Helldivers 2 falls back to earth. After a meteoric riseand a long tenure at the top of the live service market, Arrowhead Game Studios’ player count for its co-op third-person shooter has been in a sustained free fall for the past few weeks. Now, player numbers are trending downward and Helldivers 2 must find a ...
Something different every now and then. Despite the immense success of Helldivers 2, Arrowhead boss Johan Pilestedt has announced his resignation, but there is a very good reason for this. Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt has resigned and left his position to Shams Jorjani, who has years of experience in management positions at Hooded Horse and ...
As 2024 began, Helldivers 2 was barely visible on most people’s game release radars. It quickly became the biggest hit of the year, becoming both a top seller and a cultural phenomenon. And in an era of hyper-consolidation, it made Arrowhead Studios an obvious acquisition target for game publisher Sony. Months later, co-founder Johan Pilestedt ...
Johan Pilestedt has become a household name since Hellraiser 2 took the world by storm. As Arrowhead’s CEO, he loved sharing game updates and interacting openly with players, making him a favorite among many Super Earth soldiers. Now, Pilestedt has chosen to step down as CEO and stay with the studio so that he can ...
While Helldivers 2 players will still have to kill a ton of enemies to complete the game’s minimal main mission, many are already thinking about what they’d like to see from Arrowhead’s next round of weapon balancing. The Eruptor looks to be at the top of many of their lists, but it looks like they ...
Not all video games have been blessed with a name as brutal and sonorous as Helldivers. Those of us who have played have recorded the voice of the narrator of the introduction saying “Join the Helldivers” or “Join the Helldivers”. We’ve been repeating that name like crazy for the past few months. But where the ...
Hello. The Helldivers 2 community failed to fulfill its last big order. Sorry I have to disturb you. Regardless, Arrow now says that all the fighting so far – the entire war’s worth – is just a prelude to the “Second Galactic War” that has just begun. While they did iron out a lot of ...
Knowing the past is the key to understanding the present and not repeating mistakes in the future. Surely you have heard this statement dozens of times in movies, video games and even in your daily life: teachers, family… And although at this point it sounds cliché, it does not mean that it is any less ...
Direct hit! Helldivers 2 can look forward to fantastic sales figures. How many Swedes would have to buy Helldivers 2 to even come close to the numbers published by Sony? That’s right, everyone. The game from developer Arrowhead Game Studios, which is headquartered in the Swedish capital Stockholm, even breaks PlayStation records. Democracy is ahead ...
Sony has presented current business figures and also commented on Helldivers 2. The action hit sold like hot cakes! Helldivers 2 is an absolute success story – apart from the short-term fiasco surrounding the controversial PSN account requirement on Steam, which ultimately didn’t happen because of the fan uprising. The fact that the title is ...
