Helldivers

Helldivers 2 has become Sony’s biggest PC launch, with a record-breaking number of concurrent players on Steam. Released yesterday (February 8), Helldivers 2 quickly achieved a peak of 81,840 players playing concurrently and has maintained its popularity, with over 60,000 players currently doing battle according to SteamDB. That makes it Sony’s biggest launch on PC, a record previously held by God Of War, which saw 73,529 concurrent players in January 2022. However the 10,000 steam reviews currently give Helldivers 2 a…

Helldivers 2 is off to a strong start following its launch on PC and PlayStation 5, but the game's popularity is also causing a variety of issues that has Swedish developer Arrowhead Game Studios in "crisis mode."The good news is a fix addressing the most serious of the issues seems to be on its way. Helldivers 2 game director Mikael Eriksson said in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) that a patch improving matchmaking and the "most frequent" crashing issues on PC is being tested, and if successful, will…

The PlayStation exclusive Helldivers 2 has caught the attention of many players for various reasons. The hype has resulted in a tsunami of purchases, putting Helldivers 2 in a good position. On Steam, it reached the top of the charts and then floated around the second or third place on Thursday morning just before launch. This indicates the game has found some popularity, and people are curious about what Arrowhead has been cooking up. Unlike its predecessor, it is a third-person over-the-shoulder shooter, not a…

Helldivers II seems like a great co-op game. I had a lot of fun blasting giant bugs and mechanical soldiers for a few hours in Arrowhead Game Studios' upcoming shooter, calling down airstrikes and screeching with laughter after accidental friendly fire transformed good intentions into hilarious deaths.Much of Helldivers II builds on the formula of its 2015 predecessor. You play as ordinary soldiers who ODST-drop down onto procedurally generated planets, fighting to defend the dystopian democracy that is…

Though Helldivers 2 may be one of the lesser-known PlayStation exclusives slated for 2024, it certainly is one of the most interesting future releases. A cooperative objective-based shooter with a legacy to die for, Helldivers 2 won’t even be all that hard on our PCs, according to Sony. As per Sony’s latest Helldivers 2 blog post, the game should be relatively easy to run on a very wide range of PC hardware. Thanks to its multiplayer focus and potentially some live-service leanings, Helldivers 2 will be released on PC…

We're a little less than a month away from Arrowhead Game Studios' Helldivers 2, and we now know what players can expect to need for PC specs. The game's cross-play options have also been revealed ahead of the game's launch on PS5 and PC.Thanks to a PlayStation blog post, we now know PS5 players will be able to play with PC players via cross-play, though the blog post doesn't go into detail regarding how you'll be able to team up with specific players. In addition to that, the team also shared the…

Helldivers 2 got a new trailer and it outlines how co-op works in the tactical shooter sequel, including new and returning stratagems and friendly fire.You can equip stratagems to drop resupply caches, powerful weapons, one-time attacks, and helpful aims like a gatling sentry gun. You can also customize your armor, with heavier builds letting you soak up damage and resist elemental attacks, and lighter ones letting you move more quickly and with less chance of enemy detection. The kind of mission…

Prepare for Hell Dive Helldivers, it’s time for another drop. Arrowhead Game Studios has announced that Helldivers 2 will drop onto new planets, with a new perspective, in 2023. Revealed during today’s PlayStation Showcase, Helldivers 2 still looks to feature much of the Starship Troopers-esque gunning and bug fighting. This time, though, the action is swapping to an over-the-shoulder shooter, rather than the original’s top-down perspective. Image via Arrowhead/PlayStation In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Arrowhead’s…

The PlayStation 5's 2023 release slate is taking shape, and one of the upcoming titles is a sequel to 2015's Helldivers. It emerged during today's PlayStation Showcase that Arrowhead Game Studios is working on Helldivers 2. The follow up is slated to arrive on PS5 and PC later this year. A reveal trailer evoked both the irreverent tone of Starship Troopers and the desolate landscapes of Death Stranding while tossing in a whole bunch of aliens. Arrowhead has switched from the original game's top-down perspective to…