SHIFT UP is promoting the November 6, 2026 Switch 2 release of Stellar Blade Complete Edition and supporting the ongoing Nikke service, which held a Kyoto collaboration in September and has a 4th anniversary livestream scheduled for October 24. The sequel Stellar Blade: BLOOD RAIN remains in development with no announced platforms or release timing.
The most concrete of SHIFT UP's current commitments is the Switch 2 version of Stellar Blade Complete Edition, dated for November 6, 2026 at 7,980 yen including tax. A demo is already available on the Nintendo eShop, and the port appeared in playable form at Tokyo Game Show 2026, with a stage event featuring CEO and director Kim Hyung-tae. Kim has framed the release around matching the play feel of other platforms and targeting 60 frames per second in most scenes, and the package carries four Bayonetta collaboration costumes distributed free for Switch 2, PC, and PS5 owners. The earlier seven-story arc around the game's promotion centered on the BLOOD RAIN music video, which used AI generation and drew criticism over image quality. CTO Lee Dong-gi said the studio will separate game-related content from experimental content going forward, after Kim had defended the character work behind the video.
Separately, Goddess of Victory: Nikke continues as a co-developed, free-to-play service on iOS, Android, and PC. Its most recent update, LITTLE WITCH TRICK, added the SSR Belorta: Pumpkin Witch and ran a Cinderella costume window into December. The 4th anniversary livestream is set for October 24 in a two-part format with a venue audience, and a Kyoto collaboration backed by the city ran a stamp rally through November 10. The Weeknd visited the studio and played the unfinished BLOOD RAIN, a detail SHIFT UP has confirmed only as a visit and a play session.
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The official Stellar Blade account on X posted a teaser on October 23, 2026 for an EVE Protocol collaboration with Overwatch, pairing the game's plan name with Blizzard's shooter. Stellar Blade is the action adventure from SHIFT UP, the studio behind Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, and Eve is the protagonist sent to Earth under the EVE Protocol. No date or content for the crossover was given.
Level Infinite implemented the LITTLE WITCH TRICK version of Goddess of Victory: Nikke on Thursday, October 8, 2026. The centerpiece is a new SSR Nikke, Belorta: Pumpkin Witch, voiced by Fairouz Ai. She appears in a special recruitment that runs from after the maintenance on October 8 until October 28, 2026 at 23:59:59. The accompanying story event follows Belorta as she prepares for a Halloween festival, trades pranks for a lively time, and then watches suspicious rumors spread through the city. A 14 Days Login event, DAILY TRICK, hands out advanced recruitment tickets and growth materials to players who log in across the period. Three costume items round out the update. Label (voiced by Hiyori Omori) gets the limited Occultist costume through the OCCULTIST PASS. Cinderella (voiced by Aoi Yuki) gets Glass Curtesy through Cinderella Special, a window that stays open until December 3, 2026 at 4:59:59. Novel's Detective Nurse costume returns in reprint.
The Weeknd posted photos of a visit to SHIFT UP, the studio behind Stellar Blade, including a shot with CEO Kim Hyung-tae and one taken in what appears to be a scanning facility. According to the Korean outlet NEWSIS, SHIFT UP said he played the in-development Stellar Blade: BLOOD RAIN. The studio has not said whether he was scanned or whether any data will be used in the game.
Shift Up will release the Switch 2 version of Stellar Blade on November 6, 2026, CEO and director Kim Hyung-tae said in an interview. The port ships alongside a Bayonetta collaboration costume for protagonist Eve, which Kim tied to the Switch 2 release. He said the team targeted 60 frames per second in most scenes and aimed to match the experience of other platforms.
Level Infinite announced on October 5, 2026 that Goddess of Victory: Nikke will hold its 4th anniversary livestream on October 24 from 16:30, titled "To the Promised Land, Goddesses Assemble." The program runs in two parts, with Part 2 starting at 19:00. It airs on YouTube Live, the official X account, Twitch, and Niconico. The stream will carry the latest in-game information, talk and variety segments with special guests, songs, and a 4th anniversary stage. Applications for an in-person special viewing are open until 11:59 on October 11, 2026. The gun-girl RPG is co-developed with SHIFT UP and is available on iOS, Android, and PC as a free-to-play title with in-app purchases. It released on November 4, 2022.
