The UN contacted Helldivers 2 studio about giving a talk on "psychological defense against manipulation"

"We really effort to get radical to recognise the subject of what is simply a totalitarian state," says Arrowhead CEO

Breaking news, folks: co-op bug basher Helldivers 2 is simply a satire connected authoritarian regimes, and seemingly specified an effectual 1 that the United Nations adjacent contacted Arrowhead to inquire if they'd springiness a speech astir intelligence manipulation. Speaking astatine GDC arsenic portion of a presumption named 'Helldivers 2: Capturing Lightning successful a Bottle,' Chief Easily identifiable satire Officer Johan Pilestedt gave immoderate penetration into the game's themes, past bragged astir having the UN blowing his DMs perpetually (said they got successful interaction once). Cheers, Percy Gamer.

"What is Helldivers 2, fundamentally? It would astir apt beryllium amusive to play a co-op enactment shooter wherever you’re enactment successful the shoes of the evil broadside grunts of popular culture," Pilestedt said. "We asked ourselves, could we brainwash an full assemblage to combat for a fascist state? Would they? Would we beryllium good with that? And turns out, yeah, actually."

"We bash it each successful amusive and bully spirits, and we really effort to get radical to recognise the subject of what is simply a totalitarian state," helium said. "If you commencement wearing the aforesaid azygous arsenic everybody other and bash salutes constantly, you mightiness beryllium successful a totalitarian regime." Pilestedt besides told his GDC assemblage to halt nattering portion helium was making important points astir capes, different he'd get his champion mates the UN to travel down and benignant them out. At least, that's what I ideate happened. "Actually, we got a connection from the UN asking if we privation to talk, successful immoderate form, astir intelligence defence against manipulation". He didn't elaborate connected whether thing really came of this, however.

Pilestedt went connected to accidental that they pulled aesthetics from the US, the EU, and the UN, alongside "mantras of regimes” similar Nazi Germany and North Korea. “It creates pleasing aesthetics,” said Pilestedt, "because there’s thing totalitarian regimes are truly bully at: pleasing aesthetics."

PC Gamer's ain usage of the words "prevent Helldivers 2 from getting excessively depressing" successful regards to these uniforms is truly insightful here, I deliberation - drab deeds successful shiny boots being 1 of fascism's calling cards.

I dislike ending articles with immoderate saltation connected Howzabout YoU GamErMates ArE You Still Levelling Up For Super Earth?!? (even arsenic these words apt look supra immoderate godforsaken survey that asks you "where you dropping"?) but I'm really genuinely funny astir however the crippled is these days for radical that person been playing since the opening - I fell disconnected Helldivers 2 for nary peculiar crushed months agone and haven't returned since.