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Monday11th Mar 2024
News Helldivers 2 Is Still Absolutely Killing It on PC, By the Way
One of the biggest surprises of the year
Now that the initial wave of Helldivers 2 enthusiasm has subsided, you may be forgiven for thinking that the title has fallen off. That’d be a mistake, because it’s worth reiterating the title is still absolutely enormous on Steam. Over the weekend, for example, it managed a peak of 411k players on...
Friday8th Mar 2024
News Helldivers 2 PS5, PC Almost Matching Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Sales in UK
Launch aligned it's just 28 per cent behind
How big of a hit has Helldivers 2 been? Well, how about this: in the UK, across its first three weeks available, its sales are just 28 per cent lower than the immense juggernaut that is Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 across its first three weeks on the market. Now, there are some caveats to clarify here:...
Wednesday6th Mar 2024
News Helldivers 2 PS5 Patch Adds Planetary Hazards, Rebalances Weapons, More
War has changed
Update: This patch is now live for PS5 as well as PC. Original Story: The latest patch for Helldivers 2 has just hit PC, and will soon be deployed on PS5 too. It's making some interesting changes to the popular co-op shooter, including a new feature that'll make some planets a more dangerous place to inhabit. New planetary hazards...
Friday1st Mar 2024
News Two Games Pretended to Be Helldivers 2 in Sneaky Steam Page Scam
Pages made to look identical to real listing
Well, we’ve never heard this one before. A pair of games on PC storefront Steam disguised themselves as Helldivers 2 to hoodwink users into buying them. Earlier today, the Steam pages for two indie titles — namely Figurality by SoleOnBoard Studio and Do Not Smile by Whitehole Games — were heavily...
Monday26th Feb 2024
News Helldivers 2 Servers Finally Stabilising, Team Now Resuming 'Original Plan'
All systems go
Helldivers 2 has been, and continues to be, immensely popular, and it's been the victim of this early success ever since launch. Developer Arrowhead Studios has been putting out fires everywhere, trying to increase server capacity and fix early problems to accommodate the huge demand from eager players. Now, weeks after release, it...
Friday23rd Feb 2024
News Helldivers 2 Now Kicks Inactive Players, Server Capacity Increased in Latest Patch
Should make wait times "much more bearable"
Developer Arrowhead Studios is fighting back the fires in Helldivers 2, the co-op shooter that's blown up in the weeks since launch. As part of this push to accommodate the vast volume of players, a recent update to the game made it so that any players sitting idle for a certain length of time will be...
Wednesday21st Feb 2024
News Helldivers 2 Honcho Suggests Not Buying the Game, Breaks New Records Anyway
This just keeps getting bigger
Helldivers 2 has not just smashed expectations – it’s nuked them into orbit. The game – a successor to a relatively niche isometric co-op shooter on PS4, PS3, PS Vita, and PC – has become one of the biggest outings on the planet, with even Xbox executive Phil Spencer not-so-subtly pitching for a port of the PS...
Monday19th Feb 2024
News Xbox Fans Petitioning for Helldivers 2 to Launch on Xbox
To change the "narrative of the console wars"
Following comments from Xbox boss Phil Spencer over how he's unsure who's helped by Helldivers 2 not launching on Microsoft consoles, Xbox fans have set up a petition directed at PlayStation to try and convince them to bring the co-op shooter to Xbox Series X|S. Close to 23,000 signatures have been...
News Helldivers 2 Hype Continues, More Concurrents Than Every PlayStation PC Port Combined
Servers still feeling the strain
Starship Troopers-simulator Helldivers 2 continues to conquer new worlds, deep-striking past Destiny 2 in terms of concurrent player count and approaching Palworld in terms of popularity. Notable, from a PlayStation perspective, is another surprising feat developer Arrowhead achieved in terms of PC dominance: more...
Sunday18th Feb 2024
News Helldivers 2 Beats Destiny 2's All-Time Steam Peak, Gaining on Palworld
Bug blitz
Helldivers 2 is the 2024 hit no one saw coming – well, at least since Palworld, anyway. The game just keeps getting bigger and bigger on PC, where it’s now surpassed Destiny 2’s all-time peak players total by attracting 333k concurrent users overnight. It’s worth noting that with PS5 owners added in, the game’s highs are even...
