Ninja Theory announced Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, the follow-up to 2017's Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, back in late 2019. The game is coming to both Xbox Series X and PC, Microsoft has confirmed, and it'll be among the first to support the Xbox's Smart Delivery technology that gives you access to the best version of the game on whichever system you're playing on. That means you can expect to see it on Xbox One, too.
Hellblade 2 was revealed at The Game Awards 2019, with a dark, hard-hitting reveal trailer that didn't give much away in terms of story or gameplay, but did reveal the key detail that the game is coming to next-generation Xbox and PC - it's the release date we're now curious about.
In case you didn't play the original, Hellblade was a dark action-adventure game about Senua, a kick-ass Pict warrior dealing with mental health issues that she interprets as a curse placed on her.
In Senua's Sacrifice, Senua travels through Helheim (the Underworld of Norse mythology) as part of a journey to rescue the soul of her dead lover, Dillion, from the goddess Hela. During this adventure, she struggles with her own hallucinations, and fends off the undead soldiers who seek to bring her down.
It's been three years since we've traversed the depths of Hel and we're more than ready for a Hellblade sequel. So we've gathered everything we know so far about Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 below for your perusal.
[Update: It's likely (but not confirmed) we'll see Hellblade 2 in action at Microsoft's first-party gameplay event on July 23. Here's how to watch the Xbox Series X games livestream.]
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 release date
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 was surprisingly announced at the Game Awards 2019 with a heart-pumping reveal trailer. The announcement told us that Hellblade 2 is coming to the next-generation Xbox Series X, as well as PC, but it didn't actually reveal a release date.
However, knowing that Xbox Series X isn't releasing until late 2020 (sometime between October and December) tells us that Hellblade 2 won't be about until after that date. It's one of the first confirmed Xbox Series X games, but Microsoft didn't refer to it as a launch title, suggesting it will launch a few months after the new Xbox.
That would put Hellblade 2's release date in either December 2020 (we're predicting Series X will release in November 2020) or, quite possibly, in early 2021.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 trailers
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 was officially announced for Xbox Series X at the Game Awards 2019, with a peculiar and hard-hitting reveal trailer. While the trailer didn't give much away in terms of story and gameplay, it did confirm that this sequel looks much darker than its predecessor - which was already pretty dark.
What makes this trailer even more impressive is that it was made apparently entirely in-engine on the Xbox Series X.
Check it out below:
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 news and rumors
Xbox 20/20
Microsoft is planning to showcase gameplay for some of the games that will be launching on the Xbox Series X later today, but Hellblade 2 probably won't be one of them.
According to Microsoft, the Xbox Series X gameplay reveal is going to be led by third-party studios so we don't expect Hellblade 2 to make an appearance.
However, today's event is only the start of Microsoft's next-gen reveal plans. According to the company, this event will kick off Xbox 20/20, a stream which will take place each month throughout the rest of the year in the lead up to the launch of the next-gen console. An Xbox 20/20 stream in July will focus on Xbox Game Studios and we expect to hear more about Hellblade 2 then.
Want to tune in for the stream later today? Then check out our handy guide on how to watch the Xbox Series X gameplay reveal.
Reveal at The Game Awards 2019
Ninja Theory officially announced Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 at the Game Awards 2019, revealing the sequel will come exclusively to Xbox Series X and PC.
What about the story?
We don't actually know anything about Hellblade 2's story yet but, from the trailer, it seems to be much darker than its predecessor. The trailer shows pagan rituals, breathtaking landscapes, limbs hanging from archways and a few battle sequences. There's also some hints towards Vikings - which would make sense given the time period. But this is speculation and we remain largely in the dark.
Our first taste of next-gen?
It's claimed that the breathtaking trailer for Hellblade 2 is made real-time and in-engine on the Series X. This would mean that visually, we could maybe expect to see these level of visuals in-game on the Series X. However, as Digital Foundry points out, there's a few elements that suggest this is not the case.
- PS5: release date, specs, news and rumors
from TechRadar - All the latest technology news https://ift.tt/39vYuyJ
0 Comments