Helldivers 2 (PS5) News Articles
Saturday9th May 2026
News 'Stop Ruining the Game': Helldivers 2 in Damage Control as User Reviews Hit 'Mostly Negative'
Nerfdivers
The life of a live service game is punctuated by damage control – and Helldivers 2 has been no stranger to controversy since it exploded in 2024. The co-op shooter famously came under fire when Sony attempted to force PSN connectivity on the PC release, but there’s been no shortage of balance related mishaps along the way. Now dev...
Tuesday21st Apr 2026
News Helldivers 2 Continues Its Brilliant Run of Post-Launch Content with Another Warbond on PS5
Exo Experts inbound
If you're still playing Helldivers 2, good news: Arrowhead has another premium Warbond up its sleeve, bringing you a new box of toys to play with in the co-op shooter. It's called Exo Experts, and you can see what it's all about in the below trailer: Available starting 28th April, this Warbond is focused on introducing new...
Wednesday11th Mar 2026
News PS5's Helldivers 2 Goes Full WW1 in Upcoming Entrenched Division Warbond
Flamin' 'eck
Helldivers 2 is set in the far flung future, but for its latest premium Warbond, it's turning back time all the way to the early 20th century. The Entrenched Division Warbond launches on 17th March 2026, and it has lots of "vintage" inspired gear, including some pretty hefty weaponry. This includes the B/FLAM-80 Cremator, a new...
Wednesday11th Feb 2026
News Here Is Why Sony Put Helldivers 2 on Xbox
One of Xbox's best-selling games in 2025
Sony and its PlayStation division are businesses at the end of the day, and fresh data from Microsoft provides an insight into why the decision was made to port Helldivers 2 to Xbox Series X|S. Across the majority of the metrics Microsoft tracks, the Xbox Series X|S port of Helldivers 2 is killing it. The...
Tuesday3rd Feb 2026
News Helldivers 2 Adds a Tank in Major Update, More Hard-Hitting Weaponry in New Warbond
We march on Cyberstan
Arrowhead has today issued a major game update for its popular co-op shooter, Helldivers 2, and it comes with an explosive new addition to the arsenal. The Bastion tank headlines the update, a fondly remembered vehicle from the original Helldivers that makes its return in the sequel. Players will need to put it to good use...
Tuesday13th Jan 2026
News Helldivers 2 Support Continues in the Latest Warbond Drop, Out Next Week
Redacted Regiment starts on 20th January
Arrowhead Studios has announced that the first noteworthy update to Helldivers 2 in 2026 will take place next week, as it puts out another Premium Warbond for players. With a dark and edgy aesthetic, the Redacted Regiment Premium Warbond comes out on 20th January 2026, containing new weapons, Stratagems,...
Thursday11th Dec 2025
News New and Returning Killzone Content in Helldivers 2 Warbond Next Week
Free Warbond for previous buyers of any Killzone item
Arrowhead Studios has announced the return of the Killzone-themed Warbond for Helldivers 2, which restores all of the content from the last time the items were available and pairs them with new ones. The Legendary Warbond will be live once again from 18th December 2025 in-game, and it'll cost...
Tuesday2nd Dec 2025
News Fast & Furious Director on Deck for Helldivers Movie Penned by It, Annabelle Scribe
Starship bloopers
Work on the movie adaptation of a smash hit co-op shooter Helldivers is now well underway. Justin Lin of Fast & Furious fame will direct the film, based on a script written by horror movie veteran Gary Dauberman. He’s best known for writing the screenplays for It and Annabelle. As you’d expect, the film will be released by...
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...
Saturday13th Sep 2025
Up right down down down
The aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing at an event in Utah this week is having a profound impact on the gaming industry. Just this week we reported how a social media gag by a Sucker Punch employee may have led to their immediate dismissal. And now it’s emerged that bullet casings discovered near the crime scene...
Wednesday3rd Sep 2025
Beware the hivemind
We see it all the time: gaming communities on social media and Reddit being treated as though they're the singular source of player-based feedback for any given title. But of course, this simply isn't the case — especially when it comes to hugely popular games like Helldivers 2. Posting on Discord (as reported by
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...
Tuesday25th Mar 2025
News Helldivers 2 Veterans Anticipate Traumatic Return to Malevolon Creek
I was there, you know, the day we lost the Creek
Dubbed "Robot Vietnam," few Helldivers 2 battles have endured in the collective consciousness of players as first the tragic loss and then the triumphant retaking of Malevolon Creek. This victory was eventually memorialised in cape form, and almost immediately, those wearing the capes would be
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...
