Shift Up Studio unveiled [Stellar Blade: Blood Rain] and, in doing so, signaled a clear change in tack: they're shifting from relying on an outside publisher to self-publishing, now including a push into the PC market. The studio chief, Kim Hyun Tae, made a point of thanking Sony for supporting the original release, yet he also made it plain that moving to independent publishing should let the team act quicker and decide internally (w/ fewer external approvals). This is the first major project Shift Up is putting out entirely w/o the usual publisher safety net.
