Helldivers 2's Second Wave Of Killzone Content Will Be Free Following Backlash

Helldivers 2's Second Wave Of Killzone Content Will Be Free Following Backlash

From TheGamer (Written by James Troughton) on | OpenCritic

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Yesterday, Helldivers 2 released the first half of its surprise Killzone 2 crossover. While it has been a highly-requested collaboration since the game first launched, there was a huge amount of backlash from the community over the pricing.

It got so bad that developer Arrowhead is now making the second part of the crossover completely free.

The first half will also be available in the Superstore for ten days instead of five, and Arrowhead is "investigating solutions for how [it] can bring back these items permanently in the future."

It's a huge move to address feedback from players, but Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani explained just yesterday that these kinds of crossovers and cosmetics are what fund the game's enormous updates. So, it remains to be seen how they'll be tackled in future.

"Firstly - this is our first collaboration so we'll be figuring it out as we go along. Let us know what you'd like to see in the future," Jorjani posted in the official Discord. "Secondly it's optional - the more of this we sell - the more Illuminate type stuff we can keep dropping for free."

Last week, reliable leaker Iron_S1ghts uncovered key art revealing the Killzone...

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