Helldivers 2’s Johan Pilestedt to Take “Sabbatical” Earlier than Engaged on Subsequent Sport Players Enviornment

Arrowhead Sport Studios’ chief inventive officer Johan Pilestedt is to take an prolonged “sabbatical” from work, and when he returns, he’ll be engaged on a brand new Arrowhead recreation.

In a publish on X, Pilestedt says that whereas followers have been having fun with Helldivers 2 for nearly a yr, he is been “residing it since early 2016”, and if the primary Helldivers is included, “since 2013”.

He says that eleven years of engaged on the Helldivers video games have brought on him to neglect his household, his mates, his spouse, and himself, and so he desires to take a while to “redeem what was misplaced from all of those who supported [him] for over a decade”.

Expressing religion in his Arrowhead colleagues to proceed doing “their utmost” to ship “wonderful stuff” for Helldivers 2 whereas he is off, Pilestedt says that on his return, he’ll “begin engaged on the following Arrowhead recreation”.

Whether or not which means he will not be concerned in Helldivers 2 anymore going ahead is not clear, however on the very least, it appears his focus shall be elsewhere for some time, so main showstopping inventive updates for Helldivers 2 could also be few and much between in future.

Properly-wishers flocked to X to precise their hope that Pilestedt loved his break, with the likes of latest PlayStation leaver Shuhei Yoshida and Kinda Humorous’s Greg Miller sending their finest needs to Pilestedt.

For those who’re not aware of Pilestedt, he served because the CEO and chief inventive officer of Arrowhead Sport Studios between 2009 and final yr earlier than stepping down and appointing a brand new CEO with a purpose to concentrate on his inventive work.

As for what’s taking place on the planet of Helldivers 2, a film adaptation of the sport was lately revealed to be within the works, and the sport additionally obtained its first crossover within the type of a Killzone collaboration in December, though the monetization of the latter was poorly-received by the sport’s neighborhood.

Helldivers 2 is accessible proper now on PC and PlayStation 5. You possibly can take a look at our overview of the sport right here.