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The Latest Breaking News from Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 won't get bigger lobbies because 16 players would come with a side of "16 FPS," Arrowhead CEO says: "We're trying to fix performance. Not kill it"

Sorry about that

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Helldivers 2 devs say players are 'absolutely right to expect better' after latest update's crashes and stumbles—promise mid-October patch and 'better communication'

We're in the "it's so over" valley again, I see.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 dev has the unlucky task of crushing players' hopes, confirming there's no new Stratagem waiting at the end of this Strategic Opportunity: "I guess a new mech or orbital is asking a lot"

You'll get 'em next Order

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Democracy, updated

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Helldivers 2 CEO just comes out and says it: "The technical debt is crippling" and "we didn't hit the mark" with Into the Unjust update, so Arrowhead is "trying to get our s*** in order"

Helldivers 2's new patch made a lot of technical issues a lot worse

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Conquer the skyscraper-sized hive Lords in Helldivers 2’s latest update

Helldivers 2's new Into the Unjust update has added several new enemies, but Hive Lords — gigantic armored worm bosses — are the nastiest of the bunch.

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Helldivers 2 rivals Call of Duty's notoriously chunky file sizes as its latest update takes the shooter above 140GB on Steam: "This is getting beyond ridiculous"

Players are begging Arrowhead to "do something" about the massive file size on PC

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Helldivers 2 studio CEO says the "vast majority" of people "silently play" the shooter, which means the devs can't just look at Reddit and what streamers are saying for feedback: "This is a challenge for all games"

Admittedly, "we screw up all the time," says Shams Jorjani

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I've played Helldivers 2 for over 500 hours on PC — here are 7 must-know tips for every Xbox player as they join the fight

Here are 7 must-know tips for every Xbox player jumping into Helldivers 2 for the first time — and any other new players joining the fight, too.

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Helldivers 2 grunts think they've found more evidence of a Halo crossover thanks to a very familiar "unknown signal" detected by the Galactic Warning System: "Is that... THE SUPERINTENDENT?"

The timing would make a lot of sense with the upcoming Xbox release

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Helldivers 2 devs stay true to their word, immediately roll out a patch full of fixes after the studio's "Super Earth sanctioned vacation," but one major issue still remains

"No status effects fix... it's jover…"

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You've heard of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, so here's Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 2, a Helldivers 2 city based on the village, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Inside me are two wolves, one is "Gun", the other is difficult to pronounce.

PC Gamer

A new city in Helldivers 2 will be named 'Gun' because 82,188 players voted for it—making it twice as popular as the other 4 options combined

Why did love put a Gun on my land?

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 players overwhelmingly vote to rename a city "GUN," Arrowhead CEO says he hoped for "something else" but "the people have spoken"

"I personally hope we go the managed democracy route"

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"I know what's coming for Helldivers for the next few years": Arrowhead has a long-term plan for Helldivers 2, but it's still "subject to change"

"I've been working on this project for years and I have been waiting for some of this stuff since I started with the company"

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Helldivers 2 players celebrate victory over Sony as the 'review bomb' cape finally appears in the game: 'We won the biggest and longest running Major Order in the game to date'

"In honor of their unquestioning commitment to the defense of Managed Democracy."

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"The Chinese player base is the holy grail": Tencent buys 15.75% stake in Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead as huge profit numbers emerge

A new report has revealed that the Chinese multimedia company Tencent invested in Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios in 2024.

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Helldivers 2's Illuminate invasion brought players from around the world together, and our defence of Super Earth's Shanghai even made the news in China

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"The Battle of Super Earth is won": Helldivers 2 grunts have officially ended the Illuminate invasion, defending our last 2 Mega Cities and forcing the squids "into hiding"

"The Helldivers have achieved victory"

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Helldivers 2 sees over 2,600 negative Steam reviews in one day, a 40x increase from 2 days ago, as players accuse Arrowhead of forging the Galactic War narrative and apparently forget how war works

The whole mess may have been sparked by a translation error

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Helldivers 2 grunts suspect Illuminate interference as Automaton distractions and a last-minute update contribute to a Major Order failure: "Illuminate is controlling High Command"

It's a major blow in the fight to defend Super Earth

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 has still got it

Get in, we're going back to war.

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Nobody could have seen it coming: Helldivers 2's Illuminate emerge from the black hole players stopped from crashing into Super Earth, with "larger, more powerful enemies within their fleet"

At least weapon customization is here to help deal with them

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In a world of jetpacks and mechs, Helldivers 2 players are losing their mind over a sword, and yeah, I get it

The Masters of Ceremony Warbond adds a humble little sabre

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 is finally adding a sword, and while I'm not soiling my breeches over it as Arrowhead's CEO decreed, it does look very cool

"I make one stupid pant sh*t joke and it all goes ballistic."

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