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Gaming News #6

13 August 2026

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Helldivers 2 Sends Squads Onto Illuminate Home Worlds in the Free Face the Unknown Update

Arrowhead Studios rolled out Helldivers 2's free Face the Unknown update on August 12. The co-op shooter (up to four players drop onto a planet and fight through enemy armies for the galaxy) pushes squads into unexplored space and, for the first time, onto the home worlds of the Illuminate, the game's squid-like faction. A short teaser also points to a new Cultist subfaction and an unfamiliar enemy with long arms and a massive hand that players have not fought before.

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Discussion Topics

  1. Is Face the Unknown the drop that finally pulls you back to Helldivers 2?
  2. Illuminate home worlds: exciting new front or a difficulty spike nobody asked for?
  3. What loadout are you running against that new long-armed enemy?
  4. Does Arrowhead still have the magic, or has the shine worn off?