AUSTIN WOOD × HELLDIVERS 2

Every piece Austin Wood has written about Helldivers 2.

23 articles spanning Helldivers 2's coverage, newest first.

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7 JAN
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·7 Jan
"A lot of Helldivers will die," Arrowhead CEO says of the next Helldivers 2 major update, and the updated roadmap is still in progress
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5 JAN
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·5 Jan
"Review bombing as a concept wasn't a thing": Helldivers 2 boss says Arrowhead's debut hit Magicka was actually just buggy and unoptimized, though it was later review bombed by Helldivers mad at Sony
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6 NOV 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·6 Nov 2025
Helldivers 2 lead says "our features would be considered ready and implemented in the release build at the very last minute," so Arrowhead wants to "stop that" with the game cracking
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17 OCT 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·17 Oct 2025
Helldivers 2 players melt down, accuse Arrowhead of becoming a real-life Ministry of Truth over YouTube drama, and get a response from the CEO: "We work with a partner for the propaganda commanders"
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8 OCT 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·8 Oct 2025
"The beaches will dry before the Helldivers do": Helldivers 2 players made Seyshel Beach the new Malevelon Creek, complete with propaganda and a stunned response from Arrowhead
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5 SEPT 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·5 Sept 2025
Helldivers 2 has a new and brutal meat grinder: Oshaune has killed over 156 million Divers so far with one of the worst mission failure rates in the game's history
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3 SEPT 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·3 Sept 2025
Helldivers 2 CEO just comes out and says it: "The technical debt is crippling" and "we didn't hit the mark" with Into the Unjust update, so Arrowhead is "trying to get our s*** in order"
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2 SEPT 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·2 Sept 2025
Helldivers 2 players fume over performance issues, Arrowhead CEO admits "it's not good enough" but promises "a fix for some of the most immediate things is being prepped"
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20 AUG 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·20 Aug 2025
After Halo crossover reveal, Helldivers 2 director says Arrowhead learned from the Killzone collab and will "reprise it," find "how to reimburse players" so "everyone will have a chance to get the content"
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19 AUG 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·19 Aug 2025
Helldivers 2's Halo: ODST crossover is also its first Legendary Warbond, focusing on stealth "for the first time" and adding 4 guns, 2 armor sets, a new armor passive, and cosmetics
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12 AUG 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·12 Aug 2025
Helldivers 2 teases Halo 3: ODST crossover as the PlayStation-published hit finally comes to Xbox, studio CEO once again threatens brown trousers: "Please prepare your pants"
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29 JUL 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·29 Jul 2025
"We actually won": Helldivers 2 players pull off a miracle at the 11th hour, killing 47 million enemies of Democracy in a week and earning 3 cities that sound like terrible places to live
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3 JUL 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·3 Jul 2025
Xbox puts a bandage over its latest self-inflicted gaping wound with Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox Series X next month – inexplicably on the same day as Gears of War: Reloaded
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29 MAY 2025
1 piece
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GamesRadar+·29 May 2025
Helldivers 2 sees over 2,600 negative Steam reviews in one day, a 40x increase from 2 days ago, as players accuse Arrowhead of forging the Galactic War narrative and apparently forget how war works
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23 MAY 2025
2 pieces
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GamesRadar+·23 May 2025
"We cough up a chunk of our soul": 32 game devs, from Doom's John Romero to Helldivers 2 and Palworld leads, explain what people get wrong about games
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GamesRadar+·23 May 2025
"A new island in Palworld, that's half a year's work": Helldivers 2 and Palworld leads agree people can "misunderstand how long it takes to make things," and you can't just "add this or do that"
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