PS5's Stellar Blade Sweeps All Seven Categories at Korea Game Awards

Shift Up stay winning

by Khayl Adam 3am

The wonderful Stellar Blade has secured top marks in its home market of Korea, with Shift Up's explosive debut into the console space sweeping all seven categories at the Korea Game Awards. Beginning in 1996, this home-grown award show recognises excellence and achievement from Korean developers, who are quickly becoming known for innovative experiences.

Since Korean gamers primarily play on PC and mobile, it's notable that both Stellar Blade and last year's winner, Neowiz's Lies of P, are console games. Shift Up secured the Excellence Award and the Technology Creation Award last year for its global mobile hit, Goddess of Victory: Nikke, and we'll be excited to see what's next for the studio.

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It's been an impressive year for Shift Up; did you pick up a copy of Stellar Blade? Where does it stand in your own GotY consideration? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Khayl Adam is Push Square's roving Australian correspondent, a reporter tasked with scouring the internet for the richest, most succulent PlayStation stories. With five years of experience as a freelance journalist and mercenary wordsmith, RPGs are his first great love, but strategy and tactics games are a close second, genres in which he is only too happy to specialize.

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MeanBeanEgg
3:06am

Good for them, not my favourite game out there but maybe they will focus more on console games than mobile gacha slop.

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tatsumi
3:13am

Yeah, looking at the awards it received, I can’t exactly disagree. It definitely is a top contender in those categories with a chance of winning.

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Loamy
3:19am

Great game but not a GOTY contender for me personally. Loved the visual design and the soundtrack is incredible. Definitely one you should try out on the Pro if you can as it really shows the strengths of PSSR.

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Balaam_
3:24am

Been keeping my eye on this one (giggity). If the add on content comes out and doesn’t butcher the trophy list, I’ll be picking this one up post haste.

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breakneck
3:28am

is this news? it's like black myth sweeping chinese game awards? complete lack of premium competition

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Strikke
3:38am

@MeanBeanEgg not really mobile gacha but they are more on the MMORPG side which they have been doing since the 2000s, still looking forward to Korea pursuing console games.

@breakneck Yes it is news considering how S.Korea loves their MMO & mobile games, i'm surprised Stellar Blade won multiple awards.

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Dalamar
3:48am

This year had way too many great games, but Stellar Blade is still my personal GOTY.

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BIG3
4:13am

Awesome. Game launched bug free, excellent combat, design and music. Points could be pulled for story and dialogue but not much really. And the fact that Shift Up has added a bunch of content post launch, not because it was planned but because they realized how great their game is is a good look! Cant wait for photo mode and NieR Automata crossover next week! I hope this game wins something at the Game Awards too. It's deserved.

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CWill97
27m ago

Well deserved! I’m waiting until the first anniversary mark to do NG+ because more content and patches will come out. But I had a blast with it!

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