Helldivers 2 (PC) News Articles
Tuesday2nd Dec 2025
News Helldivers 2 on PC Sees Massive Reduction in Install Size Thanks to Sony Studio Nixxes
Optimisation station
PS5 users won't have had to worry about this, but Helldivers 2 on PC has a much larger install size than the console version. However, developer Arrowhead, in conjunction with Sony's PC specialist Nixxes Software, has managed to make a dramatic reduction that'll make it an even smaller install than it is on PS5. In an update...
Tuesday25th Nov 2025
News New Weapons, Stratagems Take Helldivers 2 to the Jungle in Latest Premium Warbond
Python Commandos arrives soon
Helldivers 2 has announced the next premium Warbond coming to the game, and it looks purpose-built for destroying bugs. The Python Commandos Warbond is set to arrive on 2nd December 2025. Here's the trailer to give you an idea of what to expect: Players can look forward to several new weapons and stratagems,...
Wednesday22nd Oct 2025
News Sony Game Helldivers 2 Is Proving a Monstrous Success on Xbox
Hey big seller
Do you remember when we reported August’s USA sales charts? Helldivers 2 was missing from the Xbox charts, which we immediately posited as an error. Analyst Mat Piscatella, who publishes the data, said he’d investigate – and here we are. The third-person shooter is a massive success on Microsoft’s machine. So,
Friday26th Sep 2025
News Don't Expect a Helldivers 3: Arrowhead Hopes Helldivers 2 Is a 'Forever Game'
"Think RuneScape"
Helldivers 2 has had its low points in its short lifespan so far, but by and large it's been a massive hit for Sony and developer Arrowhead Game Studios. It's been so successful, in fact, that the team expects it'll be maintaining and updating the sci-fi co-op shooter indefinitely, with no sequels or off-shoots in the works...
Wednesday3rd Sep 2025
News Sony's Helldivers 2 on Xbox Gamble Is Absolutely Paying Off
Now the platform's "Top Paid" game
As Forza Horizon 5's sales on PS5 justify Microsoft's multi-platform efforts, Sony's decision to put Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series X|S is also looking to be a worthwhile success. Just one week after release, the port is considered the "top paid game" on the platform and is in first place on the "best seller" list...
Sunday31st Aug 2025
News Helldivers 2 Xbox Sales Estimates Predict a Helluva Start for Sony's Live Service
Will it change PlayStation's thinking?
We reported recently how the late port of Final Fantasy 16 – which wasn’t included in Xbox Game Pass – had flopped on the Microsoft machine, so all eyes have been on Helldivers 2 to see whether it would resonate on the green machine. Aside from MLB The Show, which is not technically publ
Tuesday26th Aug 2025
News As Sony Game Launches on Xbox, Helldivers 2 Heads Behind Enemy Lines
A whole new world
The next major expansion for Helldivers 2 is a week away, as dev Arrowhead attempts to inject new enthusiasm into its live service success story. The timing is ideal, as the Sony game is launching on Xbox Series X|S today, along with a new Warbond inspired by Halo 3: ODST. The tit
Tuesday19th Aug 2025
News Halo: ODST Content Officially on PS5 in Next Week's Helldivers 2 Update
Halo armour, weapons, and more on PS5
Following last week's tease, it's now been confirmed that content from Halo 3: ODST will be arriving in Helldivers 2 on the same day the game's Xbox Series X|S port launches, 26th August. In the form of a Legendary Warbond, you can see what's in store in the trailer above. The collaboration brings with it the...
Monday18th Aug 2025
News Meltdowns on Social Media As Sony Markets Its Upcoming Xbox Port
"Pack it up, console warriors"
If you’ve happened to visit the cesspit that is X (or Twitter) this weekend, then you’ll have seen the meltdowns over Sony’s decision to market one of its upcoming games. The official PlayStation.com page for Helldivers 2 has now been updated to reference the release on Microsoft’s machine, which will be...
Tuesday12th Aug 2025
News Halo 3: ODST Content Teased for Helldivers 2, Even on PS5
Drop pod, theme song spotted
Arrowhead Studios seems to be teasing Halo 3: ODST content for Helldivers 2, as the popular co-op shooter makes the jump to Xbox Series X|S at the end of the month. At the end of a newly uploaded trailer, titled Bring the Boom, a drop pod can be seen landing in a city at night, which very closely resembles the overall...
