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Arrowhead Studios has expressed an interest in adding crossover IPs to Helldivers 2, as long as they don’t dilute the studio’s own game. This means that players could rock outfits or weapons from Warhammer, Halo and other sci-fi series, as long as it makes sense for the developers.
In an interview with Korean outlet Inven, Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani revealed that crossovers are being “planned” at the studio. However, there’s still no concrete details on what crossovers the studio is actually working on.
Helldivers 2 crossovers
Speaking to Inven, Jorjani explained that the studio is “planning” crossovers, but Arrowhead doesn’t want to oversaturate the game and turn it into a blend of other franchises.
“We are also planning crossovers (collaborations) with other IPs,” Jorjani said. “We don’t want to do too many crossovers, but we are considering appropriate collaborations that fit the game’s atmosphere. For example, collaborating with ‘Power Rangers’ would be difficult in terms of concept, but maybe we could do something like Black Ranger?”
Arrowhead has not announced any concrete plans for crossovers, but the studio has discussed a few cool ideas for the game. In the interview, the Helldivers 2 devs cited Warhammer and Starcraft as neat possible crossovers, but CCO Johan Pilestedt made sure to note that “nothing has been decided yet”.
“Alien seems like a pretty good theme. What do you think? What would be good?” asked CEO Shams Jorjani. “Bringing in the Zerg from Starcraft would be good, and bringing in Terran Marine weapons would be good too. Something like a Gauss rifle.”
No matter what gets added, the team is very keen to make sure that every crossover added in future updates “fits the game”. While crossovers are always cool, series like Call of Duty have ended up destroying their own aesthetic with skins from series like The Boys and even Nicki Minaj.
“I think we need to be very careful and cautious when applying any skin or cosmetic,” Jorjani said. “For example, even if I like a certain skin, I don’t want it to ruin the game experience of my teammates. I think the whole process has to be done carefully.”
For more Helldivers 2 content, read about the long-awaited arrival of vehicles in a new update or the scrapped Super Earth city environments found within the game files.