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Wahey, Helldivers 2 players have seen off the squids and saved Super Earth (for now), cue an over 500 comment-long train of salutes that's still growingMay 30, 2025 - VG247It's over. Well, for about ten minutes. Helldivers 2's battle for Super Earth has ended, with the Helldivers emerging from the siege victorious and seeing off the Illuminate. For now. Read more With the Illuminate now on the verge of defeat, Helldivers 2 was just hit with a fresh barrage of Steam review bombing apparently rooted in a Galactic War comms mix-upMay 30, 2025 - VG247Helldivers 2 has been hit with a fresh burst of negative reviews on Steam over the past couple of days, and it looks like the reason for this uptick is rooted in an alleged Galactic War messaging mix-up involving Chinese players keen to defeat the Illuminate. Read more Patch 01.003.004May 30, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsEmergency Update incoming from high command and Release Captain Carlberg. It has come to our attention that the Illuminate menace has scrambled our stratagem pads input matrix resulting in loss of combat strength. Issuing a firmware update to all Helldivers input pads for a stronger connection to the Super Destroyer Fixes Fix for fast input of stratagem commands not working correctly Now go forth and spread our message of Democracy Only two cities are still standing in Helldivers 2's battle for Super Earth, and Arrowhead's kicked off an extra mission that might heal the player base's biggest divideMay 29, 2025 - VG247The last stage of Helldivers 2's battle for Super Earth is coming down to the wire, as we all expected, wth just two of the planet's seven mega cities still holding out against The Illuminate. Cue another extra major order to help the major order, and one that'll cater to the folks who've spent the whole squid invasion half a galaxy away. Read more UPDATE: With Super Earth on the line, Helldivers 2's developed a glitch that's stopping speedy-inputting players' stratagems from working, but Arrowhead says it'll be fixed "ASAP"May 28, 2025 - VG247UPDATE (30/05/25, 10:30 AM BST): Arrowhead community manager Miitchimus has just announced via the Helldivers 2 Discord server that Arrowhead has issued an "emergency hotfix" to curb this issue with "fast input of stratagem commands not working correctly". Read more "This is the endgame" Helldivers 2's battle for Super Earth has entered its "final phase", with agonising failure triggering an "all-out assault" on the final four citiesMay 27, 2025 - VG247Time must fly when you're having fun. Or at least when you're defending Super Earth from a huge Illuminate invasion. Helldivers 2's latest major order is the "final phase" of the battle for the divers' home planet that's been raging since the Heart of Democracy update dropped on May 20. Read more Patch 01.003.003May 27, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsFreedoms Greetings Helldivers! Release Captain Carlberg here bringing you the latest updates from the Heart of Democracy. Overview Bug fixes Stability Crash Fixes Reinforced Epaullettes passive adjustment Armor Passive Change After hard fought battles on super earth our Masters of Ceremony have become more grizzled and stronger. With their limbs not suffering any breakages, Helldivers adorned with these armors are finding themselves able to reload faster and punch harder. We have been monitoring your feedback in regards to armors and their passives. We have made some adjustments to the Masters of Ceremony armors, adding 2 extra perks: Increased Reload Speed of primary weapons by 30% Increased Melee Damage by 50% We will monitor sentiment around this and assess going forward Fixes Crash Fixes, Hangs and Soft-locks: Fix a crash caused by browsing and interacting with the weapon customization menu too quickly Fixed crash that could occur when exiting a 'Take down overship' mission after joining mid session Fixed crash that could occur when joining an ongoing 'Repel invasion fleet' mission Fix for another crash that could occur in "Repel invasion fleet" mission Fix for crash related to audio Fixed crash that could occur when dropping into a game that is transitioning back to ship Enemies: Leviathans no longer targets power generators in defense missions Fixed an issue with enemy pathing on the military uplink objective Weapons and Stratagems Fix weapons not reloading after switching equipment while holding an active stratagem ball Fixed ship damage to shields held by traitors Miscellaneous Fixes Improved stability on city-missions featuring a Leviathan Fixed players sometimes disconnecting when multiple Leviathans were present in the mission Fixed issue where due to illuminate interference, time was offset incorrectly on Super Earth clocks Fixed an issue with friendly & enemy pathing around the Shuttlebay location Helldivers should no longer be branded traitors from civilians willingly stepping on mines Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 20 May — 27 May 2025May 27, 2025 - SteamDB * FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time; * Steam Deck; * HELLDIVERS™ 2; * ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN; * RoadCraft; * Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; * Stellar Blade™; * Cyberpunk 2077; * Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon; * Red Dead Redemption 2; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDBEagleopolis has fallen despite Helldivers 2 players slapping up 2.5 billion squids for an