During the recent Xbox Developer Direct livestream, publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer Ninja Theory announced that Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 will launch for Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on May 21, confirming recent rumors and reports. It will also be an Xbox Game Pass title. The livestream gives players a behind the scenes look at the game’s production, and also reveals some cutscenes explaining Senua’s new adventures in 10th century Iceland against the Vikings, gameplay segments showing combat, several locations, and more. In Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, Senua returns “in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland.”
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 details:
The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.
Sink deep into the next chapter of Senua’s story, a crafted experience told through cinematic immersion, beautifully realised visuals and encapsulating sound.
The first game’s details via the developer:
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness.
2021 Update:
Return to Helheim and experience Senua’s world through new eyes with enriched visuals and new features. Upgraded materials, particles and LOD, DirectX Raytracing and optimised performance with NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR support. We have also used this opportunity to include some key accessibility improvements, including full controller remapping and colour blindness settings.
Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Created in collaboration with neuroscientists and people who experience psychosis, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will pull you deep into Senua’s mind.
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