“And games should be a pure pursuit of amazing moments.” “How would DEI have benefited Helldivers 2?” asked another user. Pilestedt responded, “I don’t like labels. But mankind is ...

Helldivers 2 creative director, Johan Pilestedt, believes DEI should only be included in games if it enhances the experience. Pilestedt's comments drew mixed reactions from the community.

Comments about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) made by the CCO of Helldivers 2 dev have caused quite a stir. Johan Pilestedt of Arrowhead Game Studios was responding to a fan on X when he ...

One thing that’s been clear ever since Helldivers 2 burst onto the scene and became one of the biggest games in the world is that Swedish developer Arrowhead has no media training. Why would it, ...

“DEI,” diversity, equity and inclusion, is another buzzword thrown around, and now it’s back in the form of the director of Helldivers 2 responding to a question about it. The exchange ...

Make good games, don’t make a contemporary political statement” Pilestedt’s comments on the topic of DEI received mixed opinions. Half of the users believe Helldivers 2’s entire setting is ...

Johan Pilestedt, the creative director of Helldivers 2 and CCO of Arrowhead Studios, recently stirred the gaming community by sharing his thoughts on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in video ...

As developers across the gaming industry scramble to tick boxes and wave their DEI flags, Arrowhead Game Studios has taken a refreshingly different approach with Helldivers 2.In a recent X exchange ...

the chief creative officer at the studio behind Helldivers 2 weighs in on 'DEI' in games From our time with The Last of Us Part II Remastered in January to December's Sonic 3 review, we've put 53 ...