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Hellblade studio kills its mysterious 'horrors of the mind' project so it can make a new Senua game instead

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Senua
Genres · adventure
Release · 2027
Developer · Ninja Theory
PCXbox Series X|SPS5
34 articles 16 writers 0 reviews
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Ninja Theory
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2007–2024
Latest · Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
Top genres · adventure, hack_and_slash, indie
382 articles 149 writers 10 games
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