Shift up acquires resident evil godfather's new studio, unbound

A bombshell announcement dropped today, and it's no April Fool's joke: Shift Up, the South Korean studio behind the critically acclaimed Stellar Blade, has purchased UNBOUND, the fledgling studio founded by legendary game designer Shinji Mikami. The acquisition signals a dramatic shift in Shift Up's ambitions, transforming them from a successful developer into a major publisher with a pedigree few can match.

Mikami's return to the forefront

Mikami, a name synonymous with survival horror thanks to his pioneering work on Resident Evil, left Capcom in 2004, subsequently establishing Tango Gameworks (and delivering the innovative The Evil Within series) before departing in 2023. UNBOUND, launched later that year, represented his latest venture—a AAA title envisioned as a