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The Helldivers 2 balance patch did more than annoy some ride-or-die Railgun fans. It also introduced new environmental hazards. Suddenly, divers weren’t just dodging chargers but were also dancing around falling meteors. Fire tornadoes also arrived in to give us all another nightmare to deal with, and here’s where you can find them. Appropriately, the best place to find fire tornadoes in Helldivers 2 is on the planet Hellmire. Located in the Terminid-controlled sector of Mirin, Hellmire lives up to its name. The planet…

There are few things more satisfying in Helldivers 2 than the day you can exchange those hard-earned Warbond Medals for a shiny new toy. You have four new weapons in the Cutting Edge Warbond in Helldivers 2, but how do you best use them? Obviously, you don’t have any kind of firing range at which you can test your new weapons. Instead, your first thought will likely be simply to field-test the guns against the fleshy bits of a Terminid. But, not so fast! I’ve been spending days trying each weapon against bugs and bots.…

Over time, you can upgrade your Super Destroyer ship in Helldivers 2. With the purchase of new modules, the ship transforms by adding new sectors or weaponry on the bow. But if there’s something that I feel needs to be included on the Helldivers 2 ship, it’s a shooting range. Tell me if this sounds familiar: You’re making your way through the Cutting Edge Warbond and spot the Punisher Plasma weapon. You always wanted an electric shotgun, you just didn’t know until now. Quickly, you buy it and jump into a mission. While…

Nothing against the Liberator; it’s a fantastic starting gun in Helldivers 2. But that doesn’t mean you want to stick with it forever, right? If you want to get new weapons in Helldivers 2, you should start diving and earning some precious medals. You get new weapons in Helldivers 2 by unlocking them in the Warbonds — the game’s take on the Battle Pass. To find said Warbonds, you must open up the ‘Acquisition Center’ while in your Super Destroyer ship and enter the ‘Warbonds’ tab. You typically start there anyway, so…

Helldivers 2 received patch 1.000.103 today to the delight of mech fans. But hours later, the team snuck out a fix for something that has been a thorn in the side of the community. For those wanting to invite cross-platform friends, a new fix for Helldivers 2 has arrived. The cross-platform friend invite fix was announced on the official Helldivers 2 Discord sometime after the big patch went live. According to Arrowhead Games’ community lead, Katherine Baskin, the patch was applied directly to the game’s backend. You…

It’s no secret that Helldivers 2 has enjoyed a large amount of success since it was released in February. In fact, it ended up knocking Steam Deck off the top place on Steam, something that doesn’t happen too often. However, Valve’s handheld PC has, once again, reclaimed its title. As of right now, the Deck is back at the number one spot on the Top Sellers list, pushing Arrowhead Games’ shooter down to number two. According to the data, Helldivers 2 has been on the list for nine weeks, though a good chunk of that time…

No dawdling here: Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Games should continue hiding and obfuscating key game information as its live-service production pipeline goes on. Do the Terminids now fly? Do you trust your own eyes, ears, and dead Helldivers? Of course not! And that’s how it should be. Let’s take a small step back first, though. The modern gaming media industry is positively inundated with meta-gaming and content strategizing: you can find a dozen expert (or “expert,” as it were) content creators discussing the ins…

The idea of platform exclusivity as a selling point has been feeling the heat of the limelight lately, and Helldivers 2 is slowly becoming the mascot of the discourse. A former PlayStation boss has chipped in on the discussion, saying the success of Helldivers 2 shows exclusivity is an “Achilles’ heel.” Former president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America Shawn Layden had a bit to say on console exclusivity during an interview last week. Speaking with GamesBeat, Layden covered hot industry topics including…

Though the first major update for Helldivers 2 focused mainly on weapon and Stratagem rebalancing, the player base has known for some time now that Arrowhead Studios is gearing up for the release of mechs and assorted vehicles. Now, out of the blue, some Helldivers have come across these mechs. More specifically, the ongoing push and pull between Super Earth and the opposing factions has now focused on the planet of Tien Kwan. If that name sounds familiar, that’s because this is where Super Earth’s mecha production…

It appears Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Games is preparing even more nerfs, but not for your favorite weapons — this time. No, according to a post on Discord, the Helldivers 2 team is planning to reduce the spawn rate and health pools of heavy enemies like the infamous Charger soon. The news recently came out of the official Helldivers 2 Discord channel. According to the community manager, who goes by Spitz on the channel, Arrowhead has listened to “concerns over the last few days regarding enemy spawns, enemy armor,…