The creators of Helldivers 2 have announced the biggest update yet — with giant tentacles and a tenth difficulty level

The developers of Helldivers 2 are aiming to restore the game's former popularity, so they are preparing the «biggest update» in its history. The Escalation of Freedom update will be released on August 6th — you can watch the overview trailer below.

One of the main changes will be new enemies. Among the Terminids, there will be giant tentacles, more dangerous brutes, and enhanced swarm commanders. Automatons won't be left out either — they will start using full-fledged artillery.

Additionally, the developers will add new types of missions, a tenth difficulty level with more enemies, and weather phenomena with additional modifiers. According to the trailer, there will be a mission involving the transportation of a larva, and acid rains will start reducing armor.

It will be interesting to see how the update affects the online player base. In the first few months, the game consistently had hundreds of thousands of players, but last night this figure dropped to 10 thousand.