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Helldivers 2 heralds the flamethrower's return to its former glory, and will be releasing previews of its buff-filled September update every day until it drops

"A buff a day keeps the bugs away."

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Helldivers 2 creative boss agrees the game has gotten less about "a fun, chaotic, challenging, emergent experience" and too much about "challenge and competitiveness"

Arrowhead's team is apparently "tired from a long development"

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After a string of poorly received patches, a Helldivers 2 "experimental server" is being actively "worked on" at Arrowhead

But there'll need to be NDAs so nothing leaks

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Helldivers 2 creative director holds surprise Discord Q&A, says "the criticism is valid" and "the worst thing would have been if we f**ked up and no one cared"

Johan Pilestedt fields a lot of questions from the Helldivers 2 community

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Arrowhead CEO says 'we need to do better' after incendiary response to flamethrower nerfs in Helldivers 2: 'Me just talking about it isn't enough, actions matter'

And it burns, burns, burns, the nerf to fire.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2's new fire weapon nerfs are down to one shotgun being used in "30% of all Terminid sessions," says Arrowhead's CEO: "Is that a problem? Yes"

Arrowhead is still actively discussing the nerfs

GamesRadar

Arrowhead posts shocking found footage of elusive Helldivers 2 game master Joel

Do not stare directly into the Joel.

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Helldivers 2's big update revealed: "Escalation of Freedom" adds new and returning bots and bugs, more missions, bigger outposts, and difficulty 10 "Super Helldive"

Escalation of Freedom is coming for free on August 6

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Gamers have been voting with their wallet for years – that's why 82% of US players reportedly made freemium in-game purchases last year

A new report also found 62% of adults over 18 are gamers

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"I'm happy to lose": As Baldur's Gate 3 is dubbed the "Best Game" yet again, Helldivers 2 creative director admits he doesn't mind as Larian's D&D RPG is "one for the ages"

It was "a stiff competition"

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Tekken Creator Reveals the Depressing Reason Why Soul Calibur Stalled Out

Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada says Bandai Namco poaching its development talent for more corporate leadership roles is why Soul Calibur hasn't remained at the same level over time.

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Helldivers 2 director weighs in on Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's difficulty: 'A game for everyone is a game for no one'

The difficulty is just part of the charm.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 director stands by FromSoftware in the difficulty discourse as Hidetaka Miyazaki doubles down on making hard games: "Always cater to a select audience"

Arrowhead has been saying it for years: "A game for everyone is a game for no one"

GamesRadar

'It's done on our end': Helldivers 2's infamous review bomb cape is ready, but Arrowhead is looking for 'the right time to release it'

Es-caping a PR nightmare.

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Helldivers CCO Johan Pilestedt reminds players (twice) that he's not solely responsible for the latest good patch, and wants 'to clarify that I did not cook'

"I've seen a lot of people give me lots of credit for this patch as if I am the sole person responsible."

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"I have to clarify that I did not cook": Former Helldivers 2 CEO now focusing on the game itself says its new and fabulous patch came from "the team," not his personal kitchen

"I have merely given a gentle nudge"

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Helldivers 2 dev says there's still time to get the new Stratagem even after we chose to save the children, but GM Joel says we "never will"

Liberating both planets before the timer runs out will be a challenge

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Helldivers players saved the children, so Arrowhead Game Studios is making a donation to the Save the Children charity

Great job, Divers!

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Helldivers 2's enormous balance patch means business—weapons are getting buffed, galactic map supply lines are here, solo patrols are sensible again, and the worst mission modifier is gone

The new Warbond will also be released later today.

GamesRadar

After unleashing 100 changes, Helldivers 2 boss says the team is still looking into more Stratagem improvements: "We are not done"

The eternal fight to balance

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 CEO says devs can have a doctor-patient relationship with their communities: "The patient is wrong, but they are also still in pain"

Metaphorical pain, because Helldivers is just a video game, you see

PC Gamer

New Helldivers 2 CEO says dev-player relationships are more 'doctor/patient', reveals that Arrowhead's taking a stethoscope to your Reddit posts and YouTube rants

Diagnosis: Liberty.

GamesRadar

After joining Helldivers 2 from the publisher of city builder sensation Manor Lords, CEO asks what the best crossover could be – and the creative director reckons it's a 28-year-old military sim series

Johan Pilestedt doesn't think his ideal crossover would be possible, but "a man can dream"

PC Gamer

Arrowhead's new CEO says the studio 'knew it would be impossible' to keep up with Helldivers 2's demand for new content, is now focussed on adjusting 'so that in the long term we can make more and better stuff'

"We're building a bit of scaffolding so we can make a bigger barn."

Inverse

New Arrowhead CEO Asks Helldivers To “Keep Things Nice” Ahead Of Changes

“We're building a bit of scaffolding before we can make a bigger barn.”

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