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A Helldiver looking out over a planet from a ship in Helldivers 2.

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Art Of War | Helldivers 2's latest Major Order is finally letting its armchair General Brasches see if their battle plans would make Sun Tzu facepalm

“Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance by posting a diagram made with MS Paint on Reddit.” - Mr Tzu, probably.

July 12, 2024 Mark Warren

The dude screaming in Helldivers 2's intro.

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Annnnnd, It's Gone | Did you dare to go offline and live in the real world last night? Sucks to be you as you probably missed an entire Helldivers 2 Major Order

Look, they're good at killing bugs very quickly, we know this.

July 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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A Helldivers 2 player wearing some Viper Commandos warbond armour.

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Divers Liberated | Helldivers 2's latest hotfix aims to free those trapped in infinite drop-in jail, as Arrowhead teases info on next warbond is coming "soonish"

"I can't give any hints, but I feel like this one is going to grant a wish I've seen from folks."

July 10, 2024 Mark Warren

A helldiver wielding and Adjudicator rifle in Helldivers 2.

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Help From On High | Don't worry, even Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead's CEO has joined the campaign against patching out its lifesaving mid-air salutes

"Can we please, please keep this?"

July 9, 2024 Mark Warren

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Super Salute | Helldivers 2 players have finally found an in-game quirk they don't want Arrowhead to patch out - lifesaving mid-air salutes and hugs

"It's a mechanic now."

July 8, 2024 Mark Warren

Some soldiers with a variety of weapons in Helldivers 2.

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Boom Banter | Helldivers 2 players might be getting some fresh weaponry from the first game soon, cue a bunch of memes about anti-tank mines

Oh, and here's some more info on how the Superior Packing module actually works at the moment.

July 5, 2024 Mark Warren

Some helldivers gathered around a console in Helldivers 2.

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Illu-moonate | Oh boy, Helldivers 2's latest Major Order might lead to Super Earth getting its mitts on a "powerful interplanetary battle station"

Hey now, you're a Death Star?

July 3, 2024 Mark Warren

A helldiver chilling next to some trees and a butterfly in Helldivers 2.

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Tinker Timing | Helldivers 2 might be getting a fresh hotfix with more performance fixes this week, but 'no sulking if there isn't one'

"Hope it does the trick! But we'll keep at it regardless."

July 2, 2024 Mark Warren

Some helldivers battling aliens while brandishing the Super Earth flag in Helldivers 2.

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New Stuff Needed? | As Helldivers 2 slides down to about 10% of its player number peak on Steam, those left are torn as to how Arrowhead should try to right the ship

Sticking with fixes vs adding more new content - where do you stand?

July 1, 2024 Mark Warren

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Two people in futuristic suits of armour are shooting at a very large bug-like alien, both of them covered in its green blood in Helldivers 2.

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Mind Your Mines | As more bugs are uncovered, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead reminds players that not every datamine is worth getting excited about

"Sure, we get that some are curious."

June 27, 2024 Mark Warren

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A bile titan standing behind a helldiver in Helldivers 2.

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The Bugs Are Back | Helldivers 2 players are headed back to the bug front, as Arrowhead teases giving Game Master Joel more tools to mess with Super Earth

"I can’t tell much, otherwise [Game Master] Joel would hunt me down!"

June 26, 2024 Mark Warren

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A soldier in Helldivers 2 wearing Viper Commandos warbond gear.

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Spears Crossed | Helldivers 2 just got a fresh patch, and we're holding our breath that it'll finally break the spear's curse for good

Hopefully your months of suffering are over, spear lovers.

June 25, 2024 Mark Warren

Some players shaking hands in Helldivers 2.

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Stick To The Plan | Helldivers 2's latest Major Order has the Automatons coming for Malevelon Creek, and naturally it's already reignited the real war

People who pay attention to supply lines vs those who, well, don't. FIGHT!

June 24, 2024 Mark Warren

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Tree-son! | Uh oh, Helldivers 2's latest Major Order might come a cropper at the last minute, because people are too busy climbing trees

New biome, who dis?

June 21, 2024 Mark Warren

The dude in Helldivers 2's intro screaming about the spear being broken, probably.

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Spear My Emotions | Sorry, long-suffering Helldivers 2 spear lovers, after being briefly fixed, it's now causing crashes

It's ok though, Arrowhead's already working on a fix for this latest issue with the pointy things.

June 20, 2024 Mark Warren

Some soldiers of Super Earth in Helldivers 2.

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Packed Schedule | Helldivers 2's devs are looking into enemy spawn rates and making superior packing work as intended again

The ballistic shield is the latest thing players reckon isn't working as intended post-patch.

