The anticipated sequel to Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was expected by fans to be released in 2022, however, comments about the ongoing development of the game now suggest it may arrive by early 2023.

An action-adventure video game set in a dark fantasy world inspired by Norse Mythology and Celtic culture, Hellblade follows Senua, a Pict warrior, who must make her way to Helheim by defeating other fantasy entities and difficult challenges, to rescue the soul of her dead lover Hela. It received a score of 81 on Metacritic.

Hellblade’s developers Ninja Theory uploaded a video on June 17 onto their YouTube Channel which gave an in-depth insight into how the process of their latest project is going. The founder and chief design director Tameem Antoniades explained the team is currently building ‘a good chunky slice of the game’ before moving into full production.

While production for the Hellblade 2 is moving slower than predicted, Antoniades gives a highly detailed recount of what the team has been working on to perfect the game for the fans, some of which includes; sending art and audio teams to Iceland where the game will be set, building real costumes to scan in, collaborating with Epic Games to design characters, and making animators participate in combat training.

Hellblade was very special for us and we didn’t want to do a straight sequel, we wanted to do something extra special, and so we’re making our lives as difficult as possible in that persuit. – Tameem Antoniadas, Founder and Chief Design Developer at Ninja Theory.

All this information indicates the release date to still be far away, with predictions indicating late 2022 to early 2023.

Hellblade 2 was originally announced back in December 2019, but like with many games currently in development, COVID-19 restrictions have caused delays in countless projects, and the work-from-home arrangments would have needed some time to get used to. Ninja Theory is also on the smaller side of game developers, currently employing only 120 people, who are all simultaneously working on two other games, Project: MARA and The Insight Project. It is fair to say that making all three of these games will take much longer than another company that can have 100 employers working on a game each.

Despite the long wait for a release date, it is clear to see Ninja Theory is dedicated to their craft and are keeping their fans’ expectations high after the incredible success of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, which gave a groundbreaking portrayal of mental illness.

Ninja Theory will make sure the wait for Hellblade 2 will be worth it.

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Ninja Theory’s 2015 game is coming to Windows PC

Ninja Theory studio co-founder, Tameem Antoniades, has told PC Gamer that they will be bringing their latest action game ‘Hellblade’ to Windows PC. 

“I think PC offers us a level of freedom that we haven’t had before,” said Antoniades. “We’re looking at everything we do on this project and figuring out better ways of doing things compared to how the traditional AAA console model works. And consoles are following suit with PC, but I think they’re years behind what things like Steam are doing.”

This news is following last year’s announcement of the game being brought first to the PS4. Platform restrictions imposed by console makers like Microsoft and Sony have previously hindered the studio’s ability to quickly tweak and playtest ‘Hellblade’, according to Antoniades. He also stated that Ninja Theory plan to make the game mod-friendly, with support for both developer and player-created modifications. Although it is still unclear on how the Windows PC version of the game will differ from the PS4 version.

“I think we want to get to the point where we can invite players and fans to add to the game, and do things that are unexpected, and suggest ideas or add-ons that can make the game richer,” Antoniades has said.

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