Helldivers 2 Developer Secretly Unleashes Shrieker Invasion, Denies Bug Sympathizer Propaganda
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Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios secretly added flying bugs called Shriekers in a recent update. Players reported seeing them but Arrowhead did not mention them in the patch notes.
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Arrowhead is denying the existence of the flying bugs, calling it "propaganda from bug sympathizers". This denial keeps in line with Helldivers 2's propoganda-filled lore and worldbuilding.
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The flies and Arrowhead's denial of them adds to Helldivers 2’s evolving storytelling, which uses propaganda and patriotism to build its dark comedy world.
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Polygon called Helldivers 2 a "wonderfully dark comedy" where players don't initially realize they are doomed to be exploded by robots.
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This isn’t the first time Arrowhead has secretly added enemies, having recently added mechs in a similar uncovered fashion.