I keep returning to Helldivers 2, not because I’m interested in trying out new weapons or conquering the highest difficulty, but because I’m totally invested in the current story playing out. As Helldivers, the players are following orders from Super Earth — including the ones that are obviously doomed. Previously, we sprayed Termicide all over planets in order to thwart the voracious Terminid hordes. The Termicide technically backfired, causing hideous mutations and the development of a super colony on Meridia.

Over the weekend, Helldivers descended on Meridia, using Dark Fluid in order to extinguish the super colony. The mysterious experiment required the brave sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Helldivers... and fans think that the most recent operation may have triggered the arrival of a third........

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