Siliconera 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 quickly moved to quash the rumour, senior director of corporate communications Patrick Seybold issuing a statement saying this wasn't the case. More >
Sony 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 >
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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How its austere architecture conceals a pulsing heartbeat, plus Team Ico's little-seen concept art.
2Going hand in hand with our look at the construction of Ico's castle in issue 233 of Edge, is this gallery of concept art from the very early stages of the game's development. Why not go back and read our review of Ico from December 2001 while you're at it? More >
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 most striking thing about these screens isn't the admirable job that has been done in updating Fumito Ueda's PlayStation 2 classics in HD and 3D. Rather, it's the memories of our first playthroughs, and the sudden, overwhelming urge to go back and experience them both again before the collection's release in September.
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The Team Ico creative director talks Ico, Trico and his plans for future productions.
Fumito Ueda pushes back 2011 release to ensure “better quality of content”; Ico And SOTC Collection delayed too.
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.
Relinquish traditional expectations of how videogames work and surrender to the otherworldly atmosphere.
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It looks magnificent. It feels real.