June 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Band of Balancers | "We're not micromanaged by our CCO" - as Helldivers 2's last big patch earns praise, Arrowhead reiterates that it wasn't a one person job

"C-level executives have more important things to do."

June 18, 2024 Mark Warren

A helldiver wearing a Polar Patriots armour set in Helldivers 2.

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Stop! Stimmer Time! | As Helldivers 2 players splatter bug babies, the cause of its sprinting issue might finally have been found

No, it seems it's not your keyboard being faulty, just someone nearby deciding they need a pick-me-up.

June 17, 2024 Mark Warren

A player rocking Polar Patriots warbond gear reloading in Helldivers 2.

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Sorry Not Sorry | "Sorry bro" but a Helldivers 2 story mode is "not happening"

"That's like building an entirely new game."

June 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Some Helldivers 2 players and an exosuit decorated in Viper Commanders warbond garb.

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Divers Down | "All planets are now Malevelon Creek" - Helldivers 2 players reckon the latest patch may have delivered a difficulty spike

90% of Arrowhead's changes have gone down well, but the revised enemy spawn rates are a bit of an exception.

June 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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A Helldivers 2 player wearing Viper Commandos armour.

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Lots of Reading | Huge Helldivers 2 patch finally arrives, with a barrage of weapon balancing tweaks and an entire separate post to help explain them

"We wanted to buff up some of the weaker stratagems to make them more viable and add more opportunity for variety in loadouts."

June 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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No Cape Left Behind | Helldivers 2 major order wants players to save some kids - their response? Sure, if you give us a new cape

Come on Arrowhead. Do the right thing.

June 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Patching You In, Sir | Helldivers 2's next patch arrives later this week with over 100 changes and fixes, including visible supply lines and invite-only lobbies

Also, as with warbonds, Arrowhead's planning on prioritising patch quality over quantity going forwards.

June 10, 2024 Mark Warren

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Persistent Carnage | Starship Troopers: Extermination's official release has a mechanic that's long been on my Helldivers 2 wishlist

Starship Troopers: Extermination is stacking up its odds against Helldivers 2, and we're very much intrigued.

June 8, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Camo Costumes Coming | Helldivers 2's devs are changing their warbond approach, and the next one, Viper Commandos, drops soon

It's also bringing with it the game's first bit of vehicle customization.

June 6, 2024 Mark Warren

Fallout's T-60 power armour in Helldivers 2.

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Rad Reinforcements | Forget mechs, a new Helldivers 2 mod gives Fallout's T-60 power armour to Super Earth's forces

Terminid problem? It's ok, the Brotherhood of Steel's sending some kit to help out.

June 6, 2024 Mark Warren

Outfits from Fallout new Vegas and Lethal Company modded into Helldivers 2.

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Illumi-nice Threads | Helldivers 2 gets cool Fallout, Titanfall 2, and Lethal Company crossovers thanks to a new modding tool

No, this isn't Fortnite. Or is it?

June 5, 2024 Mark Warren

Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars in Helldivers 2.

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Return Of The Jedi | Helldivers 2's Star Wars Clone Wars mod pack took "eight weeks of brute force" to make, and its creators aren't done

The end goal? It sounds like a total overhaul.

June 4, 2024 Mark Warren

The black hole in Helldivers 2 next to some helldivers.

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VOID GAZING | Helldivers 2 players destroy Meridia, left staring into the void waiting to see if the Illuminate will arrive

"These sounds don't sound very democratic to me..."

June 3, 2024 Mark Warren

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BUGGING OUT | UPDATE: Helldivers 2 Meridia Major Order sees players overwhelmed by bug hordes spawning right on top of objectives

Arrowhead is "aware of the issues", according to Discord moderator.

May 31, 2024 Mark Warren

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Kratos in God of War Ragnarok looking surprised/angry.

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ACCOUNT RE-OPENED | Why are people angry about God of War Ragnarok requiring a PSN account on PC?

Yup, after Helldivers 2 and Ghost of Tsushima's PC port, we're doing this whole thing with PlayStation again.

May 31, 2024 Mark Warren

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A Helldiver wielding a weapon from the Polar Patriots warbond in Helldivers 2.

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STAT SPEAK | New Helldivers 2 CEO responds to calls for more stat "transparency" by reminding folks "it's not Arma at the end of the day"

"I think it's good that players have a good understanding of how things work - but some of it should be fuzzy IMO."

May 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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HOLY MOLY | Helldivers 2 Major Order sparks more Illuminate speculation, may lead to a planet being spaghettified by a black hole

It looks like we'll get to see what'll happen to Meridia soon, too, given the progress Super Earth forces have already made on this directive.

