Stellar Blade Dev Acquires Shinji Mikami's New Studio, Will Publish Its Games

The Devs of Stellar Blade Have Acquired the New Studio Founded by Resident Evil’s Creator!

Shift Up has acquired Unbound, giving the South Korean company extra muscle through a Japanese studio. The move is not just notable from a business standpoint, but also from a creative one: the team behind Stellar Blade has brought Shinji Mikami’s studio into the fold and strengthened its console and PC ambitions at the same time.   Founded in November 2022 by Shinji Mikami – the creator of Resident Evil and producer of Devil May Cry – the Tokyo…

SHIFT UP Acquires Shinji Mikami's New Studio, With Plans To Make "A Large-Scale Flagship"

Stellar Blade developer Shift Up has acquired Unbound Inc, the new studio formed by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, with big development plans.  The announcement came from SHIFT UP (CEO Hyung-Tae Kim), and he announced that their publishing unit has completed the acquisition of Japanese game developer UNBOUND Inc. by acquiring all of its shares. Shinji Mikami made headlines in 2024 when he decided to start a new studio, KAMUY, and leave the…

Stellar Blade's Shift Up Buys Shinji Mikami's New Studio Unbound

Stellar Blade's Shift Up has acquired Shinji Mikami's new studio Unbound, an acquisition Shift Up CEO Hyung-Tae Kim calls "deeply meaningful".

Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami partners with Stellar Blade devs Shift Up to make "smaller, experimental titles alongside a large-scale flagship"

Resident Evil director, Devil May Cry producer and former Tango Gameworks boss Shinji Mikami is now making games for Shift Up, developers of Stellar Blade. You know, the one with the shiny bums and quite good hack-and-slash mechanics. The one that has a DLC version of 2B off've Nier Automata (pictured). Shift Up have acquired Mikami's new company Unbound, which he founded in 2022 after leaving Tango.

Stellar Blade developer acquires Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami's new studio, Unbound

Stellar Blade developer Shift Up has acquired Unbound, the studio set up by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami following his departure from Tango Gameworks in 2023.