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Automatons speak! Helldivers 2 nemesis hacks Super Earth channels in desperate plea to save Cyberstan: 'WE HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED FREEDOM'

"TELL YOUR LEADERS TO STOP THIS MINDLESS WAR."

PC Gamer · Feb 5

Helldivers 2 grunts speculate Cyborgs might be back on the menu as mysterious binary messages assert brazen lies, claiming Super Earth's leaders have been deceiving us

Don't listen to those democracy-hating lies

GamesRadar · Feb 5

Helldivers 2 grunts, your tank awaits: Completely "pancake" Automatons threatening democracy with "new heavy-hitting" Bastion Tank

"In the wrong hands this symbol of peace would become a weapon of total annihilation – a threat to freedom itself"

GamesRadar · Feb 3

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Just in case you thought Helldivers 2 was a little too nice, Arrowhead's just added magma planets where everything's on fire, and this is fine

"Too hot for humans, too unstable for farming, too explosive for tourism."

PC Gamer · Dec 4, 2025

Helldivers 2 players pull off astonishing Pöpli IX victory against all odds, thwarting brutal Automaton invasion and the hand of Joel himself

Against all odds, Helldivers 2 players have won at Pöpli IX — refusing to give the Automatons an inch as they push for Malevelon Creek.

Windows Central · Apr 3, 2025

New Helldivers 2 Major Order presents a dilemma between saving a new stratagem or 'moderately feeble young adults,' but players boldly reply: "Why not save both?"

As a new Helldivers 2 Automaton offensive targets two planets, players are trying a bold strategy that could save both.

Windows Central · Feb 25, 2025

Helldivers 2 galactic war timeline: Every major event that's happened so far

The first year of the Second Galactic War was legendary.

PC Gamer · Dec 25, 2024

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Helldivers 2 boss hopes Illuminates will be a 'tremendous challenge' for hardened vets of the galactic war

We're gonna need a lot of medals to send to a lot of families.

PC Gamer · Dec 13, 2024

Helldivers 2 Omens of Tyranny gives players everything they've been asking for - melee weapons, cars, and a third faction that's back with a vengeance

The Illuminates are finally here

GamesRadar · Dec 13, 2024

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

GamesRadar · Oct 4, 2024

New Helldivers 2 major order offers the chance to divide Automaton forces—fighting a war on two fronts being a famously winning tactic

Super Earth says we'll "throw their cut-off forces into disarray and weaken their defenses" but I'm not sure that's all that will happen.

PC Gamer · Jul 12, 2024

Helldivers dev reveals who is the bigger threat to Managed Democracy between the Automatons and Terminids: “Yes”

You'll need to fight both equally (sorry)

GamesRadar · Apr 22, 2024

Game master Joel cuts an unprecedented deal with Helldivers 2 players: Pull off the 'Martale Gambit' and he'll liberate two planets for the price of one

Helldivers, get going to Martale ASAP.

PC Gamer · Apr 20, 2024

Helldivers 2's greatest asset is its story, which is being told by the players themselves

Helldivers 2 is redefining what it means to be a live service game thanks to its evolving narrative and community war stories.

TechRadar · Apr 12, 2024

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Windows Central · Apr 11, 2024

As Helldivers 2 Automatons tear through the galaxy, players get new Warbond and big Ship Module upgrades to even the odds

As the Automaton invasion fleet advances, Helldivers 2 players get some shiny new toys and upgrades to help Super Earth fight back.

PC Gamer · Apr 9, 2024

Helldivers 2 player infects a Super Earth news broadcast with an Automaton diss track—and it can actually be translated into English, thanks to advancements in R&D

Treasonous tunes.

Windows Central · Apr 9, 2024

Helldivers 2's Automatons are back for robotic revenge, and oh Liberty, they're invading Cyberstan and 5 other planets we have to defend in 3 days

The Automatons have returned in Helldivers 2, and they've brought a colossal invasion fleet that's rapidly advancing. Super Earth forces are ordered to slow its advance as much as possible.

GamesRadar · Apr 9, 2024

Helldivers 2's oil-loving Automaton enthusiasts hit back with their own propaganda, including a robotic diss track I can't understand but I assume our moms are slandered

We should probably be feeling very offended right now

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Helldivers 2 Players Achieve Unprecedented Victory Against Automatons Threat

Helldivers 2 players achieve victory by wiping out Automatons, sparking anticipation for new challenges in this player-driven narrative game.

GamesRadar · Apr 8, 2024

Helldivers 2 grunts have dismantled the Automatons and are squishing Terminids at pace, but can't help but fear Game Master Joel plans something horrid

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Windows Central · Apr 7, 2024

250,000 Helldivers 2 players destroyed the Automatons, so we're headed back to the bug front to liberate 3 planets and build oil farms [UPDATED]

Helldivers 2 fans have successfully wiped out the Automatons ... for the time being. Now, it's time to head back to the bug front.

GamesRadar · Apr 5, 2024

With just 25% liberation after 28 hours, Helldivers 2 players worry for the new Major Order and its all-out assault on Automatons: "There's no chance we're doing this"

Progress isn't going as planned

GamesRadar · Apr 4, 2024

Helldivers 2 dev offers rare insight into how Major Orders and the Galactic War get written: "It's not as fun of a story if we just steamroll the Automatons and win"

"No matter what happens with the MOs, there's going to be a fun narrative set up"

Windows Central · Apr 4, 2024

Helldivers 2 Major Order says if we liberate all Automaton-held planets, we'll wipe them out "once and for all" — but I don't buy it

The latest Major Order in Helldivers 2 suggests if we liberate Tibit, Durgen, and Maia, we'll take out the Automatons "once and for all."

GamesRadar · Apr 4, 2024

Helldivers 2 Game Master Joel wants to crush the Automatons once and for all, with a new Major Order tasking players with liberating 3 planets in under 4 days

The Automatons have been pushed back to their final sector

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