James Lee
12:19 (BST)
06/05/2008
Fumito Ueda to speak at Nordic Game 2008
The organisers of the Nordic Game conference, being held in Malmo, Sweden from 14 - 15 May, have announced that Fumito Ueda has signed up to speak at the event.
Ueda is best known for creating PS2 titles ICO and Shadow of the Colossus. He will discuss creative innovation and new game niches at Nordic Game's disruptive design session.
Also at the session will be Keiichiro Toyama, creator of Siren and Silent Hill, Rob Kay, lead designer on Rock Band, and Tameem Antoniades, co-founder of Ninja Theory and creative director of Heavenly Sword.
A full list of speakers is available on the Nordic Game website, along with a schedule for the event.
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