Just in case a Helldivers 2 and Halo collab didn't seem likely enough following 2 blatant hints, Xbox itself weighs in

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Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S on August 26, and we have reason to believe a Halo collaboration will be coming as well thanks to the official Xbox account replying to some comments on YouTube.

The Xbox launch trailer for Helldivers 2 is almost at 150,000 views, and plenty of people in the comments noticed the Halo 3: ODST music playing right at the end. Given a Helldiver and an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper essentially do the same thing, I'm not surprised the PlayStation game is giving a nod to the Xbox franchise.

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What's making everyone even more certain an ODST collaboration is what's in the works is the YouTube comments. One person writes, in all caps, "Holy shit Halo ODST 1:15 let's go ODSTs are deploying." Xbox then replies, "Yeah, buddy!" which is being taken as confirmation of the expected collab.

Having collaborations with iconic PlayStation and Xbox shooters makes a lot of sense for Helldivers, and I'm glad it's not going the Fortnite or Call of Duty route and adding skins that don't fit the visuals of the in-game world. Gears of War or Resistance: Fall of Man could also work, and I'm quite partial to the yellow helmets in Haze, too, if Arrowhead is looking for any inspiration.

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Issy van der Velde
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I'm Issy, a freelancer who you'll now occasionally see over here covering news on GamesRadar. I've always had a passion for playing games, but I learned how to write about them while doing my Film and TV degrees at the University of Warwick and contributing to the student paper, The Boar. After university I worked at TheGamer before heading up the news section at Dot Esports. Now you'll find me freelancing for Rolling Stone, NME, Inverse, and many more places. I love all things horror, narrative-driven, and indie, and I mainly play on my PS5. I'm currently clearing my backlog and loving Dishonored 2.

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