Helldivers Heading for PS4, PS3 and Vita with Cross-play over all platforms

Developed by Arrowhead Game Studios, makers of indie hit title Magicka and one of Game Developer Magazine’s “Top 30 Developers,” and produced by Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS) Foster City Studio, HELLDIVERS™ is a top-down squad shooter developed exclusively for PlayStation® entertainment systems to push the boundaries of Cross-Play ^TM capabilities on PS4^TM, PS3^TM  and PS Vita^TM  systems.

Set in a dystopian future, players fight to protect “Super Earth,” where a managed democracy has blurred the lines between military and government rule. We are losing the war, and the HELLDIVERS are the last line of defense against three invading enemy species.

HELLDIVERS focuses on teamwork, as squads battle formidable foes to become HEROES OF THE FEDERATION. Communication is key; cover your teammates as they crawl to safety and revive your fallen comrades to get them back into the fight. Tactically operate weapons and gear as a team and use the full might of the military with a unique signaling mechanic. Need reinforcements? Send up distress signals and have friends join the action any time.

Up to four players can play together, either online or locally around the same television. HELLDIVERS features Cross-Play and Cross-Save functionality, where players on the console of their choice can fight together to survive in an unforgiving environment.

Fight with the HELLDIVERS community in global meta-games and individual missions to save Super Earth. Every battle counts in the Galactic War, where victory unlocks content for all.

HELLDIVERS will be available for the PS4, PS3 and PS Vita systems in 2014.

KEY FEATURES:

• INTENSE PROCEDURALLY-GENERATED MISSIONS – Battle to take each planet by completing diverse objectives in an every changing landscape. Missions amp up in intensity and allow for unique digestible gaming experiences, and the intuitive gameplay lets players to jump right into the evolving fight.

• TRULY SOCIAL CO-OP – Friendly fire will hurt, and objectives can only be reached if you communicate and work together tactically as a team. The social element of the gameplay is crucial, whether calling in strikes or placing weapons, each action must be totally synchronized to achieve your goals.  Complement teammates’ loadouts, share ammunition, operate weapons together and become more than the sum of your parts.

• TACTICALLY COORDINATE RESOURCES – Call in support and devastating attacks with HELLDIVERS’ unique and deep signaling mechanics and stratagems.

• GALACTIC CAMPAIGN – Stand together and fight with the PlayStation community in an ongoing, persistent campaign to save humanity and unlock new equipment, military support and weapons for all.

REVOLUTIONARY CROSS-PLAY – HELLDIVERS is one of the first titles to support Cross-Play co-op across the PS4, PS3 and PS Vita systems.