May 28, 2024 Mark Warren

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Helldivers 2 screenshot showing a player character in a futuristic military suit with a cape, holding a gun, running away from a large robot firing a flamethrower on a rocky planet.

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GOOD GRIEF | Getting sick of getting kicked out of a Helldivers 2 session right before a mission ends? Arrowhead is "working on a solution"

"No ETA on that, but it's coming."

May 26, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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MECHING IT HAPPEN | Helldivers 2 players are on the way to earning a new mech, with a cool jet or bomb-based stratagem possibly to follow

Arrowhead's been taking pitches for an Eagle stratagem, and by god have folks been pitching.

May 24, 2024 Mark Warren

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FRESH STRATEGEM | Helldivers 2 boss wastes no time outlining plans to improve game, starting with need to get more devs playing

"It's hard to make the right decisions if the eyes aren't on the road."

May 23, 2024 Mark Warren

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SUPER EARTH SWITCHUP | Helldivers 2 boss Pilestedt steps aside as CEO in order to focus more on helping develop the game and its community

"It’s not only right for me, but it’s also right for the organisation."

May 22, 2024 Mark Warren

A Helldivers 2 player diving while firing the Eruptor.

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SHRAP THE CHANGES | Helldivers 2 devs taking "more time" to cook up its next weapon balancing patch, with an Eruptor revamp on many wishlists

Also, that spear tweak lots of folks have been after for a while looks like it'll be in the next big patch.

May 20, 2024 Mark Warren

Some soldiers in Helldivers 2 in cartoon form.

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NEW WAR, WHO DIS? | After Helldivers 2 players come up short in latest Major Order, Arrowhead casually declares that "The Second Galactic War" is upon us

Everything up until now was apparently "merely an elaborate special operation". There's no satire going on here.

May 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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Some players in a firefight in Helldivers 2.

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SPAWN SWITCHUP | Helldivers 2 devs plan to revamp enemy spawn rates again, as more baddies than intended continue to overwhelm folks

Things'll be going back to the way they were prior to a recent patch, possibly with a few tweaks.

May 15, 2024 Mark Warren

The armours in Helldivers 2's Polar Patriots Warbond.

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NUMBERS | Helldivers 2 sold 12 million copies in 12 weeks, its players have casually killed about 100 times as many bots as that in the past few days

It's now PlayStation's fastest selling launch game ever. Numbers.

May 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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TENDER CARE | Helldivers 2 patch adds optional account linking to the game's settings and changes the Tenderizer's colour

Having a host leave your session should also now be less of a thing to worry about.

May 14, 2024 Mark Warren

A clone trooper and some ships from Star Wars in Helldivers 2.

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STAR WARS TROOPERS | Helldivers 2 Star Wars mod will let you and your nerdy mates do some Clone Wars roleplaying while you kill bugs

Also, here's a mod that'll let you enlist Master Chief into Super Earth service.

May 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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CLOSE CALL | Helldivers 2 is everyone's favourite live-service game right now, but it almost wasn't one

Arrowhead clearly made the right call in the end.

May 12, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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The Helldivers 2 PSN account linking backlash was so bad, Ghost of Tsushima devs have to clarify PC players won't need to do it for single-player

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SUCKER PANICKING | The Helldivers 2 PSN account linking backlash was so bad, Ghost of Tsushima devs have to clarify PC players won't need to do it for single-player

Sometimes, gamer outrage can result in some good.

May 6, 2024 Sherif Saed

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The CE-27 Ground Breaker in Helldivers 2.

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GOOD ENDING | Sony walks back PlayStation account requirement for Helldivers 2 following overwhelming community outrage

A good ending to the saga. The world can go back to defending Super Earth in peace.

May 6, 2024 Connor Makar

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Some soldiers wearing the armour from Helldivers 2's latest warbond.

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CHOICES WERE MADE | Uh oh, Helldivers 2 has been pulled from sale on Steam in over 170 countries following its PSN controversy

This can only go down well.

May 5, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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HELLBOMBING | Helldivers 2 suffers Steam review bombing following controversial PSN account linking announcement

Yep, that's usually how people tell you they're not happy about a thing.

May 3, 2024 Mark Warren

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ACCOUNT ANNOYANCE | Helldivers 2 PC players will have to link their Steam accounts to PSN just to play soon, and it's, er, not going down too well

Sony says it's bringing the "grace period" to an end.

May 3, 2024 Mark Warren

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COOL RELOADINGS | Freeze, Helldivers 2's next Warbond is dropping soon, and the new guns and gear in it look pretty cool

Get ready to dress up like a Polar Patriot, and probably look really out of place on desert planets.

May 2, 2024 Mark Warren