Tag: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

Thursday: 10-11-18: Maple Story 2’s Launch and Ninja Theory’s Mental Health Scholarship

Thursday! News! Read.

  • Maple Story 2 Launch
  • Ninja Theory’s Mental Health Tutor Program

Maple Story 2


That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, Maple Story 2 has officially launched. This 3D sequel MMO was announced back in April and is not open to the public as a free to play game. Interested? Visit the Nexon website for more information.

Ninja Theory’s “Senua’s Scholarship”


The developers of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice have partnered with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust’s Recovery College East for National Mental Health Awareness day to initiate and fund what they call the Senua’s Scholarship. Those participating in the program will undergo an education to become a mental health tutor, as well as gain assistance in finding careers involving mental health. For more information, check out this video.


That’s all for today. Thanks for tuning in! Come back tomorrow for the Friday news post, assuming my calendar can still be trusted. Otherwise, have a great day.

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Thursday 7-26-18: PUBG isn’t eSports Ready, Denuvo Hacker Voksi Arrested, and Hellblade VR

I woke up early today. So you get the news early today! Here is that news.

  • PUBG Isn’t Ready for eSports
  • Game Hacker Voksi Arrested in Denuvo Investigation
  • Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Coming to VR

PUBG eSports Infancy

Some of you may know that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds recently launched the PUBG Global Invitational. Despite this, creator Brandon Greene stated that “we’re not esports ready, and we’ve never said we’re esports ready.” Greene believes that Battle Royale eSports is a new idea and need some experimentation to figure out. Greene wants to, in order to make the game more ready for competitive play, focus on resolving bugs and implementing quality-of-life changes that the players want.

Voksi’s Arrest

Controversial anti-piracy software firm Denuvo has recently taken legal action against established hacker Voksi. The hacker has a history of disabling the Denuvo software present in many modern games. While Denuvo claims they were arrested by the Belgium Cybercrime unit, Voksi stated on Reddit that they turned themselves in voluntarily to the police and have contacted Denuvo for a peaceful resolution. I understand protecting your product and livelihood, but this only bothers me more. Denuvo is frequently the suspected cause of performance issues and connectivity problems pertaining to games that use its anti-tampering software. I don’t promote piracy, but I’m actively against Denuvo specifically.

Hellblade in VR

According to an announcement video Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will be coming to VR Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on July 31. This is a free game for anyone who owns or purchases the normal game on Steam. They recommend a GTX 1080 graphics card. This is an interesting one to report on. Hellblade is a fantastic game that handles mental illness better than nearly all others in the game industry. It’s a very good looking game too. But what will VR add to this? Developer Ninja Theory says they did this out of curiosity, which I can’t blame them for. But I’ve always felt that if you’re to have VR, it needs to add to the game. Given the third person perspective, the only thing VR could add was the “wow” factor from seeing the world you’re in. Of course, I can’t know if they’ve achieved that without playing it myself. All things considered, I approve.


That’s all for today, tune in tomorrow for the final news post of the week. Otherwise, have a great night!

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Tuesday 3-27-18: Death Tax and Senua’s Xbox

My god, I’m alive! It’s been a hectic week, but I’m here now. And with me, comes the news.

  • Rare Kills Off Death Tax
  • Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Comes to Xbox

Death Tax


Sea of Thieves released a week ago, today. Since then, it’s received heavy criticism for its lack of content and missing features. Rare continues to work on the game, adding more content post-release. One proposed idea was to add a fee to players who die for reckless reasons. With the exception of PvP, it would cost the player some in-game gold to revive. The more easily avoidable the death, the more it would cost. After some heavy community backlash, the team has decided to nix the idea. Many words to say “nothing changed.”

Hellblade: Senua’s Xbox


The multi-award winning RPG by Ninja Theory will be coming to Xbox One and Xbox One X on April 11. The Xbox version will support HDR, with the Xbox One X offering a range of settings to choose based on what you value more, framerate, resolution, or graphics. Expect a $30 price tag.


I disappear for a week and come back with this weak post. Shame on me. But I have a secret project in the works. Stay tuned. Check back tomorrow for more news. Otherwise, have a great night!

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