Each month, Sony updates its PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium line-ups with new and (sometimes) returning games. For the month of August, the console maker is offering a strong selection of notable titles, including the first-party hit Helldivers 2 and the award-winning Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.

Taking to the PlayStation Blog to make their announcement, Sony officially detailed the full line-up of titles set to join PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium over the coming weeks. Beginning a couple months ago, the console maker announced that it would start releasing its PS Plus line-up in the UK and US via a staggered manner.

So, while most of the world will get the full suite of games on the 18th (with one exception), UK subscribers can look forward to the following:

Available now (globally):

• Helldivers 2

18th August:

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Vampire Survivors
• Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire (PS Plus Premium)
• Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (PS Plus Premium)

25th August:

• Hell is Us
• Umamusume Pretty Derby – Party Dash
• Two Point Museum
• Metro Exodus
• Dying Light 2

While there is plenty of variety with August’s offerings, some titles in particular do stand out. Helldivers 2 is of course the highly-successful co-op shooter from Arrowhead Game Studios. Released back in 2024, the game has gone on to sell over 20 million copies.

Though sentiment has ebbed and flowed over the years (especially when it comes to hardcore fans), Helldivers 2 remains a fun and unique multiplayer experience. Given that it is published by PlayStation, hopefully the game will remain on the service in perpetuity.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II meanwhile is a highly-regarded CRPG from Warhorse Studios. Released just last year, the game has been lauded for its RPG mechanics; its grounded sense of reality and deliberate gameplay.

All-in-all, August appears to be one of the strongest months for PlayStation Plus Extra in quite some time. Hopefully Sony can keep it up.

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Back at the start of 2026, it was reported that Sony had cast Jason Momoa to star in the console maker’s upcoming Helldivers film. Set to come to cinemas in November of next year, the Justin Lin-directed movie seems to have run into some setbacks, with its lead actor reportedly no longer attached to the project.

Back in 2025, Sony officially announced that they were producing a film based on the highly successful Helldivers 2. While little was revealed at the time, the publication Deadline later reported that the film would be directed by Justin Lin (of Fast and Furious fame), with Jason Momoa (known for the likes of Fast and Furious; Dune; Aquaman and A Minecraft Movie) taking on the lead role.

Unfortunately, plans seem to have changed, with Deadline now revealing that Momoa is no longer involved in the project, citing the reason for his departure as being “unknown.”

In a bit of positive news, the project appears to still be “very much alive” with Sony now “searching for their new star.”

As mentioned, the Helldivers film was originally planned to release in November of 2027. With Momoa now exiting the project and no replacement currently in place, it begs the question as to whether the Helldivers film will wind up being delayed. It will be interesting to see who they end up getting as the new lead.

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Helldivers 2 has had a number of good crossovers during its time, including legendary warbonds for Halo and Killzone-themed gear. Now, the next crossover has been announced, bringing some Warhammer flavour to Arrowhead's shooter. 

Helldivers 2 will be getting a Warhammer 40,000 legendary warbond later this year. This is one of Helldivers' most-requested crossovers, so fans will be pleased to see it finally become reality.

The trailer does not reveal much about the crossover but as usual, the new legendary warbond will be available to purchase permanently within Helldivers 2, so you don't have to worry about FOMO. Fans can expect new cosmetic armour, and potentially new weapons, gadgets and a vehicle too, but we won't know for sure until closer to release.

The Helldivers 2 Warhammer 40,000 legendary warbond will become available later this year.

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KitGuru Says: This is one of those crossovers that just makes perfect sense. Hopefully the final product will be worth it when it eventually lands. 

2026 has been a pretty big year for Helldivers II so far, with the live-service PlayStation Studios title receiving a number of substantial updates including but not limited to a massive game file size decrease for PC players, the announcement of a film adaptation and the unveiling of Helldivers II’s first proper roadmap. Alongside these larger sweeping changes, the team have kept the game fresh with a suite of new DLCs on a regular basis – the latest Warbond of which will add a bunch of mechs and exo-suits.

Taking to the PlayStation Blog to make the announcement, Arrowhead Game Studios officially detailed the next Warbond coming to Helldivers II. Officially landing on the 28th of April, the Exo Experts Warbond is focusing on expanding the player’s arsenal of mechs while also including a suite of additional weapons:

• EXO-51 Lumberer (Exosuit equipped with an anti-tank cannon and a flamethrower)
• EXO-55 Breakthrough (Exosuit equipped with a flak cannon and a ballistics shield)
• MGX-42 Bullet Storm (Disposable machine gun with 24 barrels)
• SMG-203 Gallant (Submachine gun with a high fire rate)
• P-33 Missile Pistol (Uses guided, heat-propelled rounds and a lock-on feature)

As always, the Exo Experts Warbond also features a ton of ancillary additions, including new armours; capes; camos; emotes and more – with the most gameplay-altering addition being the Oxygenator armour passive, allowing for faster walk, run and slide speeds.

The Exo Expert Warbond officially arrives on the 28th of April, and as always can be obtained using Super Credits (which can either be purchased or earned in-game).

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While Arrowhead Game Studios have been pretty ‘on it’ when it comes to updating Helldivers II with new additions on a consistent basis, the team have never shared a proper roadmap, instead focusing on dropping surprise updates with relatively little heads-up. That said, in a first for Arrowhead, the team have released a comprehensive ‘content roadmap’ covering everything planned to be released “over the next several months.”

Taking to Twitter to make the announcement, the team at Arrowhead wrote: “Citizens of Super Earth,

For the first time since launch, we’re ready to share a clearer view of the battles ahead. Our fight for liberty continues to grow, and with each new front comes more opportunities to spread Managed Democracy across the galaxy.”

With that, the team have given players a look at the next 4 updates. Said to be arriving “over the next several months” the full list of announced additions is as follows:

• Major Update 6.0
  • New Biome (Mega Factories)
  • New Vehicle (Bastion Tank)
  • New Limited-time event
  • New Enemies (Cyborgs and Vox Engine)
  • New Missions

• Update 6.1
  • New Enemies
  • New Galactic War Campaigns
  • New Mission
• Update 6.2
  • 2 New Biomes
  • New Galactic War Campaigns
  • New Enemy Variant
• Update 6.3
  • New Biome
  • New Galactic War Campaigns

Of course, each of these updates will also introduce a new Warbond to acquire as well as general quality-of-life improvements / balance changes.

Helldivers II has received a ton of support ever since the game’s release. That said, some past updates have been met with backlash from fans and so hopefully having a longer-term roadmap will allow for greater levels of communication between Arrowhead and their community.

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Arrowhead Game Studios have been keeping Helldivers II feeling fresh thanks to semi-regular in-game updates and events alongside a consistent cadence of Warbond releases. With regards to the latter, the team have now unveiled their WWI themed ