Summary
Arrowhead Game Studios, the studio that developed the recently releasedHelldivers 2, is planning to expand the size of its team following the shooter’s successful launch. The relatively small team of around 100 employees has been trying to address the many issues that have been plaguing its latest release.
Founded in 2008, Arrowhead Game Studios won the hearts of many with its debut title,Magicka, the quirky 2011 action-adventure game that allowed up to four players to journey through a world based on Norse mythology as a party of wizards. The studio has releasedThe Showdown Effect,Gauntlet,Helldivers, andHelldivers 2since then, with the latter being the company’s biggest launch yet. AsHelldivers 2continues to gain popularity following its February 8 release, Arrowhead Game Studios has announced that it is set to take in more employees to aid with development.
In a Twitter post, Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt said that his company will start looking for more developers who can help accelerate and beef up its content plans. The executive noted that job listings will be up soon, but he also said that senior developers are free to take the “open application” route. Arrowhead Game Studios has not revealed its roadmap forHelldivers 2, but Pilestedt has told fans that there will be “massive updates” for theSony Interactive Entertainment-published co-op titlein the future.
SinceHelldivers 2’s somewhat troubled PC and PS5 launch, Arrowhead Game Studios has dropped several updates to deal with the game’s issues. These patches have mostly addressed stability and connection problems, but they also prepared the title for upcoming server and matchmaking improvements - a sound move from Arrowhead Game Studios consideringHelldivers 2’s rising popularity and growing playerbase.
Who Developed Helldivers 2?
Helldivers 2has recently become one of Steam’s most played titles, reaching more than 200,000 peak concurrent players following its release, according to data provided bySteamDB. For context, the originalHelldivers, which was also well received, only reached around 6,700 peak concurrent players.
Part ofHelldivers 2’s appeal can be attributed to Arrowhead Game Studios' unconventional design principles. Pilestedt has made it clear thatHelldivers 2will never receive a PvP mode in an effort to reduce any toxic elements from the game’s community.Helldivers 2also has a fairly balanced approach to microtransactions, with items that can be purchased with real money having no noticeable impact on game balance. Additionally,Helldivers 2players can earn the game’s Super Credits premium currency just by playing the game - a feature that many modern titles lack.
Helldivers 2
WHERE TO PLAY
Do you believe in freedom? Can you stand in the face of oppression – and defend the defenceless? Wage war for peace. Die for democracy.Join forces with up to three friends and wreak havoc on an alien scourge threatening the safety of your home planet, Super Earth, in this multiplayer co-op shooter for PS5 and PC from Arrowhead Game Studios.Step into the boots of the Helldivers, an elite class of soldiers whose mission is to spread peace, liberty and Managed Democracy using the biggest, baddest and most explosive tools in the galaxy.Helldivers don’t go planet side without proper backup, but it’s up to you to decide how and when to call it in. Not only do you have a host of superpowered primary weapons and customizable loadouts, you also have the ability to call on stratagems during play.Helldivers 2 features Arrowhead’s best cooperative gameplay yet. Collaboration will be vital: Teams will synergize on loadouts, strategize their approach for each mission and complete objectives together.1Enlist in Super Earth’s premier military peacekeeping force today. We are heroes… we are legends… WE ARE HELLDIVERS.
