“And games should be a pure pursuit of amazing moments.” “How would DEI have benefited Helldivers 2?” asked another user. Pilestedt responded, “I don’t like labels. But mankind is ...

Helldivers 2 creative director, Johan Pilestedt, believes DEI should only be included in games if it enhances the experience. Pilestedt's comments drew mixed reactions from the community.

Comments about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) made by the CCO of Helldivers 2 dev have caused quite a stir. Johan Pilestedt of Arrowhead Game Studios was responding to a fan on X when he ...

“DEI,” diversity, equity and inclusion, is another buzzword thrown around, and now it’s back in the form of the director of Helldivers 2 responding to a question about it. The exchange ...

Johan Pilestedt tried to clarify his statement by saying he was only talking about things "outside the theme of the game," which doesn't really clarify much at all.

Also, the chief creative officer at Arrowhead, the studio behind Helldivers 2, chimed in on “DEI” in games in an online exchange, the devs of Black Myth: Wukong hinted at why last year’s ...

"It is clear that many players do not appreciate this, and as a result, we have seen a number of high profile releases underperforming commercially" ...

Johan Pilestedt, the creative director of Helldivers 2 and CCO of Arrowhead Studios, recently stirred the gaming community by sharing his thoughts on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in video ...

Nvidia, AMD and Arm Helldivers 2 proved new live service games can still be enormously successful—and it did so by eschewing the usual approaches to roadmaps, battle passes, and more I don't ...