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\nSeven years on from the launch of the first Hellblade game, Ninja Theory’s long-awaited Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 launches this month – in just two weeks’ time, on 21st May. It’s one of only a handful of games from Xbox Game Studios to arrive in 2024 – and yet fans have commented that Microsoft hasn’t yet made much of a deal about it. <\/p>\n

\nThe idea that Hellblade 2 might slip out under the radar would be a concerning one, considering the fate that befell Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks earlier this week. Despite a positive critical response to its award-winning game, its impact was apparently not enough to save the studio from being closed alongside Redfall maker Arkane Austin and others as part of sweeping Microsoft cuts<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\nWriting on social media platform X last night, Xbox marketing mouthpiece Aaron Greenberg told<\/a> fans that Hellblade 2’s “global paid media campaign started yesterday”, and noted there was a “special Iceland creator event” happening now – where the company has apparently flown some YouTubers to visit the game’s setting (not to the supermarket).\n<\/p>\n

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Seven years on from the launch of the first Hellblade game, Ninja Theory’s long-awaited Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 launches this month – in just two weeks’ time, on 21st May. It’s one of only a handful of games from Xbox Game Studios to arrive in 2024 – and yet fans have commented that Microsoft hasn’t yet made much of a deal about it. The idea that Hellblade 2 might slip out under the radar would be a concerning one, considering the fate that befell Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks earlier this week. Despite a positive critical response to its award-winning game, its impact was apparently not enough to save the studio from being closed alongside Redfall maker Arkane Austin and others as part of sweeping…<\/p>\n

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