Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice has been receiving incredible praise in the press in recent weeks, so we thought we'd share some of the most interesting stories.

First up, Julian Rizzo-Smith at IGN thinks that Hellblade is the most important game this year. Read why:

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2017/09/25/the-cathartic-intensity-of-hellblade-senuas-sacrifice

The Psychologist discusses how Hellblade successfully pushes beyond the stereotypes of voice-hearing:

https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/pushing-beyond-stereotypes-voice-hearing

And Kotaku believe that one Hellblade boss fight belongs in the pantheon of the very best of gaming's boss encounters:

https://kotaku.com/hellblades-fenrir-encounter-belongs-in-the-pantheon-of-1818685830

http://store.steampowered.com/app/414340/Hellblade_Senuas_Sacrifice/

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice has been receiving incredible praise in the press in recent weeks, so we thought we'd share some of the most interesting stories.

First up, Julian Rizzo-Smith at IGN thinks that Hellblade is the most important game this year. Read why:

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2017/09/25/the-cathartic-intensity-of-hellblade-senuas-sacrifice

The Psychologist discusses how Hellblade successfully pushes beyond the stereotypes of voice-hearing:

https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/pushing-beyond-stereotypes-voice-hearing

And Kotaku believe that one Hellblade boss fight belongs in the pantheon of the very best of gaming's boss encounters:

https://kotaku.com/hellblades-fenrir-encounter-belongs-in-the-pantheon-of-1818685830

http://store.steampowered.com/app/414340/Hellblade_Senuas_Sacrifice/

We're proud to announce that Hellblade has been shortlisted for 4 TIGA awards! The awards will be presented on November 2nd and are judged by a panel of games industry experts, with the exception of the 'Game of the Year' category which will be voted on by the public. We'll let you know when you can support us with your vote!

The categories that Hellblade are shortlisted in are:

Action and Adventure
Audio Design
Visual Design
Game of Year

http://store.steampowered.com/app/414340/Hellblade_Senuas_Sacrifice/

We're proud to announce that Hellblade has been shortlisted for 4 TIGA awards! The awards will be presented on November 2nd and are judged by a panel of games industry experts, with the exception of the 'Game of the Year' category which will be voted on by the public. We'll let you know when you can support us with your vote!

The categories that Hellblade are shortlisted in are:

Action and Adventure
Audio Design
Visual Design
Game of Year

http://store.steampowered.com/app/414340/Hellblade_Senuas_Sacrifice/

We are very excited to announce that Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice has been shortlisted in the Golden Joystick Awards!

We have been shortlisted for the categories Best Audio, Breakthrough and Best Performance for our Senua actress Melina Juergens, and Studio of the Year!

You can vote for us now by following this link: http://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards/

We are very excited to announce that Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice has been shortlisted in the Golden Joystick Awards!

We have been shortlisted for the categories Best Audio, Breakthrough and Best Performance for our Senua actress Melina Juergens, and Studio of the Year!

You can vote for us now by following this link: http://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards/

Today we are releasing another bug fixing patch for Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice that resolves further issues reported since Patch 1.01. The patch includes fixes across subtitles, gameplay and audio. Mouse sensitivity options and Dualshock 4 support have also been added for PC.

Thank you for your continued support, and please continue send any bug reports to support@hellblade.com


Summary: A bug fixing patch that addresses a range of issues reported since Patch 1.01. The patch includes fixes across subtitles, gameplay and audio. In addition to bug fixes, mouse sensitivity options and DualShock 4 support have been added for PC.

