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Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has spoken about the possibility of crossovers in its live-service game, but only if it makes sense within its galaxy of managed democracy. With Fortnite setting the bar with its metaverse of crossovers, Call of Duty introducing Cheech and Chong to Warzone, and PowerWash Simulator cleaning up Midgar with a Final Fantasy 7 collaboration, Arrowhead says it has looked at similar ideas.
We have a few ideas.
"We look at them with interest but also with a very large respect for the game fantasy and lore," community manager Twinbeard said in the Helldivers 2 Discord (via GamesRadar). "Melee weapons could be plausible in Helldivers. Lightsabers from Star Wars would not. A Helldiver finding a remnant, artifact or a letter from someone from another game or cultural universe is plausible. Mickey Mouse writing a Helldiver would not. And so on. Crossovers have to make sense. We don't want to be Kingdom Hearts or Fortnite. If we do them, we want them to add something--feelgood, fun, a memory, but we like for it to make sense and fit in."
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We have a few ideas.
"We look at them with interest but also with a very large respect for the game fantasy and lore," community manager Twinbeard said in the Helldivers 2 Discord (via GamesRadar). "Melee weapons could be plausible in Helldivers. Lightsabers from Star Wars would not. A Helldiver finding a remnant, artifact or a letter from someone from another game or cultural universe is plausible. Mickey Mouse writing a Helldiver would not. And so on. Crossovers have to make sense. We don't want to be Kingdom Hearts or Fortnite. If we do them, we want them to add something--feelgood, fun, a memory, but we like for it to make sense and fit in."
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