The performance of “Helldivers 2” released by PlayStation on Steam and PS5 exceeded expectations, and its popularity has not slowed down yet. There are rumors on the Internet that its Swedish developer Arrowhead Games has been acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The news will be announced soon. The results Arrowhead boss comes out to refute the rumor, “It’s false.”
This whistleblowerPreviously, he released the news that “Ghost of Tsushima” will be launched on the PC platform. This time he said that Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has been working closely with Arrowhead since 2015. “Strike 2” proves that Arrowhead can create high-quality multiplayer games. , SIE just lacks this aspect.
Although the tweet that broke the news finally disappeared and was forwarded by other netizens, it was unexpected that Arrowhead CEO and creative director of “Battlefield 2” Johan Pilestedt Appear under the tweets to refute the rumors one by one.
Netizens wondered how it was possible that SIE had just laid off employees and immediately announced the purchase of a studio. Pilestedt clarified that the news was false and teased “unless I missed something.” He also said that the Arrowhead logo used for the main visual of the news was long out of date and was the one they used in 2008. When it was first established, it was a “very old logo”.
This is fake… Unless I’ve missed something 🤔
Also, a really shitty old logo from 2008 or so when we just started the studio.
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) March 6, 2024
Another netizen commented that it would be stupid for SIE to announce the purchase of a new studio after laying off 900 people. Pilestedt said, “This is the first time I have heard of this news… It is obviously proved to be false. In addition, it has an old LOGO.” “It seems that the CEO is very obsessed with trademarks and cannot compromise on whether the logo is old or new.
This is the first I hear of this… And that’s a good indication that it’s fake.
Also, very old logo.
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) March 6, 2024
Swedish game studio Arrowhead Game was founded in 2008 and released its first game in 2011.Magicka” (Magic Power), 2013 “The Showdown Effect“,Year 2014”Gauntlet” and other works have received good reviews. In 2015, the new work “Jedi Warriors” was developed and published by PlayStation. The sequel released in February this year was a blockbuster, proving the potential of cross-platform play between consoles and PCs.
“Bad Soldier 2” calls on players to join the “Super Earth” camp in the third person to fight against the Zerg and robots. The official has recently announced the return of the previous game’s enemies, the Lighters, and the participation of mecha vehicles in the battle. The team has also assured players that new recruits will be recruited. Expand the development scale and continue to launch free updates, such as new weapons, biomes, strategies and status effects, equipment rewards, new custom content, etc.
The theme of science fiction shooting games is not uncommon. The popularity of “Battlefield 2” has been compared with other FPSs by the community. Some people say that Arrowhead’s masterpiece is better than the entire “Halo” series. CEO Pilestedt publicly opposed this type of game. The practice of stepping on one and holding one.
Why compare? Just let gamers love and enjoy both, either or neither. We need more compassion and union in the world, and less rivalry.
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) March 3, 2024
“Why compare? As long as players fall in love with and enjoy both games, they will either like them both or neither. Our world needs more empathy and unity, not competition.” In the face of what netizens mentioned Healthy competition, Pilestedt added, is “necessary, and so is making money. Neither monopoly nor cut-throat competition will help make the world a better place.”
Indeed. Also in business. Neither monopoly or cut-throat competition makes the world a better place.
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) March 3, 2024
