The Daily Populous Friday September 20th, 2024 evening edition
Authored by gamesradar.com and submitted by TheLostQuest

Rather than pitting two similar but still great games against each other, Helldivers 2's boss reckons we should all just be "grateful" that our co-op shooter cups runneth over with the blood of alien bugs.

In response to discourse that Helldivers 2 would "die" when Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 came out, Arrowhead Games Studios CCO Johan Pilestedt said: "I think we should be grateful for getting several awesome games. I can't even imagine how I, as a kid, would have felt to be able to play Helldivers and [Space Marine 2]."

Comparisons between the two were always inevitable since they're both shooters that embrace the kind of co-op teamplay we've been missing for years and both star overwhelming swarms of alien bugs that'll totally turn your bulky space warriors into insect nibble if you don't stay coordinated. Despite those surface comparisons, however, Pilestedt still feels they're "different games, but you can enjoy as many games as you want!"

Some of the sentiment proclaiming Space Marine 2 as a Helldivers-killer was probably fuelled by less-than-popular nerfs and updates that have been creeping into the year's biggest shooter. That all seems to be subsiding, though, as Arrowhead Game Studios' first big patch as part of its 60-day recovery plan has already been winning players back, while the game's creative director admitted that "nerfing is an unimaginative way of tweaking a game."

"Thank you for all your amazing feedback, and it's amazing to finally see so many divers return," Pilestedt continued. "We are now looking to the day 60 patch, which will bring some more exciting changes!"

The new update is absolutely massive, so be sure to check out all the biggest changes in the latest Helldivers 2 patch.

railin23 on September 20th, 2024 at 12:14 UTC »

SM2 is fun and I really enjoy it with friends. However HD2 is different and although there has been controversy and a slew of patches, I prefer it to the repeated smash of the melee button that SM2 pushes.

Kind-Plantain2438 on September 20th, 2024 at 10:41 UTC »

I play them both. Bug swarms aside, they don't really share all that much on any front.

CarpetExpert6649 on September 20th, 2024 at 08:48 UTC »

Fucking hell I hate this mentality of my father can beat up your father,just enjoy the game people.