Goddess of Victory: Nikke developer Shift Up has grow to be the primary Korean studio to enroll with Sony for a second-party publishing deal.
The developer’s upcoming sport Stellar Blade will probably be a PlayStation 5 unique, however based on an article on Korean information platform gamechosun (for which we’re utilizing machine translation), it will additionally formally be revealed by Sony.
This can make Shift Up the primary Korean studio to enroll in such a deal, based on the gamechosun article.
It is value noting that this does not imply Shift Up has grow to be a Sony studio; Sony hasn’t acquired the developer in the identical approach they’ve for studios like Housemarque or Nixxes.
As an alternative, the studio has seemingly merely signed a publishing cope with Sony for Stellar Blade, with future initiatives not essentially being revealed by Sony in the identical approach.
In case you’re not acquainted with Shift Up, you would possibly know what’s arguably its most well-known export, sci-fi motion RPG Goddess of Victory: Nikke, which lately celebrated its first anniversary.
Stellar Blade was initially introduced all the best way again in 2019, at which level it was identified merely as Challenge Eve.
The sport was subsequently proven as soon as once more throughout a PlayStation showcase in 2021, though no launch date or launch window have been introduced then.
It was then formally unveiled as Stellar Blade throughout a 2022 State of Play presentation and given a 2023 launch window, though provided that we’re closing in on the top of the yr, that window now appears a contact unrealistic.
When the sport does ultimately arrive, it will mix fast-paced fight with exploration and can pit Eve towards quite a lot of horrific-looking enemies and executives.
You may additionally get the possibility to scale partitions, swing on ropes, and “slid[e] tactically” to discover the world round you and unlock new gadgets.
Stellar Blade is because of arrive on PlayStation 5 someday sooner or later. We’ll carry you extra on this sport as quickly as we get it.