Previously referred to as Project Trico, the next title out of Shadow of the Colossus and Ico developer Team Ico has been officially announced as "The Last Guardian."

Coming to PlayStation 3, Guardian is the third entry in the Ico trilogy, according to Sony CEO Jack Tretton. A trailer was shown, with many scenes from the leaked video sporting added graphical detail, along with footage of the boy sneaking around enemy soldiers and, later on, throwing barrels at another batch of soldiers.

Unfortunately, the PlayStation 3-exclusive story of a boy and his colossal feathery companion does not yet have a release date.

Today's Game Developers Conference panel on "Evolving Game Design: Today and Tomorrow, East and West Game Design" wasn't just the folks behind Fallout 3, No More Heroes, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus talking about poop and new projects.

Moderated by Mark MacDonald, the all-star panel saw Shadow of the Colossus/Ico creator Fumito Ueda (Team Ico), No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda (Grasshopper Manufacture), and Fallout 3 developer Emil Pagliarulo (Bethesda) discuss storytelling, the way games change during development, and yes, cold medicine.

Rather than summarize any further, we've transcribed the notable bits. Be warned, however, that there are spoilers for some of the above games... Read more

During a joint panel at GDC 2009, the developers of Shadow of Colossus, Fallout 3 and No More Heroes all spoke of their new projects.

Mark MacDonald moderated the panel between Shadow of the Colossus/Ico creator Fumito Ueda, No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda, and Fallout 3 developer Emil Pagliarulo.

After opening up the panel for questions, Suda took the chance to ask one for the crowd: what games are Ueda and Pagliarulo working on next?... Read more