Helldivers 2 has topped over half 1,000,000 concurrent gamers, main Arrowhead Studios CEO Shams Jorjani to revisit a joke that was a meme. VideoGamer reviews that Jorjani requested gamers on Discord to “cease sh*tting your pants” whereas sharing that 500,490 individuals had been enjoying the third-person shooter.
Earlier this 12 months, Jorjani advised Helldivers 2 followers on Discord that they might “sh*t [their] pants” concerning future plans for the sport, in keeping with GamesRadar. That remark shortly bought picked up on the game’s subreddit and pants-sh*tting became a thing. Apparently, Jorjani is not working away from the joke.
In the meantime, the explosion in participant counts for Helldivers 2 is tied to the sport lastly coming to Xbox Sequence X|S this week. Actually, Helldivers 2 even has a Halo: ODST crossover, although Halo’s assault rifle can result in some crashing points. Arrowhead is trying right into a repair.
Coincidentally, PlayStation and Xbox ended up buying and selling exclusives on the identical day, August 26. As Helldivers 2 lastly landed on Xbox, Gears of Warfare: Reloaded launched on PS5–bringing chainsaw weapons and the Locust to PlayStation for the primary time in practically 20 years of the franchise.
Wanting forward, Helldivers 2 will get an Into the Unjust replace on September 2, which can see squads going underground to tackle the Terminid hordes. For extra, take a look at GameSpot’s Helldivers 2 evaluation. The sport initially launched on PS5 and PC in February 2024.