HELLDIVERS™ 2 News

Helldivers 2 has done something most other games couldn't, and they'd kill for it

It is no secret that the launch of Helldivers 2 last month has been one for the books. It may not have broken industry records in sales volume or player numbers, but everything about it has been painting a picture we rarely - if ever - get to see in our current version of the games industry.

Helldivers 2 is a game that sold very well at release, even beating its own developer’s internal metrics. Usually, that’s the end of the good news, as sales and player interest inevitably trail off following launch.

But that’s not what happened here.

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Разработчик Helldivers 2 вступился за Halo

Фанаты Helldivers 2, неожиданно ставшего мегахитом, решили противопоставить нашумевший кооперативный шутер производства Arrowhead Studios шутеру Halo: Infinite, не снискавшего особой любви и внимания игроков. Это, ожидаемо, привело к холивару, мимо которого не прошел геймдиректор свежего хита.

Helldivers 2 dev calls for "more compassion and union"

Helldivers 2 is arguably the biggest hit of the year so far in the gaming world. The third-person shooter has exploded in popularity with its over-the-top comedy and fast-paced gameplay, leading many fans to become feverishly loyal to the game quite rapidly. As we know in gaming, practicing diehard loyalty to a specific game or platform can breed toxicity, and now the CEO of developer Arrowhead Game Studios and creative director of Helldivers 2 Johan Pilestedt has called out specific fans who have voiced divisive opinions comparing the game to its contemporaries on opposing platforms.

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Helldivers 2 guns have around 50 stats, and most of them are secret

Most social media-friendly fans know about Helldivers 2 gear having secret buffs by now, but the scale of the different statistics for guns in the game creates an even more interesting picture. And now Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt has told us that weapons can have up to 50 stats.