Arrowhead Sport Studios has introduced the very first Helldivers 2 crossover, and it is with a basic Sony first-person shooter franchise we’ve not heard from in a while.
As revealed in a Steam information publish earlier at the moment, Helldivers 2‘s first ever collaboration is with none apart from Killzone. Extra particularly, the crossover introduces gadgets impressed by Killzone 2 to the Helldivers 2 arsenal.
Arrowhead says that this crossover represents the primary foray right into a “new tier of particular Premium content material reserved for collaborations and different uniquely-themed work”, so it seems like we’ll be getting extra crossovers later down the road.
This new Helldivers 2 Killzone crossover would not take the type of a Warbond alongside the traces of Fact Enforcers or Chemical Brokers. Fairly, it is a set of recent gear and different goodies you should buy from the sport’s Superstore, which provides particular person gadgets for in-game Tremendous Credit.
Given Helldivers 2‘s theming, it’s going to in all probability come as no shock that this crossover revolves closely round Killzone‘s fascist Helghast, with an armor set, a cape, and different liveries out there that echo the logos and visible aesthetic of the Helghan Empire.
In fact, the tones of Helldivers 2 and Killzone are considerably at odds. Helldivers 2 takes a extra Starship Troopers-esque satirical view of fascism, whereas Killzone performs issues extra significantly.
Nonetheless, it is attention-grabbing to see Helldivers 2‘s first crossover emerge on this manner. Might this even be Sony’s stealthy manner of attempting to gauge curiosity for a possible Killzone revival? We must wait and see.
This crossover comes shortly after the discharge of Helldivers 2‘s new Omens of Tyranny replace, which introduces the long-awaited (and apparently previously-teased) Illuminate faction into the combo.
You’ll be able to try Helldivers 2 proper now on PC and PlayStation 5. The primary a part of the sport’s Killzone crossover is reside now, and a second half is seemingly on its manner on December twenty third.