Team Ico

Team Ico is a Japanese development team responsible for The Last Guardian and other critically acclaimed games.

History
Team Ico is perhaps best known for their games Shadow of the Colossus and Ico. The games were well received critically, and though they initially did not perform as well as they had hoped, both games have since become cult classics and industry favorites. In 2007, Team Ico took out a full page advert in the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu for what has become The Last Guardian. The advert showed basic concept sketches, as the game was incredibly early in development. In 2008, Sony updated its career section with a position for Team Ico's new game, and in 2009, Fumoti Ueda, lead designer for Team Ico, said the game "might be something similar to what's been done...the essence of the game is rather close to Ico", fanning the flames of speculation and fan fervor.

Weeks before E3 2009, a video was released of Project Trico, showing the basic plot of the game.