Tag: Third-person-shooter

Helldivers 2’s themes are bleeding into its community management, and creating a new standard in live storytelling

Helldivers 2’s themes are…

Helldivers 2 is setting a new standard for live storytelling, and not a little of that is how the…
Arrowhead CEO says Helldivers 2 was going to have helmets with bespoke HUD elements like enemy outlines—but they were cut due to ‘well, having to ship the game’

Arrowhead CEO says Helldivers…

Johan Pilestedt, the CEO of Arrowhead Games, made a visit to the Helldivers 2's Discord recently. He answered a…
Arrowhead CEO says Helldivers 2 balancing patches have ‘gone too far’ recently: ‘It feels like every time someone finds something fun, the fun is removed’

Arrowhead CEO says Helldivers…

I don't envy the folks at Arrowhead charged with balancing Helldivers 2 guns fans have grown attached to. Arrowhead…
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

Helldivers 2 CEO is…

Temperatures have chilled in the Helldivers 2 barracks since this weekend's PSN account linking meltdown that saw an influx…
Arrowhead founder casually mentions that a Helldivers 2 ‘roguelite mode’ is in the prototype phase: ‘It changes the game fundamentally!’

Arrowhead founder casually mentions…

Helldivers 2 is a deep, engrossing co-op shooter with no shortage of things to do, but I wouldn’t say…
Steam review bombing is gaming’s most powerful method of protest: 3 takeaways from Helldivers 2’s weekend meltdown

Steam review bombing is…

You might have heard about Helldivers 2's terrible, no good, very bad weekend. It went like this:  Last Friday,…
An Arrowhead community manager was ‘almost, but not quite’ fired for encouraging Helldivers 2 review bombing and refunds

An Arrowhead community manager…

The Helldivers 2 community can finally beat its swords into plowshares following Sony's capitulation on a controversial PlayStation Network…
Marvel Rivals is turning up the heat with a new busted hero who can steal powers from her enemies to create shields, heal, and turn invisible

Marvel Rivals is turning…

Just as was promised, Rogue is being teased as the new hero for Marvel Rivals season 5.5. This follows…
‘Ouch, right in the review score’: Arrowhead CEO reacts to Helldivers 2 review bombing, apologizes for PSN mandate communication

‘Ouch, right in the…

It's been a challenging day for Helldivers 2 as developer Arrowhead continues to wrestle with the fallout of an…
Sweet liberty, are Helldivers 2 players not happy about having to link their Steam accounts to the PlayStation hive mind

Sweet liberty, are Helldivers…

Helldivers 2 is going to make you link your PlayStation Network account—and boy, are liberty's finest upset about it.…