Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

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8 months, 4 weeks - Check out the PS5 Announcement Trailer for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, an action-adventure game developed by Ninja Theory. Players will embark on a new adventure as Senua to survive through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland, save those from the horrors of tyranny, and overcome the darkness within. The game is coming to PlayStation 5 (PS5) in Summer 2025 with new features that will become available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC, and PC (Steam). Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 is launching on PlayStation 5 (PS5) with PlayStation 5 Pro optimizations in Summer 2025 alongside the game being available now for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC, and PC (Steam).

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1 year, 7 months - In today's Daily Fix: Microsoft released a new ad reminding gamers that you don't actually need an Xbox to play Xbox games. The ad features the Amazon Fire TV stick, with which you can launch Xbox Game Pass and play Game Pass games via the cloud and a bluetooth controller. It's not a new feature, but this seems to be part of an initiative to get people into the Xbox ecosystem without having to worry about a four-hundred-dollar console (just a monthly subscription to Game Pass Ultimate). But it may have some gamers worried that Microsoft is leaving consoles behind. In related news, one of the year's biggest Xbox titles, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, wasn't exactly the smash hit Microsoft was hoping for. The game received very positive reviews, but failed to make the top 10 in games sold in its release month of May. And finally, two Elden Ring players have found a new way to absolutely embarrass Malenia.

1 year, 7 months - Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 is an action-adventure game developed by Ninja Theory. Players will return to Senua's story through a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Take a look at the latest trailer to garner the critical reception of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, available now for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Game Pass, and PC (Steam).

1 year, 8 months - Ninja Theory has taken the mantle from Epic in showing off the best of Unreal Engine 5. With Senua's Saga: Hellblade II on Xbox Series X|S and PC, the team has leveraged Nanite micropolygons, real time global illumination and reflections, movie quality assets, characters and a presentation that is hard to fault. Is this the new benchmark in real time rendering? Our IGN performance review tells all across console and PC. Chapters0:00 Introduction0:30 The Cinematic Game - A short history1:48 Unreal Engine 5 Visual Pillars: Materials Lighting & Shadows4:22: Nanite: The world quality & delivering on the Epic Promise5:42 Lumen: Real time Global Illumination & Reflections7:14 MetaHuman: Character models, animation, virtual camera & photorealism9:04 Sound production, mixing and atmosphere building11:36 Xbox Series X vs Series S Visual comparison13:52 Xbox Series X|S Performance testing15:06 PC Performance scaling, Visual quality,Latency & Vram18:47 Summary

1 year, 8 months - Senua's Saga: Hellblade II reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on Xbox Series X. Also available on Xbox Series S and PC. "Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II delivers a spellbinding adventure packed with cinematic spectacle and story surprises that maintains a surging sense of forward momentum and never wastes a second of its slender run time. Its combat manages to feel consistently intimidating and immediate despite its mechanical simplicity, and its perspective-based puzzles regularly scratch cerebral itches even though they largely rehash or rework concepts from Senua’s previous story. A journey as brutal as it is beautiful delivered with hardware-pushing visuals and persistently absorbing audio, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II is another Viking-worthy feast for the senses that meets the high bar set by its predecessor, even if it never really manages to clear it."