Thursday7th Aug 2025
News PlayStation the Driving Force Behind Xbox's Helldivers 2 Port
"It was all PlayStation"
PlayStation management has been credited as the ones pushing to get Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series X|S, rather than the lead developers within Arrowhead Studios. In response to fans on Discord (via Windows Central), the developer's CEO Shams Jorjani said any praise for making the Helldivers 2 port onto Xbox Series X|S a...
Thursday3rd Jul 2025
News PlayStation Is Bringing Helldivers 2 to Xbox, Out on 26th August
Port to Xbox Series X|S confirmed
Sony and Arrowhead Studios have revealed that they're porting their incredibly popular co-op game Helldivers 2 to Xbox Series X|S, due for release on 26th August 2025. This is a full version of Helldivers 2, costing $40, and is published by PlayStation Publishing on Xbox Series X|S. It's now available to pre-order...
Friday27th Jun 2025
News Helldivers 2 Pays Homage to Brutal Review Bombing Campaign with Free Cape
One way to deal with it
A new Helldivers 2 cape, available for free for all players, pays homage to the game’s brutal review bombing campaign. For those who don’t recall, Arrowhead Studios – under instruction from publisher Sony – implemented a controversial PSN login requirement on PC shortly after the title’s explosive launch. This...
Friday6th Jun 2025
News Tencent Buys 15% Stake in Helldivers 2 Dev Arrowhead for $80 Million
A little more than ten cents
Arrowhead Game Studios, the developer behind the enormously successful Helldivers 2, has a new stakeholder in Chinese conglomerate Tencent. The company has just acquired 15.75 per cent of shares in the studio, costing them $80 million. Arrowhead's co-founders own the rest of the business, with the remaining shares...
Wednesday21st May 2025
News Helldivers 2's Major New Update Is Proving Wildly Popular on PS5, PC
Another win for democracy
Love it or loathe it, this is the live service model working as intended: Helldivers 2’s latest update has had a massive impact on the engagement of the Arrowhead developed co-op shooter. This week, the Swedish studio dropped Heart of Democracy, the uber-successful outing’s latest update. And unsurprisingly,
Tuesday20th May 2025
News Helldivers 2 Fights Back on the Streets of Super Earth in Major PS5, PC Update
EDF! EDF! EDF!
Prepare yourself for Helldivers 2 to explode in popularity all over again, as a major update bringing the battle to the streets of Super Earth has deployed today. “Despite the valiant efforts of our Helldivers to push back the fleet, the Illuminate have reached Super Earth,” community manager Katherine Baskin declared on the PS...
Thursday15th May 2025
News Helldivers 2 Dev Breaks Away from PlayStation, Next Game Will Be Self-Funded
The Warbond is broken
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Studios has confirmed that it will not be partnering with PlayStation for its next game. According to CEO Shams Jorjani on Discord, the co-op shooter has been so successful that the company can now self-fund whatever's next — and whatever it is, it's probably going to be multiplatform. "Game...
Tuesday13th May 2025
News Helldivers 2 Continues to Be Sony's Most Successful Live Service by a Mile
Big update brings players back in droves
Now that the initial interest has died down, it’s easy to forget Helldivers 2 remains an enormously successful game. While the likes of MLB The Show 25 and Gran Turismo 7 continue to perform, there’s not another game in Sony’s stable that’s attracted the kind of live service longevity of Arrowhead’s...
Tuesday18th Mar 2025
News Helldivers 2 Delivers Borderline Justice in Upcoming Warbond, New Update Available Now on PS5
Hell of a good time
Support for the popular sci-fi shooter Helldivers 2 continues apace as developer Arrowhead announces the next Warbond, as well as releases a new patch on PS5 and PC. The Warbond is named Borderline Justice, and this loosely Western-themed collection will be available starting 20th March: It contains the usual mix of new...
Friday14th Mar 2025
News Helldivers 2 Liberates Your Tabletop with Official Board Game, Crowdfunding Begins Next Month
Dive in
If you and your squad mates can't get enough of Helldivers 2's brilliant co-op action, you'll be excited to learn there will be an all-new version to enjoy in future. Yes, an official Helldivers 2 board game is in the works, letting you keep the fight for Super Earth going on your tabletop. Developed by Steamforged Games, the board game...
