Stellar Blade was such a hit that its dev gave all employees a PS5 Pro and a roughly $3,400 bonus, and this horny action RPG isn't even on PC yet

Stellar Blade
(Image credit: Shift Up)

Steಌllar Blade was wildly successful in 2024, having sold in just its first two months on the market, so developer Shift Up had no choice but ꦫto reward all of its employees with an approximately $3,400 bonus and the coveted PS5 Pro. 

Shift Up doled out the presents at a January 6 event in Seoul, as Korean website . A co𒐪mpany representative told the site - according to a DeepL translation - that "the༺ payment of plusses and bonuses is a way to encourage talent," and, indeed, you can witness the majesty of this exchange yourself in . 

Employees in their puffy winter jackets awkwardly grab bags stuffed with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:PlayStation's latest console before shuffling off to the c🌊onvention center's exits. OK, fine, it's not as magisterial as the apocalyptic Stellar Blade's green wastelands, but it's still something. 

What's even more impressive, though, is the fact that Stellar Blade 🦩crushed 2024 so hard when it isn't even out on PC yet; it'll come to PC later in 2🅠025.  

Nonetheless, the PS5 game enjoyed overwhelmingly positive reviews, with our own review recognizing Stellar Blade's stylish melee combat. The game was also nominated for Best Action Game and Best Score at The Game Awards, with the most loyal of its player base bemoaning the fact that it didn't receive a nomination for Game of the Year, too. I mean, have you seen꧋ the size of p🧜rotagonist Eve's, , ? 

Stellar Blade dev says no, its RPG shooter about staring contests with anime butts (which you always win because butts don't have eyes) isn't getting a Netflix anime.

Ashley is a Senior Writer at GamesRadar+. She's been a staff writer at Kotaku and Inverse, too, and she's written freelance pieces about horror and women in games for sites like Rol𝔍ling Stone, Vulture, IඣGN, and Polygon. When she's not covering gaming news, she's usually working on expanding her doll collection while watching Saw movies one through 11.