The screenshots of the Helldivers 2 in-game map seemingly containing a fresh tease for the long-awaited, but still unconfirmed, Illuminate faction are "fake news," according to Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani.
The Illuminate is a race of technologically advanced aliens with psychic powers and a focus on defensive barriers, and it was one of the three enemy factions players could blast away in the first Helldivers, but since launching back in February, it's been missing in the sequel. Although Arrowhead has yet to officially confirm Helldivers 2 Illuminate, we've seen so many leaks and so much datamined information since launch that it seems an inevitability that they'll come to the game at some point.
