{"id":642192,"date":"2013-02-13T11:17:32","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T16:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=216531"},"modified":"2013-02-13T11:17:32","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T16:17:32","slug":"the-last-guardian-update-posted-by-shadow-of-the-colossus-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/642192","title":{"rendered":"The Last Guardian Update Posted by Shadow of the Colossus Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fans of Ico<\/em> and Shadow of the Colossus<\/em> have been waiting nearly a decade now for The Last Guardian<\/em>. It’s been almost four years since the game’s teaser trailer was released at E3 2009.<\/p>\n

This week, fans finally got a small tease and some assurance that The Last Guardian<\/em> is still in development.<\/p>\n

Fumito Uedo, the director and lead designer of Ico<\/em> and Shadow of the Colossus<\/em> posted a statement<\/a> to his website. He makes it clear that he is still involved in the project, and that the game’s release date is up to Sony<\/a>. The statement, in full:<\/p>\n

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As some of you may have heard, I left Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Studio some time ago to pursue my creative passions. Nevertheless, I continue working on THE LAST GUARDIAN as a freelance contributor.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s been a long time coming, THE LAST GUARDIAN remains under my creative supervision and is still in development by an incredibly talented team.<\/p>\n

I should also mention that details regarding THE LAST GUARDIAN’s release is solely decided by Sony Computer Entertainment, not myself. Please keep an eye out for their official announcement.<\/p>\n

Moving forward, it is my intent to continue my involvement with THE LAST GUARDIAN project, as well as pursue new creative projects with a fresh perspective. As I rekindle my passions as a creator, I look forward to seeing where it will take me, and I deeply appreciate your support during this transition.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The plead to “keep an eye out” for an announcement would seem to imply that such an announcement might be imminent. Might that mean a glimpse of the project could come alongside Sony’s announcement of the PlayStation 4<\/a> one week from today? Or is the apologetic statement that the release date is “solely decided by Sony” a warning that no preview is coming at that event? So many mysteries, but the fact that The Last Guardian<\/em> is even being addressed should be good news for Team Ico fans.<\/p>\n