Hellblade 2 is likely to feature at The Game Awards, it’s claimed

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II is likely to be one of the games that will feature during The Game Awards 2021, it’s been claimed.

That’s according to journalist Jeff Grubb, who was asked during a GamesBeat Decides stream whether he was aware of any games that would be shown at the event.

Grubb, who had previously stated on the Defining Duke podcast in September that he understood Hellblade II was likely to be shown at The Game Awards, stated that he was still confident this would be the case.

“I’m leaning towards Hellblade II still be there because I just haven’t heard anything to the contrary”, he explained.

Microsoft and Ninja Theory originally announced Hellblade II at The Game Awards back in December 2019.

The game was unveiled alongside the new Xbox Series X console, with a debut trailer described as “captured in-engine” and reflective of the power of Xbox Series X.

The last major news about the game came in June this year, when developer Ninja Theory released a new behind-the-scenes trailer.

The video was presented by ‘chief creative ninja’ Tameem Antoniades, who explained how the team had been working extra hard to make something special.

“What we’re doing right now is building a good chunky slice of the game before we then move into full production to build out the rest,” he said in the video.

“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 pursuit.

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“The game is set in ninth century Iceland, so we’ve been sending our art and audio teams out there doing photography, photogrammetry and combining it with satellite data to recreate large swathes of the landscape.

“On the character front, we’re building real costumes, scanning them in. We’re collaborating with Epic Games to bring you next generation digital characters. On the combat front, we wanted to be extra real and brutal and so Melina, our main actress, has been training for two years, and all of our animators have undergone combat training.”

Senua’s Saga is the sequel to 2017’s acclaimed Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, a game which won five Baftas: Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, British Game, Game Beyond Entertainment and Best Performer.