In addition to Starfield and Forza Motorsport, expected this year, another Xbox Series X|S exclusive could be talked about in detail. Important information about him would also have been revealed.
Heading into a big year for Xbox? It’s taking the path just with the releases of Starfield and Forza Motorsport. But Microsoft might have something else in its hood. A new game still very discreet, but which is well on the list of games to watch very closely.
When is Hellblade 2 coming out? Xbox’s answer (or not!)
After Hellblade Senua’s Sacrifice, an experience that left no one indifferent (for good or bad), Ninja Theory decided to continue its franchise. A challenge in itself because the first episode was enough on its own. But other sequels have already proven that it is possible to do as well or better, like The Last of Us 2.
Thinking it had a good concept, the DmC studio: Devil May Cry and Heavenly Sword announced the development of Hellblade 2 in 2019. A project exclusive to Xbox Series X|S and PC which, three and a half years later, is still relatively private. Even if we had a long gameplay video, in real time, and a stunning technical demo. A video created by the developers to show their progress in terms of facial animations.
It’s interesting but many players would like to see even more extracts from this Xbox exclusive with, as a bonus, a release date. Availability in 2023? Ninja Theory hasn’t released anything, but journalist Jeff Grubb said it’s possible. Not by summer but during the “second half of the year”. A hallway noise that could have been confirmed by Microsoft.
In a commercial for its Xbox Game Pass, the manufacturer put several games already available like Halo Infinite, A Plague Tale Requiem and more recent titles from 2023. But for a brief moment, we also see Hellblade 2. However, there has been no official announcement about a release this year. An early Xbox leak? We know that development is progressing well, but is it to the point that the game is ready to land before 2024?
What is Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II?
If the planets are aligned, we will probably have news of Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 during the Xbox Showcase 2023. And that’s what a lot of players eager to discover more strongly want. In 2022, the game was the subject of controversy. In question, the possibility that the actors are replaced by an AI. A rumor that has since been denied by the teams.
For Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Ninja Theory will focus on madness and suffering. On how these themes “Forge myths, gods and religions”. A sequel that takes up the themes of the original game, but which should also expand its scenario. According to the description that is made, we will therefore not have an adventure that will revolve around the mental health of its main character. A subject brilliantly evoked by the first part.
Beyond these elements, it is difficult to know where Hellblade 2 will take us. What is certain is that we should still live an intense and disturbing experience on Xbox Series X | S and PC.
