The latest update, patch 1.000.406, is officially live in Helldivers 2, and with it comes some buffs, strategems, and a few big changes.
After several days of player outcry, pushback, and extensive review bombing, Sony has backed down from its demand that Helldivers 2 players be required to link a PSN account on PC if they wanted to continue playing.
Steam has apparently delisted Helldivers 2 in regions where PSN is not available.
Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt recently commented on a reddit thread on the nature of the discourse surrounding Helldivers 2.
Helldivers' democracy spreading arsenal is set to expand even further with the release of the new Democratic Detonation Warbond on April 11.
Super Earth's top spokesperson and your spaceship's lead technician are both big fans of Helldivers 2--and the spokesperson's gaming history cuts deeper than one may think.
Helldivers 2 has caused a lot of, well, hell due to its sudden massive popularity. Plenty of good games have server issues at launch due to what we call the "hug of death," and Arrowhead's latest game is only the latest.
It's hard to argue against Helldivers 2 being one of the biggest releases of the year so far, far surpassing expectations. In fact, it's gotten to the point where they have to prevent players from staying in the game for too long, by way of a new idle timer.
Arrowhead Game Studios surprised the Helldivers 2 community this week with the launch of a new Automaton invasion.