Creating the Super Earth of Helldivers 2 with Arrowhead's Johan Pilestedt

Trent Kusters chats with Johan
Pilestedt, the Game Director on Arrowhead
Game Studios' smash-hit, HELLDIVERS
2. Together they discuss his path in games that led to
the founding of Arrowhead alongside his classmates in Sweden; the
development and release of their first
title, Magicka; the original ideas around
that laid the foundation for the Helldivers universe; their
ideas around game design; and the ups and downs of the 7 year
development journey of HELLDIVERS 2.


Episode Host: Trent Kusters


Producers: Claudio Tapia and Josh Chu, The
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences


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