Stellar Blade

Mikami and the team at Shift Up are working on something for Stellar Bladesmiths, but they aren’t ready to share details yet. However, they’ve mentioned a strategy of “parallel development,” which means creating both smaller, innovative games and a major flagship title. This allows them to be ambitious and take risks without compromising their larger projects.

If you haven’t set reminders yet, take a look at your calendar! This is an April Fool’s joke, but it’s a surprisingly creative one, typical of Level Infinite’s approach to this date.

If you’re here, you’re probably a dedicated fan of Goddess of Victory: Nikke! After all, not many people read blogs specifically about this game.

Hyung-tae Kim received a Presidential Commendation on December 10th for his contributions to the growth of the game development industry in Korea. According to reports from Daum (translated by Automaton), the award was presented at the 2025 Korea Content Awards, an event organized by the Korea Creative Content Agency under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

According to data from the game’s creator, Shift Up, Stellar Blade hit a peak of 192,000 players on Steam when it launched. This is over 2.5 times the number of players that Ghost of Tsushima had at its PC launch, with 77,000 concurrent players. God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and The Last of Us complete the top five single-player games that initially released on PS5 and were later made available on PC.

Okay, so everyone’s been talking about Stellar Blade, and for good reason! It came out in 2024 and seriously blew me away with how gorgeous it looked and how fun the combat was. There was some chatter about the main character, Eve, even before the game launched, but it didn’t stop it from being a massive hit with both critics and players like me. It even got nominated for a bunch of awards, especially for its amazing soundtrack! The developers, Shift Up, were clearly thrilled with the response and quickly hinted at more to come – they’re aiming for something new before 2027, which is awesome. And now, we’ve just gotten some exciting news that makes the future of a sequel look really promising!

In NIKKE, the Arena is where players battle each other in PvP combat. Teams of five characters fight automatically. After progressing through the early campaign, players can access different Arenas – Rookie, SP, and Champion – each offering increasing challenges and better rewards. Winning in the Arena relies more on smart team building and the order in which your characters attack, rather than just having powerful characters, making it a test of strategy.

On September 24th, Level Infinite and SHIFT UP introduced a *Resident Evil* collaboration event to *Goddess of Victory: NIKKE*. Players can now control characters from *Resident Evil*, including Jill Valentine, Ada Wong, and Claire Redfield, within the *NIKKE* game.

The video clips aren’t particularly significant; they’re mostly funny and show short scenes taking place in and around the town of Xion. The update is available for download now on PS5 and PC. You can view the additional scenes above.

Beyond fixing problems and glitches, a new free update introduces quests available through Xion’s Bulletin Board. Completing these quests will reward players with the Ocean String Nano Suit costume for EVE. The developers at Shift Up have also hinted at more free updates for *Stellar Blade*, but haven’t shared details on timing or content yet.