HELLBLADE

Dillon Skiffington Dec 22, 2020. 7 minute read

Dillon Skiffington’s Game of the Year List 2020

As a warning, my game of the year lists are always a bit strange. You see, I have a huge backlog of titles to get through. I also have an incessant desire to give credit to the very good games that I play, even if it’s more than a year…

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Victoria Rose Jan 22, 2020. 3 minute read

Looks Like We’re Getting More Mental Health Stuff From Ninja Theory

Ninja Theory doing mental health-related thingstuff? What a concept. But that seems to be what it’s doing yet again per their latest new title in their lineup. Announced today via Xbox, Project: Mara is the latest title announced from the studio behind Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. The studio calls it “an in-development…

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Gretchen Felker-Martin Jan 21, 2020. 5 minute read

How ‘Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice’ Made Video Game Horror Work

Most video games require an active player, an agent within the plot and mechanical framework of the simulated world. For horror, a genre built around instilling physical sensations of vulnerability and fear in its audience, this poses a significant inherent challenge. How do you drive a narrative with inability? Games…

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Victoria Rose Dec 23, 2019. 2 minute read

Rejoice, Headphone Users, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Will Be On PC

At the spectacle-filled Game Awards a few weeks ago, we got previews of beloved series returning. One well-received veteran was Senua, the Norse- and Celtic-inspired warrior who brought players through a story of PTSD, psychosis, and exhausting but satisfying combat. And while the reveal scared PC gamers, they won’t be…

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John Warren Nov 10, 2018. 4 minute read

X018: Xbox Game Pass and Acquired Studios Steal the Show

Xbox’s X018 event happened today in Mexico City! The livestream featured some pretty major announcements. Here’s a roundup of everything we saw! Xbox Game Pass Grows PUBG, the game that really jump started the battle royale game rush and made its console debut on Xbox One, is coming to Xbox…

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