Sony apparently can’t stop leaking Helldivers 2 updates: new Warbond Freedom’s Flame with “fiery weapons” and “cool capes” spotted on PS5

Here we go again

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After leaking some aspects of Destiny 2: The Final Shape backin Mayand then leaking a new Helldivers 2 Stratagemin June,Sonyis keeping the streak going with another apparent Helldivers 2 update leak. Oops!

The spoiler tookmultiplePS5playersby surprise: a PlayStation notification nominally about theHelldivers 2Viper CommandosWarbondinadvertently informed them that an unreleased premium Warbond called Freedom’s Flame will include “fiery weapons, life-saving armor, cool capes, fresh emotes, player cards, and patterns.” The cape detail seems especially relevant given the last update onHelldivers 2’s ‘review bomb’ cape, which is very realand waiting in the wings.

“Dial up the temperature to cremate our enemies of justice, Helldivers!” says the notification. “The Freedom’s Flame Premium Warbond is deploying to your Destroyer’s Acquisitions panel.” Developer Arrowhead Game Studios has neither announced the Freedom’s Flame Warbond nor publicly acknowledged the leak.

This leak seems to be older than Sony’s blunder, anyway. In June,a data minershared the contents of what appears to be the same Freedom’s Flame Warbond, full of distinctively “fiery” file names like “Torcher,” “Crisper,” and “FLAM-66.” Players seem eager to get their tan on, with many hoping for truly fire-resistant armor as well as more weapons weapons to sit alongside the flamethrower.

As recently as July 4, Arrowhead said there was “no new Warbond yet,” reaffirming its commitment to slow the rewards down and focus on update quality over quantity. But if this leak is accurate, we may see this fiery Warbond relatively soon.

Sony, Helldivers 2’s publisher and IP holder, has already made this summer difficult for Arrowhead. It went througha confusing mandatethat forced players to link theirPlayStation NetworkAccounts to PC before this was later reversed, which resulted in viciousreview bombingon Steam.

There’s more to come either way — the Helldivers 2 CEO promises “our intent is to add more stuff for long term progression,” andhe’s turning to the community for ideas.

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Ashley Bardhan is a critic from New York who covers gaming, culture, and other things people like. She previously wrote Inverse’s award-winning Inverse Daily newsletter. Then, as a Kotaku staff writer and Destructoid columnist, she covered horror and women in video games. Her arts writing has appeared in a myriad of other publications, including Pitchfork, Gawker, and Vulture.

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