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Sony's Live Service Strategy May Have Failed, But Helldivers 2 Has Been a Monstrous Hit

One of PlayStation's biggest games ever. Helldivers 2 is one of the most played PlayStation games ever made. Sony’s confirmed in a corporate blog post that the Arrowhead outing has now attracted over 22.9 million players since launching in 2024 – and that number’s accurate prior to its recent addition to PS Plus Extra. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Helldivers 2: A deep dive into the Illuminate Void

Helldivers, we have entered the unknown at last to face the unthinkable. Our elite peacekeepers are looking into the corruption and shining Liberty’s light onto the heart of darkness. The Gateway is constructed and we have crossed into the new frontier. The Illuminate may have broken through but Super Earth will push back. Now is […]

PlayStation Blog / Katherine Baskin

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Out of nowhere, Sony confirms that 2024 breakout hit Helldivers 2 joins PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium today

Load your rifles and get ready to deliver some democracy to those heathen alien interlopers, because Helldivers 2 comes to PlayStation Plus today. Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the game will be added to the roster of titles PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers can access as part of its August 2026 update (sorry, Essential-tier subs). The game, developed by Arrowhead Studios, launched back in 2024 and has netted a decent 20 million sales since then.

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Sony Predicts Influx of New Players as Helldivers 2 Drops on the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog Alongside New Update and Warhammer 40,000 Warbond

Helldivers 2 has surprised-dropped on the PlayStation Plus catalog alongside a major new update and the long-awaited Warhammer 40,000 crossover Warbond.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole

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Helldivers II joins PlayStation Plus Game Catalog, ‘Devoid of Liberty’ update now available

Helldivers II is now available via the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for PlayStation Plus Extra …

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Helldivers 2 Joins PS Plus Extra Today Ahead of Full August 2026 Reveal

A bit of democracy on PS Plus. Sony should be revealing the selection of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for August 2026 later today, but in a PlayStation Blog post, it's already confirmed one new PS5 game joining the service: Helldivers 2. The popular co-op shooter will be added to PS Plus Extra today worldwide, meaning members in the UK, USA, and Japan don't have to wait a few weeks while the rest of the planet gains access. All PS Plus Extra members receive access today. Read the full

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Helldivers 2 joins PlayStation Plus Game Catalog today, Devoid of Liberty update out now

We have watched the Void stretch across the galaxy for too long. The threat posed to our Liberty is too great and we can no longer stand by as the Illuminate gain ground. Helldivers, you are needed on the battlefield of a new frontier–one more wild and uncertain than any we have faced prior. We […]

PlayStation Blog / Katherine Baskin

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Helldivers 2: Devoid of Liberty – Meet the SEAF Squad Assembled to Take on The Illuminate

The blight of the Illuminate have expanded their war front with a strange new presence on the Galactic map. Assessed by our top Super Earth scientists, this area has been classified as Devoid of Liberty. From this Liberty forsaken place, we have received reports of twisted perversions of enemies sporting razor sharp limbs and wielding […] The post Helldivers 2: Devoid of Liberty – Meet the SEAF Squad Assembled to Take on The Illuminate appeared first on XBOX Wire.

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You can hug the Super Earth grunts in Helldivers 2's Devoid of Liberty update, which revamps NPC troops and adds new Illuminate enemies

The secret of the floating bear is revealed: Helldivers 2 is gearing up for an assault on the Void, that icky hellmouth gobbling up a chunk of Illuminate-controlled space. The co-op shooter’s big new update, Devoid of Liberty, sees the intergalactic nasties throwing out two new mutant enemies to fight on the field, while your bosses on Super Earth deploy better equipped, better trained, generally less all-round useless infantry troops to help you out.

Rock Paper Shotgun / James Archer

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Huge Helldivers 2 Patch Adds New Illuminate Enemies, a New Biome 'Full of Fresh Horrors,' a Level Cap Increase and Much More

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has released a major update for the game, adding new Illuminate enemies, a new biome, and raising the level cap. Check out the 7.0.0 patch notes.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole

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HELLDIVERS 2 x Warhammer 40,000 Legendary Warbond, Launching August 12

The die is cast. The unstoppable force of Freedom is advancing where others fear to tread, emboldened and equipped with Super Earth’s latest instruments of Liberation – and secure in the knowledge that approved replacements are standing by for deployment. Helldivers, prepare to paint the galaxy all the colours of Freedom, one righteous basecoat of […] The post HELLDIVERS 2 x Warhammer 40,000 Legendary Warbond, Launching August 12 appeared first on XBOX Wire.

