The Latest Breaking News from Johan Pilestedt

Helldivers 2 heralds the flamethrower's return to its former glory, and will be releasing previews of its buff-filled September update every day until it drops

"A buff a day keeps the bugs away."

PC Gamer · Sep 10, 2024

Helldivers 2 creative boss agrees the game has gotten less about "a fun, chaotic, challenging, emergent experience" and too much about "challenge and competitiveness"

Arrowhead's team is apparently "tired from a long development"

GamesRadar · Aug 28, 2024

After a string of poorly received patches, a Helldivers 2 "experimental server" is being actively "worked on" at Arrowhead

But there'll need to be NDAs so nothing leaks

GamesRadar · Aug 23, 2024

Helldivers 2's big update revealed: "Escalation of Freedom" adds new and returning bots and bugs, more missions, bigger outposts, and difficulty 10 "Super Helldive"

Escalation of Freedom is coming for free on August 6

GamesRadar · Jul 23, 2024

Gamers have been voting with their wallet for years – that's why 82% of US players reportedly made freemium in-game purchases last year

A new report also found 62% of adults over 18 are gamers

GamesRadar · Jul 18, 2024

"I'm happy to lose": As Baldur's Gate 3 is dubbed the "Best Game" yet again, Helldivers 2 creative director admits he doesn't mind as Larian's D&D RPG is "one for the ages"

It was "a stiff competition"

GamesRadar · Jul 11, 2024

Tekken Creator Reveals the Depressing Reason Why Soul Calibur Stalled Out

Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada says Bandai Namco poaching its development talent for more corporate leadership roles is why Soul Calibur hasn't remained at the same level over time.

Inverse · Jun 26, 2024

Helldivers 2 director weighs in on Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's difficulty: 'A game for everyone is a game for no one'

The difficulty is just part of the charm.

PC Gamer · Jun 26, 2024

Helldivers 2 director stands by FromSoftware in the difficulty discourse as Hidetaka Miyazaki doubles down on making hard games: "Always cater to a select audience"

Arrowhead has been saying it for years: "A game for everyone is a game for no one"

GamesRadar · Jun 25, 2024

'It's done on our end': Helldivers 2's infamous review bomb cape is ready, but Arrowhead is looking for 'the right time to release it'

Es-caping a PR nightmare.

PC Gamer · Jun 19, 2024