Overview
- The acquisition, announced Wednesday, brings Unbound into Shift Up and formalizes a partnership with studio founder Shinji Mikami.
- Shift Up will publish Unbound’s upcoming games on PC and consoles, with the Tokyo team folded into its development pipeline.
- Mikami said he will be fully on-site to lead work on a large game, while Unbound continues building original IP aimed at a global audience.
- The companies outlined a parallel plan that pairs a big flagship project with smaller experimental titles to keep creativity and risk-taking in balance.
- Financial terms and release specifics were not shared, following teaser videos posted Tuesday by both studios that set up the reveal.