Summary
- Helldivers 2 players leaked footage of new combat vehicles, including mechs and transport trucks, generating excitement among fans.
- Arrowhead Game Studios plans to officially include these new features in future updates, as the game continues to gain popularity.
- Despite concerns about data mining and leaks affecting gameplay, the sneak peek into upcoming content has fans eagerly anticipating the future of Helldivers 2.
More players of Helldivers 2 are getting what looks to be early access to combat mechs and transport vehicles in the game. These features are apparently planned for official inclusion in the suite of options for Helldivers 2 at some point in the future.
With an immensely successful launch for Helldivers 2 leading to a massive surge of players engaged in galactic warfare against aliens, automatons, and more, developer Arrowhead Game Studios has a major multiplayer hit on its hands. And as it solves more of the game's outstanding server and stability issues, future additions and expansions are entering the development pipeline, to keep that huge, newfound audience interested in the game.
Helldivers 2: The Lore of Super Earth Explained
The society of Super Earth gives insight into the Helldivers and their noble quest to spread Managed Democracy throughout the galaxy.
Helldivers 2 Leaked Footage Shows Mech and Vehicle Gameplay
Players have leaked yet more footage of planned gameplay additions to Helldivers 2. In a series of posts on Twitter, user JayTechTV (@TheRealJTV4K60) showed off video footage of a Helldivers 2 mech and an off-road transport vehicle in action. In one clip, two soldiers are seen piloting separate walking combat mech suits, firing at each other. Other recent Helldivers 2 leaks revealed the mechs, and Arrowhead has previously stated that it plans to add them to the game eventually.
Another gameplay clip revealed a second playable Helldivers 2 vehicle called the Recon Vehicle. The footage from JayTechTV appeared shortly after the latest Helldivers 2 update, and showed a team of three players summoning a truck-like Recon Vehicle by using a stratagem beacon. The vehicle fits at least three Helldivers, with one driving, one in a rotating machine gun turret, and one in a front passenger seat. The passenger seated player can also lean out of the vehicle's window to shoot. From the footage, the Recon Vehicle model seemed only partially implemented. Parts of the vehicle did not have textures, and its weapon, engine, and wheels made no sound, suggesting that the appropriate sound effects for it were not yet in the game files. Nevertheless, it was drivable and functioning otherwise.
Speculation arose as to how these players were getting early access to these planned developments. Some suggested that developers and testers were bringing unfinished mechanics with them into random games as a form of testing on live servers. Others theorized that modders were data mining by using hacks or edits to gain access to features that were not yet fully released but still present in the game's files.
As a rule, publishers and developers tend to take a dim view of data mining and leaks, since they can upend a game's carefully calibrated marketing plans or expose unfinished work to the public. Some techniques for data mining can also affect a game's security, potentially allowing cheaters to undermine Helldivers 2 and ruin the experiences of others. Regardless of how the data was obtained, though, the glimpse into what's next for Helldivers 2 has definitely excited its fans.
Helldivers 2
- Released
- February 8, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
URGENT BROADCAST – SUPER EARTH ARMED FORCES
Freedom. Peace. Democracy. Your Super Earth-born rights. The key pillars of our civilization. Of our very existence. But the war rages on. And everything is once again under threat.
Join the greatest military force the galaxy has ever seen and make this a safe and free place to live.
BECOME A LEGEND
You will be assembled into squads of up to four Helldivers and assigned strategic missions. Watch each other’s back – friendly fire is an unfortunate certainty of war, but victory without teamwork is impossible.
LOADOUTS
Rain down freedom from above, sneak through enemy territory, or grit your teeth and charge head-first into the jaws of combat. How you deliver liberty is your choice; you’ll have access to a wide array of explosive firepower, life-saving armor and battle-changing stratagems… the jewel in every Helldiver’s arsenal.
REQUISITION
Super Earth recognises your hard work with valuable Requisition. Use it to access different rewards that benefit you, your squad, your destroyer ship and our overall war effort.
THREATS
Everything on every planet wants you dead. That’s what we’re dealing with. Each enemy has distinct and unpredictable characteristics, tactics, and behavior – but they all fight ferociously and without fear or morality.
THE GALACTIC WAR
Capturing enemy planets, defending against invasions, and completing missions will contribute to our overall effort. This war will be won or lost depending on the actions of everyone involved.
We stand together, or we fall apart.
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Arrowhead Game Studios, Nixxes
- Publisher(s)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Publishing
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Franchise
- Helldivers
- Number of Players
- 1-4 players (online)
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- Genre(s)
- Third-Person Shooter, Extraction Shooter, Action, Science Fiction
- Platforms That Support Crossplay
- PC & PS5