opening victory in the battle for Super Earth, leaving six Mega Cities to defendMay 23, 2025 - VG247Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Well, good news, Helldivers 2 managed to win the first major order of the battle for Super Earth by slaughtering over two billion Illuminate. The bad news? It's not stopped Eagleopolis from falling. Read more Helldivers 2 players struggled with Heart of Democracy's massive flying Illuminate Leviathans at first, so naturally they're now surfing them through Super Earth's skiesMay 22, 2025 - VG247Of all the new enemies Helldivers 2's Heart of Democracy update brought in when it deployed players onto the war-torn streets of their home planet, the flying Leviathan might have been the most intimidating. Read more The latest HELLDIVERS 2 update is going to suck away lots of hours and it's discountedMay 21, 2025 - GamingOnLinuxArrowhead Game Studios have just launched a major update to the popular co-op shooter HELLDIVERS 2, and with that there's many new enemies to face along with more customization options. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/the-latest-helldivers-2-update-is-going-to-suck-away-lots-of-hours-and-its-discounted/ Helldivers 2 Steam numbers explode after update, as Arrowhead mounts comebackMay 21, 2025 - PCGamesNFor the first few months, Helldivers 2 could do no wrong. Spectacular, funny, and unlike any of its other multiplayer rivals, Arrowhead's shooter only started to wobble around May 2024, when it was first announced that players would have to link their accounts to the Playstation Network. While that stipulation was eventually dropped, the initial damage to Helldivers 2's reputation was already done. Successive balancing updates, which overengineered and flattened out some of the game's most-loved weapons, caused further dismay - from 458,000 concurrent players at launch, just five months later, Helldivers 2 was down to an all-time low of 47,000. But now, thanks to the new Heart of Democracy update, things suddenly look extremely bright. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New Helldivers 2 update finally delivers the gigantic battle teased since launch Helldivers 2 dev says it will call "100%" of the shots on its next game Surprise Helldivers 2 update overhauls weapons as Super Earth comes under threat Helldivers 2's Heart of Democracy update delivers the game's highest Steam player count since its initial post-release hot streak began to wane, as battle rages on Super EarthMay 21, 2025 - VG247Well, Helldivers 2's Heart of Democracy update has definitely succeeded in filling some pants with poop. The Galactic War arriving on the streets of Super Earth has propelled the game to its highest Steam player numbers since April 2024. Read more "Protec the lil' uns!" As Helldivers 2's CEO takes a victory lap around the latrines, players have already fallen in love with their new SEAF buddiesMay 20, 2025 - VG247Helldivers 2's Galactic War arrived on Super Earth earlier today, with the Heart of Democracy update deploying the divers on their first missions to defend the mega cities of their home planet. So far, it's all going down well with players, especially one new feature - the AI SEAF squads. Read more New Helldivers 2 update finally delivers the gigantic battle teased since launchMay 20, 2025 - PCGamesNThis is it, everybody. This is the big one. After more than 12 months of fighting across the Helldivers 2 galaxy, the war to protect democracy has finally breached the bastion that is - or was - Super Earth. Battlefield 6 might be on the way. Rival multiplayer shooters like Delta Force and Tarkov are still going strong. But with the new Helldivers 2 update, Arrowhead has just hit the biggest, reddest button. The Illuminate are on our home turf. There are new teammates, mechanics, and weapon customization tools. If you've gone AWOL from the galactic war, it's time to take up arms and march back to the Helldivers 2 frontline. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Helldivers 2 dev says it will call "100%" of the shots on its next game Surprise Helldivers 2 update overhauls weapons as Super Earth comes under threat Helldivers 2 boss says No Man's Sky's redemption arc inspired its own comeback Helldivers 2 major update promises victory for squidkind as the Illuminate finally invade hated Super EarthMay 20, 2025 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunAfter many months of dogged campaigning in the face of zealotry, atrocity and propaganda about fake WMDs, the heroic avatars of the Illuminate have finally invaded Super-Earth. In just a few short days, the humans and their fanatical and clownish "Helldiver" enforcers may be wiped from the face of the galaxy, ushering in a brave new era in which the surviving bots, bugs and squids link clamps, mandibles and tentacles and dance around singing. You ever hear an Illuminate sing? Literally mind-blowing. All of which is to say that Helldivers 2's Heart Of Democracy update is upon us, following teasers earlier this month. It lets the game's sordid playerbase of perfidious human stormtroopers blow the shit out of some ace nano-tech molluscs on the streets of planet Earth. The new Earth maps are also full of NPC human soldiers who can be left to fight for themselves or enlisted as cannon fodder. There are crowds of panicking civilians, too. The PlayStation blog post announcing the update's release suggests that you'll be "punished" for accidentally shooting them, but that's not the impression given by the below orgiastic trailer. Read more Helldivers, it’s time to defend the Heart of Democracy!May 20, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsThe worst nightmare of all those who fight for Managed Democracy has been made a grim reality. Despite the valiant efforts of our Helldivers to push back the fleet, the Illuminate have reached Super Earth. Now they are swarming our cities, terrorizing citizens, and destroying our infrastructure. It’s time to rise up and take arms and fight for the precious foundations and soil of Democracy manifest. Helldivers, return to our planet and defend what is rightfully ours. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44156989/0ab5171ff0778b03a0fe69f80c7a0a4355a747c7.jpg SUPER EARTH… OUR HOME The urban sprawl of Super Earth is the site of the conflict. Fight among the towering skyscrapers and crowded streets of our home turf as the Illuminate rain down destruction all around you. Inside the city biomes, you will tackle operations and work to liberate cities together, having a significant impact on planetary campaigns. REPEL THE INVASION The Helldivers are tasked with a new objective: to repel the Illuminate invasion by gaining ground over the squids as they fight to control areas where the fleet is landing. It won’t be a walk in the park, divers. Like a game of intergalactic tug-of-war, you will struggle against the incoming forces, gaining and losing control quickly. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44156989/1495b1111dadabf14d0eb1f081bc24c3516483ed.jpg ARM THE CANNONS Even in the face of such danger, we are not helpless, and all is not lost. The might of Super Earth’s arsenal lies hidden beneath our peaceful, democratic streets. With your help, we must activate our Planetary Defense Cannons and take down the Illuminate fleet in a grand show of power. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44156989/934e2c97b9f1e9d2a1c3d4753de202f252f0caa8.jpg CALL FOR BACKUP It’s all hands on deck as you encounter SEAF troops who will help join the fight to defend our Freedom. These small squads will fight enemies on their own, or they can be ordered to follow Helldivers and provide temporary backup as you navigate toward objectives. Salute and lead them on the path to victory, divers! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44156989/51c706c8fce0a10ab4f9241503d0981de9582746.jpg PROTECT CITIZENS However, you must also be aware of the many civilians still roaming the streets, fearing for their lives. They may be panicked, Helldivers, but it is your sworn duty to keep them safe and they look to you as the ultimate protectors of liberty. Remember: any civilian lives lost from friendly fire will be punished. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44156989/268a58d68d07305f7d89d1fe881aefa43cde330a.jpg PREPARE FOR THE FIGHT Last week, we released a powerful primary weapon customization system and expanded surplus options to fight against the Illuminate as they emerged from the singularity. Now that you have learned the tactics of these new squid troops–like the Crescent Overseer and the hulking Fleshmob–you must master these tools to continue the fight on Super Earth. Use every available resource, divers, and decimate their forces! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44156989/3a139142b3847639d...Patch 01.003.002May 20, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsFreedoms Greetings Helldivers, im your host Release Captain Carlberg. When humanity is at stake we bring you this update from Super Earth High Command to further your efforts in the war. Overview Crash fixes Fix for some corpses flinging the Helldivers great distances Audio fix for the Stingray Miscellaneous fixes Fixes Resolved Top Priority issues: Attempting to purchase a Master of Ceremony item in the Super Store when on PlayStation 5 while using the "Quality" visual setting will no longer change page Crash Fixes, Hangs and Soft-locks: Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to enter the Weapon Customization menu on certain weapons Fixed crash that could happen when killing illuminates that were about to spawn Weapons and Stratagems Fix drone's not returning to backpack correctly Miscellaneous Fixes Fixed an issue where Stingray strafing attack sounds could get stuck for a while Fixed corpses of some enemies sometimes sending players flying across the map Known Issues LinkUPDATE: "All eyes now turn to Liberty's Heart" Helldivers 2's big battle for Super Earth is here, as the Heart of Democracy update brings an Illuminate "Great Host" invasionMay 20, 2025 - VG247UPDATE (20/05/25, 10:00 AM BST): Arrowhead has just dropped the Heart of Democracy update that leaks had previously hinted at, meaning missions on Super Earth itself have arrived. "Fight among the towering skyscrapers and crowded streets of our home turf as the Illuminate rain down destruction all around you," the studio wrote in a PlayStation Blog post, "Inside the city biomes, you will tackle operations and work to liberate cities together, having a significant impact on planetary campaigns. Read more Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 13 May — 20 May 2025May 20, 2025 - SteamDB * DOOM: The Dark Ages; * Steam Deck; * Stellar Blade™; * Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; * Cyberpunk 2077; * HELLDIVERS™ 2; * FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time; * The Precinct; * Schedule I; * R.E.P.O.; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDB
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