We finally know when Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 is coming to Xbox and PC.
Xbox has a number of promising titles currently in development, though not many of them have release dates. With only vague release windows of 2024 to jot down on the calendar, Xbox fans had high hopes that this latest Developer Direct from the publisher will finally see some upcoming Xbox projects finally get specific release dates. Thankfully, Hellblade 2 developer Ninja Theory has delivered the goods.
In a new trailer first shown off during the Developer Direct, it was revealed that Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 will be coming to both Xbox and PC on May 21 later this year. Of course, with all of Xbox’s first party titles, Hellblade 2 will also be available to download on Xbox Game Pass on the day of release.
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We got a few more story details in the trailer, including details on Senua’s character, who has grown since the first game and has become comfortable with the voices in her head. Hellblade 2 will be set in 10th Century Iceland and the developers at Ninja Theory have attempted to make the game as historically accurate as possible, even going so far as to travel to Iceland as part of reference gathering trips. We also got to see some more locations and combat from the game itself, which looks incredibly vicious and brutal. So pretty typical Hellblade.
While we won’t know much about the game’s quality until the day comes when we can finally play it for ourselves, we know that Hellblade 2 will at least be one of the most graphically impressive games out there at the moment. Last year, Ninja Theory stated that the game will “push the boundaries” of facial animation, and the various trailers we’ve had since then all look incredibly impressive.
Hellblade 2 wasn’t the only game to be shown off during the Developer Direct, as we also got the best look at Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming game Avowed. Not only did we get a look at the game’s combat, which inclues the use of melee weapons and spells, but we also got a release window of Fall 2024 to look forward to. We also got a new trailer for the strategy title Ara: History Untold, which is also launching this Fall, as well as the reveal that Visions of Mana will be coming to Xbox, the first Mana game to come to the system in its entire history.
