{"id":298521,"date":"2025-03-21T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=351378"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:06:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:06:45","slug":"the-director-of-helldivers-2-is-clear-the-problem-with-video-games-is-the-obsession-with-repeating-what-has-already-been-successful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-director-of-helldivers-2-is-clear-the-problem-with-video-games-is-the-obsession-with-repeating-what-has-already-been-successful\/","title":{"rendered":"The director of Helldivers 2 is clear: the problem with video games is the obsession with repeating what has already been successful"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The world of video games has seen Helldivers 2 emerge as a standout cooperative sci-fi shooter, achieving significant popularity without following the conventions of games as a service. Developed by Arrowhead Game Studios, this title invites players to face enemies in a chaotic PVE environment<\/strong>, which has resonated positively among millions of fans.<\/p>\n\n\n

Helldivers 2 is its own thing<\/h2>\n\n\n

In a recent interview at the 2025 Game Developers Conference (GDC) with Eurogamer, Johan Pilestedt, creative director of Helldivers 2, addressed a dark topic that permeates the industry: mass layoffs. Pilestedt criticizes the studios’ “obsession” with replicating the success of phenomena like battle royales, which he claims has led to a lack of innovation and a vicious cycle of developer closures and job losses<\/strong>. “We are trapped in a cycle of death and rebirth that is unnecessarily brutal,” he notes, arguing that diversity in the types of games is crucial to avoid this situation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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