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NIKKE reveals new bunny SSRs for Guilty and Sin alongside Sugar costume

Real Kindness returns with two new recruitable SSRs.

Dot Esports · Sep 14

Stellar Blade uses Nvidia's DLSS alongside "frame interpolation" to hit 60fps on Switch 2

Shift Up has never left the AI train

GamesRadar · Sep 1

NIKKE September 3 Update: Drake: Great Villain, GREAT VILLAIN UNION, Union Raid, and more

Drake finally gets her own Matis spotlight.

Dot Esports · Aug 31

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Goddess of Victory: NIKKE gives Drake a new SSR on September 3

Matis' resident villain gets a powered-up alternate version.

Dot Esports · Aug 31

Stellar Blade and Lies of P "really made developers in Korea take up the challenge for console games," says Shift Up technical director

"And we have Crimson Desert now as well"

GamesRadar · Aug 31

After Stellar Blade: Blood Rain reveal, Shift Up says its other "AAA-class" game will be revealed this year, and as a "live-service experience" it's closer to its first RPG

Is it finally time to see what Project Spirits is all about?

GamesRadar · Aug 11

Stellar Blade: Blood Rain studio CEO defends AI music video because Evie was originally "created from head to toe" by the devs, but fans say that's not the point

Shift Up is standing behind its AI marketing

GamesRadar · Aug 4

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Stellar Blade: Blood Rain gets official music video full of AI slop, and fans aren't happy: "It's a slap in the face to your artists"

"You have such talented artists and programmers at Shift Up, please stop using this AI nonsense"

GamesRadar · Jul 31

Shift Up unveils Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’s Evie as K-pop idol, fans question AI music video

The studio has been upfront with the usage of AI.

Dot Esports · Jul 31

Fueled by the sequel, Stellar Blade diehard begins multi-year quest to kill the final boss every day until Blood Rain and Evie finally arrive

Some of us have other hobbies, but go off I guess

GamesRadar · Jun 19

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

Xbox fans rally against Shift Up for 'Stellar Blade' — which is now exclusively NOT on Xbox Series X|S (UPDATE)

Windows Central · Jun 10

Everything we know about Stellar Blade: Blood Rain: Release date, platforms, story, dev comments

New protagonist, new gameplay, old vibe.

Dot Esports · Jun 9

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GamesRadar · Jun 8

"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 boss admits he "struggled" with its boring main character, but going into Blood Rain "realized that players can fully immerse themselves even in a character with a strong, distinct personality"

Evie will hopefully be more memorable than Eve

GamesRadar · Jun 8

Stellar Blade: Blood Rain's Evie is more than just "physical attractiveness," Shift Up insists, but devs are taking notes from infamously horny Goddess of Victory: Nikke regardless

You know, their borderline NSFW gacha game?

Player One · Jun 7

'Stellar Blade: Blood Rain' Revealed With Debut Trailer: Introducing Evie as New Main Character

"Stellar Blade Blood Rain" revealed at Summer Game Fest 2026, introducing Evie, new story direction, early development status, PS5 PC Xbox Series X/S release.

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GamesRadar · Jun 6

Stellar Blade: Blood Rain "is still in early development," Shift Up says, but the devs have "made incredible progress and [are] looking forward to sharing more details when ready"

The lack of a release date in the trailer was for a reason

Dot Esports · Jun 6

Stellar Blade: Blood Rain announced, sequel introduces Evie as new protagonist

A new beginning.

PC Gamer · Jun 5

Stellar Blade sequel looks like it will melt my PC

Stellar Blade: Blood Rain was revealed at Summer Game Fest, and stars a new protagonist, Evie.

GamesRadar · Jun 5

Stellar Blade 2 is actually Stellar Blade: Blood Rain – it's in "the same universe" but looks nothing like the first game and has a new protagonist

Eve is out, Evie is in

TechRadar · May 20

Sony's PlayStation State of Play is back, with over an hour of news and announcements, including Marvel's Wolverine — here are three other games I hope to see

Sony's upcoming PlayStation State of Play looks promising, with Marvel's Wolverine reveal announced, alongside several new game reveals.

Windows Central · May 11

Xbox and PC may get the sequel to this hit PS5 exclusive at launch — its devs are ditching Sony to "reach a broad global audience from day one"

The dev behind the hit PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade is going independent and making a sequel — and it sounds like the series could be headed to Xbox.

Destructoid · May 11

Stellar Blade 2 will be self-published, allowing marketing strategies based on franchise’s ‘unique appeal’

Eve will return.

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