
The life of a live service game is punctuated by damage control – and Helldivers 2 has been no stranger to controversy since it exploded in 2024.
The co-op shooter famously came under fire when Sony attempted to force PSN connectivity on the PC release, but there’s been no shortage of balance related mishaps along the way.
Now dev Arrowhead finds itself fighting fires yet again, as the game’s community has turned on the title, renaming it ‘Nerfdivers’.
On PC storefront Steam, just 37% of the game’s user reviews submitted over the past 30 days have been positive, giving it
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