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Helldivers 2 launches 'Celestial Fence' campaign to block Terminids

Helldivers 2's new campaign tasks players with building and defending a "Celestial Fence" intended to quarantine the Terminid threat by securing construction sites and gathering resources. Players who complete the campaign earn the R-4 Hyena Marksman rifle. The update continues Arrowhead Studios' satirical portrayal of Super Earth's authoritarian government and has prompted comparisons to real‑world border‑wall rhetoric.

• Players defend construction sites and gather resources
• Completion awards the R-4 Hyena Marksman rifle
• Update presented as satire by developer Arrowhead Studios
• Has drawn comparisons to real-world border-wall rhetoric; past wall efforts had unintended consequences