Helldivers 2 | Escalation of Freedom Announcement Trailer
The Galactic War rages on and Super Earth needs you to take arms and dive back into the fight for liberty and managed democracy! Join members of the development team at Arrowhead Game Studios for a deep dive into Helldivers 2's Escalation of Freedom update, which brings the new 'Super-Helldive' CR10 difficulty, new enemies, new mission types, and more. The trailer gives us a peek at a new mission and more, as well as deadly new enemies, including the return of the Impaler enemies from the first Helldivers.
The Escalation of Freedom update for Helldivers 2 arrives on August 6, 2024. Helldivers 2 is available now on PS5 and PC.
The Escalation of Freedom update for Helldivers 2 arrives on August 6, 2024. Helldivers 2 is available now on PS5 and PC.
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00:00BEHIND THE SCENES
00:11Since launch, we've improved Helldires quite significantly
00:15together with you, the community.
00:17We've released a lot of content, such as the flyers,
00:20the TCS missions,
00:23the destruction of an entire planet.
00:26This time around, we've got something special prepared for you.
00:29It's our first step out of many,
00:32where we're going to expand the game in big, meaningful ways.
00:35New game modes, new objectives,
00:38new enemies, and even a whole new difficulty.
00:42To give you that, we have to escalate it.
00:45An escalation of freedom.
00:53When freedom escalates, its opponents escalate.
00:56We're bringing back a fan favorite from Helldires 1.
00:59The stabby, tentacled beast known as the Impaler.
01:07When you're playing against the Terminids,
01:09you can always try and run away.
01:10The Impaler ruins that plan.
01:13They will maybe cut off your escape route,
01:15and then you will probably have to stay and fight.
01:17Or you can fight the tentacles.
01:23The Spore Charger.
01:24This one has fog traveling around it.
01:28It's constantly moving, so it's going to come right out of the fog
01:31and scare the lights out of you.
01:35The Automatons are bringing in artillery.
01:37A big tank that shoots rockets.
01:40If you're further away, you can see it aim towards the skies
01:43and fire rockets in the air,
01:45so you'll have a barrage coming down on you.
01:48In addition, you'll face off against heavier,
01:50more deadly, rude commanders.
01:53With a small twist.
01:54The allies that it spawns will not be the ones that you're used to.
01:59Difficulty 10 has more enemies than we've had before on lower difficulties.
02:04We've really ramped it up.
02:06It's meant to feel like a real progression from 9 to 10.
02:10We're also introducing a larger type of outpost,
02:13and it's going to be a real challenge to take on these massive fortresses.
02:18But if you manage to do so,
02:20there will be great rewards waiting for you.
02:25Of course, what would the galaxy be without planets?
02:30Therefore, we wanted to spook it up
02:33with a new version of the Swamp environment.
02:40The Acid Storm weather effect now comes with a new mechanic.
02:44It reduces the armor of enemies and Helldivers alike.
02:47You'll do a lot more damage, but you'll also take more in return,
02:50which is just as horrifying as it sounds.
02:55In Escalation of Freedom, we have new objectives coming in,
02:59like the Retrieve Larva mission,
03:02where you find this backpack with a little crying larva
03:07that you need to reach the extraction with.
03:12But you also have to be careful because it's going to be crying a lot,
03:16and you're getting swarmed by more and more Terminids.
03:28With the Second Galactic War in full swing,
03:30Super Earth is currently battling the Automatons and the Bugs
03:34for control of the Milky Way.
03:35The Automaton Legion are constantly building bigger and worse war machines.
03:41The Terminids' migration patterns seem to be changing.
03:44There's also been some irregular readings of the Terminids' spores
03:48in the various sectors where the Terminids are spreading.
03:51And we will see where the story develops from here.
03:56So, have we told you everything that's going to be in the Escalation of Freedom?
03:59Of course we haven't.
04:00We have many more surprises in store for you.
04:03A surprise here and there that you maybe didn't expect.
04:06On August 6th, I'm ready to dive, and I hope you are too.
04:14I thought you were gone.