The director of Helldivers 2 says he must take a break earlier than he can begin work on his studio’s subsequent recreation.
In a press release posted on X, recreation director and Arrowhead Sport Studios co-founder Johan Pilestedt defined that he had been engaged on the sport for round 9 years, and all the Helldivers collection for greater than a decade.
In response to Pilestedt, the prolonged improvement time took a toll on him, and compelled him to restrict his time with household and buddies, so he plans to make up for misplaced time earlier than beginning on Arrowhead’s subsequent venture.
“I’m gonna do a sabbatical for some time,” Pilestedt wrote, explaining: “When you have loved Helldivers 2 for nearly a 12 months, I’ve been residing it since early 2016, and with Helldivers it’s since 2013.
“11 years of working ‘across the clock’ on the identical IP has made me put aside household, buddies and my pretty spouse… and myself. I’m going to take a while now to redeem what was misplaced from all of those who supported me for over a decade.
“I’m positive my buddies at Arrowhead will do their utmost within the meantime to ship wonderful stuff to Helldivers 2. Once I’m again, I’ll begin engaged on the following Arrowhead recreation.”
Hey everybody!
I’m gonna do a sabbatical for some time!
I do know a variety of you’re going to assume “por qué?” – properly, whilst you have loved @helldivers2 for nearly a 12 months, I’ve been residing it since early 2016, and with @HelldiversGame – its since 2013.
11 years of working “round…
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) January 27, 2025
Earlier this month Pilestedt stated he was already planning Arrowhead’s subsequent recreation, telling gamers that he was “engaged on the excessive idea” and welcoming hypothesis on what it may very well be.
Since its launch and breakout success final 12 months, Arrowhead has continued to replace the Sony-published Helldivers 2, and Pilestedt has even recommended it should work on the sport till it successfully turns into ‘Helldivers 3’.
