Nordic Game 2008: Ico and Shadow of the Colossus joins roster of speakers

Mention Ico or Shadow of the Colossus to PlayStation 2 owners and chances are you’ll conjure up WAFFU memories of young love and enormous beasts. No, the sequel to the latter game isn’t out, but the creator of the two games, Fumito Ueda, will be a speaker at the Nordic Game 2008 event. More on this in the full article after the jump.

When you have the creator of two memorable games attending a gaming event, you just know that that event will be something BIG. Case in point: Fumito Ueda, creator of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, has joined the roster of the speakers for the Nordic Game 2008 special event.

Ueda will be one of over 100 speakers at the said event, all of whom are high profile people in the video game industry. He will be discussing creative innovation and new game niches as part of the Disruptive Design Session in this year’s Game Creation and Technology.

The Nordic Game 2008 event will be held from May 14 to 15 at the Malmo Convention Center in Malmo, Sweden. If you’d like more details on this event (such as a comprehensive list of speakers), feel free to click on the source link below.