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Helldivers 2 CEO apologizes for Sony PSN requirement fiasco as Steam review bombing continues: "I hope we will make it up and regain the trust"

As Helldivers 2 players continue to push back against new PSN requirements from Sony, Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt apologizes to the community.

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'Ouch, right in the review score': Arrowhead CEO reacts to Helldivers 2 review bombing, apologizes for PSN mandate communication

An embarrassing day for Helldivers 2.

PC Gamer

Sweet liberty, are Helldivers 2 players not happy about having to link their Steam accounts to the PlayStation hive mind

10,000 negative reviews and counting.

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Helldivers 2 CEO says after success, the goal now is simple—'make this the best live game you've ever played'

Now that's patriotism.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 fan dreams up in-depth Assault missions pitch that the game's director calls "crazy similar to a prototype objective from some years back"

But he didn't share why it didn't make the final cut

GamesRadar

As Helldivers 2 fans call for bug fixes over new content, director apologizes "for the sloppy mistakes we've made as of recent" and knows "we can do better as a studio"

"We are calibrating our efforts of fixing VS new stuff"

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 won't get transmogs in a future update: 'It doesn't make sense'

Arrowhead Game Studios has confirmed that Helldivers 2 won't ever get a transmog feature.

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Helldivers 2's ammo booster was inspired by the director's time in the military where "it was always possible to stuff an extra magazine in another pocket"

Not everyone's a fan of Helldivers 2's ammo boosters, but they probably aren't going anywhere

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Helldivers 2 CEO says a transmog system is out of the question, 'Swapping one for the other is like having an apple that tastes like bacon'

No time for fashion.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 reward system will get an 'overhaul' because right now it's 'about as reliable as a solar-powered watch in Malevelon Creek'

For the record, that is not very reliable at all.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 director joins fans rallying around player "disheartened" to find the shooter's anti-cheat gets in the way of their accessibility tools

Johan Pilestedt has said he will look into the issue

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Helldivers 2 boss says devs may make a critically important Galactic War mechanic easier to understand: "We are talking about making this more clear"

Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt has confirmed that the Helldivers 2 developer is "talking about" making the game's supply lines mechanic clearer.

Windows Central

After a failed Major Order, Helldivers 2 boss says the devs are "talking about" making planets clearer, one player-made idea is "surprisingly close to what we had"

Sometimes managed democracy needs some extra managing

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Helldivers 2 director's "childhood dream" is for the co-op shooter to join the pantheon of PlayStation's biggest IP: "It's crazy that it might be in the future"

Uncharted, God of War, Helldivers? Maybe one day

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Helldivers 2 probably wouldn't exist without Nintendo as its director says the Mario maker is "the reason why I became a game dev"

You can thank Mario, Zelda, and Kirby for your democracy

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3 days after Helldivers 2 dev's CEO denied the existence of heavy machine guns, they now exist: Introducing the LAS-99 Quasar Cannon and the MG-101 Heavy Machine Gun

Use more gun.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 CEO spills the beans on an unreleased 'heavy machine gun' with a tripod before immediately correcting himself: 'Never mind. There's so such thing as HMG'

Is Arrowhead teasing the return of a support weapon that disappeared hours after Helldivers 2 launched?

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 CEO says they'll 'never' turn off friendly fire: 'We would have to turn off bullet damage against enemies as well'

Now get back down to that planet, soldier.

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Helldivers 2's friendly fire "will never change," because if it did the devs "would have to turn off bullet damage against enemies as well"

"It's the law."

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 boss who proudly proclaimed 'bugs can't fly' issues an important update: 'I have always believed there to be a possibility of flying bugs'

It is now understood that "most bugs fly."

GamesRadar

As Helldivers 2's Ministry of Truth admits deception over flying bugs, director says they "have always believed there to be a possibility of flying bugs," actually

The propaganda continues

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 seems to accuse its own creative director of "dissident concealment" as the cover-up ends and flying bugs are confirmed real

"The abruptness of the evolution indicates a high possibility of dissident concealment"

GamesRadar

After calling flying bugs "propaganda" and blue lasers "not real", Helldivers 2 director crumbles as one soldier captures both in a single screenshot

"Nooo...."

Windows Central

As Helldivers 2 players report mystery blue laser beams and Illuminate sightings, its director is gaslighting again: "Blue beams aren't real, they can't hurt you"

Players have started to report seeing strange blue lasers in Helldivers 2, but its director says that's a load of malarkey.

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 boss says the Autocannon is "the team's best weapon design," actually

Director Johan Pilestedt is "overjoyed" to see the work behind the Autocannon get "the recognition it deserves"

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