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After saying the first game is better than Nier Automata, Yoko Taro reckons he's gotta buy Stellar Blade: Blood Rain too

You've got a fan in me – Yoko Taro, probably

GamesRadar · Jun 11

Stellar Blade: Blood Rain CEO addresses concerns over Evie’s youthful design, but ends up causing even more of them

Shift Up's chief executive responded to criticisms over Evie's youthful design, reassuring us that we'll get a different impression once the game comes out.

Destructoid · Jun 11

"There is a limit to progress based on price": In today's AI hardware disaster, Stellar Blade Blood Rain devs prioritize "making the game playable" for as many people as possible

Blood Rain will see effects "we couldn't fully achieve in the previous game"

GamesRadar · Jun 8

Stellar Blade's director says AI can see 'one person can perform the work of 100 people' but that won't wind up in job losses, somehow

Strong as ten regular men, definitely*.

PC Gamer · Jan 14

Stellar Blade lead believes AI is essential for South Korea to compete with studios in the US and China, with the government to provide financial backing to support the use of the tech

Shift Up just doesn't have the same level of staff

GamesRadar · Jan 13

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.

PC Gamer · Dec 16, 2025

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

GamesRadar · Dec 15, 2025

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director has "deep and inspiring conversations from all angles" with Stellar Blade head, notoriously horny fans trip over themselves asking for Tifa x Eve crossover

Easy now...

GamesRadar · Jul 17, 2025

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

GamesRadar · Jun 22, 2025

Stellar Blade's director says that Shift Up is positive about the game's modding scene, but he's looking forward to mods that meaningfully expand the action RPG instead of… y'know

The director also hopes that players won't sell mods, and trusts them to steer clear of "anti-social" and "sentsitive" mods

GamesRadar · Jun 16, 2025