
What you need to know
- Arrowhead Game Studios' PvE co-op shooter Helldivers 2 is one of 2024's biggest games on PC and PS5. However, it's not available on Xbox, and isn't likely to be in the future since it's published by PlayStation.
- Soon, however, Xbox fans will have an alternative they can turn to: Helljumpers, an ambitious PvE mode for the free-to-play multiplayer shooter Halo Infinite that's being made by The Forge Falcons, a legendary team of community Forgers.
- Helljumpers will be a Halo and ODST-themed spin on Helldivers 2 "with procedural objectives, in-game progression, upgrade systems, boss fights, extraction, drop pods and much much more." It takes advantage of the fact Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries added campaign AI to its level editor tool Forge in Season 5 last year.
- The Forge Falcons team has revealed that it plans to release Helljumpers in June, with a launch early in the month planned. However, it "will push it back a few more weeks if it needs it."