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Stellar Blade boss receives presidential commendation for his contributions to the Korean videogame industry

Shift Up CEO Hyung-tae Kim earned the award for his work on both Stellar Blade and its 2022 predecessor, Goddess of Victory: Nikke.

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Stellar Blade director receives Presidential Commendation for contributions to South Korean game industry, though he thanks the action RPG's fans: "We will continue to do our utmost"

Hyung-tae Kim and his studio, Shift Up, are honored

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Shift Up’s hiring spree all but confirms Project Spirits will run on UE5

The next flagship project.

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Shift Up job listings hint Stellar Blade 2 may be multiplatform

The sequel for Stellar Blade could be coming to your Xbox Series or PC

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This big PS5 exclusive could be coming to Xbox soon — the developer is "considering additional platform expansions" after strong Steam sales on PC

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Ex-PlayStation boss reckons 'growing confidence' of Korean developers 'owe something to Stellar Blade's influence'

Shuhei Yoshida thinks the game's success has spurred on Korean developers.

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Stellar Blade "represents more than just one successful title" says former PlayStation president Shuhei Yoshida, thinks it "could inspire many other Korean developers to pursue their ambitions"

Although I'd argue Lies of P deserves some of the credit too

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Almost a year and a half since launch, Stellar Blade adds new epilogue content that has fans begging for a chapter select option "so we don't have to play through the whole game again… please"

At least it gives us something to do while we wait for the sequel

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Stellar Blade sequel will feature an "expanded" world and "enhanced gameplay" as developer Shift Up believes it'll "result in even greater success than the original

A new series is born

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Stellar Blade's director admits 'the narrative was lacking', but wants to make up for it in the sequel

Development costs and unfamiliarity with narrative-driven games held back Stellar Blade's story, according to Kim Hyung Tae.

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NSFW Stellar Blade mods have well over 1 million downloads, but the director's favorite mod is actually a surprisingly wholesome one

Now excuse me while I scrub my eyes

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Stellar Blade studio reportedly acquires Switch 2 devkits, but also say nothing has been confirmed regarding its plans for Nintendo's new console

The studio also gifted its developers Nintendo Switch 2 consoles to celebrate the 3 million copies sold

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Stellar Blade director promises the sequel will add more narrative substance to the game that received practically a billion "adult" mods as soon as it released on Steam

Beauty and brains!

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Both Stellar Blade and Dune: Awakening shot into Steam's top 100 with new concurrent player peaks yesterday

You know what they say: sand sells.

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Ex-PlayStation boss says Stellar Blade's combat is what's made it so successful, but the 95 "adult" mods on Nexus tell a different story

We know what you really want

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One day after launch, the top 30 "adult" Stellar Blade mods have over 350,000 downloads on Nexus Mods, which isn't far off what Nier Automata has after 8 years

Act surprised, because Stellar Blade is getting a lot of NSFW mods

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Yoko Taro jokes maybe he shouldn't have done the Nikke x Nier: Automata collab after all as cosplayers are now dressing up as Shift Up's characters instead of his own

"Many Nier cosplayers – especially those in more revealing outfits – started switching over to Nikke cosplay"

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Stellar Blade dev's game reveal sparks AI art accusations, sounds like its own take on Genshin Impact, and surprises nobody with art so horny I can't show you the whole thing here

Project Witches is now Project Spirits, and looks about as you'd expect

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Stellar Blade is already the third top-selling game on Steam more than a week before launch, and just its demo has reviews and players most full games would kill for

Players are praising "crazy optimization" for the game's demo on Steam

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Stellar Blade PC system requirements and specs — Can your computer run this action game?

PlayStation and Shift Up's action title Stellar Blade is heading to Windows PC, so here are the requirements you'll need to meet to run the game smoothly.

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What time does Stellar Blade on PC release? Release date timer

Not long now!

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Stellar Blade 2 is in the works and will likely launch before 2027, developer Shift Up reveals

The Stellar Blade sequel is looking likely to launch before the mysterious Project Witches

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Stellar Blade system requirements for PC

Know if your rig can handle Shift Up's renowned action-adventure title.

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'We are doing our best to resolve most of it': Stellar Blade's PC release will be restricted in 130 countries as the devs fight to have it lifted

PlayStation is at it again.

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Stellar Blade gets PC release date thanks to leaked PlayStation trailer

Shift Up's action title Stellar Blade is coming to PC on June 11, 2025, with the release date confirmed via a leaked PlayStation trailer.

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