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Helldivers 2 players completed the first Illuminate Major Order — but they're already back on Genesis Prime for Round 2 [UPDATED]

After a Herculean effort from Helldivers 2 players, the game's new Illuminate faction was defeated...but it's already back, and it's back with a vengeance.

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Beware of Helldivers 2's new vehicles - Arrowhead were trying to maximize "laughter-per-minute" with High Command's cars

"With everything we're adding, we want to get these chaotic, tense, fun moments"

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Helldivers 2 lead thought it would bang, but not that hard: "We were prepared for having 150,000 players peak CCU"

Arrowhead hadn't prepared for 800,000 divers trying to jump into the game at the same time

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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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Last night's surprise Helldivers 2 update also added its first FOMO weapon: The stun baton is only in the rotating Superstore right now

The melee weapon costs a flat 200 Super Credits instead of being featured on a warbond.

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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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Helldivers 2 director says the new Illuminate update is for the most hardcore players: "You can’t match everyone’s needs"

Casuals, watch out

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Now that the Illuminate faction's arrived, Helldivers 2 is "finally the three-front battle of the galactic war" fans have been "waiting for"

Arrowhead leads chat to us about the game's new "very different" experience

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Helldivers 2 boss hopes Illuminates will be a 'tremendous challenge' for hardened vets of the galactic war

We're gonna need a lot of medals to send to a lot of families.

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Helldivers 2 Omens of Tyranny gives players everything they've been asking for - melee weapons, cars, and a third faction that's back with a vengeance

The Illuminates are finally here

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Arrowhead boss sees Helldivers 2 players pulling off 'gambits,' loves it, and 'wants to keep investing in' community war tactics

"That's where the galactic war shines."

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'Joel is now a team of people working together': Helldivers 2's game master has evolved into a hivemind

Arrowhead boss Johan Pilestedt updates us on Joel's war antics, and how Helldivers 2 will continue evolving with the community in its second year.

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Illuminates invade! Helldivers 2's biggest update yet drops today with a new alien faction and four-person vehicle

We got a tour of Omens of Tyranny with Arrowhead's Johan Pilestedt: Here's what to expect when you answer democracy's call.

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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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Helldivers 2 claws its way back to "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam after Arrowhead puts the focus back on having fun, with over 13,000 positive reviews in the past week alone

Democracy is back on the menu

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Helldivers 2 hits 'Overwhelmingly Positive' recent reviews on Steam, losing 2,225 negative reviews and gaining over 29,000 positive ones in the past month

A fleet of thumbs, pointed gloriously towards the sky.

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"There were things I wanted to say that I sometimes couldn't": Helldivers 2 community manager signs off from being a High Command spokesperson, says the shooter "has a bright future"

"The show goes on, just without me"

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Arrowhead, Sarepta Skyrocket After Duo Inks A Whopping $11.38 Billion Deal

Shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals catapulted Tuesday after the company inked a broad licensing deal with Sarepta Therapeutics.

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Mysterious Helldivers 2 update drops an Illuminate teaser so obvious that it's downright suspicious: "I wouldn't be surprised if they were just trolling us"

Are the Illuminate finally coming back?

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Helldivers 2 creative director once said transmog "doesn't make sense" for the shooter, but has now confirmed Arrowhead is "looking into" armor color customization

This could be huge for Super Earth's most fashion-conscious soldiers

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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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As Helldivers 2's new Democracy Space Station guns down the divers who helped build it, one dev says Arrowhead need to "own that and adapt" but warns that "things are rarely crap or fantastic" at first

"We need to own that and adapt"

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After a transformative 'buff everything' patch, Helldivers 2's bottom barrel guns are the new top dogs

The weirdest guns are also the best guns.

PC Gamer

Uh oh—Helldivers 2's state-owned missile platform players voted into existence is blowing them up, with Arrowhead giving players free shield generators while it figures out what happened

Voting for the "leopards blew up my face" party.

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From Warhammer 40K to Star Wars, Helldivers 2 creative director "would love to do a take on" loads of IP, but doing them all would be a "not Helldivers" experience

He clarifies that his ideas are "just musings," with "nothing decided yet"

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