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Helldivers 2 patch stops a deadly situation where troopers would "randomly one-shot themselves" with explosive shrapnel

The Eruptor is now safe to use

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Helldivers 2 community manager fell on their sword in standing up for democracy and the players over the PSN account fiasco [Updated]

The Helldivers 2 drama cost one of its community managers their job, but it also proves that the players do matter (to some).

Windows Central

Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead shares cape design based on Sony's PSN blunder as Steam reviews skew positive again, and it sounds like it's actually being added

Following Sony's decision to backpedal on Helldivers 2 PSN account requirements, Arrowhead's CEO has shared a unique cape design based on the ordeal that might actually make it into the game.

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Sony Backtracks Faced With Anger Of 'Helldivers 2' Players

Sony backtracked Monday after players of its popular cooperative third-person shooter game "Helldivers 2" pushed back against a requirement to link with its PlayStation Network platform.

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As Helldivers 2's Steam reviews begin to recover, Arrowhead's CEO shares an 'accidental' cape design based upon its Overwhelmingly Negative rating, and of course the community wants it added to the game

"Do it Pilestedt, it would be a genius play!"

PC Gamer

Sony backs down on demand that Helldivers 2 players log into a PSN account

What a wild ride.

PC Gamer

Sony doubles down, removing Helldivers 2 from sale in 177 countries and territories that can't access PSN while Arrowhead CEO says 'I don't have the final say'

211 thousand negative Steam reviews and counting for the former people's champion of 2024.

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Update: With over 211 thousand negative Helldivers 2 Steam reviews in three days, developer Arrowhead seems to be grappling with Sony over its controversial PSN sign-in requirement

"Our team is on the side of the players in this fight."

PC Gamer

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.

Windows Central

Sony just made this big change to Helldivers 2 — and PC players aren't happy

On Steam, Sony announced that PC users will need to link their Steam account with a PSN account. It has not gone over well.

Tom’s Guide

'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

Helldivers 2 devs remind players "it's Sony's decision, not ours" amid PSN backlash: "We always knew this day would get here, and it's going about how I expected"

Sony does what Arrowheadon't

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 player's cinematic last stand against the bots saluted by tens of thousands: "One of the most epic clips I have seen yet in a sea of epic clips"

This is what spreading managed democracy is all about

GamesRadar

'Helldivers 2' in review bombing uproar as Sony introduces new mandatory account requirements on PC players (UPDATED)

Sony ignites controversy among Helldivers 2 fans by re-adding a requirement for PSN and Steam accounts to be linked together by June 4, otherwise they can't play the game anymore.

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Helldivers 2 PC players will be forced to link to a PSN account later this month for greater security from Sony

Technical difficulties made linking optional at launch

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 players are asking a reasonable question: Why has a whole planet turned green?

Arrowhead is changing the Helldivers 2 galaxy before our eyes.

GamesRadar

Arrowhead confirms Helldivers 2 players aren't being insta-killed by ricocheting rockets - shrapnel is the culprit, and it's being patched out alongside a weapon buff

"This will, overall, be a buff" to the R-36 Eruptor

PC Gamer

The wild successes of Helldivers 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 send a clear message: Let devs cook

The studios behind these mega hits spent more than a decade iterating on their favorite design ideas until they went supernova.

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Helldivers 2 devs are adjusting Automaton citizen evac missions "in the near future" because they're "$€@!£X@&! impossible on higher difficulty levels"

Defend campaigns should become more manageable soon

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 players complete another major order by the skin of their teeth, and some can't help but feel Joel's going easy on them

Still, we did scrap an awful lot of bots.

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 dev shares more fan art of best girl Eagle-1, but insists that she hasn't been "physically augmented to better perform their duty"

We've still not seen her canon design, but artists continue to deliver with their own works

PC Gamer

Arrowhead says Helldivers 2 players should avoid bullying those fancy lads with the blue preorder armor, who are canonically frozen yogurt salesmen

Democracy never tasted so good.

GamesRadar

Arrowhead gives Helldivers 2 players hope for fiddly auto-climb feature and says it's "possibly tweaking" how it works "in the near future"

"We have several options and haven't decided on which changes will be made if any, but likely some"

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 dev asks players to stop deliberately shooting at soldiers with that sweet blue pre-order bonus armor that's apparently a yogurt salesman uniform

"This man is your friend! He fights for your freedom, librrrrrty, and frosty treats!"

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 dev says they don't know if the shooter will ever go bigger than 4-player squads, but it "would require a lot of work"

When you think about it, the workload would be staggering

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