Tag: Third-person-shooter

Helldivers 2’s latest major order promises a mech with 2 entire Autocannons strapped onto it—though there’s a small chance it could slip through players’ fingers

Helldivers 2’s latest major…

Throughout all the buffs and nerfs that've rolled through Helldivers 2 as of late, the Autocannon has remained—for the…
Helldivers 2 is about being the ‘evil guys in the galaxy,’ says Johan Pilestedt: ‘Would you be able to survive a galactic war without plot armor to protect you?’

Helldivers 2 is about…

The notion that we ought to read Helldivers 2's galactic war as a straightforward story about humanity's noble defense…
I’ve got no interest in playing Valve’s rumored Deadlock game, but I’ll definitely be here for all the funny ‘Meet the Team’ movies they’ll probably make about the characters

I’ve got no interest…

Valve hasn't confirmed or denied it yet, but all signs point to its next game being a hero shooter…
As Helldivers 2 boss Johan Pilestedt hangs up his CEO hat to focus on the creative side, he has one big change in mind: ‘My working theory is that time-to-kill is too high’

As Helldivers 2 boss…

Johan Pilestedt is no longer CEO of the studio he founded. He's handed that job to Paradox veteran Shams…
Leaked video of alleged Valve hero shooter Deadlock kinda looks like BioShock Infinite

Leaked video of alleged…

Valve hasn't responded to our emails about Deadlock, an alleged unannounced Valve hero shooter which is leaking all over…
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Games has a new CEO—with Johan Pilestedt taking on a different role to direct ‘100% of my focus [to] the game and community’

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead…

Johan Pilestedt, soon-to-be-former CEO of Arrowhead Games, will be stepping down to take on new responsibilities at the company…
Helldivers 2 studio wants to slow down the pace of updates: ‘We feel a slightly lower cadence overall will benefit both us, you, and the game’

Helldivers 2 studio wants…

Helldiving hero Harvey Randall said last week that things need to change at Arrowhead, because the blistering pace of…
‘Our ambition is to keep this game alive for the longest time’: Embark’s devs want to keep working on Arc Raiders ‘as long as players engage with it and have fun’

‘Our ambition is to…

We had an inkling that Arc Raiders was going to be good when it released, following a massively successful…
Helldivers 2 takes a page from George W

Helldivers 2 takes a…

It's been a stagnant few weeks for Helldivers 2's galactic war. Super Earth has been on a streak of…
Your bloodlust does have consequences in Arc Raiders, as a dev confirms, ‘we do analyse behaviour and match accordingly’

Your bloodlust does have…

One of the biggest mysteries in Arc Raiders, even preceding its full release, has been how matchmaking works. During…