Oh no, Helldivers 2 players are also getting wrecked by new Automaton Factory Striders that are built like Star Wars AT-ATs and apparently spawn waves of Devastators

Just when you think the Helldivers 2 Automaton warfront can’t get any worse, the bots bring not one, but two new menaces to the battlefield. As flying Gunships shred players from the skies, new machine walkers called Factory Striders are also flattening democracy enthusiasts down on the ground.  Factory Strider sightings began to pour in … Continue reading Oh no, Helldivers 2 players are also getting wrecked by new Automaton Factory Striders that are built like Star Wars AT-ATs and apparently spawn waves of Devastators

After weeks of attrition, Helldivers 2 players took Malevelon Creek in just hours following a new Major Order – but the bots already want it back

Update: It’s still not an April Fools’ joke, folks. The Helldivers 2 community has finally liberated Malevelon Creek, mere hours after the embattled planet received a targeted Major Order. But the fight is still on. Players cleared the previous order in no time, so today’s become a double-order day: the community must now defend Malevelon … Continue reading After weeks of attrition, Helldivers 2 players took Malevelon Creek in just hours following a new Major Order – but the bots already want it back

After a failed Major Order, Helldivers 2 boss says the devs are “talking about” making planets clearer, one player-made idea is “surprisingly close to what we had”

As the Helldivers 2 community formally piles into Malevelon Creek for a surprise Major Order following a failed operation, creative director and Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt says the studio is talking about ways to make such orders easier to understand. To give you the short version, the previous Major Order failed in no small part … Continue reading After a failed Major Order, Helldivers 2 boss says the devs are “talking about” making planets clearer, one player-made idea is “surprisingly close to what we had”

Helldivers 2 devs got a letter from Alan Wake himself, and it’s great: “Their righteous crusade had spread like wildfire, gained thousands, millions of followers”

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios recently received a gift package from Alan Wake 2 and Control developer Remedy Games, and it came with a letter penned by none other than Alan Wake himself. It’s a fun read, an in-character mix of two game worlds worth of lore, filtered through the persona of one gaming’s … Continue reading Helldivers 2 devs got a letter from Alan Wake himself, and it’s great: “Their righteous crusade had spread like wildfire, gained thousands, millions of followers”

It’s time, Helldivers 2 community: Malevelon Creek is a liberation target for a new Major Order to take out an Automaton factory in Game Master Joel’s latest plot

It all comes back to Malevelon Creek. Helldivers 2 players smashed the latest major order, and now a new one’s come in to shut down an Automaton factory on planet Tibit, but we’re going to have to punch through some other planets first, and the infamous Malevelon Creek is marked for liberation once again. Helldivers … Continue reading It’s time, Helldivers 2 community: Malevelon Creek is a liberation target for a new Major Order to take out an Automaton factory in Game Master Joel’s latest plot

Dev on my most-anticipated open-world game talks about the exact things I was hoping for: roguelike build-crafting and cool hoverboards in Hyper Light Breaker

When we sat down to chat with Chris Bullock, lead animator on open-world roguelike Hyper Light Breaker at developer Heart Machine, nobody had beaten its GDC demo yet. The show’s recent demo was an exciting up-close look at what’s quickly become my personal most-anticipated open-world game of the year, and Bullock’s comments on some of … Continue reading Dev on my most-anticipated open-world game talks about the exact things I was hoping for: roguelike build-crafting and cool hoverboards in Hyper Light Breaker

Helldivers 2’s war on Automatons is going way too well, and new signs point to a major twist from Game Master Joel coming soon

A new Helldivers 2 Major Order has upped the ante in the ongoing fight against the Automatons, sending players straight back to Malevelon Creek in a push to destroy a major bot factory. But this order has come amidst a suspiciously quiet moment on the western war front, and I’m more convinced than ever that … Continue reading Helldivers 2’s war on Automatons is going way too well, and new signs point to a major twist from Game Master Joel coming soon