Friday16th Feb 2024
News Helldivers 2 Will Grant 50% More XP This Weekend to Combat Reward Payout Issues
Dev working on a fix
Helldivers 2 is proving to be pretty damn popular right now, and we imagine it'll be seeing plenty of activity this weekend — but developer Arrowhead has just given fans even more incentive to hop in. There are still one or two issues taking the shine off the game, not least of which is a bug preventing players from being...
News Helldivers 2 on PS5, PC Is One of the Biggest Games on the Planet Right Now
Just keeps breaking records
Helldivers 2 isn’t just blowing up like a traditional bomb – it’s becoming more of a nuclear blast. The game, developed by Arrowhead and published by Sony, is quickly establishing itself as one of the biggest third-person shooters on the planet – and it’s attracting the players to prove it. Despite being limited...
Thursday15th Feb 2024
News Sorry PvP Fans, Helldivers 2 Will 'Never' Feature Competitive Modes
Arrowhead doubles down on co-op
We suppose this shouldn't be a revelatory statement for Arrowhead Game Studios to make, but its recently released co-op shooter, Helldivers 2, will remain a strictly co-op shooter. The PS5 and PC title has been a big hit so far, with overwhelmingly positive reception, selling over a million copies at this point, and...
Monday12th Feb 2024
News Helldivers 2 Is 'Blowing Through Estimates', Around 1 Million Sales In Less Than a Week
Doing your part
Across its opening weekend, it's clear that Helldivers 2 has been a big success. There are some launch period fires to put out, and developer Arrowhead is working on it, having already released patches for across PS5 and PC. However, despite the early issues, the co-op shooter has made a splash, quickly becoming Sony's biggest Steam...
News Games Should 'Earn the Right to Monetise', Says Helldivers 2 Director
Service guarantees citizenship
With the industry as volatile as it is, publishers and developers must find new ways to monetise and offer value to their players to keep them coming back. Released on Friday, Helldivers 2 from developer Arrowhead Studios had a massive weekend, doing things slightly differently from its competitors in the service...
Saturday10th Feb 2024
News Helldivers 2 Is Now Comfortably Sony's Biggest Ever PC Launch
Touches 120k concurrent players as weekend gets underway
We’ve got to be honest: this wasn’t on our bingo card for 2024 at all. Helldivers 2 has blown up big time, and it continues to climb the Steam most played charts, now peaking at almost 120k concurrent players – with presumably bigger numbers to follow as the weekend goes on. This means...
Friday9th Feb 2024
News Helldivers 2 Is Blowing Up, Sony's Biggest Ever PC Launch
Are you doing your part?
Despite some inevitable technical teething troubles, Helldivers 2 is blowing up on both PS5 and PC – with its Steam numbers outpacing those of even God of War. Not content with being the best-selling game on Valve’s popular storefront right now, the third-person shooter sequel peaked at about 81k players overnight,...
Thursday8th Feb 2024
News Helldivers 2 Off to a Strong Start on PS5, PC, Currently Third Best-Selling Game on Steam
Over 50,000 concurrent players already
Helldivers 2 officially launches today, 8th February 2024, and it appears to be opening on a very strong footing. From what we can glean from publicly available data, Arrowhead's sci-fi co-op shooter seems to be performing very healthily on both PS5 and PC at this early stage. On the European PS Store, the...
Wednesday7th Feb 2024
News Helldivers 2 Pre-Orders Are Big on PS5, PC, Currently Outselling Palworld in US
Orbital barrage
Sony is launching Helldivers 2 this week on 8th February, 2024, and by the looks of it, the co-op shooter might be more popular than you think. From what can be gleaned from digital storefronts, the sci-fi shoot-'em-up seems to be killing it in terms of pre-orders. As noted by X user KAMI, the game is currently the top result for...
Tuesday6th Feb 2024
News Helldivers 2 Outlines the Story So Far in Stylish Trailer, Confirms Post-Launch Updates
For democracy
We're on the verge of launch day for Helldivers 2, the sci-fi co-op shooter hitting PS5 and PC this week. While the emphasis in the game is very much on the action, there is some semblance of a story behind all the carnage, and that's what this new trailer aims to convey, complete with a neat stylised look. The story details touched...
