Team ICO Gamers Blog

I've uploaded all archived news, articles, interviews and minisites from Team ICO Games Magazine. Look down for the links:

News

Team ICO Games Magazine Archived News January 2008 - March 2009

Interviews / Articles

Report from Sweden - Fumito Ueda at the Nordic Game Conference '08
Swedish journalist, Jonny Knutsson, interviews Fumito Ueda about his games at the Nordic Game Conference.

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.

The man behind the masterpiece - 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.

Shadows over Italy - Interview with Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido
Vincenzo Aversa asks the developers of Shadow of the Colossus about their game and their philosophy of games design.

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.

Artist's story - Fumito Ueda talks at Game For Future '07
Hirokazu Hamamura, head of video games magazine publisher Enterbrain, interviews Fumito Ueda at GFF '07.

The Da Vinci interview - Miyuki Miyabe talks with Fumito Ueda about Shadow of the Colossus
Miyuki Miyabe, author of “The Castle of Mist,” talks with Fumito Ueda about his latest title, Shadow of the Colossus.

ICO Q&A - Interview 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.

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.

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 '06.

Post-release quotes - Fumito Ueda talks about Shadow of the Colossus *With added quotes*
Fumito Ueda talks about the development of Shadow of the Colossus.

Putting the puzzle together - A virtual interview with Fumito Ueda about his new PlayStation 3 game
This interview was put together by sticking with each other all comments made by Fumito Ueda about his third game.

Producing poetry in games Part I - Game Yarouze interview with Kenji Kaido
What is the role of the Producer? What does he contribute to a game's design and creation? We ask these questions, and more to Kenji Kaido, the Producer behind high-profile titles ICO and Shadow of the Colossus.

I-c-o.net unravelled Part I - Special notes from the Japanese ICO website
Part I of a series of special notes by Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido found on Japanese ICO website I-c-o.net. In this part, Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido discuss the differences between the Japanese and Western releases of ICO, and how reception to their game was.

Trivia Article #1: Paving the road to a dream - The birth of "ICO"
This trivia article describes the birth of ICO and the first steps taken to turn a concept into a masterpiece.

Fumito Ueda at GDC 2009 - Report from this year's Game Developers Conference
Fumito Ueda talks about the philosophy of his team's games design, expressing reality in fiction, and handing out hints about their third project.

Features

Beauty of the beast - Insights on a masterpiece in the making *With added notes*

Synthesis translated - SCEI job postings for Team ICO's PlayStation 3 game, in English
Posted in January '08, the job postings for Team ICO's new PlayStation 3 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.
EDGE Australia article describing the intricacies of the development process behind ICO 2, today known as Shadow of the Colossus.

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? This is a teaser page made for an art competition.

ICO glyphs and their meaning - Discover the meaning of each glyph used in ICO's fictional language
Do the glyphs used in ICO's fictional language carry a meaning? Learn what each of the glyphs in the game represents.