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Helldivers 2's 60-day patch, which was due this weekend, is now a 63-day patch because oops, turns out there's a Saturday in the way

"We don't wanna break the game while you're playing the game."

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2's 60-day recovery plan is now a 63-day recovery plan, as Arrowhead delays its big patch at the last minute because "we didn't look at the calendar"

"We don't patch during weekends, because we don't want to break the game while you're playing the game"

GamesRadar

The Dark Age of Paradox Interactive: What exactly happened to one of PC gaming's best publishers?

From disappointing launches to delays to cancellations, it's been a rough time for the Swedish publisher, but it's trying to bounce back.

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Helldivers 2 players are constructing a 'Democratic Space Station' in the runup to Liberty Day, which some think is just so that the Illuminate can steam in and blow it up

This thing will take weeks to build, and the big day is October 26.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 takes a big swing in its Galactic War by letting players choose the home of a "Democracy Space Station" which "could change the course of the war"

Now that's a Major Order

GamesRadar

The first big Helldivers 2 patch of Arrowhead's 60-day recovery plan kicks off a redemption arc, with player numbers and reviews steadily improving

Talk about an effective recruitment drive

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 lead says the game's balance problems were "a leadership issue more than anything" and the new buff patch was made by "the same people" who made the nerfs

Johan Pilestedt says Helldivers 2's low moments are due to a lack of cohesion in the studio

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So that's why Arrowhead didn't want to buff everything: Helldivers 2 has lost some of the friction that made it special

Helldivers 2's toughest enemies have been reduced to fodder.

PC Gamer

As the first big Helldivers 2 patch of Arrowhead's 60-day plan wins back divers, the shooter's creative director agrees that "nerfing is an unimaginative way of tweaking a game"

Buffs for all

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Arrowhead creative director agrees Helldivers 2 needs a harder difficulty mode after the 'buff everything' patch

Super Duper Helldive, anyone?

PC Gamer

First major patch of Helldivers 2's 60-day plan is a huge list of changes designed to do two things: Keep divers alive for longer, and kill Bots and Bugs much quicker

Oil will be spilled, and bugs will be squashed

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 devs took fan outcry to heart and made the new Napalm Barrage an absolute monstrosity

This overpowered stratagem feels like the future of Helldivers 2.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 is buffing the iconic Eagle 500KG Bomb to the level it was "supposed to be" at all along: "Big booms should boom big"

The Stratagem's damage radius should now match its massive explosion

GamesRadar

Taylor Swift, fresh off the VMAs, back at Arrowhead to watch boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Chiefs

Taylor Swift capped a busy week that included her endorsement of Kamala Harris for president and seven trophies from the MTV Video Music Awards by showing up at Arrowhead Stadium to watch the Kansas City Chiefs

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New Helldivers 2 Warbond adds loads of dangerous toys to let you become a professional Terminid exterminator or even a democratic medic

Bugdivers, rejoice

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Helldivers 2 devs weren't kidding about huge buffs coming this month – the Railgun is about to utterly destroy large enemies: "We kind of quadrupled that"

The big September 17 Helldivers 2 update gets juicier by the day

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Helldivers 2 dev admits "there's been a disconnect" between Arrowhead and "what players want": "We want to make the game more fun"

Helldivers needs "more of that over-the top bombastic" action

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Helldivers 2 devs are rolling back some of Escalation of Freedom's controversial Flamethrower changes and buffing damage by 33%, putting bug barbequing back on the menu

Arrowhead is also revealing a new change each day as we near the September 17 patch

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On the heels of Concord's flop, PlayStation rolls out an official survey gauging players on its biggest live service win: Helldivers 2

Hello, do you have a moment to talk about Helldivers 2?

PC Gamer

Automatons beware: The next major Helldivers 2 patch will overhaul armor penetration later this month

Arrowhead's combat rebalancing aims to make enemy armor less miserable to fight.

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 devs outline the first patch of their 60-day action plan, committing to sweeping armor overhauls and major nerfs to both Bugs and Bots

Arrowhead hears players "loud and clear"

GamesRadar

Arrowhead says Helldivers 2 Illuminate reference spotted on in-game map is "fake news" caused by "organic tissue degradation on electronic equipment"

Helldivers 2 gets its closest look at the Illuminate yet

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 players get all wound up as galactic map briefly reveals the presence of the Illuminate, but Arrowhead CEO dismisses it all as 'fake news'

The Illuminate are coming! Maybe they're already here. But maybe not, too.

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 boss admits the team has been "off course a few times" lately, but don't expect a quicker cadence of Warbonds: "We'd love to pick up the pace again – but need to hit quality first"

Arrowhead is "trying to do a better job of following our own north stars"

GamesRadar

The first update of Helldivers 2's 60-day rescue plan won't be the "biggest patch of all time", but it will push the game in the "right direction"

Helldivers 2 won't be fixed overnight

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