Summary
Helldivers 2has been named Game of the Year, this time by a UK-based game industry body, TIGA. It previously won an equivalent award recognition earlier this month at the 2024 Golden Joystick Awards, the event that kicked off an award-winning spree forHelldivers 2developer Arrowhead Game Studios.
One of the biggest surprise hits for publisher Sony,Helldivers 2burst onto the scene in February and evoked a strongly positive response from fans and critics alike. In just 10 days of its arrival, the online co-op game’s concurrent player count on Steam catapulted to over 330,000,beating live-service rivalDestiny 2and other popular titlesin this particular statistic. On the sales front too,Helldivers 2did impressively well at launch and sold a million copies across PC and PS5 in just three days. Owing to such an emphatic performance, the third-person shooter game has been in discussion for various different awards in 2024.
At the 2024 TIGA Games Industry Awards,Helldivers 2won the Game of the Year award, just days after earning a similar distinction. The latest win comes right after thebest-selling Sony gamebagged the Console Game of the Year award at this year’s Golden Joystick Awards, alongside other recognitions, namely Best Multiplayer Game, Critics' Choice Award, and Best Game Trailer. Besides winning Game of the Year,Helldivers 2also came out on top in the Visual Design and Technical Innovation categories at the TIGA event. While these two categories were decided by TIGA members, the Game of the Year was voted for by the attendees of the award show.
Helldivers 2 Picks Another Game of the Year Award, Continues Solid Run
Undoubtedly, the back-to-back award sweeps at two different events further add to what has been a very memorable year for Arrowhead Game Studios. However, a good chunk ofHelldivers 2’s immense popularity also has to do with the Swedish developer, together with Sony, actively responding to player feedback. Back in May, the console giantreversed its poorly received PSN account requirementfor the live-service game, respecting fans' demands and gaining their trust again.
Similarly, when a significant number ofHelldivers 2players addressed their grievances about theEscalation of Freedomupdate, the devs came up with a “60-day plan” to fix various reported issues. Consistent prompt response to community feedback has seen the sci-fi game hit engagement peaks on Steam time and again. Thanks to its popularity among fans, there are also talks of Sony launching aHelldivers 2-themed PS5 controllerin the future.
Helldivers 2
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Do you believe in freedom? Can you stand in the face of oppression – and defend the defenceless? Wage war for peace. Die for democracy.Join forces with up to three friends and wreak havoc on an alien scourge threatening the safety of your home planet, Super Earth, in this multiplayer co-op shooter for PS5 and PC from Arrowhead Game Studios.Step into the boots of the Helldivers, an elite class of soldiers whose mission is to spread peace, liberty and Managed Democracy using the biggest, baddest and most explosive tools in the galaxy.Helldivers don’t go planet side without proper backup, but it’s up to you to decide how and when to call it in. Not only do you have a host of superpowered primary weapons and customizable loadouts, you also have the ability to call on stratagems during play.Helldivers 2 features Arrowhead’s best cooperative gameplay yet. Collaboration will be vital: Teams will synergize on loadouts, strategize their approach for each mission and complete objectives together.1Enlist in Super Earth’s premier military peacekeeping force today. We are heroes… we are legends… WE ARE HELLDIVERS.
