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Helldivers 2 CEO is worried it's 'too soon' after the PSN fiasco to release a $10 warbond, so he's letting players vote on a delay

Democracy, indeed: The poll to release or delay the next premium warbond is live until Thursday morning.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 grunts want the PSN drama immortalized as an in-game cape, and the devs are already working on "a good name for it"

"The accidental cape design is pretty cool"

GamesRadar

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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Helldivers 2 will no longer require PSN on PC as Sony changes its mind

Gamers were upset that PSN was required to play Helldivers 2 on PC, and Sony has relented to their anger.

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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

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

'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.

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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.

PC Gamer

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.

TechRadar

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

GamesRadar

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.

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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.

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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

Windows Central

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.

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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

GamesRadar

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

PC Gamer

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.

GamesRadar

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."

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