Friendly Fire: Surviving Success as a Studio

Helldivers 2 was a breakout success – but behind every chart-topping launch is a studio adapting in real time to the weight of expectations.
In this talk, Linda Tiger breaks down the real cost of glory: the pressure on leadership, the strain on production systems, the risks of rapid scaling, and the quiet threat of culture drift.
Packed with reflections and hard-won lessons, this session takes a look at how Arrowhead has been evolving since launch to protect their people, their principles, and their sanity – all while keeping up their relentless fight for managed democracy.