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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The President Is Dead (In Helldivers 2)
'The President of Super Earth has been killed in action by the Illuminate during the fall of Prosperity City.' That was the message that greeted Helldivers 2 players when they logged on last night in one last bid to repel their invading squid-like foes. Some truthers think the hit was inside job. When the dust settled Friday morning, the battle to save Super Earth was over and players had succeeded in winning the extraction shooter's biggest showdown since it launched. Pus they got a new battle station to celebrate. 'The devastation wrought upon our home is immense,' read the latest in-game dispatch from Arrowhead Game Studios. 'Only two Mega Cities remain standing: Prosperity City and Equality-on-Sea. The remainder have been vacated by the enemy, having suffered catastrophic damage at their hands.' New Major Orders are still pending, but in the meantime players get to vote on where to move the new DSS battle station that aided in the fight, and that provides extra military bonuses to Helldivers fighting on whatever planet it orbits. For anyone who missed the last two weeks, a brief series of entries on the Galactic Map recaps the events from the Illuminate's arrival and torching of Mars and other planets, all the way through players' epic last stand to protect Equality-on-Sea (Helldivers' version of Shanghai). A lot of creative military tactics were improvised and deployed to take down the massive invading Leviathan ships, and a wave of negative Steam reviews, purportedly from Chinese players angry, due to a potential mistranslation, about why they couldn't seem to fully liberate Equality-on-Sea, appears to have subsided. reddit-thread-Helldivers-1kz1lp4 What happens next is anyone's guess. Arrowhead Game Studios might take some time before kicking off whatever it has planned to let players catch their breath. Maybe the development team is lining up a revenge campaign, or maybe there's still another shoe to drop and Super Earth isn't quite in the clear after all. A new president? In this economy? Maybe they're just an Illuminate plant after all, ready to control Super Earth from within. The beauty of Helldivers 2's fascist space satire is that nothing is ever quite out of the question. May kicked off one of Helldivers 2's biggest balance patches and content updates in some time, including a new Warbond battle pass with additional melee weapons and the ability to level up and customize most of the shooter's guns. I wouldn't bet on any other big updates anytime soon. That said, Summer Game Fest is just around the corner and Arrowhead used host Geoff Keighley's last big gaming showcase to announce the addition of the Illuminate to the fray. Who knows what's in store for the second half of Helldivers 2's second year? . For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Express Tribune
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Helldivers 2 negative reviews: Game is being review-bombed once again
Helldivers 2 is facing renewed review bombing on Steam as players express frustration over a persistent issue with its Mega-City defence mode. Arrowhead Game Studios' third-person action game, Helldivers 2, has received mixed recent reviews following complaints about the inability to complete the Equality-on-Sea defence mission. This marks the latest chapter in the game's rocky relationship with its community. Helldivers 2 getting review bombed again on Steam — Pirat_Nation 🔴 (@Pirat_Nation) May 29, 2025 Despite Helldivers 2's strong launch in 2024 and regular content updates, including the praised Galactic War live-service mode, the game has been review-bombed multiple times. Previous criticisms focused on weapon balance and controversy surrounding a mandatory PlayStation Network requirement. The latest backlash centres on the defence of Super Earth's final two Mega-Cities. Players attempting to hold Equality-on-Sea report that progress consistently caps just below 100 per cent at 99.9783 per cent. The commies are review bombing Helldivers 2 on steam — 🏴☠️W3ND1G0🏴☠️🪶🟧 (@2A_W3ND1G0) May 30, 2025 Some players interpreted this as an artificial block preventing completion. However, the game's design means the defence mission cannot reach full completion while the Illuminate continuously invade until the time limit expires. This issue has driven many negative reviews, dropping Helldivers 2's recent Steam rating to "Mixed." The frustration comes despite the "Heart of Democracy" update, which introduced these Mega-City defences and led to a notable increase in player numbers. Helldivers 2 players review bombing the game because they don't understand how the current event works — CodeNamedFerret (@CodeNamedFerret) May 29, 2025 Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Shams Jorjani has reassured fans that Helldivers 2 remains a priority, even as the studio develops a new project codenamed "Game 6." For now, players continue to defend Super Earth and engage with ongoing content, awaiting fixes and future updates.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Why Helldivers 2 fans are furious over a battle they say they should have won
Helldivers 2 is under fire, with over 2,600 players leaving negative reviews on Steam in just one day, marking a 40x spike in backlash. The sudden flood of criticism follows growing outrage over claims that developer Arrowhead Game Studios is rigging the Galactic War storyline , leaving fans feeling betrayed and furious. The controversy centers around the in-game city of Malevelon Creek . Players believed they were close to reclaiming the city, with progress reportedly reaching 99.9783%. However, despite their efforts, the city was never fully liberated. This led to suspicions that Arrowhead intentionally prevented a complete victory to serve a predetermined storyline. Some players felt their contributions were being undermined, sparking widespread frustration. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villas For Sale in Dubai Might Surprise You Villas In Dubai | Search Ads Get Rates Undo Adding to the discontent, the fall of other Super Earth cities has reignited concerns about the game's direction. Some community members accuse Arrowhead of "cooking the books," suggesting that certain outcomes are scripted to fit a specific narrative arc. This perception has led to players feeling that their actions have little impact on the game's progression. Live Events Arrowhead has yet to provide a detailed response to these allegations. The studio has previously emphasized that the Galactic War is designed to be a dynamic and evolving experience, influenced by player actions. However, the recent events have cast doubt on this claim. This isn't the first time Helldivers 2 has faced community backlash . Earlier, the game was review-bombed following a controversial decision requiring players to link their accounts to PlayStation Network. Although this requirement was rescinded, the incident left a lasting impression on the player base.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Helldivers 2 Players Are Pulling Off Incredible Feats In A Last-Ditch Effort To Save Super Earth
