story. Fewer games leave things to mystery. In recent months I asked two creators at BioWare and Team Ico about how much we gamers really need to know. More »

ICO Creator Keen To Make First-Person Game [Update]

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:00:00 EDT

Team ICO head Fumito Ueda is best known for moody, emotional titles like ICO and Shadow of the Colossus. That doesn't mean Ueda isn't itchy to bust a cap in your ass. More »

Shadow Of The Colossus Creator Hints At Movie Involvement, Wants PS3 Ports

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:20:52 EDT

During a chat last week with Kotaku about his upcoming PlayStation 3 game, developer Fumito Ueda discussed two key, but uncertain, developments regarding his much-loved PlayStation 2 work. More »

Cat-Owning Fumito Ueda Talks Last Guardian And How The PS3 Helps Him

Stephen Totilo — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:30:09 EDT

The creator of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and forthcoming Last Guardian got a cat when he started making his new game. He talked to Kotaku about feline inspiration, a recent nightmare and how to make his games more emotional. More »

Rumor: First Footage Of Team ICO's "Project TRICO"

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:30:03 EDT

First details on the ICO and Shadow of the Colossus developers PlayStation 3 project may have just leaked online, just a few weeks before the game was expected to make an appearance at E3. More »

Team ICO's Fumito Ueda Tries To Describe His New Game

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:20:02 EDT

At today's Evolving Game Design panel, featuring Emil Pagliarulo of Bethesda Softworks, Goichi Suda of Grasshopper Manufacture and Fumito Ueda of Sony, the creative lead of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus discussed his future. More »

ICO Creator Speaks At Game Developers Conference

Mike Fahey — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:20:00 EST

With ICO and Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda speaking at this year's Games Developers Conference, could the show play host to the reveal of his next game? More »

Team Ico In No Rush To Finish Current Game

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:30:00 EDT

Team Ico's current project may well be really, really good, but you know what else? It's also most likely a really, really long way off, with Fumito Ueda telling gamesTM that tiii-iiiaaii-mme, is on his side. Yes it is. More »

Next Team Ico Game is "Really, Really Good"

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:00:00 EDT

Ico and Shadow of the Colossus guy Fumito Ueda is hard at work on a PS3 title. Oh yes, but what's going on with that? Sony's Shuhei Yoshida explains: More »

God of War II Creator Weighs In On Shadow of the Colossus

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:30:26 EDT

Providing some very enjoyable tit-for-tat, God of War II director Cory Barlog provides his own mirrored responses to the questions asked of Shadow of the Colossus director Fumito Ueda in a recent Famitsu interview. He tackles Ueda's more successful game, only briefly touching on ICO. More »

ICO Creator Weighs In On God of War II

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:20:46 EDT

Shadow of the Colossus and ICO creator Fumito Ueda was recently interviewed by Famitsu on the topic of, oddly enough, God of War II. The game director discusses in great detail his impressions on the PlayStation 2 game from SCEA and the differences between Western and Japanese game development. There are some fascinating insights into the different philosophies on development from cost and design perspectives. More »