A few days ago when Phil Spencer took part in the Kinda Funny podcast, he focused most of his conversation on the public’s reaction to Redfall and some Microsoft bugs, but he also took the opportunity to talk, as we like to call it here, “of what’s to come”. We’re referring to Xbox Game Studios’ upcoming games, which will start with the new Forza Motorsport, Starfield and as Spencer said, Hellblade 2.
This has already sparked a slew of speculation that could put Ninja Theory’s flagship title in a launch window consisting of the next 12 months, either late 2023 or early 2024, since we’re almost halfway through the year. Soon after, Microsoft confirmed the date and time for the new Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct and a host of users let their passion run wild, creating, among them an Xbox logo with Hellblade’s iconic burning tree in the background. A logo… that Aaron Greenberg himself has equipped on his Twitter account, as the well-known influencer Idle Sloth points out.
(FOR YOUR INFORMATION) @aarongreenberg changed his Twitter profile picture to a custom Hellblade profile picture in the Xbox showcase theme🤔
Credited by @benkenobi2020
#SenuasSagaHellbladeII #Hellblade II #Xboxshowcase pic.twitter.com/EXmt5v5ZW2– Idle Sloth💙💛 (@IdleSloth84_) May 9, 2023
Hellblade 2 would be one of the protagonists of the Xbox Game Showcase
This would also fit with the theories that are treated in the networks regarding the name of the showcase itself, which for two years has been called Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase and which, however, lost this nickname to later confirm the “Starfield Direct” . We cannot deny the power of Bethesda in this 2023 which started with the great Hi-Fi Rush, continued with a Redfall, whose launch was somewhat bumpy, but it seems to be working among Xbox Game users Pass and will end in style with the brutal Starfield. But it looks like Xbox Game Studios has a lot to say.
The Coalition, The Initiative, Playground Games and Ninja Theory are to take over from Bethesda and give us an hour and a half of authentic spectacle. There are so many games that may appear that have been featured before, like Avowed, State of Decay 3, or Fable that are sure to appear, that we’re looking at perhaps one of the best Xbox showcases in years. And Hellblade 2 could be one of those names.
