Fumito Ueda
Fumito Ueda is a Japanese game designer and head of GenDesign studio.
Ueda is best known for his PlayStation-exclusive narrative adventure games Ico (2001), Shadow of the Colossus (2005), and The Last Guardian (2016).
Ueda started his career at Sony Computer Entertainment Japan in 1996, working on D no Sokutaku: Director’s Cut and Enemy Zero.
After gaining critical acclaim with Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, which he was allowed to develop with a small team, Ueda founded Gen Design in 2014. He continued to collaborate with Sony Japan.
Fumito Ueda News
Tickets are on sale now for VGC Live in Glasgow
VGC takes to the stage for the first time ever at one of Glasgow's most historic venues
Fumito Ueda on Gen Atlas: ‘I give my absolute everything because there may not be a next’
The Shadow of the Colossus creator shares mysterious details on his sci-fi adventure
Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda’s ‘Gen Atlas’ revealed
The game was first announced at The Game Awards 2024
‘The age of game mechanics is over’, claims Shadow of the Colossus director Ueda
Fumito Ueda believes the current era of games is focused on improving existing mechanics
Ico and Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda reveals his next game, Project: Robot
The final title of Ueda's next project is yet to be confirmed
The Last Guardian developer suggests it will reveal its next game this year
GenDesign says 2023 will “finally [be] a year with lots to talk about”.
Top game designers pay tribute to Ico on its 20th anniversary in Japan
Sakurai, Druckmann, Suda and Guillermo del Toro all share their thoughts on the PS2 classic
Miyazaki says there would have been no Dark Souls without Ico
Sony's PS2 gem was the game that encouraged him to become a game designer
The Last Guardian developer posts teaser art for its next game
GenDesign will partner with Epic Games
Epic will publish games from Remedy, Playdead and Gen Design
Fortnite firm launches publishing label with “most developer-friendly terms in the industry”