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Helldivers 2's surprise Illuminate update propels it past Marvel Rivals, Path of Exile 2 to the top of this Steam chart, plus an amazing milestone

The Illuminate have arrived in Helldivers 2, and as these numbers show, players are flooding back to the Galactic War to do their part and fight back against the alien menace.

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Helldivers 2's Illuminate invasion is the cherry on top of one of the best first years a live service game has ever had

The only good bug is a dead bug, unless it's the T-pose of democracy bug.

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100 years after Super Earth saw them off the first time, Helldivers 2 brings back the Illuminate faction in its new Omens of Tyranny update, live now

The Illuminate "will challenge our recruits more than the other factions they have faced"

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Helldivers 2's departing CM reflects on being the mouthpiece for Super Earth as the game went galactic: 'Crazy, mostly in a good way'

"You rarely plan for a global phenomenon."

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Here are all the Golden Joystick Awards 2024 winners

Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth and Helldivers 2 lead the pack as Black Myth: Wukong takes home the top prize

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Helldivers 2 players endure sarcastic propaganda that commends their 'undeniable tactical brilliance' after the 'blob' abandons a nearly-won objective for basically no reason

Democracy in action.

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Helldivers 2's new Democracy Space Station is killing so many Helldivers that the devs are giving out free shields and extra lives in a "temporary" emergency fix

Update: Arrowhead agrees the DSS is a team-killing nightmare

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At last, democracy has come to Helldivers 2: A new Democracy Space Station lets players vote on which planet gets bombarded for truth and justice every 24 hours

Your vote matters! For 24 hours.

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Helldivers 2's Democracy Space Station is finally operational, and the "Weapon of Mass Liberation" has already destroyed "a small moon"

"A new era of Galactic Freedom" is here

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Helldivers 2's Terminid Jurassic Park has, shockingly, backfired horrifically, all while Super Earth soldiers are busy trying to get the Democracy Space Station running

"Who could have predicted such an event?!"

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This is why you read Helldivers 2 patch notes closely: a goldfish "was laid to rest" in space where the pressure "caused it to heat up, violently explode, and disintegrate"

This is wild even for Helldivers 2 patch notes

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Helldivers 2 gave players a deliberately awful, crusty rifle from 1903 but they love it because they can bayonet charge bugs like sci-fi Waterloo

The developers at Arrowhead are up to their old tricks.

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Helldivers 2 celebrates Liberty Day with the gift of a returning beloved weapon, and all you have to do to get it is complete a Major Order only a traitor could fail

To celebrate Liberty Day, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios is bringing gear from the original game to the sequel.

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A Helldivers 2 Xbox release is "not up to" Arrowhead but to Sony and Phil Spencer to "duke out" - but if Sony says no, that's it

It could "hypothetically" happen if "both partners think it would benefit them"

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Helldivers 2 players have formed the 'Freedom Alliance' to organise their own community orders

This is good democracy, right?

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Helldivers 2's Jump Pack buff immediately backfires: they're so good now that the Automatons stole some for themselves, and the "Jet Brigade" is kicking our butts

Heads up, Helldivers

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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.

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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

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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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The next Helldivers 2 Warbond is almost certainly a violation of international humanitarian law

You'll want to make sure your battlefield is well ventilated.

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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?

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Helldivers 2's explosive Orbital Napalm Barrage stratagem is a hit, and players are already dreading the moment it's taken from them

Right now, it's only available temporarily

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Helldivers 2 players just miss out on unlocking the Orbital Napalm Barrage - after Arrowhead itself leaked the Stratagem last month

Fans weren't able to collectively eliminate 500 million Automatons in time

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Don't expect a Helldivers 2 update today, Arrowhead confirms, as it continues to work "tirelessly" on its 60-day action plan to improve the third-person shooter

Arrowhead will be sharing its progress so far later in the week

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Cheaters burn through "impossible" Helldivers 2 Major Order in mere hours: "Well, that was fast"

The Gloom was no match for cheats

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