‘We need to get the funniest person we can possibly find’: Helldivers 2’s lead writer had seven days to cast John Helldiver, the face of the game’s beloved intro cinematic

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Helldivers 2’s gleefully unsubtle satire of American jingoism begins mere moments after you launch the game, as the community-named John Helldiver’s squeaky-clean suburban life is torn apart in front of him by a giant insect. “You could be next,” he warns. “That is, unless you make the most important decision of your life.” Millions of […]

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