Helldivers 2 Director Defends DEI

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Helldivers 2 director decides to kick off 2025 by wading into a conversation about DEI: 'Make good games, don't make a contemporary political statement'

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Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt said developers should "make good games, don't make a contemporary political statement" He now says he was referring only to commentary made "outside the theme of the game" Helldiver 2 is a very, and very overtly, political game with heavy-handed anti-fascism.

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