Helldivers 2 has its own fan-made Super Earth Broadcast

polygon.com:

One of the strengths of Helldivers 2 is the communal sense of purpose. Every time a squad successfully completes a mission on a planet, the liberation percentage increases. Although progress toward this communal goal is tracked in real time, you can only see it in-game. The Super Earth Broadcast, a TikTok account with 300,000 followers, has been providing a bridge to the outside world since Feb. 15, keeping players up to date with Galactic War news even when they’re off duty.

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“Mort has just come under attack by the Automatons, all available Helldivers are being requested to defend the planet,” says the latest Emergency Alert. There’s a total of 35 videos at the time of publication, combining news about the game’s server issues, combat tips, notable armor sets in the Superstore, and in-lore announcements tackling liberations.

Finnegan, the sole person behind the account, decided to make a simple TikTok after being unable to find a quick way to get updates about Helldivers 2. This quick attempt went viral overnight, with 937,000 views to date.

“I don’t really prepare a script,” he told Polygon over Discord. “I look at the galactic map and see what the current situation is, and what I assume will happen next, based on previous campaigns. All of the clips I use are my own.”

Finnegan generally dedicates a few hours daily to the account and already has over 200 hours of playtime. He’s currently not working a day job, instead taking care of his grandfather full-time. The Super Earth Broadcast routine usually involves hopping into the game, checking the map, getting clips, and leaving to work on the next update.

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Some folks message Finnegan in case he misses something or is unable to log in, although he said he was able to get into the servers pretty easily even during the server capacity