19/11/2008 - Fumito Ueda speaks on Famitsu: The new game is based on contact
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11/09/2008 - Team ICO given special Visual Arts award at CEDEC 2008
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“I concentrated on creating the game world as if it was from long, long ago, and not something that was created for the game. It was, of course, important to make a great game field but what was important to me was to create reality in the space given.”
Post-release quotes on Shadow of the Colossus

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19/11/2008 - Fumito Ueda speaks on Famitsu: "The new game is based on contact"

Speaking briefly on this week's issue of Famitsu, Fumito Ueda said that his new game for PlayStation 3 will be based on physical connection, similar to how his previous two games, ICO and Shadow of the Colossus were.

ICO was based on two characters holding hands, and the core mechanic in Shadow of the Colossus was the main character holding onto a colossus and climb it. Both of these functions were executed by pressing and holding a button on the controller until the action was completed. A similar form of contact will be present in his new game.

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Putting the puzzle together: Virtual interview with Fumito Ueda on his new project
This virtual interview was put together by picking and sticking with each other all comments made by Fumito Ueda about his third game [ Read ] [ PDF ]

Post-release quotes by Fumito Ueda on Shadow of the Colossus
Fumito Ueda talks about the development of Shadow of the Colossus [ Read ] [ PDF ]

Outside the shadows: Talking with the makers of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus
Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido sit down and talk about making their two games at DICE Summit 2006 [ Read ] [ PDF ]

Words of incredible wisdom: Chatting about Team ICO with Derek Littlewood
Free Radical Design's Project Lead, Derek Littlewood, shares his opinion on two of his favourite games; ICO and Shadow of the Colossus [ Read ] [ PDF ]

ICO - Q&A with Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido
SCEE sits down with the creators of ICO for a Q&A session explaining why their game must not be missed [ Read ] [ PDF ]

The Da Vinci interview: Miyuki Miyabe talks with Fumito Ueda about Shadow of the Colossus
Miyuki Miyabe, author of “The Castle of Mist,” the novel based on ICO, talks with Fumito Ueda about his latest title, Shadow of the Colossus [ Read ] [ PDF ]

Fumito Ueda talks at Game For Future 2007
Hirokazu Hamamura, head of video games magazine publisher Enterbrain, interviews Fumito Ueda at GFF 2007 [ Read ] [ PDF ]

A puzzling duo: Interview with Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido
Chronic'art magazine talks with the duo behind the two most artistically inclined games of the last decade [ Read ] [ PDF ]

Shadows over Italy: Interview with Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido
Vincenzo Aversa has the chance to ask the developers of Shadow of the Colossus about their game and their philosophy of games design [ Read ] [ PDF ]

The man behind the master-piece: Interview with Fumito Ueda
Official PlayStation 2 Magazine UK meets the man behind the critically acclaimed masterpiece, ICO, to unlock the secrets behind the castle walls [ Read ] [ PDF ]

They might be giants: Interview with Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido
Official PlayStation 2 Magazine UK corners the developers behind Shadow of the Colossus for a chat about art, arty games and killing massive monsters [ Read ] [ PDF ]

Report: Fumito Ueda at the Nordic Game Conference 2008
Swedish journalist, Jonny Knutsson, interviews Fumito Ueda about his games at the Nordic Game Conference [ Read ] [ PDF ]

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Long live The Queen: What would a pre-TGS ICO 3 teaser page look like?
If rumours are to be believed, Team ICO's new game will be announced at this year's Tokyo Game Show. Can we expect a pre-announcement teaser page? And how would it look? [ Read ]

SCEI job postings for Team ICO's PS3 game in English
Posted in January 2008, the job postings for Team ICO's new PlayStation 3 video game reveal interesting details of what we can expect from Fumito Ueda's new project and what applicants need to do to join the team's ranks [ Read ]

Beauty of the beast: Insights on a masterpiece in the making
EDGE Australia article describing the intricacies of the development process behind ICO 2, today known as Shadow of the Colossus [ Read ]

Fumito Ueda: The road to a dream (Parts I & II now live)
In-house ongoing series recounting the four years long process of developing ICO, from concept to release [ Read ]

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