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Helldivers 2Arrowhead Everyone is temporarily distracted by Microsoft’s closure of major studios, making us forget the controversy of last week, Sony demanding all Helldivers 2 PC players link a PSN account in order to keep playing, including regions where that’s not even possible. Players complained and destroyed the game with negative reviews on Steam in
(Image credit: Windows Central) Recent updatesUpdate May 8, 2024: Unfortunately, it looks like “almost fired” turned into actually fired for the community manager in question. Noboby likes that, and as RPS reports, there’s already a player petition to bring them back. Spitz represented the community, and ultimately we salute them and hope they’re back doing
(Image credit: Arrowhead Game Studios) Fresh off their campaigns against a Sony-imposed PSN sign-in requirement, Helldivers 2 fans are diving into a new battle. This one’s with Arrowhead itself, and it comes in the form of a player petition to get the studio to reinstate its recently fired community manager (CM), Spitz (via RPS).Spitz, as
If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Review bombing causes fallout Image credit: PlayStation/Rock Paper Shotgun Fans of Helldivers 2 have started a petition asking developers Arrowhead to reinstate a fired employee in charge of community management. The employee, “Spitz”, was let
Co-op shooter Helldivers 2 was enjoying tons of success in the months since its February launch. Then, a few days ago, Sony announced that PC players had to link (or create) a PlayStation Network account to continue playing the game. This enraged fans who have been playing for months, resulting in a massive review-bombing scheme
Helldivers 2Arrowhead I’ve said this many times over the years, “never underestimate a lot of gamers yelling.” Controversies in the industry can reach a critical mass where they simply cannot be ignored or sidestepped, and that’s exactly what happened with the Helldivers 2 PSN linking saga. Now, it’s ended the only way it could have
Video Gamer is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Prices subject to change. Learn more There has been a lot of uncertainty within the Helldivers 2 community over the past few days following Sony’s announcement that all players would need to link a PSN account to
If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. “We’re still learning what is best for PC players and your feedback has been invaluable,” say PlayStation Image credit: Arrowhead It’s been a tumultuous few days for Helldivers 2, as one of this year’s most
After Sony U-turned on its controversial decision to force Helldivers 2 PC gamers to account link to PlayStation Network, the game’s community has launched an initiative to drag Steam user reviews out from under rock bottom.The backlash to Helldivers 2’s PSN account linking mandate saw the game’s Steam user reviews collapse from ‘overwhelmingly positive’ to
In the last five days, Helldivers 2 was removed from the PC market in 177 countries and the game’s Steam reviews collapsed under the weight of more than 200,000 negative ratings, dropping from Positive to Mixed. It’s now Tuesday and the Helldivers 2 Steam page is overrun with people ranting against Sony and celebrating democracy