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Helldivers 2 getting an upgraded level cap probably isn't what that spooky teddy bear teaser was about, but is almost definitely in preparation for it

Tonally mercurial co-op shooter Helldivers 2 is boosting its level cap, again, in another hint that something big is brewing in the blackness of its endlessly war-torn galaxy. Following a previous increase from 50 to 150, developers Arrowhead are bumping the cap to level 300 in an upcoming patch, with any XP that you would have gained since hitting the previous limit set to apply retroactively. I wonder if any dive-happy souls out there have banked enough well-done points to instantly jump from

Rock Paper Shotgun / James Archer

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Helldivers 2's Warhammer 40k warbond finally gets a release date, will let you bust out the meltaguns and meltamines

After tease upon tease upon tease, Helldivers 2's Warhammer 40k crossover warbond will finally arrive on August 12th. If you splash out for it, you'll get a box of gear, stratagems and cosmetics inspired by the Astra Militarum's elite Cadian Kasrkin troops.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren

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Helldivers 2 x Warhammer 40,000 Castellan's Creed Legendary Warbond Fully Revealed, Weapons and Armor Shown Off, Release Date Confirmed

As promised, we have the full reveal of the Helldivers 2 x Warhammer 40,000 Legendary Warbond today, a first look at the weapons and armor it will include, and a release date.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole

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Helldivers 2 is giving players a free car in October, except for those who already earned it in June

The M-103 Supply FRV becomes available to all patriots later this year.

PC Gamer / Rick Lane

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Okay, So We Now Know 1 Weapon Coming to Helldivers 2 as Part of the Warhammer 40,000 Warbond, and I Think We Can Guess a Few Others

Helldivers 2 will reveal its hotly anticipated Warhammer 40,000 crossover on July 30, Sony has announced. But in the meantime, we have confirmation of one weapon that will be included in the Legendary Warbond.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole

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Helldivers 2 dev cracks down on 'suspicious super credit activity', though it would help if earning premium currency wasn't so boring to begin with

"We're starting to implement changes that will tackle issues like this."

PC Gamer / Rick Lane

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Helldivers 2 is getting a new anti-cheater policy to stop you feeling bummed out and help the in-game economy

If a game is online, there will be cheaters. This is an absolute in life, one that we'd all be better off without, but alas, not one that is always easy to get rid of. One such game that has suffered from cheating, much to the ire of its community, is Helldivers 2. Thankfully, though, Arrowhead Game Studios look to be working to dealing with the game's cheating problem, meaning you won't have to be so bummed out by those with unreasonably high Super Credits scores.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Oisin Kuhnke

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Helldivers 2 is once again spoofing Donald Trump's wall with the Frontlines of Freedom update, which launches a new campaign "to make the galaxy safe again"

Helldivers 2's latest in-game campaign sees the champions of strategically mitigated democracy supervising the construction of yet another massive wall of pine-scented gas in space. Kicking off with the Frontlines of Freedom update, out now, it's a bid to keep those evil "fascist" Terminid insects away from Super Earth, building on the foundations of the abortive original "Termicide" campaign back in March 2024. It's also a pisstake of US president Donald Trump's dreams of constructing a massive

Rock Paper Shotgun / Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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Super Earth's finest, can you identify these Helldivers 2 Stratagems using just their codes?

Prove your proficiency, Diver.

PC Gamer / Sean Martin

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Helldivers 2's next warbond is delayed, as Arrowhead says it 'needs more time to cook' following the shooter's massive progression rework

"We will provide more information as it nears completion."

PC Gamer / Rick Lane

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Major Helldivers 2 Patch Adds New Galactic Campaigns, New Control Center Terminal, and a Lot More

Arrowhead has released a significant update for Helldivers 2, adding new Galactic campaigns, a new biome, a new Control Center terminal, and a lot more. The update — patch 6.3.0 — also makes changes to weapon, stratagem, and enemy balancing, including reductions to enemy durable damage and a decreased exosuit cooldown.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole

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Helldivers 2 will evolve major orders into galactic war campaigns later this month, with huge changes to mission distribution and Super Destroyers also in the works

Better ship customisation is also coming to Arrowhead's sci-fi shooter.

