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WG win Boston Major SEA Open Qualifiers #1

The first stop for the Boston Major SEA qualifiers ended after the final showdown between WarriorsGaming.Unity and Fire Dragoon.

Both teams came in with a clear advantage over the others as they eased passed others in the playoffs
First Departure, Mineski-X and Rave all fell victims to the onslaught as WG and FDN moved to face off against each other.

The final between the teams was thought to be a tough nail biting match as per the dominance they showed in the previous rounds.

However, WG seemed to be one step ahead of their opponents. Game One saw a damage aura strat being picked by WG as they went for a Drow and Sniper pick. The advantage started going in favor of WG just 4 minutes into the game as FDN’s mid-lane Puck died. The damage output then seemed to be getting out of control and 20 minutes meant enough to take out Game One in favor of WG.

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Helldivers 2 studio hires new CEO, but Pilestedt isn’t going anywhere

Pilestedt writes: "Hey everyone,

Big update, I've decided to hire @ShamsJorjani as the new CEO of @ArrowheadGS ! We go way back and I wouldn't trust the business in any other hands than his. (...and he comes with an impressive resume and love for games)

But what about me and my involvement in @Helldivers2 ? Well, I'm glad you asked! I am taking the role of Chief Creative Officer, which means I will spend MORE time with the team and 100% of my focus on the games and community!"

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Arrowhead Games: "We want to be the next From Software or Blizzard"

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead on the success of its game, what comes next and dealing with toxic players

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LostPotato21h ago

Ambitious dream but sorry you don't make good RPGs. Just online co-op shooters.

ThinkThink19h ago

Not yet, but they can grow. Sounds like that's the plan. They have a new CEO this week as well. I can see they pushing helldivers 2 to other consoles, Mac and even high end mobile devices. The game could become a global force and sony can rack up their MAUs.

Eonjay19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

Sure for Helldivers. Surprised Sony doesn't put Helldivers 1 on mobile.... but in reality, I think Arrowhead is talking about creating original IPs that they own. What I question is how they will do this (while remaining multiplatform) without expanding. For HD2, Sony contributed a lot. If they do this by themselves, they are going to hire more people (which isn't a bad thing as long as its sustainable). I love that they are trying to 'stay small' but even when looking at HD2, you get the feeling that they were woefully underprepared to deal with the success they had. Even to today, it takes too long to get bugs addressed.

Another story said that players had stopped playing because of lack of new content. We have know about the new factions since launch but one doubts that they have the internal resources to get new content added at the pace they need to. If they are looking for the kind of success they claim, they need to invest in the resources that will allow them to attract and keep as many players as possible.

SimpleDad8h ago

The new CEO Shams is gonna burn this game to the ground. It was good while it lasted.
Now the real nickel-and-dime will begin.

Just wait and see.

shinoff21837h ago(Edited 7h ago)

You ain't wrong. Lostpotato. I'd rather see an rpg then another shooter. Shame though cause it'd probably be an online rpg ugghhh

XiNatsuDragnel20h ago

Ambitious hopefully y'all can achieve it

Palitera12h ago

They could start by putting any kind of story into their games and ditching the BS of "but we have a game master to direct your irrelevant actions".

shaenoide18h ago

Being the new Blizzard in neither a compliment or a good thing.

thorstein18h ago

When the Blizzard symbol appeared on a title, it used to mean quality. Starcraft, Diablo, Warcraft...I think that's what they're referring to.

S2Killinit16h ago

Yeah I remember those days as well.

Skuletor15h ago

"Don't you guys have phones?"

CrimsonWing6918h ago

Not if those games are going to be GaaS.

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Amazon Games Opens New Studio Headed by Ex-Ubisoft Exec

Amazon Games has announced the opening of a brand new studio in Bucharest, and it's headed up by an ex-Ubisoft executive.

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