Sony confirms Ico lead designer's departure

Earlier this week Sony confirmed rumors that Fumito Ueda, the man behind the landmark titles Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, was no longer working in official capacity with the company.

Ueda's decision to leave Sony and Team Ico after fourteen solid years with the console and electronics giant was surprising to say the least, as he was still still very much in charge of The Last Guardian's development.  The good news is that Ueda is still expected to help complete the PS3 title on a contractual basis with Sony, which ought to lay the rest any additional fears that the company was planning on cancelling the title outright.

Things admittedly looked a little shaky for The Last Guardian when the title's producer, Yoshifusa Hayama, made his sudden announcement just last week to leave Sony for Bossa Studios not long after the original rumors that Ueda had similarly tendered a resignation first emerged.