PC Gamer / Rick Lane

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'We Are So Back': Helldivers 2 Dev Lays Out Plans to Improve Game

Hell yeah. Helldivers 2 has certainly not fallen off by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s moving into the next phase of its lifecycle, where its all about keeping players – both old and new – engaged. The studio promised recently to improve its communication with players, and it started that process today with a huge Steam blogpost that outlines its plans for the game. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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"We didn't have the content needed to do it justice at the time": Helldivers 2 is finally getting a roguelite system Arrowhead experimented with pre-launch

Late last year, Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt briefly teased on social media that Arrowhead had put together a prototype for a roguelite mode which would fundamentally change the shooter. Months on, the studio have properly pulled the cover off said system. It's dubbed Planet Warfronts and is coming as part of a raft of changes/additions to Helldivers 2's intergalactic perma-conflict.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren

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Arrowhead Games confirm it is adding new ships and customization features into Helldivers 2

The post Arrowhead Games confirm it is adding new ships and customization features into Helldivers 2 appeared first on GamesHub.

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Helldivers 2 Dev Confirms Roguelite Systems, Called Planet Warfronts, as Part of Big Changes Coming to the Game

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has outlined some major changes coming to the game, including roguelite systems called Planet Warfronts.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole

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Nixxes heroically adds long-awaited upscaling support to Helldivers 2, from PC to Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PS5 Pro

Version 6.2.5 "Machinery of Oppression" looks like a technical banger. Last year Helldivers 2 developers Arrowhead Studios tapped the PC porting specialists Nixxes to slim down their game, with install sizes dropping a stunning 85 percent - from 154GB to 23GB. Now, the two teams have paired up again to deliver long-awaited technical improvements in version 6.2.5, most notably proper modern upscaling support on all platforms, including DLSS, FSR, XeSS and PSSR. The update also includes a raft of

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"Stay on target": Helldivers 2 gets a big performance patch with upscaler support, but it isn't working brilliantly for everybody

Helldivers 2 has a new update that aims to improve the extraction shooter's performance, a source of some woe lately among Super Earth's democracy-managers. It introduces support for upscalers – specifically, FSR 3.1.5 (with FSR 4.0.3 for certain GPUs), DLSS 4.5 and XeSS 3.0 - together with variable rate shading and dynamic resolution scaling.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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Helldivers 2 Patch Brings Long-Awaited Upscaling Support and Latency-Reduction Features

As the fight for Managed Democracy rages on, Arrowhead has just dropped a new Helldivers 2 patch that makes some long-awaited improvements to performance.

IGN / Vikki Blake

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Helldivers 2 begins the long march back into the community's good books with a technical patch that represents the 'opening salvo' in a battle for better performance

Upscaling support, advanced visual optimisation, and more on the way.

PC Gamer / Rick Lane

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Helldivers 2 x Warhammer 40K Is a Match Made in Heaven

Legendary Warbond incoming later this year. Like any live service game from time-to-time, Helldivers 2 is going through a bit of a rocky patch right now. In a recent apologetic blog post, dev Arrowhead promised to get the game back on track, following a wave of negativity aimed at the Swedish studio’s balance changes and overall communication. And now it’s broken the emergency glass on an upcoming Legendary Warbond: a crossover with Warhammer 40k. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Helldivers 2 Is Getting a Warhammer 40,000 Legendary Warbond

Helldivers 2 is getting a Warhammer 40,000 Legendary Warbond later this year, which finally makes one of its most-requested crossovers a reality.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole

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HELLDIVERS 2 is getting multiple upscaling modes, VRR, VRS and other tech improvements

Arrowhead Game Studios are finally going to give players a performance boost, in the form of some upscaling and other tech improvements on May 27th. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

GamingOnLinux / Liam Squires-Hand

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'Stop Ruining the Game': Helldivers 2 in Damage Control as User Reviews Hit 'Mostly Negative'

Nerfdivers. The life of a live service game is punctuated by damage control – and Helldivers 2 has been no stranger to controversy since it exploded in 2024. The co-op shooter famously came under fire when Sony attempted to force PSN connectivity on the PC release, but there’s been no shortage of balance related mishaps along the way. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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'Stop Ruining This Game': Helldivers 2 in Damage Control as User Reviews Hit 'Mostly Negative'

Nerfdivers. The life of a live service game is punctuated by damage control – and Helldivers 2 has been no stranger to controversy since it exploded in 2024. The co-op shooter famously came under fire when Sony attempted to force PSN connectivity to the PC release, but there’s been no shortage of balance related mishaps along the way. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Arrowhead addresses the Helldivers 2 community as recent Steam reviews slump to Mostly Negative: 'We want to be clearer about what we're working on and what's coming next'

Multi-week campaigns, new vehicles, and more red stratagems are all apparently in the works.