Sunday4th Feb 2024
News Friendly Fire at the Core of Helldivers 2, All for a Good Laugh and Chaos
And you can't turn it off
While bringing the camera close to your character is one of the biggest changes Helldivers 2 makes from the original, a feature that remains very much the same is friendly fire. If a teammate steps in the path of your own bullet barrage or laser beam, or is caught up in a missile strike, they'll sustain damage and could...
Saturday3rd Feb 2024
News Third-Person View Makes Helldivers 2 More Immersive, Better Game Feel
Original game still has its place
Probably the biggest change Helldivers 2 makes compared to the PS4 original is its camera perspective. Replacing the top-down view is an over-the-shoulder, third-person camera in the PS5, PC sequel, and this is designed to help you "feel more immersed in the experience". Speaking to assistant game director Sagar...
Friday2nd Feb 2024
News Live-Service Content in Helldivers 2 Likened to D&D, Will React to PS5, PC Players
Items will never be removed from the game
Just like many other multiplayer experiences on the market, Helldivers 2 will be supported long past its PS5 launch with new content to play and items to earn. However, Arrowhead Studios is not simply producing fixed content drops it can plan for months down the line; rather, it sees itself as a D&D game...
Tuesday23rd Jan 2024
News Helldivers 2 PS5 Gameplay Overview Trailer Gives Us Our Best Look Yet
Do your bit in the Galactic War
If you've been waiting for more information about Helldivers 2, you'll want to give the above video a watch. The co-op shooter is very nearly here, and developer Arrowhead has divulged some more details about the game's general structure, progression, and more. To summarise: you'll go out on Operations in order to...
Thursday18th Jan 2024
News Helldivers 2 Has Gone Gold, Ready to Fight Back the Alien Hordes on PS5, PC
Duty calls
Helldivers 2 has three weeks to go until its 8th February launch, and it looks like that date is now a lock — if it wasn't already. After a small scare about a delay has come and gone, the co-op shooter has now officially gone gold, meaning its base code is complete and ready to rock. The news comes via the game's official social...
Tuesday16th Jan 2024
News Join Earth's Last Line of Offence with Helldivers 2 PS5 Gameplay Launch Trailer
Drops down very soon
One of the rare games bearing the PS Studios emblem this year is Helldivers 2, and it's just around the corner on PS5. This follow-up to the original co-op shooter launches 8th February with an over-the-shoulder camera and, presumably, a much bigger budget, and it looks like it should be super fun with friends. The launch...
Friday22nd Sep 2023
News PS5, PC Pre-Orders for Helldivers 2 Are Available Now
Time to enlist
Attention, soldiers: Helldivers 2 is now available to pre-order. Published by Sony and developed by Arrowhead, this is a third-person sequel to the top-down original, and has you blasting away the bad guys in tactical four-player co-op. A new trailer has been released to give you the gist: cool weapons, aliens, robots, and friendly...
Thursday14th Sep 2023
News Helldivers 2 Is Absolutely Bursting with Bugs, Squads Up on PS5, PC in February
Alien bugs, of course
Sony and developer Arrowhead have given us a fresh look at gameplay for the upcoming co-op shooter, Helldivers 2. More than that, the video provides us with a release date — it's heading to PS5 and PC on 8th February, 2024. The gameplay shows a squad dropping down to an alien planet that's crawling with alien creatures. As...
Monday31st Jul 2023
News Helldivers 2 PS5, PC Release Date May Be Set for October
Another one for the huge list
Sony's own Helldivers 2 could be set to join the long list of high-profile games releasing in October if a leaked document is to be believed. Handed to Insider Gaming, a file sent to members of a Sony partnership program supposedly calls for content creators to "mention that the game will be released in October". A...
Thursday6th Jul 2023
News Sony Calls in a Tactical Supply Drop of Helldivers 2 PS5, PC Gameplay, And It Looks Stunning
Incoming
Update: Well, we suppose this is Sony in 2023, folks! Several hours after publishing a PS Blog post with gameplay details, the platform holder has now followed it up with a Helldivers 2 trailer. Why they couldn’t release together is a mystery! Anyway, this game looks good – real good. It’s got that chaotic third-person co-op flavour...
