Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios has announced the release of the free ‘Omens of Tyranny’ update for the critically acclaimed shooter, which brings back the Illuminate faction.
Missing for almost a century, the Illuminate will challenge our recruits more than the other factions they have faced. They are advanced, highly-intelligent beings wielding powerful technology that appears to average citizens like a kind of dark magic.
At the end of the First Galactic War, the Helldivers worked together to eradicate the Illuminate. We believed we were successful, and for nearly 100 years, we have lived in relative peace, holding the Terminid and Automaton threats at bay. Thanks to our continued recruitment and training of new Helldivers, we have held these two fronts with complete, unmitigated success.
But now the Illuminate have emerged seemingly out of nowhere. Even though we don’t know the true origin of the invasion, we have no choice now but to suppress three factions in the Galactic War.
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In addition to the new update, Arrowhead Games also announced the upcoming release of the DualSense Wireless Controller — Helldivers 2 Limited Edition. This features the iconic yellow and black armour paint scheme, and will launch on February 6, 2025. Preorders are open from December 20, 2024, and the pad will be available in limited quantities priced at $84.99.
Helldivers 2 was released for the PS5 and PC in February 2024, and has remained one of the most popular games of the year. Arrowhead announced last month that the game has hit 15 million players worldwide since release day.