If you’re like us, you’ll be glued to your computer over the next week, desperate for anything related to The Last Guardian to come out of the Tokyo Game Show. But Gamasutra has pointed to evidence that the Ico series, just like the God of War series, could be receiving a HD makeover before the third game’s release.
[imgclear] The US’ largest retailer and formerly the most profitable company in the world, Wal-Mart, had the Ico/Shadow of the Colossus pack available for preorder at $39.82USD, to be released April 1st, 2011.
Eurogamer is also has an industry source claiming the European version will be available for preorder in the next few days.
Not only did both games boast technological achievements for their time, Ico and Shadow arguably hold the highest torch when arguing for games as an art form. Yet Ico especially had a limited release, and you’ll have a hard time finding either game in the preorder section of your local game shop, or even eBay for that matter.
It would also be fantastic to replay these classics with a better framerate than they shipped with (one of their few flaws), and widescreen HD. Given the new information, Sony is expected to make an announcement at TGS. Over to you, Sony…
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