Full list of changes:

• Various subtitle corrections across the game.
• Fixed a potential progression stopping issue where the player couldn’t progress beyond the 4th shard Challenge after focusing on it.
• Fixed an issue where quitting the game then reloading it during the Blindness shard challenge caused post FX to be lost.
• Fixed an issue where Senua was stuck in the animation of ladder climbing.
• Fixed multiple issues across the game where the player was able to bypass collision.
• Fixed a rare issue where Senua would not revert from her combat stance after defeating the enemies at the Gate to Helheim
• Fixed an issue where inverting Y-axis in the options menu would not be saved.
• Fixed a potential issue where activating photo mode as enemies are spawning would cause them to animate in slow-motion until struck.
• Fixed an issue where quitting the game during cut scenes would cause audio to be lost after reloading.
• Fixed potential progression stopping issue after finishing the Valravn boss fight.
• Fixed potential issue in Beast cave where Senua’s torch would not be visible.
• Fixed a potential issue where a brazier in the Fenrir Cave is missing.
• Fixed a potential issue where lighting would disappear after completing Surtr.
• Fixed a potential issue where some symbols in the Valravn section are not illuminated.
• Fixed Senua occasionally missing her sword.
• Fixed miscellaneous audio issues.
• Fixed minor graphical issues.
• Added mouse sensitivity to the options menu.
• Added Dualshock 4 controller support.
• Fixed a potential issue where the game would stay on a black screen for PCs with an AMD CPU.
• Changed the default keys for left and right target switching when playing on mouse and keyboard to ‘Z’ and ‘C’.
• Support for AMD VSR and Nvidia DSR.

Today we are releasing another bug fixing patch for Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice that resolves further issues reported since Patch 1.01. The patch includes fixes across subtitles, gameplay and audio. Mouse sensitivity options and Dualshock 4 support have also been added for PC.

Thank you for your continued support, and please continue send any bug reports to support@hellblade.com


Summary: A bug fixing patch that addresses a range of issues reported since Patch 1.01. The patch includes fixes across subtitles, gameplay and audio. In addition to bug fixes, mouse sensitivity options and DualShock 4 support have been added for PC.

Full list of changes:

• Various subtitle corrections across the game.
• Fixed a potential progression stopping issue where the player couldn’t progress beyond the 4th shard Challenge after focusing on it.
• Fixed an issue where quitting the game then reloading it during the Blindness shard challenge caused post FX to be lost.
• Fixed an issue where Senua was stuck in the animation of ladder climbing.
• Fixed multiple issues across the game where the player was able to bypass collision.
• Fixed a rare issue where Senua would not revert from her combat stance after defeating the enemies at the Gate to Helheim
• Fixed an issue where inverting Y-axis in the options menu would not be saved.
• Fixed a potential issue where activating photo mode as enemies are spawning would cause them to animate in slow-motion until struck.
• Fixed an issue where quitting the game during cut scenes would cause audio to be lost after reloading.
• Fixed potential progression stopping issue after finishing the Valravn boss fight.
• Fixed potential issue in Beast cave where Senua’s torch would not be visible.
• Fixed a potential issue where a brazier in the Fenrir Cave is missing.
• Fixed a potential issue where lighting would disappear after completing Surtr.
• Fixed a potential issue where some symbols in the Valravn section are not illuminated.
• Fixed Senua occasionally missing her sword.
• Fixed miscellaneous audio issues.
• Fixed minor graphical issues.
• Added mouse sensitivity to the options menu.
• Added Dualshock 4 controller support.
• Fixed a potential issue where the game would stay on a black screen for PCs with an AMD CPU.
• Changed the default keys for left and right target switching when playing on mouse and keyboard to ‘Z’ and ‘C’.
• Support for AMD VSR and Nvidia DSR.

We've had a lot of people asking us for more information on Senua's costume, and so in response we made a cosplay guide. It includes the full Senua model front and back, as well as various accessory details such as her sword and her mirror. Please share your cosplay pictures with us on our social channels!

Click here for the Senua Cosplay Guide

We've had a lot of people asking us for more information on Senua's costume, and so in response we made a cosplay guide. It includes the full Senua model front and back, as well as various accessory details such as her sword and her mirror. Please share your cosplay pictures with us on our social channels!

Click here for the Senua Cosplay Guide