Helldivers 2 inventive director Johan Pilestedt has introduced that he’s taking a break from heading up growth. Pilestedt made the announcement by way of a publish on social media platform X, the place he additionally revealed that he had been working continuous since 2013.
“Hey everybody! I’m gonna do a sabbatical for some time,” introduced Pilestedt. “I do know plenty of you’ll suppose “por qué?” – properly, whilst you have loved [Helldivers 2] for nearly a yr, I’ve been dwelling it since early 2016, and with [Helldivers] – its since 2013.”
Pilestedt goes on to speak about how he want to take a sabbatical as a way to refresh himself and reconnect along with his household and associates. He does point out that Helldivers 2 will proceed to get supported all through his sabbatical by Arrowhead Recreation Studios, nevertheless.
“11 years of working “across the clock” on the identical IP has made me put aside household, associates and my pretty spouse… and myself,” posted Pilestedt. “I’m going to take a while now to redeem what was misplaced from all of those who supported me for over a decade.”
Shortly after the announcement, Pilestedt revealed that he’s kicking off his sabbatical by internet hosting a sport jam alongside senior builders and founders of Arrowhead Recreation Studios. Sadly, the sport itself didn’t prove so properly, with Pilestedt stating that the journey is typically the objective in itself.
Pilestedt has acknowledged that, as soon as he returns from his sabbatical, he’ll start work on the following main title by Arrowhead Recreation Studios.
Earlier this month, Pilestedt had introduced that he had already begun work on a excessive idea for the following sport that may be developed by the studio. He took to social media to ask followers what they want the following sport to be, with many responding with their very own concepts set within the Helldivers universe.
In terms of Helldivers 2, just lately, the sport received an replace that aimed to repair crashes and jittering that may occur when gamers would use ADS whereas having a scope connected to their weapons. The replace additionally introduced with it fixes to different points, like one with the STA-X3 W.A.S.P. Launcher’s concentrating on, and the speed of gamers getting disconnected whereas hopping into Illuminate missions.
For extra particulars about Helldivers 2, try our evaluate from again when it got here out final yr. Additionally try the announcement of a Helldivers film.
Hey everybody!
I’m gonna do a sabbatical for some time!
I do know plenty of you’ll suppose “por qué?” – properly, whilst you have loved @helldivers2 for nearly a yr, I’ve been dwelling it since early 2016, and with @HelldiversGame – its since 2013.
11 years of working “round…
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) January 27, 2025
And to kick this sabbatical off, we begin with a sport jam with probably the most senior devs/founders of @ArrowheadGS.#WellRested?
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— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) January 27, 2025
Haha yeah, and the one we made… wasn’t that nice
Generally, you’ve simply received to reconnect with your self and your bros. The journey is typically the objective.
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) January 27, 2025
