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What exactly are we looking at here? Good question. Sony Japan just updated the career's page for Team Ico, replacing the old sketches on the page with the image you see above. Unfortunately our Japanese speaking and reading contingent is currently asleep, so I cannot tell you what the page actually says. One day I will learn Japanese, I promise. In the meantime, the folks at Team Ico Gamers - who I can only assume sit and refresh this page all day long - are claiming it's the first screenshot of Ico 3. Looks a little more concept artish to me, but I cannot deny that is certainly something new on a page dedicated to the team that created two of my personal favorite video games of all time, so gaze upon it in wonder.
Team Ico Career Page [Sony Japan via Team Ico Gamers]
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Reign Over Me, the Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle drama that features Team ICO's Shadow of the Colossus in a supporting role, hits DVD shelves tomorrow. There's even a Blu-ray version! Considering the film's box office under-performance, the inclusion of one of the best PlayStation 2 games of all time didn't light a fire under theater-going gamers. Now that it's available for home viewing, maybe more SotC fans will take the time to watch. It's already on my epic Netflix queue!
Want to learn more about the movie and how Shadow of the Colossus landed the gig? Make sure you read the Kotaku feature on the matter.
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That young whippersnapper isn't the first to get such a mark; I had this done in Edinburgh in the year of our Lord 2005, shortly after finishing the game. As far as I know, I was the first bold dumbass to go ahead and do it. I've also attached a photo of my Ico tattoo as well, because ... well how many other people are there with Ico tattoos, I ask you?Oh it's on now.
Kotakuite Jason sends in this picture of his friend, who is just begging to have a tiny guy shimmy his way up his body to plunge a sword into his abdomen. The gods of irony are watching your friend's weak point tattoo very closely Jason.
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.
It's just as enjoyable as the translated Ueda piece , but might have less of an immediate impact, partially because we get to hear from Barlog and his peers fairly often, while it's a rare treat to have the opportunity to hear from the creator of two of the best PlayStation 2 games of all time. Regardless, it's a good read, only because Barlog's entry about his personal discovery of the beautiful intricacies of SotC's gameplay is so easy to relate to.
God of the Colossus [Don't Play Games With Me!]
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.
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