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As Helldivers 2 boss Johan Pilestedt hangs up his CEO hat to focus on the creative side, he has one big change in mind: 'My working theory is that time-to-kill is too high'
Johan Pilestedt is no longer CEO of the studio he founded. He's handed that job to Paradox veteran Shams Jorjani, and given himself the new title of Chief Creative Officer at Arrowhead.
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Johan Pilestedt is taking a sabbatical from Helldivers 2 after working 'around the clock' for 11 years, will move on to 'the next Arrowhead game' when he returns
Arrowhead boss Johan Pilestedt is taking a break. The chief creative officer, who has been the face of Helldivers 2 through the ups and downs of its first year, will be on a sabbatical from the ...
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“Our crazy engineers had to do everything”: A Monumental Challenge Nearly Shut Helldivers 2 Down Even Before It Was Released
During the development of Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Game Studios faced a major challenge as Autodesk decided to shutdown ...
Can a popular online game have a flawless technical launch? | Arrowhead Game Studio’s Helldivers 2
Arrowhead Game Studios' team leaders talk about Helldivers 2's launch and whether it's popular to keep a popular game up.
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Helldivers 2 devs won’t add five-player squads as they destroy teamwork
Arrowhead experimented with Helldivers 2 five-player squads for years, but found the bigger size actually ruined teamwork.
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Helldivers 2 creative director announces a sabbatical after 11 years of grind, immediately starts a game jam that "wasn't that great" in the end
Credit: Arrowhead Game Studios Helldivers 2 creative lead Johan Pilestedt is taking a sabbatical "for a while" after 11 long years of grind to "redeem what was lost from all of those that ...
When is the Game Developers Conference 2025 and why is it so interesting?
GDC is back in 2025. When is it, and what’s it all about?
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Helldivers 2 devs want players to “build sandcastles” so devs can “stomp all over them”
Speaking at the 2025 DICE Awards, via GameDeveloper, Arrowhead’s Johan Pilestedt and Mauricio Redondo explained that the team is expanding its Galactic Campaign system to give players “more ...
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How the Swedish Dungeons & Dragons inspired 'Helldivers 2'
As Arrowhead Studios was putting the finishing touches on its multiplayer sci-fi shooter Helldivers 2, Johan Pilestedt was firming up the game’s online infrastructure. Pilestedt, then the ...