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Helldivers 2 Warhammer 40,000 crossover launches 12 August
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Helldivers 2 will receive a Warhammer 40,000 crossover on 12 August through the Castellan’s Creed Legendary Warbond. The collaboration adds Imperial Guard-inspired equipment to the co-operative shooter, a natural thematic match between two militaristic science-fiction settings centred on expendable frontline troops.
The Warbond includes a Hot-shot Marksman Rifle, Bolt Pistol, Meltamine trap, Meltagun stratagem, two armour sets, and cosmetics for vehicles, the exo suit, shuttle and helipod, plus banners, capes and a title. Arrowhead has not confirmed its price, although the previous Halo ODST Legendary Warbond cost 1,500 Super Credits; the crossover notably excludes Space Marines, while the game continues to retain a steady player base below its 458,709-player Steam peak.
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In short
- Warhammer 40,000 content arrives in Helldivers 2 on 12 August.
- The Warbond focuses on Imperial Guard-inspired weapons, armour and cosmetics.
- Its price remains unconfirmed.
How this story developed
- 4 months ago Helldivers 2 is set to launch its Imperial Guard-themed Warhammer 40,000 Castellan’s Creed Legendary Warbond on 12 August, adding weapons, armour and cosmetics inspired by the tabletop universe.
Explained simply
Helldivers 2 is a co-operative action game in which up to four players fight alien enemies on behalf of a fictional human government called Super Earth. Its soldiers are deliberately portrayed as expendable, and the game uses exaggerated military language and propaganda for comic effect.
Warhammer 40,000 is a long-running science-fiction setting built around a distant future of constant warfare. The Imperial Guard are ordinary human troops who fight for a vast authoritarian empire, often against overwhelming odds, rather than the heavily armoured Space Marines more closely associated with the series.
Both settings use dark, over-the-top visions of future warfare, making military-themed equipment a natural point of connection. The crossover matters because it brings elements from another major games and tabletop franchise into Helldivers 2 while continuing its model of adding new gear and cosmetic items after release.
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Originally published by Polygon as “Helldivers 2 gets a very fitting Warhammer 40K crossover”.