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Helldivers 2 CCO Johan Pilestedt says the industry's got it backwards by putting features over fundamentals: 'We talk way too little about the core philosophy'
Helldivers 2's runaway popularity last year ... a videogame that knows what it's about. Johan Pilestedt, CCO of Arrowhead Games—and formerly its CEO, before stepping down so he could get his ...
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“If Blizzard can’t do it…”: Helldivers 2 Boss Confirms a Catastrophic Server Crash is Unavoidable in Online Multiplayers
Helldivers 2 boss, Johan Pilestedt, explained that it is impossible for multiplayer video games to avoid server crashes at ...
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Helldivers 2 boss says industry doomed to "unnecessarily brutal" layoffs while "chasing after the battle royales"
Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt has slammed the current spate of video games industry layoffs as "unnecessarily brutal" and said that companies needed to learn lessons to avoid the ...
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Helldivers 2 Director Responds to Claims Game Is a “Psy-Op” and “Brainwashing” Players
Johan Pilestedt, the creative director of Helldivers 2 and CCO of Arrowhead Game Studios, the developer behind the PlayStation game, has responded to claims the PS5 and PC title is a psy-op ...
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Helldivers 2's Johan Pilestedt says developers need to start taking more risks: 'Safe bets are a death sentence for the studios that try to make them'
You may like Helldivers 2 CCO Johan Pilestedt says the industry's got it backwards by putting features over fundamentals: 'We talk way too little about the core philosophy' 'You can’t plan a ...
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These fan-made Helldivers 2 cinematics have convinced me a movie could work
“I like Helldivers because it brought back to ... takes to take a movie,” Arrowhead Game Studios creative director Johan Pilestedt said back in January. PlayStation Productions and Sony ...
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Helldivers 2 boss outlines the single design trick that eventually led to his breakout success: "This works, I think we're gonna be rich someday"
Many years before Helldivers 2 became a global phenomenon, its director had to argue with his team to develop a design philosophy that he was convinced would make them rich. Speaking at GDC ...
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Helldivers 2 Boss Criticizes CEOs For Layoffs
Johan Pilestedt, CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios ... This statement stuck out as Helldivers 2, Arrowhead’s hit game, continues to do very well. The gaming industry has faced significant layoffs ...
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Helldivers 2 Boss Discusses Gaming Industry's Mass Layoffs And What Caused Them
GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt has commented on the current state of the video game industry, saying it's "caught in a vicious ...
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Helldivers 2 CCO reveals Arrowhead was approached by United Nations about game’s “totalitarianism”
Check out how we test and review games here At the Game Developers Conference 2025, Arrowhead CCO, Johan Pilestedt, discussed the ironic and self-aware tone of Helldivers 2. As relayed by PC Gamer ...
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Helldivers 2 skilled pre-production, which according to Arrowhead’s Johan Pilestedt, is the reason the game took way more than four years to make. Helldivers 2 update 1.002.200 is now available ...