‘The time has come’: After months of speculation, Arrowhead Game Studios announces arrival of ‘dark times’ for its ‘freedom-loving’ players
It was an awesome week for Arrowhead Game Studios as its phenomenal smash hit Helldivers 2 —published by Sony Interactive Entertainment — bagged the Best Multiplayer Game and Best Ongoing Game awards trophies at this year’s The Game Awards show. To the surprise and delight of fans, the Helldivers 2 update also dropped on the same day.
Recommended VideosThe four-player sci-fi shooter launched on Feb. 8, 2024, to glowing reviews that equated to more than 12 million copies sold within just three months. It pits gamers against alien forces seeking the downfall of humanity, with the update introducing new foes and a new biome.
They keep bringing the heat and we can’t get enough! Congrats to Helldivers 2 for bringing home the W for Best Ongoing Game! @ArrowheadGS @PlayStation #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/8TYbmGVXeR
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 13, 2024Arrowhead Game Studios Social Media and Community Manager Katherine Baskin shared details about Omens of Tyranny on the official PlayStation blog. She wrote: “The time has come, Helldivers. The War has changed. These are dark times for freedom-loving citizens everywhere. Our galaxy grows cold from the embrace of old enemies returning and darkens with the threat of new horrors emerging.”
New foes
Omens of Tyranny update is being rolled out to all players now.
Illuminate interference detected on the Galactic War map, causing widespread Destroyer computer system crashes. (Please restart your game to access the new content.)
Full briefing: https://t.co/nwJu4Xht0O pic.twitter.com/tC8s4QoNfK
When the game came out earlier this year, there were only two enemy factions to fight against: The Terminids (bugs) and Automatons (bots). It stayed this way until the High Command directed players to destroy a Supercolony on Meridia, which eventually caused the planet to explode and create a gravitational anomaly (black hole). This was the prelude to the arrival of the Illuminate
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