Helldivers 2 confirms return of cyborgs – trailer reveals social media hack was staged

Helldivers 2 brings back the Cyborgs: A new trailer confirms the return of the old faction after Arrowhead staged a mysterious social media hack.

In Helldivers 2 (on sale for a limited time at 30% off on Gamesplanet), the galactic conflict continues to escalate. Developer Arrowhead has officially confirmed that the Cyborgs will return to the game on February 10, 2026. The proof comes in the form of a new deep dive trailer, released by the developer team after cryptic social media activity. Previously, the game's official channels had appeared to be taken over by enemy systems, complete with binary messages and technical glitches.

The video, titled “Hello World” in binary code, picks up right where that left off: In binary code, the cyborgs, long thought to be defeated, speak up and issue a clear warning to Super Earth. The message is unambiguous: the Cyborg Legion sees itself as a surviving resistance that has survived enslavement and annihilation and now demands freedom. If they are not left alone, they threaten total destruction.

In terms of content, the trailer, which subsequently confirms the return of the cyborgs, also places the cyborgs within the existing lore. They are considered the origin of today's automaton fleet, which is already causing massive problems in Helldivers 2. While the automatons are purely mechanical, they are ideologically and technologically descended from the cyborgs, whose home world of Cyberstan is once again coming into focus.

For you, this means that a familiar faction is returning, but reinterpreted and clearly positioned as the next major threat. The trailer thus marks not only a story update, but the start of a new chapter in the endless struggle for controlled democracy.