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Founded by Fumito Ueda in 2014.1
Private company
genDESIGN
Japanese video game designer (born 1970)
Fumito Ueda (上田 文人, Ueda Fumito; born April 19, 1970) is a Japanese video game designer, game director and visual artist. Ueda is best known as the director and lead designer of Ico (2001) and Shadow of the Colossus (2005) during his tenure at Sony Computer Entertainment's Japan Studio, and The Last Guardian (2016) through his own development company GenDesign.2 It was founded in 2014.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
2014Founded1
- Industryvideo game industry1
- HeadquartersKōtō1
- Websitewww.gendesign.co.jp
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Fumito Ueda (上田 文人, Ueda Fumito; born April 19, 1970) is a Japanese video game designer, game director and visual artist. Ueda is best known as the director and lead designer of Ico (2001) and Shadow of the Colossus (2005) during his tenure at Sony Computer Entertainment's Japan Studio, and The Last Guardian (2016) through his own development company GenDesign.2
Leadership
Who has led genDESIGN, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderFumito Ueda1
Products and brands
- The Last Guardian
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 2014Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.gendesign.co.jp1
- X (Twitter)x.com/genDESIGN_Inc1
- WikipediaGenDesign
- WikidataQ24698820
Sources
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- 1WikidatagenDESIGN on Wikidata
- 2WikipediagenDESIGN on Wikipedia