Stellar Blade saw great success in 2024, having sold a million copies in just its first two months on the market, so developer Shift Up had no choice but to reward all of its employees with a bonus of approximately $3,400 and the coveted PS5 Pro.
Shift Up handed out the gifts at a Jan. 6 event in Seoul, as the Korean website reported. Naver reported. A company representative told the site – according to a DeepL translation – that “paying bonuses and bonuses is a way to foster talent” and, in fact, you can witness the majesty of this exchange for yourself in a Shift Up video posted on Twitter.
Today we had our SHIFTUP New Year's event. Everyone has a PS5Pro so you can enjoy Stellar Blade in 4K, right? Oh, and there are glimpses of Lily and Eve…#StellarBlade #SHIFTUP #HappyNewYear pic.twitter.com/VihP4QhnrJanuary 16, 2025
The employees, in their bulky winter jackets, clumsily clutch bags full of The latest PlayStation console before shuffling toward the exits of the convention center. Okay, okay, it's not as masterful as the verdant wastelands of the apocalyptic Stellar Blade, but it's still something.
What's even more impressive, however, is the fact that Stellar Blade crushed 2024 so hard when it's not even available on PC yet; It will come to PC later in 2025.
There were some minor incidents in the middle of the event, but everything ended well…#PS5Pro #SHIFTUP pic.twitter.com/3yQPTLk6odJanuary 6, 2025
However, the PS5 game earned overwhelmingly positive reviews, with our own review acknowledging Stellar Blade's stylish melee combat. The game was also nominated for Best Action Game and Best Score at The Game Awards, and the most loyal of its player base lamented the fact that it didn't receive a nomination for Game of the Year as well. I mean, have you seen the size of the protagonist Eve? Hmm, legendary combos?
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