SHIFT UP will release Stellar Blade Complete Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 on November 6, 2026, priced at 7,980 yen including tax. A demo launched on the Nintendo eShop on September 20, and the Switch 2 version is playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 at Makuhari Messe. The package contains the main game plus all content released so far, including collaboration costumes with NieR and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, with nearly 130 costumes total. Four Bayonetta collaboration costumes will be distributed free on the same day for Switch 2, PC, and PS5 owners. CEO Kim Hyung-tae said the port targets 60fps in both TV and handheld modes, dropping to 50fps in some scenes, and that the play feel is meant to match other platforms. He also confirmed the sequel Stellar Blade BLOOD RAIN is in development.
Level Infinite and developer SHIFT UP held a press conference and lighting ceremony for the second installment of the Kyoto City-supported collaboration project NIKKE in Kyoto on Monday, September 14, 2026, at the Karasuma-koji Plaza on the fourth floor of the Kyoto Station Building. The ceremony ran from 18:00 to 18:40. Voice actress Natsumi Murakami, who plays Arcana, cosplayer Moe Iori appearing as Anis: Star, Kyoto City Industry and Tourism Bureau director Dai Kusaki, an Anis: Star mascot costume, and MC Tomoko Misaki took the stage. A countdown of five, four, three, two, one, light up ended with Nidec Kyoto Tower illuminated in a yellow inspired by Anis: Star. The tower lighting ran for one night only. The main program, a mystery-solving stamp rally called A Journey with Nikke: The Search for Lost Items, runs from Tuesday, September 15 to Tuesday, November 10 across eight locations in Kyoto.
SHIFT UP CTO Lee Dong-gi commented on the official music video for Stellar Blade: BLOOD RAIN, which drew mixed reactions after its July release over its use of AI generation technology and video quality. In an interview with TheGamer, he said the video was meant to show more of the game's beauty, world, and characters, and that the studio takes the reactions seriously. He said SHIFT UP will clearly separate game-related content from experimental content going forward, and described AI as a tool that should support developers' creativity. Platforms and release timing remain unannounced.
SHIFT UP announced on August 27, 2026, that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Stellar Blade Complete Edition will be playable for the first time by the general public at Tokyo Game Show 2026. The demo will feature six stations set up in the Sega Partners Corner within the Sega/Atlus Booth (Hall 4/04-N01) at Makuhari Messe. TGS 2026 runs from September 17 to 21, with business days on the 17th and 18th, and public days from the 19th to the 21st. The Switch 2 version is scheduled for release within 2026. A special stage will be held on September 20, featuring Stellar Blade director and SHIFT UP CEO Kim Hyung-tae. The stage will be conducted in Korean with Japanese interpretation and will be livestreamed on Sega's official YouTube channel. Stellar Blade is an action-adventure game where players control Eve, a member of a space colony unit, fighting to reclaim Earth from creatures called Natives. The game was previously released for PS5 in April 2024 and for PC in June 2025.
SHIFT UP released a music video for "Wanna be in LOVE" Feat. Evie on July 31, tied to the in-development sequel Stellar Blade: BLOOD RAIN. The video, which features protagonist Evie singing and walking through the game's city, was created using game resources and regenerated with AI assistance, as stated in the video description. YouTube's disclosure section notes that audio and visuals were partially modified or entirely generated by AI. The video has drawn criticism from the community, with comments ranging from calls to stop using AI altogether to complaints about low quality, such as Evie's face changing unnaturally and the text "Fairness and Peace" on her suit appearing distorted. Some fans who are not opposed to AI use still reacted negatively, saying "What matters is how AI is used" and "Don't use AI for promotions." SHIFT UP CEO Kim Hyung-tae responded that the character Evie was built over more than a year by the studio's artists and modelers, and that AI did not create her from scratch. The A.I Labs logo appears at the end of the video, and the company has an internal organization focused on AI-driven development efficiency. Platforms and release timing for Stellar Blade: BLOOD RAIN have not been announced.
SHIFT UP officially announced the sequel to its 2024 action game Stellar Blade during the Summer Game Fest 2026 livestream on June 6. The new title is called Stellar Blade: Bloodrain (also styled Stellar Blade BLOOD RAIN). The trailer showed stylish action scenes and cutscenes with high-fidelity graphics. Multiple sources identify the protagonist as a short-haired woman named Evie, while one source suggests the character may be Lily, the mechanic who supported protagonist Eve in the first game. The footage reportedly uses in-game scenes from the PC version. SHIFT UP has not yet released detailed information about the story, release platforms, or launch window. The announcement was part of the Summer Game Fest 2026 showcase, which streamed at 6:00 AM Japan time.