Helldivers 2 Saved Live-Service Games | Gaming Lit 101
14What makes Helldivers 2 so good? There are a few answers to that question, but each one points to a single, overarching answer: the Helldivers community.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:03 - What makes Helldivers 2 so good?
01:50 - Helldivers 2’s story is told in real-time
05:37 - The story is actually each player’s experience
08:16 - The propaganda of Arrowhead Studios
11:20 - Helldivers 2 is just fun, okay?
14:46 - The experience extends outside of the game
Sources:
Helldivers 2 is already one of PlayStation’s all-time bestsellers, and it’s all thanks to the PC version by Hope Bellingham: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/third-person-shooter/helldivers-2-is-already-one-of-playstations-all-time-bestsellers-and-its-all-thanks-to-the-pc-version/
Helldivers 2 is USA’s best-selling game of the year so far, with nearly 60% of sales on PC by Chris Scullion: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/helldivers-2-is-usas-best-selling-game-of-the-year-so-far-with-nearly-60-of-sales-on-pc/
Helldivers 2 Players Losing It Over The Fall Of ‘Robot Vietnam’ by Moises Taveras: https://kotaku.com/helldivers-2-malevelon-creek-lost-planet-1851294327
One Helldivers 2 Dev Is In Charge Of The War Like A D&D Dungeon Master by James Troughton: https://www.thegamer.com/one-helldivers-2-dev-is-in-charge-of-the-war-like-a-dd-dungeon-master/
Bungie will no longer sell randomized loot boxes in Destiny 2 by Rebekah Valentine: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bungie-will-no-longer-sell-randomized-loot-boxes-in-destiny-2
Suicide Squad Boss Downplays Live-Service Elements Of Obvious Live-Service Game by Zack Zwiezen:
https://kotaku.com/suicide-squad-live-service-always-online-co-op-shooter-1851149041
Sony Commits to Launch Just Six of PlayStation’s 12 Live Service Games by March 2026 by Wesley Yin-Poole: https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-commits-to-launch-just-six-of-playstations-12-live-service-games-by-march-2026
Helldivers 2 gets delisted in more countries without PSN access, blindsided devs call for it to be “available worldwide” by Kaan Serin: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/third-person-shooter/helldivers-2-gets-delisted-in-more-countries-without-psn-access-blindsided-devs-call-for-it-to-be-available-worldwide/#:~:text=Helldivers%202%20is%20still%20being,its%20hugely%20controversial%20PSN%20mandate.
Helldivers 2 was delisted by Sony, not Steam, Valve rep says by Vikki Blake: https://www.eurogamer.net/helldivers-2-was-delisted-by-sony-not-steam-valve-rep-says
Sony is making a multiplayer Horizon game by Jay Peters: https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/16/23512960/sony-playstation-horizon-multiplayer-game-jobs
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