Helldivers 2's Galactic War has come to Super Earth and it's going very, very badly. Players have lost every major city on the planet save for two, but are making a triumphant last stand against the Illuminate as fans from across the real world band together to hold the line. Players have spent the last week tackling Major Orders that have tasked them with defending Super Earth's Mega Cities from squids (the nickname for the blue alien invaders). Things haven't been going well, though, as one city after another has fallen, from York Supreme to Remembrance. The rain forest was turned into giant airfields and Super Earth's remaining natural wonders were liquidated in a break-glass effort to reverse the tide. Throughout the chaos, heroes were made and new bonds were forged among fans, much of it around finding unique and clever ways to take out massive Leviathan spacecraft flying over the urban battlefields. reddit-thread-Helldivers-1kyh5sl reddit-thread-Helldivers-1kvlpm9 reddit-thread-Helldivers-1krsdl4 The last remaining cities are Prosperity (Stockholm) and Equality on Sea (Shanghai). With reported swells of players from China helping to hold back the advancing Illuminate, fans have been swapping memes about geopolitical harmony. Think Woody Guthrie's 'This Land Is Your Land' but about U.S.-China relations and conceived of by meme-pilled Redditors. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for division within the ranks to start poisoning the new ties of friendship. Players managed to push the Equality on Sea defense percentage up to 99.9783 percent but not beyond. No matter how many players flooded the battlefield, the odds seemed stacked against them. Negative reviews seemingly written by Chinese players started flooding the Helldivers 2 Steam page. The phrase '99.9783" was spammed over and over again. The confusion, amplified by the language barrier, has sowed dissension within the Helldivers 2 community. reddit-thread-Helldivers-1ky6fp6 This internal conflict may involve a translation issue with the Mandarin-language version of a current Major Order. According to some fans on Reddit, instead of saying 'percentage held' it reads something like 'defense success,' potentially implying that Chinese players are supposed to hit 100 percent in order to achieve the objective rather than just hold the city until the onslaught subsides. It's become an oddly unexpected mess. The tides also appear to have once again started turning against Super Earth's remaining defenders. Why? One likely reason is that tons of players in China have now gone to sleep. Helldivers 2's concurrent peak on PC tends to occur at around 10:00 a.m. ET. That means there's currently a long night ahead for players in later time zones. The only question now is whether there's still a chance to halt the Illuminate advance or if the total destruction is all part of Arrowhead Game Studio's endgame for the current phase of the Galactic War. What then? Maybe Super Earth will be detonated into another black hole. Maybe other weird cosmic anomalies will come into play. Or maybe players will discover some technology that lets them go back in time and fight over the fabric of reality itself. I wouldn't put it past Arrowhead to do something completely unexpected, though how players respond to whatever transpires will likely remain the most entertaining part of the ongoing drama. . For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
AsiaOne
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
Under siege? Helldivers 2's latest city to be invaded by aliens could be spoof of Singapore, Digital News
If peace in your (virtual) home faces an extra-terrestrial threat, would you answer the call to arms? For many gamers playing Helldivers 2, it seems this is no longer hypothetical, but a very real choice they must face as an alien invasion bears down upon a megacity that could be a spoof of Singapore. Helldivers 2, a game by Arrowhead Game Studios, follows the titular Helldivers, which are an elite group of soldiers protecting the Sol System from alien threats. Earlier in May, the game's version of Earth, known as Super-Earth, came under threat of invasion by an alien race known as the Illuminate, which are a technologically advanced race and the arch enemy of mankind. They had manipulated a black hole, guiding it towards Super-Earth, leaving behind planetary-level destruction in its wake before emerging from within the black hole once in proximity of Super-Earth. Of the seven megacities that inhabit Super-Earth, three have already fallen to the invasion, while three of the remaining four are currently under siege. The Illuminate have launched an attack on Port Mercy. — Helldivers Alerts (@HelldiversAlert) May 26, 2025 Of the three currently battling back the Illuminate invasion, Port Mercy — geographically similar to Singapore's location on Earth — is the latest to be struck by Illuminate forces. According to the game, Port Mercy, located near Java and Sumatra, has sheltered "millions of loyal refugees in the Last Great War" and is also a "safe haven for any Class-A citizen in need". A megacity named after a port, possibly a nod to Singapore's roots as a maritime hub, its environment bears some similarity to Singapore. Port Mercy features a sprawling metropolis with skyscrapers intermingled with low-rise residential areas, as well as portions of open space and greenery. The missions available to Helldivers are very defensively-oriented, such as protecting an area while a missile launches, or destroying Illuminate ships as they attempt to land on the city. Aside from the new environment that Helldivers must fight in, the game also features new enemies such as the Illuminate flesh mob — a gross amalgamation of human flesh — and Leviathans, which are giant floating ships that swim through the air, bombarding the ground with energy-based cannons. While it doesn't entirely capture Singapore's lush environment, culture or even the tropical climate, it's also worth noting that this invasion takes place in 2185 and in an entirely different solar system. Above all else, it's also fictional — but the glory that comes from protecting Super-Earth's managed democracy certainly isn't. [embed] [[nid:713943]] khooyihang@
