Tens of thousands salute Helldivers 2 player who passed away, game director says "I will speak to the team on how to remember one of the fallen"
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A Helldivers 2 player named OkamiCheems passed away on his birthday, as shared by his friend on the game's Reddit community.
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His friend asked if OkamiCheems' game data could be exported to make a memorial with his stats.
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This sparked a chain reaction of tens of thousands of players saluting OkamiCheems in moving tribute GIFs.
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Helldivers 2 director Johan Pilestedt saw the thread and offered condolences, saying he would speak to the team about remembering OkamiCheems.
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It would be wonderful if OkamiCheems could receive an in-game memorial tribute like other late gaming fans have.