Ninja Theory, the first-party, England-based developer for Xbox Game Studios behind Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, which launches today exclusively for Xbox Series X|S, Windows PCs, and Xbox Game Pass, will not be shut down anytime soon, according to a new report that claims Microsoft, its parent company, has already greenlit the studio’s next game. The new project joins Project: MARA, a horror game that Ninja Theory announced in January 2020 to deliver what’s been described as a “grounded representation of mental terror.”
From a report:
- “Some people on social media have been trying to spin the message as a negative, given Microsoft’s recent closures of studios like Tango Gameworks, with some extrapolating that Ninja Theory, as a ‘smaller’ team within the Microsoft pantheon, may be targeted by Microsoft cost-cutters in the financial suite.”
- “However, we can confirm via our trusted sources that, in addition to Project Mara, Ninja Theory’s next game has already been greenlit.”
- “There are no plans whatsoever to close the studio any time soon.”
A launch trailer for Hellblade II:
Ninja Theory’s Project: MARA teaser from 2020:
Dom Matthews, Studio Head at Ninja Theory, on his team’s latest game:
In Hellblade II, the sequel to Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, we see the return of Senua in a brutal battle for survival through the myth and tyranny of Viking Iceland. It is a game from the heart, where our small team of around 80 developers have crafted an experience that aims to immerse you in Senua’s world and story. Our bold mission as a studio is to ‘Craft Life Changing Art with Game Changing Tech’, by which we mean we aim to push the boundaries of technology and techniques in order to create a game, and an experience, that leaves you thinking and feeling.