Helldivers 2 Datamine Reportedly Teases New Stratagems, Illuminate Faction

Keep your head down, Helldiver, blue sniper beams (that may or may not exist) are rampant. Helldivers 2 players have been sharing footage of what seems like a new unfriendly faction in the game, though the shooter's director is determined to suppress such anti-democratic lies. 

With server issues resolved in Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Game Studios has been going full throttle with new content and teases. It recently implemented Planetary Hazards like meteor showers, the EX-45 Patriot Exosuit and a new Premium Warbond, Cutting Edge. However, there have also been teases of flying Terminids and, more recently, mysterious blue lasers.

A new source of danger has started to show up in , and unlike most threats, it doesn't actually have anything to do with Terminids or Automatons. Whether attempting to rescue civilians from Automatons or gunning down new flying bugs in , there's already more than enough to worry about for the soldiers of Super Earth. The Galactic War takes no prisoners, however, and it's wise to be prepared for any sort of challenge, even the kind that has nothing to do with the war itself.

Helldivers 2's Cutting Edge Premium warbond, aka DLC battle pass, is now available to buy in-game, and it is chock-full of oddball gadgetry such as lightning shotguns, burst-fire laser rifles and experimental armour. As with the Arc Thrower stratagem, the lightning shotgun fires arcs of electricity that conduct between players and enemies alike, but there's a fresh armour perk, Electrical Conduit, which reduces arc damage by 95%, allowing close-knit teams of Helldivers to roll around the battlefield frazzling themselves without much penalty.

Keen Games has shared an overview of the 2024 content roadmap for Enshrouded. The move saw the developer list over 40 new features, tweaks, and general improvements that are planned to reach Enshrouded over the following ten months.

presents players with an abundance of different tools to eliminate the deadly armies of the Terminids and Automatons and Arrowhead Studios is giving fans some insight into how those Stratagems are created. One of the core components of the popular co-op shooter is the ability to call down equipment and support from the skies, most of which take the form of explosive air strikes or precision missile launches. They're undoubtedly one of the most fun aspects of and director Johan Pilestedt wants everyone to know how the team creates them.

Helldivers 2 players seem to have discovered a new type of alien threat in the game called Shriekers. The new enemy type isn't mentioned in official game documentation or in the patch notes for the recent Helldivers 2 update, which adjusted aspects of weapon and enemy balance.

The Helldivers 2 devs have a pretty simple process for designing new Stratagems: they just make a new one whenever they get bored of the old selection. That's perhaps oversimplifying the process a bit, but Arrowhead Studios CEO and creative director Johan Pilestedt says it's all about having a fun idea and iterating on it until it makes sense in the game.

After nearly a year since ' beta came to a close, Player First Games is back with an exciting new update regarding Warner Bros.' platformer fighter. When first launched into early access in 2022, the game surprised everyone with its distinct personality, fun mechanics, and tight control scheme, proving to be a resounding success in a genre that's largely been dominated by . The developer has been hard at work over the last few months and the latest update video reveals exactly what fans want to know about the upcoming 1.0 release.

As revealed ahead of time by dataminers, new weapons, armour and equipment are coming to Helldivers 2 as part of the new Warbond, Cutting Edge — and we can spill all the beans on the details and release date.

The first couple of weeks after Helldivers 2’s launch were a bit chaotic, to say the least, with developer Arrowhead Game Studios having to put a pause on its post-launch plans for the shooter to deal with the server overcrowding issues that arose due to the game’s unexpected widespread success. Now, however, those plans are beginning to kick into gear. The game recently added pilotable mechs, while its latest patch added new planetary hazards like fire tornadoes and meteor showers.

's new patch has been released, bringing impressive features such as environmental hazards to the game. It has, however, introduced several balancing updates for weapons and stratagems, which have been controversial with those who have invested more time into the game.