Fumito Ueda

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• Shadow of the Colossus and Last Guardian creator's next project is in development, won't be a small indie game

  The scale of Fumito Ueda’s next game will rival that of his earlier work with Shadow of the Colossus, and the Last Guardian.

• The Last Guardian studio posts New Year's teaser image maybe hinting at Ueda's fourth game

  The Last Guardian creator Fumito Ueda seems to be up to his old tricks.

• Fumito Ueda would like some changes for the Shadow of the Colossus remake

  The Shadow of the Colossus creator gave Bluepoint Games suggestions for the PS4 remake.

• The Last Guardian director Fumito Ueda reveals his five storytelling secrets

  A new post on the PlayStation Blog has shed further light on The Last Guardian, which is finally releasing this year.

• The Last Guardian progressing under "new conditions"

  If The Last Guardian isn’t a PS4 game at this stage, we’ll be astonished.

• The Last Guardian: Ueda "terribly sorry" for delay, launch time-frame out of his control

  The Last Guardian director Fumito Ueda may have left Sony, but he still feels sorry for keeping fans waiting for his follow-up to Shadow of the Colossus for so long. He says the timing of its eventual release is now out of his hands.

• The Last Guardian in "earnest" development but not a "priority" at present, says Ueda

  The Last Guardian may be in “earnest” development at present, but according to according to Team Ico head and creative director Fumito Ueda, it’s not a priority at the moment at SCE Japan Studio.

• The Last Guardian: Sony retracts "on hiatus" comment

  SCE Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has said that it’s “misleading” to describe The Last Guardian as “on hiatus”, as it’s still in active development.

• The Last Guardian "remains under my creative supervision," says Ueda

  Fumito Ueda has posted a status update on his website in an effort to assure fans that development on The Last Guardian continues, and that he is still involved in a freelance capacity.

• Quick quotes - Last Guardian progress "business as usual"

  If last week’s quote from the head of PlayStation software development, Scott Rhode, wasn’t enough to put your mind at ease with regard to highly anticipated and in-no-way-canned Sony title, The Last Guardian, here’s another. This time it’s from the beautiful mind that brought us Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and is helping to (eventually) […]

• Report - Chronicle director signs on for Shadow of the Colossus film

  Deadline’s reporting that Chronicle director Josh Trank has signed on to direct the Shadow of the Colossus film from Sony Pictures, after requesting the position. The report states writers are currently being interviewed. Trank, is apparently a very busy man: he’s supposedly discussing developing Fantastic Four for Fox and Spider-Man spinoff Venom for Sony Pictures, […]

• Yoshida: The Last Guardian making "slow progress"

  Sony WorldWide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has said The Last Guardian is still coming along nicely, but it’s making “slow progress.”

• Team ICO boss Fumito Ueda leaves Sony - details

  Sony’s confirmed that Fumito Ueda has left the company, ending speculation on the Team ICO boss’s future.

• Sony: Ueda "committed" to finishing The Last Guardian

  Sony’s told IGN that Team ICO boss Fumito Ueda is “committed” to finishing up development on The Last Guardian.

• Ueda still on board The Last Guardian

  Responding to rumours of his resignation from Sony, Team Ico leader Fumito Ueda has tweeted a reassurance that he’s still working on the studio’s long-delayed new release. “There’s no need to worry, as The Last Guardian is still in production,” he said, according to Andriasang‘s translation. Thanks, 1UP.

• Rumor: Ueda quits Sony, finishing The Last Guardian as freelancer

  According to sources close to Eurogamer, Team Ico’s Fumito Ueda is quitting Sony, and will finish up work on The Last Guardian in a “freelance capacity.”

• Ueda E3 non-appearance casts doubt over new Last Guardian showing

  Team ICO boss Fumito Ueda has said that he won’t be attending E3 in a week-and-a-half, casting serious doubts over if The Last Guardian will also make an appearance.

• Wednesday shorts, part 2: Bilson hates cut-scenes, ICO wasn't good enough, more

  Sound-bites, snippets, bullshit. Read these quickly. As opposed to slowly.

• Ueda: Games can be art depending on the definition

  Team ICO head Fumito Ueda has stated that, depending on the circumstances, videogames can be classed as art, but varies on which definition it can be classed as.