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Helldivers 2 propaganda hits a new peak as devs lie about flying bugs while players forge documents: "These traitors are working overtime to fill your heads with lies"

Don't believe the lies, cadet

Helldivers 2 was designed to make players feel like "no single person can do this alone" as its director believes a great co-op game "makes players want to play together"

Helldivers 2 was designed to make players feel like "no single person can do this alone" as its director believes a great co-op game "makes players want to play together"

Arrowhead designed the shooter with this in mind

Helldivers 2 director insists footage of flying terminids is "propaganda from bug sympathizers," so you can probably look forward to fighting hordes of them on Erata Prime pretty soon

Helldivers 2 director insists footage of flying terminids is "propaganda from bug sympathizers," so you can probably look forward to fighting hordes of them on Erata Prime pretty soon

The same bugs can be spotted in the game's official art, but the director calls this "image manipulation by traitors"

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Helldivers 2 players share videos of new flying bug enemy, Arrowhead boss immediately declares them 'bug sympathizers' and insists 'bugs can't fly'

Super Earth has a new problem.

Helldivers 2's friendly fire and killer bugs show 'the fragility of humans' and are also just funny, creative director says

The original game's top-down camera perspective wasn't dangerous enough.

Helldivers 2 boss explains how new Stratagems get made: "We play the game and get bored by the current selection, so we add another one"

"Generally, Stratagems are based on real world examples"

They fly now: Helldivers 2 patch stealthily adds flying Shrieker bugs that dive from above to cut you to ribbons

Next time you're fighting the bugs in Helldivers 2, make sure you keep an eye on the sky.

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Expect future Helldivers 2 patches to deliver "a massive list of quality-of-life improvement ideas" that Arrowhead has sourced straight "from the community"

Expect future Helldivers 2 patches to deliver "a massive list of quality-of-life improvement ideas" that Arrowhead has sourced straight "from the community"

We're just getting started

Helldivers 2 has bugs that can 'smell' you

Helldivers 2 has bugs that can 'smell' you

Helldivers 2 game director Johan Pilestedt reveals how the sci-fi shooter's bug aliens can find you even when you're sneaking.

Seized by the spirit of democracy, Helldivers 2 CEO holds an impromptu workshop on how to improve the game's host-based kick system: 'there's always a better solution'

Seized by the spirit of democracy, Helldivers 2 CEO holds an impromptu workshop on how to improve the game's host-based kick system: 'there's always a better solution'

Research & Development.

Turns out Helldivers 2's bugs are constantly tracking you down and sneaking up on you because they can literally sniff you out

Turns out Helldivers 2's bugs are constantly tracking you down and sneaking up on you because they can literally sniff you out

Helldivers 2's director has confirmed that some enemies have a sense of smell to find you even when you're hidden

Helldivers 2 director turns to community for advice on how to get meta-enthusiasts to stop kicking other players

Helldivers 2 director turns to community for advice on how to get meta-enthusiasts to stop kicking other players

There's some very good suggestions

Gamer-weary Helldivers 2 boss says "we did" fix the railgun, and it was always meant to be "like a sniper rifle on crack" that can also kill you

Gamer-weary Helldivers 2 boss says "we did" fix the railgun, and it was always meant to be "like a sniper rifle on crack" that can also kill you

"Like it was always intended to be"

Helldivers 2 servers are getting crushed under the onslaught of mechs

Helldivers 2 servers are getting crushed under the onslaught of mechs

It is once again very difficult to get into Helldivers 2, because the demand for mechs is overwhelming the servers.

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Helldivers 2 fans are rushing to get its new Exosuit mechs so fast they're breaking the servers

Fans are rushing to unlock Helldivers 2's new mechs so fast that the servers are struggling to keep up.

Helldivers 2 boss says players unlocked mechs "4x faster than we thought," and are now calling in so many EXO-45s that the servers are struggling again

Y'all are calling in so many mechs that even the servers are getting democratized

The Helldivers 2 dev who got downvoted to oblivion is right: We need to chill out about balance in a 4-week-old game

"I just think it's a little too early to pretend like the game is figured out."

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Helldivers 2 director addresses "inexcusable behavior" from devs amid balance patch criticisms: "This is not a message that the studio stands behind"

In the aftermath of Helldivers 2's new balance patch, talks between players and devs got pretty heated.

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Helldivers 2 boss apologizes for 'horrible' dev comments, says Arrowhead has 'taken action internally to educate our developers'

Conversations about the recent balance patch turned heated after Helldivers 2 developers responded dismissively to player complaints.

Helldivers 2 CEO says Arrowhead has "taken action internally to educate our developers" after game balance debates got out of hand

Comments from community and development figures fanned the flames

Helldivers 2 studio CEO quashes rumors of a Sony acquisition

Arrowhead Games Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt dismisses rumor of a Sony acquisition with a spicy Tweet.

Helldivers 2 CEO jokes that the only reason the game would ever get "giant microtransactions" would be to fund his Warhammer habit

The game director has many, many miniatures

Helldivers 2 studio is not getting acquired by Sony, confirms Arrowhead CEO

Helldivers 2 director shuts down rumors that the studio has been acquired by Sony

"This is the first I hear of this"

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CEO of Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead shuts down Sony PlayStation acquisition rumors: "This is the first I hear of this ... And that's a good indication that it's fake"

A recent leak suggested Sony has acquired Arrowhead, but the latter's CEO has shut the rumors down.

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