"Steam Crackdown: Helldivers 2 Scam Games Prompt Developer Response"
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Scammers have created fake pages for the game Helldivers 2 on Steam, offering steep discounts of 50-75% off. The fake pages listed Arrowhead as the developer and PlayStation as the publisher. Valve has since removed the fake pages, and developers Arrowhead have urged players to be cautious of any further fake pages. This incident highlights the need for better safeguards to protect developers and prevent such scam attempts in the future.
- Beware fake Helldivers 2 pages on Steam promising steep discounts Rock Paper Shotgun
- Helldivers 2 Scam Listings Quickly Pulled From Steam Kotaku
- Helldivers 2 developer responds as fake games appear on Steam Eurogamer.net
- Helldivers 2 Fakes Are Popping Up on Steam - IGN Daily Fix IGN
- Helldivers 2 and Palworld teams call out "sad and frustrating" Steam copycats after fakes hit Valve's storefront overnight Gamesradar
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