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Arrowhead CEO Apologizes As Helldivers 2 Is Review Bombed on Steam: 'I Just Want to Make Great Games'
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 63200" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Arrowhead CEO Johaan Pilstedt has released a statement apologizing to disgruntled Helldivers 2 fans in the wake of Sony forcing Steam players to <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-is-forcing-all-helldivers-2-steam-players-to-connect-to-a-playstation-network-account-and-its-going-down-about-as-well-as-youd-expect" target="_blank">link their accounts to a PlayStation Network Account</a> in order to continue playing the <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/helldivers-2-overtakes-god-of-war-to-become-sonys-biggest-ever-game-launch-on-steam" target="_blank">wildly popular third-person shooter</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Earlier today, <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/games/553850/announcements/detail/4196868529806518742" target="_blank"><u>Sony released a statement</u></a> announcing that new Helldivers 2 PC players will be asked to link their Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account on May 6 in order to continue playing the game. This, in turn, sparked outrage from players on social media, with fans threatening to <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-is-forcing-all-helldivers-2-steam-players-to-connect-to-a-playstation-network-account-and-its-going-down-about-as-well-as-youd-expect" target="_blank"><u>quit the game cold turkey over the new mandate, demand refunds</u></a>, and <a href="https://x.com/SteamDB/status/1786423809609773498" target="_blank"><u>flood Helldivers 2 with negative review scores</u></a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>According to <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/553850/HELLDIVERS_2/#app_reviews_hash" target="_blank">Helldivers 2’s Steam customer review tab</a>, the game has received thousands of 0negative reviews in response to Sony’s announcement, dropping its “mostly positive” review score to “mixed.” Helldivers 2's subsequent review bombing led <a href="https://x.com/pilestedt/status/1786454659256758447?s=46" target="_blank"><u>Pilstedt to apologize on his personal X/Twitter account</u></a>.</p><p></p><p>“Ouch, right in the review score. Well, I guess it's warranted,” Pilestedt wrote. “Sorry everyone for how this all transpired. I hope we will make it up and regain the trust by providing a continued great game experience. I just want to make great games!”</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Pilestedt’s apology follows a previous tweet in which the Helldivers 2 boss <a href="https://x.com/Pilestedt/status/1786417563628437933" target="_blank"><u>directed disgruntled players to PlayStation Support</u></a> if they had any questions about account linking rather than reaching out to Arrowhead.</p><p></p><p>In its statement, Sony rationalized its new Helldivers 2 account linking requirement as a safety and security concern, saying, “Account linking plays a critical role in protecting our players and upholding the values of safety and security provided on PlayStation and PlayStation Studios games.”</p><p></p><p>According to Sony, "technical issues" were to blame for Helldivers 2's account linking being temporarily optional on launch. Come June 4, all current Helldivers 2 players must link their accounts in order to continue playing the game.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Isaiah Colbert is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow them on Twitter @ShinEyeZehUhh.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/arrowhead-ceo-apologizes-amid-helldivers-2-review-bombing" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 63200, member: 1"] Arrowhead CEO Johaan Pilstedt has released a statement apologizing to disgruntled Helldivers 2 fans in the wake of Sony forcing Steam players to [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-is-forcing-all-helldivers-2-steam-players-to-connect-to-a-playstation-network-account-and-its-going-down-about-as-well-as-youd-expect']link their accounts to a PlayStation Network Account[/URL] in order to continue playing the [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/helldivers-2-overtakes-god-of-war-to-become-sonys-biggest-ever-game-launch-on-steam']wildly popular third-person shooter[/URL]. Earlier today, [URL='https://steamcommunity.com/games/553850/announcements/detail/4196868529806518742'][U]Sony released a statement[/U][/URL] announcing that new Helldivers 2 PC players will be asked to link their Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account on May 6 in order to continue playing the game. This, in turn, sparked outrage from players on social media, with fans threatening to [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-is-forcing-all-helldivers-2-steam-players-to-connect-to-a-playstation-network-account-and-its-going-down-about-as-well-as-youd-expect'][U]quit the game cold turkey over the new mandate, demand refunds[/U][/URL], and [URL='https://x.com/SteamDB/status/1786423809609773498'][U]flood Helldivers 2 with negative review scores[/U][/URL]. According to [URL='https://store.steampowered.com/app/553850/HELLDIVERS_2/#app_reviews_hash']Helldivers 2’s Steam customer review tab[/URL], the game has received thousands of 0negative reviews in response to Sony’s announcement, dropping its “mostly positive” review score to “mixed.” Helldivers 2's subsequent review bombing led [URL='https://x.com/pilestedt/status/1786454659256758447?s=46'][U]Pilstedt to apologize on his personal X/Twitter account[/U][/URL]. “Ouch, right in the review score. Well, I guess it's warranted,” Pilestedt wrote. “Sorry everyone for how this all transpired. I hope we will make it up and regain the trust by providing a continued great game experience. I just want to make great games!” Pilestedt’s apology follows a previous tweet in which the Helldivers 2 boss [URL='https://x.com/Pilestedt/status/1786417563628437933'][U]directed disgruntled players to PlayStation Support[/U][/URL] if they had any questions about account linking rather than reaching out to Arrowhead. In its statement, Sony rationalized its new Helldivers 2 account linking requirement as a safety and security concern, saying, “Account linking plays a critical role in protecting our players and upholding the values of safety and security provided on PlayStation and PlayStation Studios games.” According to Sony, "technical issues" were to blame for Helldivers 2's account linking being temporarily optional on launch. Come June 4, all current Helldivers 2 players must link their accounts in order to continue playing the game. [I]Isaiah Colbert is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow them on Twitter @ShinEyeZehUhh.[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/arrowhead-ceo-apologizes-amid-helldivers-2-review-bombing"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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