You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereHelldivers 2 has been one of the biggest success stories for Sony since its launch at the beginning of 2024. It has been a massive hit on both PS5 and PC, and its become such an icon in so short time that Sony is even working on a movie. While the game is beloved, there has been some controversies, including a period of time where HD2 was receiving a lot of criticism online. In a new interview, the Helldivers 2 CEO has discussed how millions of Call of Duty players helped contribute to Arrowheads summer of pain.Millions of Call of Duty players contributed to Helldivers 2 summer of painHelldivers 2 CEO, Shams Jorjani, recently conducted an interview with The Game Business Christropher Dring. During this interview, the CEO discussed the summer of pain in 2024 where HD2s user score fell to 19%, and how Arrowhead managed to flip the negativity to an approval rating of 94%.According to the CEO, a lot of the problems stemmed from Arrowhead facing a barrage of so many different voices from a variety of gaming audiences. This included millions of Call of Duty players, who Helldivers 2 was not designed for and intended to attract.Per Insider Gaming, Shams Jorjani said, We did not make Helldivers forsix million Call of Duty players. We absolutely didnt. But six million Call of Duty players bought our game.The problem with so many Call of Duty players buying the game is that, as a demographic, they are interested in different things compared to, say, the audience that comes from Escape From Tarkov or Arma, which were some of [Arrowheads] more influential games, according to Jorjani.The CEO elaborated, The summer of pain, or whatever we want to call it, was painful in part because it was hard for us to reconcile how to stay true to the studio fundamentals, while dealing with the business realities of havingso many different voices screaming at us.While Helldivers 2 did suffer a bit during the summer from controversial balance changes, the good news is that the game is in a much better state right now. There are a couple of issues that need to be fixed such as the Autocannon and Eruptor, but these are bugs rather than misguided design choices.For more Helldivers 2, check out our guide to thebest warbonds ranked, along with thebest stratagemsandbest throwables. We have also a guide to thebest weapons, and, if youre coming back to HD2 for the first time in a long while, we have a bunch oftips and tricksto help you get reaccustomed to the battlefield.Helldivers 2Platform(s):PC, PlayStation 5Genre(s):Action, Shooter, Third Person8VideoGamerRelated TopicsHelldivers 2 Subscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share