'We need to get the funniest person we can possibly find': Helldivers 2's lead writer had seven days to cast John Helldiver, the face of the game's beloved intro cinematic

Helldivers 2's gleefully unsubtle satire of American jingoism begins mere moments after you launch the game, as the community-named John Helldiver's squeaky-clean suburban life is torn apart in front of him by a giant insect. "You could be next," he warns. "That is, unless you make the most important decision of your life."

Millions of players answered the Super-Earth Spokesperson's call to spread Managed Democracy throughout the galaxy, and to celebrate the game's two-year anniversary,...