Helldivers 2 Is Teasing Some 'Exciting' News, and a New Fight on the Horizon

Something is connected the mode for the intrepid Helldivers of Helldivers 2. Arrowhead Game Studios is announcing the caller Warbond adjacent week, and determination volition beryllium immoderate breathtaking quality soon after.

In an update posted to the r/Helldivers2 subreddit, Arrowhead Game Studios relayed a abbreviated message:

Greetings, Helldivers!A speedy update from us.We cognize it’s been a portion since our past update, fearfulness not — we are cooking! You whitethorn person noticed that the spread betwixt our large updates and Warbond releases is simply a small longer this time. But we’re blessed to accidental we’ll beryllium announcing our adjacent Warbond connected May 8, and determination volition beryllium much breathtaking quality to travel not agelong after.We won’t basal connected ceremonial excessively overmuch successful revealing what that Warbond mightiness be, but you’ll perceive much from america soon. Until then: basal up straight, polish those boots and support that azygous successful tip-top condition, Helldivers. You’ll beryllium needing them for the combat to come.Arrowhead

While players were expecting an update today, it seems similar each quality is pushed retired to adjacent week and after. That said, the 1 teaser representation has fixed players a small spot to spell on.

As 1 poster noted, the Super Earth emblem looks a small "pointy" and besides a small "grabby," indicating the spike astatine the apical and the grip connected the pole. Could this beryllium a weaponized Super Earth flag, acceptable to dispersed ideology with its pointy extremity done the galaxy?

The casual speculation is that this is simply a caller Stratagem of immoderate kind, perchance a enactment point meant to bolster Helldiver efforts. "AOE buff flag? Yes please!" 1 idiosyncratic said. "What? No, we would beryllium blessed with a mean run-of-the-mill flag," different responded. Good to cognize the Helldivers haven't mislaid their consciousness of wit aft holding retired against the hordes of machines, bugs, and aliens.

This has coincided with an absorbing result successful the latest Major Order. Despite efforts from the Helldivers failing, the gravity tract was activated successful its "mostly-completed state" and slowed the Meridian Wormhole — a long-standing, ever-present menace — to a halt. With it, the Illuminate person reportedly "disappeared," which is not astatine each worrisome.

Given Arrowhead's tease astir "needing" our instrumentality for the combat to come, it seems similar the Helldivers 2 workplace is cooking up thing melodramatic for the adjacent update and beyond. We'll larn what's successful store connected May 8, erstwhile the adjacent Warbond is revealed.

Eric is simply a freelance writer for IGN.