Helldivers 2 boss, Johan Pilestedt, explained that it is impossible for multiplayer video games to avoid server crashes at ...

Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt says the game industry has a "convergence problem" because everyone is chasing the same "big next thing," a type of risk aversion he believes has the ...

Johan Pilestedt, CCO of Arrowhead Games—and formerly its CEO, before stepping down so he could get his mitts more on the creative process—had some similar thoughts at GDC, during a talk about ...

Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt has slammed the current spate of video games industry layoffs as "unnecessarily brutal" and said that companies needed to learn lessons to avoid the ...

Johan Pilestedt, CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, has publicly spoken up about layoffs in the gaming industry. In an interview on April 1, 2025, he showed much frustration with executives whose ...

Johan Pilestedt, the creative director of Helldivers 2 and CCO of Arrowhead Game Studios, the developer behind the PlayStation game, has responded to claims the PS5 and PC title is a psy-op ...

Arrowhead boss Johan Pilestedt warns against devs chasing trends, advocates for risk-taking. Pilestedt encourages studios to create unique games based on studio foundation, not trends. With game ...

They included Johan Pilestedt, chief creative officer at Arrowhead Games, and game music composer Wilbert Roget II. The subjects are a bit random, but I enjoyed my chat with them. You can look ...

Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt has spoken out about the "ridiculous" state of the video game industry, which regularly endures "cycles of death and rebirth" which has become ...

Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here Johan Pilestedt, one of the main creators behind Helldivers 2, has blasted the modern games ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt has commented on the current state of the video game industry, saying it's "caught in a vicious ...

Johan Pilestedt warns that Helldivers 2 took 4 more years than planned because Arrowhead skipped pre-production and dove right in: 'Always do your homework before you start spending millions and ...