Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios underwent a changing of the guard on May 22. Thanks to a message from Arrowhead’s new CEO, Shams Jorjani, we now have a better understanding of what the change means for the studio and the game.
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In an extensive Reddit thread on May 28, Shams Jorjani revealed what we can expect from Helldivers 2 and the studio going forward. Jorjani reiterated that the goal of the leadership change is to allow developers, including former CEO Johan Pilestedt, to focus more on the game.
Pilestedt is now chief creative officer at Arrowhead and has been tasked with being the “Obi-wan to many ‘Lukes’” at the studio. Pilestedt will have the developers on the edge of their seats when it comes to balancing weapons and designing missions or enemies. A few weeks ago, the former CEO made a push for better weapon balancing to keep more fun things in the game, and we can expect to see more of that as Helldivers 2 continues to grow.
Another thing Pilestedt always does is reach out to the community, where that final weapon balance came from. Jorjani emphasized that he and Pilestedt will always be active online to talk directly to players and listen to their feedback. “We share well-formulated feedback about the game internally, it really resonates and makes it easier for us to do our job,” Jorjani wrote.
