The Last Guardian: still beautiful, beautiful stills
While The Last Guardian isn't being shown in an official capacity at GDC this year, Sony has released a series of new images of the upcoming PS3 exclusive. Unsurprisingly, it's still quite the looker. ...
The Last Guardian will have 'simpler' controls, Ueda says
Not much is known about The Last Guardian, Team Ico's first game for PS3, but PlayStation Blog has posted a short Q&A with Fumito Ueda, the creative director behind the mysterious title, and it offers some insight into the game. Ueda clarifies that The Last Guardian is not a "pet game," ...
The Last Guardian finally gets a release window: Holiday 2011
The Last Guardian finally made its appearance at Tokyo Game Show during Sony's TGS press conference. In addition to a new trailer (available after the break), there was a vague release date: Holiday 2011. Certainly, it's a long wait -- one that we hope will be worth it. ...
Look! There are new The Last Guardian screens
We're not going to pussy-foot around this (ha, you said -- nevermind): Team Ico's highly-anticipated The Last Guardian finally has an honest-to-goodness website now, chock full of saliva-inducing high-res screens. Aside from that, there isn't really much there at the site now -- apart from the ...
Ico developer digs Half-Life 2, interested in making 'first-person games'
Though the Japanese aren't exactly known for their love affair with first-person shooters, Team Ico director Fumito Ueda can name at least one that he digs: Half-Life 2. Speaking to G4TV (through a translator), Ueda named the Valve-developed sequel when asked which games he has had an emotional ...
TGS 2009: The Recap Post
Last week, the Tokyo Game Show brought in over 100 posts worth of news, previews, interviews, galleries, and videos. Clearly, a lot happened. If you're looking for a comprehensive list of all the goings-on during TGS 2009, Joystiq has you covered -- and organized! Click on a platform below to ...
TGS 2009: Interview: The Last Guardian's Fumito Ueda
We had a few minutes to chat with Fumito Ueda, director of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and the upcoming The Last Guardian. He explained the game's unusual Japanese title to us, and talked about the possibilities of PSN support. Read on for more: The Japanese title of The Last Guardian is much ...
TGS 2009: Fumito Ueda on the reality of The Last Guardian's fantasy (oh, and new trailer)
"Going with an imaginary creature makes it feel much more real," ICO and Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda explained in a new video revealed at the Tokyo Game Show. "None of the elements we're mixing together actually exist, but they feel like they do." Ueda's previous games were praised ...
Sony's Kobayashi: better ICO box art could have boosted sales
At DICE Summit Asia, Sony Japan Studio VP Yasuhide Kobayashi gave a speech about appealing to a global audience with games, which he identified as increasingly important as the Japanese market contracts. He mentioned The Last Guardian, which was given that particular title to appeal to Western ...
The Last Guardian trailer analyzed in depth
What are gamers, if not obsessive? It's the reason collector's editions and gotta-catch-em-all games like Pokemon exist. Another example of our obsessive nature? Overanalysis. Eurogamer's Digital Foundry has picked apart Team Ico's The Last Guardian trailer in an effort to determine whether the ...
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