{"id":54278,"date":"2025-11-26T10:55:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T01:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=54278"},"modified":"2025-11-26T10:59:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T01:59:06","slug":"shift-up-signs-global-publishing-deal-for-new-multiplatform-game-project-spirits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/shift-up-signs-global-publishing-deal-for-new-multiplatform-game-project-spirits\/","title":{"rendered":"Shift Up signs global publishing deal for\u00a0new multiplatform game Project Spirits\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stellar Blade developer Shift Up has signed a publishing agreement with Tencent\u2019s global publishing label Level Infinite, as announced by the latter on November 26 (reported by GameBiz<\/a>). Level Infinite, who also publishes Shift Up\u2019s gacha shooter RPG Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, will be the global publisher of the upcoming game Project Spirits<\/strong> (formerly known as Project Witches). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Spirits<\/a> is a multiplatform title currently in development for PC, console and mobile. It\u2019s being developed jointly by Shift Up and Tencent subsidiary Yongxing Interactive in Unreal Engine 5. Targeting otaku audiences, the game\u2019s concept is based on \u201cEastern Fantasy,\u201d but specific details about the setting and characters have yet to be unveiled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Led by director Daehoon Han (creator of Metallic Child), the project is slated for release in 2027. For Project Spirits\u2019s global publishing, Shift Up is once again teaming up with Level Infinite, and the two companies hope to \u201cachieve even greater synergy\u201d with the new title.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: Stellar Blade developer Shift Up launches large-scale recruitment for new game Project Spirits<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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