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"Live service is tricky as hell": Helldivers 2 boss says updates are "not an exact science" because the "community changes" constantly

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Helldivers 2
Genres · fps
Release · Feb 8, 2024
Developer · Arrowhead Game Studios
PCPS5Xbox Series X|S
860 articles 161 writers 9 reviews
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Active · 1995–1997
Latest · Ghost in the Shell
Top genres · fps
60 articles 40 writers 2 games
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