Helldivers 2 Steam rating nosedives as one dev says refunds and the 145,000 negative reviews "gives us more pull in discussions with Sony"

Over 145,000 negative user reviews have hit Helldivers 2's Steam page these last few days, tarnishing its once spotless score. Helldivers 2 has had a bumpy week after publisher PlayStation Studios announced that all PC players would need to link to an active PlayStation Network account to continue playing. Nothing gets players riled up like making a second account, but divers were especially irked because the mandate came months after launch.That annoyance was compounded