Phil Fish on how Ico shaped Fez
Fez's designer explains Fumito Ueda's unlikely role in helping him finish his indie hit.
1Fez's designer explains Fumito Ueda's unlikely role in helping him finish his indie hit.
1Siliconera has published a translation of an extended interview with members of Team Ico that offers some charming insight into the game's development and team dynamics. The interview is taken from the official Shadow Of The Colossus guide, which was previously only available in Japan, and covers everything from character and colossi design, the creation of the game's haunting world and why cows didn't make the cut. More >
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida admits that Team Ico has been forced into "scrapping and rebuilding" long-awaited PS3 exclusive The Last Guardian to ensure it fits with director Fumito Ueda's vision. "The project has been making progress, but slow progress," Yoshida told 1UP at this week's DICE Summit in Las Vegas. "So that's tough, but we haven't changed any focus." More >
2Sony has confirmed that Team Ico boss Fumito Ueda has left Sony's employ and is overseeing completion of The Last Guardian on a freelance basis. In a statement passed to Gamasutra, Sony confirmed reports of Ueda's departure but insisted he was "committed to completing" the game. More >
Fumito Ueda insists he is still working on PS3 exclusive The Last Guardian - but has not denied that he has quit Sony. Last week reports claimed Ueda was completing work on Team Ico's long-awaited adventure on a freelance basis. He hadn't been seen on Twitter since until yesterday, when according to Andriasang he posted: "I've received a lot of questions... there's no need to worry, as The Last Guardian is still in production." More >
Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus director Fumito Ueda has left Sony, according to reports, and is finishing development of the long-awaited PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last Guardian as a freelancer. Sources have told Eurogamer that Ueda's departure is one of the reasons The Last Guardian - announced in 2009 - has yet to be released. In April, Ueda said the game had been delayed until 2012 "to provide more challenging and better quality of content to users." More >
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When Fumito Ueda admitted he wouldn't be at E3 in June it was widely assumed that our next look at The Last Guardian would come at this month's Tokyo Game Show. Sadly, in a post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony's associate product marketing manager Brian Dunn reveals that won't be the case after all. "We wanted to confirm that The Last Guardian is not on the schedule for this year's Tokyo Game Show," he writes. "However we can assure you that Ueda-san and the rest of the development team are hard at work to bring his lofty vision to life and deliver the very best gaming experience possible."
The Team Ico creative director talks Ico, Trico and his plans for future productions.
Team Ico bravely ignores the popular advice about never working with children or animals.
Beloved PlayStation 2 titles "didn't have enough appeal to users," says The Last Guardian director.