Helldivers 2 is getting a Warhammer 40,000 Legendary Warbond later this yr, which lastly makes one in all its most-requested crossovers a actuality.
Ever since Helldivers 2’s explosive launch, followers of Warhammer 40,000 have questioned a couple of crossover. And it’s straightforward to see why — Helldivers 2 is the proper match for, let’s say, a squad of 4 Guardsmen of the Astra Militarum pushing again in opposition to the alien forces of the Automatons (Necrons) and the Terminids (Tyranids). I imply, Helldivers 2 and Warhammer 40,000 each revolve round cannon fodder doing the soiled work of a fascist regime, proper?
Within the video, beneath, Helldivers 2 recreation director Mikael Eriksson stated the 2 worlds “match completely collectively,” and that Arrowhead is “filled with die onerous Warhammer followers.” We don’t know precisely what to anticipate from the Warbond, however we’re promised extra data later this yr.
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Warhammer 40,000 is one thing Arrowhead is commonly requested about in interviews, and by that I imply that I’ve requested the workforce about it in interviews. In April final yr, I requested Alex Bolle, manufacturing director on Helldivers 2, a couple of Warhammer 40,000 collab, and he stated there was discussions being had. “Clearly Warhammer 40,000 is one thing that loads of guys internally like to dying,” he stated on the time. “So the devs are discussing, the devs are proposing stuff, and the hype is constructing. So these are discussions internally that we’re having. Warhammer 40,000, I can not actually inform you. Perhaps. Who is aware of? We’ll see!”
Certainly, in 2024, Arrowhead’s Johan Pilestedt revealed an prolonged checklist of IPs he “actually would like to do a tackle,” and Warhammer 40,000 was proper up there alongside the likes of Aliens, Starship Troopers, and Terminator.
Remember to try all the things introduced at Warhammer Skulls 2026, the place the Helldivers 2 x Warhammer 40,000 crossover was revealed, to search out out what else followers can count on.
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