Amidst the present business doom and gloom, it is generally good to see two studios simply getting together with each other, and that is precisely what Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead and Alan Wake 2 studio Treatment appear to be doing.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Arrowhead reveals off a present it obtained from Treatment within the type of an Oh Deer Diner-branded flask and a manuscript web page from none apart from tortured creator Alan Wake himself.
The flask has precisely the identical styling as its counterpart from Treatment’s profitable horror sport, and the manuscript web page is written in Wake’s distinctive type as nicely.
This is the total textual content of the Alan Wake 2 manuscript web page gifted to Arrowhead.
I had heard of them earlier than. Helldivers.
Defenders of freedom throughout the galaxy. Harbingers of divine justice, like a blade of pure gentle shining brilliant in a world of darkness.
Or so that they advised themselves.
Their righteous campaign had unfold like wildfire, gained hundreds, tens of millions of followers. However to the followers it was extra easy than that. Gamers in a sport, trying to have enjoyable.
It was awe inspiring, spectacular, what the Helldivers had achieved. Even within the Darkish Place, such a feat would require a paralyzing quantity of planning and masterful ability.
Congratulations have been so as.
Could Managed Democracy unfold throughout the galaxy.
The web page even contains a espresso stain and Alan Wake’s signature, which is a neat little contact. What’s extra, the flask’s field seems to be signed by Treatment staffers. Naturally, Arrowhead thanks Treatment for its reward within the submit. Would not it simply make you’re feeling heat and fuzzy?
For those who’re unfamiliar with both sport (or, certainly, each of them), Helldivers 2 is a phenomenally profitable multiplayer-focused third-person shooter by which you play because the troopers of Tremendous Earth, combating to unfold “Managed Democracy” throughout the galaxy.
The sport, which adopts a (not precisely delicate) satirical tone, has confirmed a smash hit with gamers. At its peak, Helldivers 2 surpassed 450,000 concurrent gamers on Steam, and at time of writing, its 24-hour complete nonetheless sits at virtually 269,000.
Alan Wake 2, in the meantime, is Treatment’s newest sport. Set within the studio’s shared universe (which additionally contains Management), Alan Wake 2 sees FBI agent Saga Anderson making an attempt to trace Wake down whereas he makes an attempt to flee from imprisonment in an alternate dimension.
Helldivers 2 is accessible proper now on PC and PlayStation 5, whereas Alan Wake 2 is up for grabs on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X|S.
