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Battlefield 6 lead tempts fate, says servers "should be" ready for launch after numerous betas across PC and consoles

The beta hit over 500,000 concurrent players on Steam alone

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Helldivers 2 dev explains why the PC version takes a million years to update and has 3X the filesize of the console versions: old, undemocratic hard drives

Promises things will improve, but no quick fix.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 dev says "there are no easy solutions" to fix the massive 150GB PC file size, but Arrowhead is "sure to find a better balance between loading times and installation size soon"

"We're taking your concerns very seriously"

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Helldivers 2 won't get bigger lobbies because 16 players would come with a side of "16 FPS," Arrowhead CEO says: "We're trying to fix performance. Not kill it"

Sorry about that

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'Helldivers 2' Devs Have A Plan For A Sequel, And It's Not What You Think

'Helldivers 2' developer Arrowhead Studios is focusing all of its efforts evolving this live service shooter for as long as it can.

Inverse

Helldivers 2 boss says "realism is not the goal" and "player fantasy matters more," but Arrowhead is still careful to remember that "it needs to be Helldivers"

Wrangling a team as big as Arrowhead is the tricky part

GamesRadar

Arrowhead CEO blames Helldivers 2 performance issues on tech debt accumulated thanks to goalposts being "moved a few times" during development: "The foundations of this big tower were made for a little bungalow"

"Tech debt is like a garage filled with stuff you just chucked in. We really need to put up shelves in the back to get organized"

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Helldivers 2 community's favorite conspiracy theory shut down by Arrowhead CEO, who says Major Orders are not scripted and the devs are as clueless as players: "Our predictions are often wrong"

Arrowhead's in the dark, too

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Arrowhead boss wants Helldivers 2 to be a "forever game" like RuneScape that can keep improving, with "no plans" for a sequel

Helldivers 3? Not while Helldivers 2 is still chugging

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Helldivers 2 lands on Xbox Game Streaming — here's what it means for players

Helldivers 2 has been added to Xbox’s Stream Your Own Game, letting owners stream it across devices. While it doesn’t solve the lack of cross-save or Play Anywhere support, it offers more flexibility.

Windows Central

"We hear you, we want things to be in a better state" — Helldivers 2 is planning a major update next month with bigger performance fixes coming later, and I'm over the moon

Following months of players growing increasingly concerned with Helldivers 2's performance and stability, developer Arrowhead is shifting its focus to the issue.

Windows Central

Helldivers 2 devs say players are 'absolutely right to expect better' after latest update's crashes and stumbles—promise mid-October patch and 'better communication'

We're in the "it's so over" valley again, I see.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 devs address performance complaints, say "we want things to be in a better state, we are taking it very seriously" with an update next month just the start of "a bigger development plan"

"You've been loud, clear, and absolutely right to expect better"

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 dev has the unlucky task of crushing players' hopes, confirming there's no new Stratagem waiting at the end of this Strategic Opportunity: "I guess a new mech or orbital is asking a lot"

You'll get 'em next Order

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"All the complaining worked lmao" — Helldivers 2's new Rupture Strain enemies have been taken offline for weeks to fix balance issues, but I'm sad to see them go

Helldivers 2's new Rupture Strain faction of bugs was just added to the game, but it's already been taken out for a rework due to some major balancing issues.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2's new bugs are bugged, so Arrowhead's turning them off for 5 weeks to debug its bugged bugs' bugs

Bugs!

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 players have successfully bullied Arrowhead into taking the Rupture Strain "offline" for 5 weeks while fixing the balance issues: "All the complaining worked lmao"

"Our patch yesterday combined with other issues regarding the balance of the Rupture Strain have made them function in a way we did not intend"

GamesRadar

Arrowhead has fixed the Helldivers 2 bug that had Rupture Warriors destroying host players – now they destroy everyone instead: "You've got to be joking right?"

"Two weeks of the game being in an absolutely dire state and the most notable thing you tweak is to make the game actually worse for everyone"

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Travis Kelce Has NSFW Message for Chiefs Ahead of Super Bowl Rematch vs. Eagles

Travis Kelce had a strong, NSFW message for his team ahead of a Super Bowl rematch in Kansas City.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 won't be getting Fortnite victory royales for the democracy anytime soon, but Arrowhead certainly isn't shelving the idea entirely

Shams Jorjani says a Fortnite collaboration is "not a priority" right now.

GamesRadar

Arrowhead CEO says a Helldivers 2 Fortnite crossover is "not a priority" right now, "but who knows one day. FN is cool. And quite big"

Could Fortnite's Helldivers-esque season be a teaser? Probably not, but Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani does see crossover potential

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 players are blaming everything from bugs, to the other kind of bugs, to Arrowhead itself for them failing the latest Major Order: "The caves did things and it was not pretty"

"Can't help but feel this is what was meant to happen"

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 isn't getting a social hub, Arrowhead CEO says it's 'on the feature list for the next one,' but the studio's next game is not Helldivers 3

Get ready for Magicka 3D?

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 CEO hasn't even unlocked the latest Warbond because he's "a man of the people" who chooses not to get it all for free: "I walk in the same shoes you do"

"I'm 70 SC away from a new warbond!!"

GamesRadar

Arrowhead CEO says he wasn't talking about Helldivers 3 in recent tease, but "our next game" – which raises a whole other question

"This was about our next game," CEO clarifies

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