{"id":46791,"date":"2024-02-28T16:30:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T15:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1999905"},"modified":"2024-02-28T17:44:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T16:44:03","slug":"helldivers-2-steam-deck-players-get-rickrolled-by-developers","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/helldivers-2-steam-deck-players-get-rickrolled-by-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"Helldivers 2 Steam Deck players get \u2018Rickrolled\u2019 by developers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> You wouldn&#8217;t get this from any other game\u2026 <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Matt Poskitt\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 28 February 2024 at 15:30 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The team behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/helldivers-2-release-date\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Helldivers 2<\/a>, presumably fully aware that Steam Deck and PC players would go digging into the game\u2019s files, have left a funny little detail in there.<\/p>\n<p>Over on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SteamDeck\/comments\/1avbh8m\/improve_helldivers_2_performance_on_the_deck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reddit<\/a>, several Helldivers 2 players were sharing details of how to achieve the best settings on Steam Deck, when one discovered a YouTube file within the game\u2019s code.<\/p>\n<p>Listed as the \u2018Survey URL\u2019 is a YouTube link. When pasted into a browser, it loads up one of the internet\u2019s most beloved music videos.<\/p>\n<p>It is, of course, Rick Astley\u2019s Never Gonna Give You Up.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>The song has been a main staple of internet memes since 2007, when fans decided to divert attention from whatever topic was being discussed in favour of Astley\u2019s 1987 hit, with the act being dubbed a \u201cRickroll\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Now it appears that Arrowhead Game Studios has got in on the action, too. They\u2019ve hidden Astley in the Helldivers 2 files, leading to countless curious fans being Rickrolled. It\u2019s like 2007 all over again.<\/p> <p>\u201cThis is the first time i\u2019ve been rick rolled by a game\u2019s config file,\u201d one <a href=\"https:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/Helldivers\/comments\/1axemj4\/this_is_the_first_time_ive_been_rick_rolled_by_a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reddit<\/a> user posted in a different thread.<\/p>\n<p>Another user wrote: \u201cDownloaded it from my work computer and sent the file to myself by email. When I got home and checked the email I wondered how in hell did I got RickRolled, good one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another added: \u201cThis is hilarious, gotta love the devs of this game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the most popular comments summed up the nod quite well: \u201cGoddamm, arrowhead really a gamer\u2019s game studio.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Helldivers\/comments\/1axemj4\/this_is_the_first_time_ive_been_rick_rolled_by_a\/\">This is the first time i&#8217;ve been rick rolled by a game&#8217;s config file. Who put this here lmao<\/a><br\/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Chyddo\/\">u\/Chyddo<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Helldivers\/\">Helldivers<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"\/>\n<p>Helldivers 2 was launched on 8th February and has surged in popularity, selling 1 million units in its first three days of release before going on to shift another 2 million copies in its first few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Arrowhead has experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/helldivers-2-login-limit-reached-explained\/\">server issues<\/a>, with the total number of concurrent players vastly exceeding its expectations.<\/p>\n<p>At one point it even overtook God of War to become the highest concurrent player peak for a PlayStation-published game on Steam.<\/p>\n<p>This has all led to the studio abandoning its initial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/helldivers-2-roadmap\/\">roadmap<\/a> in favour of a new one that builds off the game\u2019s success. Whether that means we might see a direct Rick Astley crossover is yet to be seen, but stranger things have happened.<\/p>\n<p>The developers have already been praised for their candid relationship with fans.<\/p>\n<p>Game director Johan Pilestedt has been particularly vocal on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pilestedt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>, even encouraging prospective players to hold off buying the game until the servers could handle it.<\/p>\n<p>The Rickrolling fits the bill nicely \u2014 this is a studio that wants to have a direct relationship with its players, and harmless trolling is part of that!<\/p>\n<p>Helldivers 2 is available across PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Windows.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"a6db6ba84c3f9b1228e1a54b3c7f2e5117e4dd82\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"a6db6ba84c3f9b1228e1a54b3c7f2e5117e4dd82\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>Listen to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/one-more-life-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One More Life podcast<\/a> and subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/gaming-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gaming newsletter<\/a> for all the latest intel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? 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