[STEAM][PRESS]It Took Helldivers 2 Players Less Than 24 Hours to Kill 2 Billion Bugs — and Super Earth Sounds Surprised

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Now that’s what I call a big hunt! It took Helldivers 2 players less than 24 hours to complete its latest Major Order: to ***** two billion Terminids.

On April 18, developer Arrowhead triggered the next step in

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’s ongoing Galactic War after the PC and PlayStation 5 co-op shooter’s community successfully completed a Major Order to slow a significant Automaton invasion.

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turned players’ attention to the Terminid front with the biggest ***** order since the game’s explosive launch in February.

Helldivers 2 players were given six days to ***** two billion Terminids, which sounded like an insurmountable task, but

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. So fast was progress that some wondered if Helldivers 2’s Terminid ***** tracker was bugged.

But today, April 19, the Major Order is complete and medals have been dished out to players as a reward. Cementing the achievement is an in-universe message from the official Helldivers 2

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account:

2 billion bugs ***** in less than a day.

Helldivers, Terminid planets run red with liberty thanks to this inspiring display of pre-emptive self-defence.

Your designated [loved one/relative/****/neighbour] on Super Earth has been informed of your bravery.

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— HELLDIVERS™ 2 (@helldivers2)

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In the game itself, messages celebrating Super Earth’s victory make clear this bug clearout came as something of a surprise.

”In further proof of their elite training and irreplaceable value, the Helldivers reached the target set for Terminid biomass production far faster than anticipated,” the message reads. “While additional destruction of Liberty’s enemies is always beneficial, E-710 refinement pipelines are full at the present time. However, there will be ample opportunities for additional biomass production in the future.

“Super Earth High Command commends the Helldivers for their boundless enthusiasm to ******** the enemies of Freedom.”

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The upshot of this is Helldivers 2 players head into the weekend without a Major Order to work towards, which means it’s weapons free time for the community. That’s no bad thing, really. ***** Automatons or Terminids or whatever you fancy!

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As Arrowhead maintains the Galactic War and adds new content to the game, it’s also battling bugs of a different kind. This push and pull was a topic discussed by CEO Johan Pilestedt recently as part of

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. If you’re looking for more on Helldivers 2, check out IGN’s feature on

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, a player who has answered over 100 **** Beacons as part of a mission to help others.

Helldivers 2 has become one of the surprise hits of 2024 since launching in February,

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and

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. According to at least one analyst,

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. Check out

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to find out why it's going down so well.

Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on

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at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld.

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