SHIFT UP's "Goddess of Victory: NIKKE," developed by Level Infinite, is gearing up for significant updates in 2024, as revealed in their New Year interview video featuring key development team members. The video underscores the team's dedication to enriching the gaming experience, which includes integrating mini-games as a core component of gameplay.

A notable highlight for 2024 is the inclusion of mini-games as regular content, a decision spurred by the community's enthusiastic response. These mini-games, carefully designed to align with the game's story and characters, will provide an immersive and enjoyable experience for players. The development team, led by Kim Kyung-Mo, has been focusing on the in-game logic programming, particularly for the MOG mini-game, where players battle monsters, level up, and collect items.

Kim Kyung-Mo, who joined as an intern in June, initially worked on the programming for the BBQ mini-game, part of NIKKE's summer second event. Since August, he has been responsible for programming various mini-games, finding great satisfaction in seeing players enjoy the BBQ mini-game, his first major task after graduation. The whole development team united to complete the large-scale MOG mini-game, which was an enjoyable and immersive experience.

Content programming deputy leader Kwon Young-Min, tasked with the technical aspects of mini-game development, sees the creation of diverse mini-games as a significant and prideful challenge. Committed to overcoming technical limitations, the team aims to deliver satisfying content alongside making mini-games a regular feature. He mentioned that the 'Simulation Room 2.0' has been finalized as 'Simulation Room Overclock', and if there are no QA issues, a January update is expected.

The developers plan to enhance the shooting experience by designing content that is easy to start but offers an enjoyable mastery challenge. This will involve new content, new boss patterns, and overall content improvements, focusing on creating fun experiences rather than just increasing difficulty. The Champion Arena, designed for players who excel in the Special Arena, is seen as a sub-content rather than a major one and is expected to launch within the year, with about 80% of the development already completed.

Story content, a crucial part of NIKKE, is set for expansion in 2024 with plans for a 'Special Story Content'. This aims to quench players' thirst for more stories, with goals like full voice acting, more of NIKKE's stories, and ensuring that the story's importance is not inferior to the main or event stories. Improvements in story, dialogue, direction, and animation quality are also in the works.

Additionally, the game will see new cosmetic elements and strengthened mini-game content. Promotions include New Year rewards for all server users, a Full Burst Day event until the 7th, daily mission bonuses, and a Modernia re-recruitment event.

Finally, Sound Director Ju Jong-Hyun introduced the 2024 launch of NIKKE's music label 'LEVEL 9' and the availability of NIKKE's music on global streaming platforms like Melon, YouTube Music, Apple Music, and Spotify, promising consistent updates in the future.