Tuesday4th Feb 2025
News Become Servants of Freedom in New Helldivers 2 Warbond
Available from 6th February
Arrowhead Studios has revealed the latest premium Warbond for Helldivers 2, arriving later this week on 6th February 2025. Servants of Freedom kits Super Earth defenders out in metal armour, covering their entire face to leave a blank expression in the face of the bug and robotic onslaught that awaits. Take a look at...
Thursday30th Jan 2025
News Helldivers 2 Will Live as Long as You Keep Fighting for Super Earth
"We'll support it to hell and back"
Fear not, obedient citizens of Super Earth, Helldivers 2 support isn't stopping anytime soon; following the news that lead dev (and former Arrowhead CEO) Johan Pilestedt is going on sabbatical, players trained to take direction from authority figures began to get concerned. CEO Shams Jorjani has taken to the...
Thursday2nd Jan 2025
News Helldivers 2's Creative Director's Latest Comments Have Landed Him in Hot Water
Again
One thing that’s been clear ever since Helldivers 2 burst onto the scene and became one of the biggest games in the world is that Swedish developer Arrowhead has no media training. Why would it, though? The original Helldivers was a modest success at best across multiple platforms, but no one really expected its successor to be this big...
Thursday19th Dec 2024
News Helldivers 2 Devs Gift Players Second Wave of Killzone Crossover Content for Free
First set availability window extended
Following its two-step forward, one-step back strategy, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has confirmed its Killzone crossover, the first part of which is now live. While the longed-for Killzone content is appreciated, the developer is asking what players are calling an exorbitant price for the Helghast kit,...
Wednesday18th Dec 2024
News Veteran Helldivers Called to Arms in Omens of Tyranny PS5, PC Deep Dive
"They hate freedom, and want to destroy us"
Helldivers 2's big, free Omens of Tyranny update is live on PS5 and PC, and many veteran players have already answered Arrowhead's call, shedding their civvies, once more taking up arms for Super Earth. Omens of Tyranny introduces the much-anticipated
Friday25th Oct 2024
News Xbox Fans Really Want a Port of PS5, PC Hit Helldivers 2
Arrowhead claims it "could" happen
There’s often this recurring sentiment within the gaming industry that whatever strategy Xbox is following, Sony must follow it too. Many of you will recall, at the height of Game Pass’ popularity, PlayStation was put under intense pressure to replicate the business model or risk losing its market position...
News Silence Dissenters with Helldivers 2's Truth Enforcer's Warbond on PS5, PC
You can't handle the truth
Helldivers 2 is seemingly returning to a more traditional style of Warbond with the imminent Truth Enforcers, which is all about enforcing Super Earth's will. Embrace your authoritarian side when this one arrives on PS5 and PC on 31st October. Truth Enforcers offers two primary weapons designed for efficient crowd...
Tuesday15th Oct 2024
News Helldivers 2 Concludes 60-Day Overhaul Plan with Latest Balance Update on PS5, PC
Restoring the balance
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios has just dropped another substantial patch for its sci-fi co-op shooter, finishing its big push to improve the experience for all players. The new update is now available for both the PS5 and PC versions of the game, featuring an enormous list of fixes and changes. All of the patch...
Monday16th Sep 2024
News Inhale Dangerous Fumes in Helldivers 2's Chemical Agents Warbond on PS5, PC
Deep breaths
Helldivers 2's next Warbond has been unveiled, and like all those that came before it, it follows a theme. Chemical Agents will allow for the deployment of various kinds of noxious gas guaranteed to eradicate all but the most entrenched Bug infestations, and apparently it works on Bots, too. Chemical Agents will be out in time for the...
Thursday5th Sep 2024
News Helldivers 2 Illuminate Faction Sighted, Arrowhead CEO Calls Reports 'Fake News'
Nothing to see here, folks
Helldivers 2 players have been clamouring to face the Illuminate since the game launched earlier this year, with the technologically advanced civilization posing a serious threat to Super Earth in the original Helldivers. Briefly, scanners picked up the presence of an unidentified force on the Galactic War map, but...
