Whereas Arrowhead Recreation Studios has slowed down its launch cadence of huge updates for co-op shooter Helldivers 2, the studio has now revealed on social media platform X that extra content material is coming to the sport via a brand new Warbond. On X, the studio talked about the shortage of a significant replace and Warbond since March’s Borderline Justice Warbond in addition to asserting that the subsequent Warbond will probably be unveiled on Might 8.
“We all know it’s been some time since our final replace, concern not—we’re cooking,” posted the studio on X. “You could have observed that the hole between our main updates and Warbond releases is a little bit longer this time. However we’re comfortable to say we’ll be asserting our subsequent Warbond on Might 8, and there will probably be extra thrilling information to return not lengthy after.”
The studio’s publish continues, stating that extra particulars concerning the Warbond will probably be revealed quickly. “We received’t stand on ceremony an excessive amount of in revealing what that Warbond is likely to be, however you’ll hear extra from us quickly,” it wrote. “Till then: get up straight, polish these boots and maintain that uniform in tip-top situation, Helldivers.”
The Borderline Justice Warbond introduced with it a number of latest Wild West-themed weapons, armour units, and emotes. Among the many weapons obtainable via the Warbond are the LAS-58 Talon power pistol, and the R-6 Deadeye lever-action rifle. For the grenade slot, gamers can choose up the TED-63 Dynamite, and there’s additionally the LIFT-860 Hover Pack that gives gamers with better mobility choices.
Medium and Heavy armours had been represented in Borderline Justice via the GS-17 Frontier Marshal and the GS-66 Lawmaker respectively. Each units, when outfitted, give gamers entry to improved reload velocity and weapon-swapping velocity, in addition to diminished recoil for secondary weapons via its Gunslinger passive capability.
Helldivers 2 has been an extremely profitable title for Arrowhead Recreation Studios. As of November 2024, the sport had managed to cross the 15 million gamers milestone.
Within the meantime, the studio has revealed extra particulars concerning the growth processes that went behind the creation of Helldivers 2. Throughout GDC 2025 again in March, CCO Johan Pilestedt revealed that the sport took nearly 8 years to make as a result of the studio opted to skip the pre-production section of growth. Whereas the studio had initially anticipated needing 4 years to make the sport, it finally ended up taking nearly 8 years.
“We had been throwing round some concepts, after which we bought a little bit cautious as a result of we’ve been burned earlier than by making video games which might be a little bit bit too sophisticated for what we’re able to, after which having to crunch. It takes a lot power,” Pilestedt stated. “So we stated, ‘This will probably be straightforward. We will most likely do it in 4 years.’”
“We already knew the place the sport was going to go and headed straight into manufacturing—it was a very, actually, actually unhealthy thought,” he continued. “All the time do your homework earlier than you begin spending tens of millions and tens of millions and tens of millions of {dollars} in making a recreation.”
Helldivers 2 is accessible on PC and PS5. Try our assessment from again when it launched for extra particulars.
