Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has bought his new studio, Unbound, to Stellar Blade proprietor Shift Up.
Unbound is at the moment engaged on “authentic” PC and console primarily based video games that Shift Up mentioned are being designed to attraction to the “world market.” You’ll be able to watch the announcement video for the partnership under.
Followers have theorized that a few of the eerie-looking artwork blended in with the developer quotes is perhaps for no matter Unbound is engaged on, however that is still to be confirmed. Mikami is understood for his work on spooky video games, and the artwork within the video absolutely appears to be in step with that.
Mikami, the CEO of Unbound, mentioned the cope with Shift Up is an “splendid partnership that enables us to deal with creativity.” He added, “We’ll do our greatest to create enjoyable video games in order that each firms, working as one, can meet our followers’ expectations.”
Mikami beforehand labored at Capcom on Resident Evil, Satan Might Cry, and Okami. He later co-founded Platinum Video games and directed 2010’s Vanquish. Then he left to start out Tango Gameworks, the place he directed The Evil Inside. Mikami left Tango in 2023, and studio proprietor Microsoft closed the developer in 2024.
As for Stellar Blade, the sport launched in 2024 for PS5 earlier than coming to PC in 2025. It is bought greater than 3 million copies, and a sequel is now in growth.