Johan Pilestedt is no longer CEO of the studio he founded. He's handed that job to Paradox veteran Shams Jorjani, and given himself the new title of Chief Creative Officer at Arrowhead.

During the development of Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Game Studios faced a major challenge as Autodesk decided to shutdown ...

Arrowhead Game Studios' team leaders talk about Helldivers 2's launch and whether it's popular to keep a popular game up.

Arrowhead experimented with Helldivers 2 five-player squads for years, but found the bigger size actually ruined teamwork.

Helldivers 2 CCO Johan Pilestedt is taking a sabbatical after over 11 years of working on the IP. Arrowhead will carry on with Helldivers 2, while Pilestedt plans to return for the studio's next ...

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Credit: Arrowhead Game Studios Helldivers 2 creative lead Johan Pilestedt is taking a sabbatical "for a while" after 11 long years of grind to "redeem what was lost from all of those that ...

Helldivers 2 devs want to use the game’s Galactic Campaign feature to destroy players’ achievements with ease.

As Arrowhead Studios was putting the finishing touches on its multiplayer sci-fi shooter Helldivers 2, Johan Pilestedt was firming up the game’s online infrastructure. Pilestedt, then the ...

As for creative director Johan Pilestedt's sabbatical, Jorjani doesn't seem to share concerns that it might affect Helldivers 2's development in any capacity. "The lead for the game is Mikael ...