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Austin Wood

Helldivers 2 players are closing in on their first "permanent" win in the bug war, so surely nothing will go horribly wrong when game master Joel presses a big red button

Helldivers 2.

Good job, recruits. Helldivers 2 players have descended on four "high-priority" planets to deploy a grid of Termicide dispensers that should shut down the local bug population for good, and the latest report from developer Arrowhead indicates the community is about to "permanently contain bugs."

"With Termicide dispersion towers now installed across the barrier planets, the Helldivers have begun operations to fully operate the Terminid Control System," a full-fat news broadcast from the Helldivers 2 Twitter declares. "The Termicide is proving extremely effective, with experts saying the benefits to the local ecology far outweigh the loss of some native species." 

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