Stellar Blade Director Receives Presidential Commendation for Development of Korean Game Industry

The CEO of Stellar Blade workplace Shift Up has received the Presidential Commendation astatine this year's Korean Content Awards for his enactment successful the games industry.

According to Daum, and reported by Automaton, Hyung-tae Kim accepted the award, which is reportedly "the astir prestigious contented awards ceremonial successful Korea" and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. Kim was recognized for his publication to the Korean games manufacture with the games Goddess of Victory: Nikke and Stellar Blade.

"This Presidential Citation is acknowledgment to the developers and fans who believed successful and supported Shift Up," Kim said. "We volition proceed to bash our champion to further beforehand the competitiveness of Korean games connected the planetary stage."

Stellar Blade launched successful April 2024 exclusively connected PlayStation 5. After selling much than 1 cardinal copies successful 2 months, Stellar Blade was seen arsenic highlighting the imaginable for Korean-made triple-A console games. In July past year, Shift Up raised 435 cardinal won (approx. $320 million) successful its archetypal time of commercialized aft an archetypal nationalist offering. According to Bloomberg, that was the largest successful the state for a gaming institution since 2021, erstwhile PUBG shaper Krafton Inc. raised $3.8 cardinal from its ain IPO. 2024 went truthful good for the institution that it talented each its unit a PlayStation 5 Pro arsenic good arsenic a currency bonus of 5 cardinal won (around. $3,400) past Christmas.

Meanwhile, Stellar Blade did wonderfully good connected PC, wherever it launched successful June this year. According to the developer's caller presumption to investors, Stellar Blade's PC merchandise sold much than 1 cardinal copies successful 3 days, and has been recommended by 98% of its PC users, boasting an "overwhelmingly positive" idiosyncratic people connected Steam.

That means, Shift Up claimed, that Stellar Blade is present the "best-selling PlayStation-exclusive motorboat IP successful history" connected PC, eclipsing games similar Ghost of Tsushima, God of War, Marvel's Spider-Man, Horizon Zero Dawn, and The Last of Us successful presumption of highest concurrent users connected Steam. Helldivers 2, of course, remains successful rod presumption crossed some azygous and multiplayer games, and by immoderate sizeable margin, too, estimated to person sold 12.7 cardinal copies.

Stellar Blade is present up to 3 cardinal copies sold crossed each platforms. Don't hide that a sequel, Stellar Blade 2, is besides connected the way. Shift Up is besides moving connected Project Spirits, to beryllium published by Level Infinite.

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