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The Latest Breaking News from Arrowhead

The Helldivers 2 dev who got downvoted to oblivion is right: We need to chill out about balance in a 4-week-old game

"I just think it's a little too early to pretend like the game is figured out."

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 director addresses "inexcusable behavior" from devs amid balance patch criticisms: "This is not a message that the studio stands behind"

In the aftermath of Helldivers 2's new balance patch, talks between players and devs got pretty heated.

Windows Central

The Helldivers 2 meta is a symptom of a much larger problem, and nerfs don't fix it

Nerfs to Helldivers 2's meta don't address the reason why it exists in the first place, making the game feel worse overall.

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Helldivers 2 boss apologizes for 'horrible' dev comments, says Arrowhead has 'taken action internally to educate our developers'

Conversations about the recent balance patch turned heated after Helldivers 2 developers responded dismissively to player complaints.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2's latest order sure looks like a setup for players to liberate their own mech suits… for democracy!

Why do robots want exosuits? Stop asking questions and get down there!

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 CEO says Arrowhead has "taken action internally to educate our developers" after game balance debates got out of hand

Comments from community and development figures fanned the flames

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 studio CEO quashes rumors of a Sony acquisition

Arrowhead Games Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt dismisses rumor of a Sony acquisition with a spicy Tweet.

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More than a decade before Helldivers 2, Arrowhead made one of my favourite co-op games, which only remains playable thanks to a fan

Swap your shotgun for a wand in Magicka.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 is "halting all output" on mechs after factory planet Tien Kwan comes under attack in galactic game master Joel's latest twist

Helldivers 2's latest major order tasks players with liberating the mech factory planet Tien Kwan

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 players aren't happy about the game's first balance patch—here's why

Rail, Railgun against the dying of the light.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 balancing guru explains why 'Don't Nerf, Only Buff' is a bad idea: 'I believe players are scared of nerfs because it will ruin the fantasy of a weapon, ruin their fun'

Arrowhead says the Railgun was meant to be an "anti-tank sniper rifle," not the best gun for every situation.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 balance lead says the "don't nerf, only buff" approach is a horrible idea as the community reacts to top weapon nerfs

"I believe players are scared of nerfs, because it will ruin the fantasy of a weapon"

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 studio is not getting acquired by Sony, confirms Arrowhead CEO

Shut it down.

PC Gamer

Huge Helldivers 2 balance changes are here, but the patch notes are a major letdown

Helldivers 2's big balance patch has gone live, but its nerfs and (lack of) buffs aren't what players were hoping for.

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Helldivers 2 dev lays out Arrowhead's strategy for buffing and nerfing the game's guns: 'Powerful weapons can't be too versatile, versatile weapons can't be too powerful'

Meta-taming.

TechRadar

Helldivers 2 latest patch introduces planetary hazards and more environmental challenges

Arrowhead Game Studios has released a new Helldivers 2 patch that adds planetary hazards to the game.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 just dropped a chunky balance patch that fixes heavy armour, adds meteor swarms, and deals a blow to eradication mission farmers

For Super Earth!

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Helldivers 2's first big balance patch targets the game's most OP weapons with ammo and armor piercing deductions

The Breaker shotgun and Railgun Stratagem get taken down a notch

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Helldivers 2 director shuts down rumors that the studio has been acquired by Sony

"This is the first I hear of this"

Windows Central

CEO of Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead shuts down Sony PlayStation acquisition rumors: "This is the first I hear of this ... And that's a good indication that it's fake"

A recent leak suggested Sony has acquired Arrowhead, but the latter's CEO has shut the rumors down.

PC Gamer

Unreleased Helldivers 2 vehicles are leaking all over the place, but I'm not ruling out that Game Master Joel has something to do with it

Could some of these Helldivers 2 leaks be an inside job?

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 dev casually confirms mechs are coming "soon" – meet the EXO-45 Patriot Exosuit

Arrowhead announces what we've all been hoping for

TechRadar

Arrowhead says Helldivers 2's D&D style game master is 'something that a video game has never done before' and knew it would be 'divisive' with players

Arrowhead Game Studios says it knew that Helldivers 2's game master would be "divisive" with players.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 uses its game master to stop the live service side from being 'just a calendar with automated events tied to major holidays'

"We knew it would be divisive!"

Windows Central

It's not just mechs: Helldivers 2 leaks show Halo Warthog-style vehicles and APCs, too

Helldivers 2's upcoming mechs have appeared in various leaked gameplay videos, but they're not the only vehicles players have gotten their hands on.

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