In a rare display of creative humility, Hyung-Tae Kim, director of Stellar Blade, has openly acknowledged that the game’s story failed to meet expectations—even among the development team. Despite the game’s commercial success and praise for its combat and visuals, Kim admitted in a recent interview that the narrative was “poor” and left a lot to be desired.

Noir Interactive Studios has officially launched its new website, giving players a first immersive look at its debut project: A Lovely Way To Burn, a mythic action-horror game set in a twisted vision of the underworld. The site, now live at nofalldamage.wixsite.com/noir-interactive-stu, is a sleek portal into the world, weapons, and nightmare-fueled vision of one of the year’s most anticipated indie games.