PC Gamer / Rick Lane

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Helldivers 2 devs looking into more open beta testing with players after recent set of problematic updates

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GamesHub / Craig Robinson

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Helldivers 2's galactic war will include more "multi-week themed campaigns" and "branching outcomes" starting this summer, Arrowhead reveal

Helldivers 2 developers Arrowhead have shared some of their plans to improve the shooter's long-running galactic war starting this summer. Weekly major orders - the overarching goals players are given to help guide them towards certain missions that mesh with where the war's story is currently at, will grow into "longer, multi-week themed campaigns". Better rewards and more "branching outcomes" are also in the studio's sights.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren

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Helldivers 2 Dev Promises More Content Is on the Way as Disgruntled Players Drag Steam Reviews Down to 'Mostly Negative'

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has addressed significant concern within the game’s community, teasing new upcoming content amid ‘mostly negative’ Steam reviews.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole

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Latest Helldivers 2 hotfix readjusts balancing around Hive Guards

The post Latest Helldivers 2 hotfix readjusts balancing around Hive Guards appeared first on GamesHub.

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Helldivers 2 isn't a cosy game, but the tranquil forests and beefed up exosuits of its latest patch might convince you it is

Take a deep breath. Listen to some birds chirping. Watch some plants sway in the gentle breeze. Ahhhhhh. Life could be a dream. At least, it could be if the new forest biomes added by Helldivers 2's latest patch were in a totally different game. Instead, they're in a frantic shooter about murderdeathing space monstrosities, now with sturdier mech suits and rebalanced melee weapons at your side.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren

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Helldivers 2’s latest balance patch sees a major shakeup to durable damage, affecting the new warbond Exosuits

The post Helldivers 2’s latest balance patch sees a major shakeup to durable damage, affecting the new warbond Exosuits appeared first on GamesHub.

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Helldivers 2 Machinery of Oppression Update 6.2.2 Makes Big Balance Changes, Adds Two New Biomes

Helldivers 2 Machinery of Oppression update 6.2.2 is out now. Check out the patch notes.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole

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Helldivers 2 Dev Promises Action and Communication After Players Deliver 'Fair' and 'Painful' Criticism During Reddit AMA

Arrowhead said it has heard the "fair" but "painful to read" criticisms from the Helldivers 2 community and has made the promise to take action with more frequent communication in the future.

IGN / Michael Cripe

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Helldivers 2 is getting a mech-themed Warbond that adds two new exosuits—one of which carries a shield and a flak cannon

Exo Experts arrives on April 28.

PC Gamer / Rick Lane

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Helldivers 2 Exo Experts Warbond Revealed

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has revealed what we can expect from the next premium Warbond, Exo Experts.

IGN / Vikki Blake

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Helldivers 2 Continues Its Brilliant Run of Post-Launch Content with Another Warbond on PS5

Exo Experts inbound. If you're still playing Helldivers 2, good news: Arrowhead has another premium Warbond up its sleeve, bringing you a new box of toys to play with in the co-op shooter. It's called Exo Experts, and you can see what it's all about in the below trailer: Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Helldivers 2 getting exosuit-centric The Exo Experts warbond next week with new mechs and guns

Last month, Helldivers were told to "uncover the truth" as part of Helldivers 2's ongoing live narrative. This month, we're getting new toys to play with, and by "toys" I mean mechs that look cool as hell.

Eurogamer / Fran Ruiz

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"Not all machines are twisted mechano-socialists": Helldivers 2's latest warbond brings back a mech suit from the original game

Helldivers 2's latest warbond is set to deliver two new exosuit stratagems, bringing a bit more variety to the robotic getups you can summon to help fight Super Earth's enemy of the week. One's the Helldivers 2 debut of a mech from the first game, while the other's got a big shield. Unsurprisingly, the gear pack they're part of is dubbed Exo Experts, and it's set to arrive next week.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren

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Helldivers 2 Exo Experts Warbond Brings New Exosuits Next Week

It's time for another Helldivers 2 Warbond, and this one is perfect for fans of the game's stomp-tastic Exosuits.

TechRaptor / Joseph Allen

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Helldivers 2: The Exo Experts Warbond drops April 28

The latest Helldivers 2 Warbond, entitled The Exo Experts, launches April 28. Read on for full intel on what to expect. Machines… Our enemies… But they can also be forces for good, tools at our disposal, and when you need to fight fire with fire it is important to be an Exo Expert. The […]

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Helldivers 2 roadmap reportedly revealed, giving PS5 players a look at what’s next

Helldivers 2 roadmap reportedly revealed for PS5

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Helldivers 2 roadmap reportedly revealed, giving PS5 players a look at what’s next

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