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 ...

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 ...

Check out how we test and review games here At the Game Developers Conference 2025, Arrowhead CCO, Johan Pilestedt, discussed the ironic and self-aware tone of Helldivers 2. As relayed by PC Gamer ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

Astro Bot has swept this year's Bafta Games Awards, winning five awards in total - including the top prize of best game. The ...

Johan Pilestedt, the CCO of Arrowhead Game Studios, has revealed during a chat at the Game Developers Conference this week that Helldivers 2 took a lot longer than four years to develop as ...

One such talk this year was Arrowhead CCO Johan Pilestedt's panel "Helldivers 2: Capturing Lightning in a Bottle" reflecting on the co-op shooter's wildly successful launch last year. Helldivers 2 ...

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 ...

Many years before Helldivers 2 became a global phenomenon, its director had to argue with his team to develop a design philosophy that he was convinced would make them rich. Speaking at GDC ...