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Helldivers 2 passes 150,000 players on Steam for the first time in months thanks to Cyborgs, who may actually be the good guys: "I'd be playing for the Cyborg faction if given the option"

They're pretty convincing

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Helldivers 2 devs didn't know if players would actually manage to defend Super Earth last time, so as they drop Cyberstan on their heads, "we don't know what will happen"

"Players can win and players can lose, and it's going to be super fun to see that play out"

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Helldivers 2's Cyborgs are real, and they'd kindly like you to "defect" from Super Earth as you're just "cannon fodder" anyway: "Must be embarrassing"

"YOU TRIED TO ERADICATE US IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM. WE ENDURED. WE SURVIVED"

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Helldivers 2 players were already getting obliterated, so now it just feels like game master Joel is taking their lunch money, kicking their teeth in, and spitting in their eyes

"Genuinely, what are they thinking?"

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Test your Helldivers 2 knowledge with this quiz — How well do you know PlayStation's first game published on Xbox?

Helldivers 2 is now available on Xbox, so test your knowledge and see how many of these questions you can get right!

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"We actually won": Helldivers 2 players pull off a miracle at the 11th hour, killing 47 million enemies of Democracy in a week and earning 3 cities that sound like terrible places to live

"Vigorous, spirited efforts by the Helldivers" have paid off

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Helldivers 2 makes a highly requested change: the Warbond Token, a new item that fills a hole in the game's special editions and stops people from buying things twice

Now you'll have more weapons to defend Managed Democracy with

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It looked normal at first, but Helldivers 2's new Major Order snuck in a big surprise: "Hulks can jump! I repeat, HULK CAN JUMP NOW!"

The jet brigade is back

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Helldivers 2 sees the Battle for Super Earth end in victory, so here's how it happened

Helldivers 2 sees the Battle for Super Earth end in victory, with players rallying to defend against the Illuminate invasion.

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Helldivers 2 grunts suspect Illuminate interference as Automaton distractions and a last-minute update contribute to a Major Order failure: "Illuminate is controlling High Command"

It's a major blow in the fight to defend Super Earth

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Despite Arrowhead trying to fix it twice, Helldivers 2 still features a chaotic bug that lets you slide around like a snake, and "it's even more hilarious" after the latest update

Once again, the snake bug has slipped through the cracks

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Mysterious Helldivers 2 update drops an Illuminate teaser so obvious that it's downright suspicious: "I wouldn't be surprised if they were just trolling us"

Are the Illuminate finally coming back?

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This is why you read Helldivers 2 patch notes closely: a goldfish "was laid to rest" in space where the pressure "caused it to heat up, violently explode, and disintegrate"

This is wild even for Helldivers 2 patch notes

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Helldivers 2's Democracy Space Station just passed a big Major Order, but we need to steal – I mean "liberate" a mining base from the Automatons next

They weren't using it anyway

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Helldivers 2's take on a galaxy-traveling Death Star really is a death trap: "risk of collapse," no toilets, and the beds are stolen from "very sick children"

High Command calls them "donations"

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Helldivers 2 devs promise to let players literally fight with democracy through a "cutting-edge voting system" tied to their in-progress "gigastructure" space station

Just tell the Democracy Space Station where to go

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Helldivers 2's official Super Earth National Anthem has me so full of patriotic ardor, I feel like marching in the street

Citizens rise! Liberty rise! Super Earth rise!

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Helldivers 2 player yeets a Charger straight through a Bile Titan's face—'Ever seen a Charger Strategem? Now you have'

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Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead shares cape design based on Sony's PSN blunder as Steam reviews skew positive again, and it sounds like it's actually being added

Following Sony's decision to backpedal on Helldivers 2 PSN account requirements, Arrowhead's CEO has shared a unique cape design based on the ordeal that might actually make it into the game.

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Helldivers 2 player's cinematic last stand against the bots saluted by tens of thousands: "One of the most epic clips I have seen yet in a sea of epic clips"

This is what spreading managed democracy is all about

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With 20 hours to go, Helldivers 2 players are finally in position to succeed the latest Major Order after Game Master Joel gave them hell all weekend

Even the most loyal Helldivers are feeling done with fire tornadoes

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Helldivers 2 rocked by "rogue item" promising new Stratagems, dev tells players to avoid "Catalog Expansion" upgrade or who knows what could happen

I'm honestly not sure if this is a leak, a bug, cut content, or a teaser – but probably a bug

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Helldivers 2 honours the lives lost at Malevelon Creek with an official decree from the Super Earth president, plus a cool free cape

Honouring the spilled blood of those who spilled oil.

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As Helldivers 2 players call for an extension to the latest Major Order following tracking errors and game crashes, others say losing the battle is part of winning the war

We'll get 'em next time

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With 20 milliseconds to go, brave Helldivers 2 player clutches 45 Samples "outnumbered, surrounded, leg broken, out of stims" after a clown fiesta extract

"A true hero of democracy"

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