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.

Helldivers 2 CCO Johan Pilestedt is taking a sabbatical after over 11 years of working on the IP. Arrowhead will carry on with Helldivers 2, while Pilestedt plans to return for the studio's next ...

During the development of Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Game Studios faced a major challenge as Autodesk decided to shutdown ...

Arrowhead Game Studios' team leaders talk about Helldivers 2's launch and whether it's popular to keep a popular game up.

Arrowhead Game Studios always wanted goofy Helldivers 2 players to kill serious players in random, unexpected ways.

Arrowhead experimented with Helldivers 2 five-player squads for years, but found the bigger size actually ruined teamwork.

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 ...

GDC is back in 2025. When is it, and what’s it all about?

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 ...

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 ...

Men vägen dit har kantats av ångest, tvivel och kaos. Grundaren Johan Pilestedt berättar om den långa resan från studentkorridorerna i Skellefteå till toppen av försäljningslistorna. Decentraliserad ...