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Stellar Bladedeveloper Shift Up has announced that the highly rated PS5 exclusive title stars Jake Song, a veteran game designer, in a cameo appearance. Song, whose digital model appears inStellar Blade, is a leading name behind one of the biggest games in Shift Up’s home country.
Last month,Stellar Bladehit the shelves to an impressively positive reception among fans and critics alike. The action-adventure game received a high Metacritic rating of 82 and becameone of the highest-rated PS5 titles. Most recently, it has attracted the interest of fans over an in-game cameo that features one of the major personalities in gaming.
As confirmed in a Twitter post,Stellar Bladecontains a high-profile cameo by a top game designer, Jake Song, who has been in the industry for decades. Further, Shift Up acknowledged Song’s contribution towards “the world’s longest servicing (sic) MMORPG,“Lineage, and thanked him for showing up in the game. The post also accompanied a picture of Song alongside his digital avatar inStellar Blade.
Stellar Blade Features Cameo from Jake Song
In Shift Up’s home country, South Korea,Lineageis one of the most popular game franchises, with millions of fans in the country. The fantasy-themed MMORPG series from NCSoft kicked off way back in 1998, spearheaded by game designer Jake Song, and has spawned multiple entries since then. Thanks to theimmense success ofLineage, Song holds a special place in the Korean game industry.
Over the years, variouscelebrities have made an appearance in games, giving fans more reasons to look forward to playing those titles. From chart-topping singer Snoop Dogg to legendary comic book artist Stan Lee, a wide spectrum of notable personalities have collaborated with developers to have their likeness appear in games. Between Drew Carey in 2000’sThe Simsand Kit Harington in 2016’sCall of Duty: Infinite Warfare, games have featured star cameos for a long time.
Apart from mainstream celebrities, big names from the game industry itself have also played cameo roles in popular titles. A few recent examples would be game directorHideo Kojima appearing inCyberpunk 2077and game journalist Geoff Keighley featuring in Kojima’s ownDeath Stranding. The cameo of Jake Song inStellar Bladeadds yet another name to the list of industry figures that have appeared in games.
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RECLAIM EARTH FOR HUMANKIND The future of humanity hangs in the balance in Stellar Blade, an all-new story-driven action adventure. Ravaged by strange, powerful creatures, Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of the decimated human race has fled to a Colony in outer space. After travelling from the Colony, 7th Airborne Squad member EVE arrives on the desolate remains of our planet with a clear-cut mission: to save humankind by reclaiming Earth from the Naytiba – the malevolent force that has devastated it. But as EVE tackles the Naytiba one-by-one, piecing together the mysteries of the past in the ruins of human civilization, she realizes that her mission is far from straightforward. In fact, almost nothing is as it seems…
