Helldivers 2 boss wants to make Arrowhead 'the next FromSoftware or Blizzard'

Helldivers 2 is a massive success, and while that's come at a cost—former Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt, who's now moved into a mainly creative role, toldthat they received"horrifying" threats from some players—it's also helped inspire some major ambitions for the future of Arrowhead.

Jorjani believes some of that toxicity arises from Arrowhead's approach to making games: The studio's motto, emblazoned in large letters on its"I think it’s one of the big reasons that Helldivers 2 has been so successful," Jorjani said."It feels fresh because it does a lot of unpopular stuff. I'm not convinced it will be quite that simple: It makes me think of the situation at Destiny 2 developer Bungie, which was forced toon its previously very open interactions with fans because of an uptick in serious threats to its employees. Arrowhead hasn't yet taken such a drastic step at this point, nor has that uptick in hostility dampened their enthusiasm for the future—in fact Pilestedt said"the ambition level and appetite of the organisation has grown significantly.

Source: Gaming Daily Report (gamingdailyreport.net)

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