Arrowhead’s chaotic alien shooter Helldivers 2 became PlayStation’s fastest-selling game ever, but despite its initial success, player numbers have since dwindled. A look at the game’s Steam charts shows a steady decline since February when the game launched. According to SteamDB, at its peak in February, shortly after launch, there were 458,709 concurrent players. For … Read more
Helldivers 2 – is this just a temporary glitch? (Arrowhead/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Thursday’s letters page is excited about the Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered collector’s editions, as a reader has a theory about Nintendo and Shiver Entertainment. To participate in the discussions yourself, you can send an email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Stuck in the middleAs someone who played … Read more
Helldivers 2 – Managed Democracy Takes a Blow (Sony Interactive Entertainment) Big changes are in store for Helldivers 2 and Arrowhead Studios, as the CEO demotes himself while tens of thousands of players leave the game. While Helldivers 2 took the gaming world by storm upon launch in February and became one of the most … Read more
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has a new CEO. Earlier today, it was announced that Shams Jorjani – who was previously part of the team that published Arrowhead’s game Magicka – will take over the leadership role at the company, replacing founder Johan Pilestedt. Pilestedt will continue in a leadership position following this change and will … Read more
Since the explosive launch of Helldivers 2 on PC and PlayStation 5, players have had two alien factions to battle: the fearsome robot Automatons and the ruthless bug-like Terminids. A running theme running through Helldivers 2’s Galactic War’s beautiful meta-narrative is that the broader player base enjoys playing against the bugs more than the bots. … Read more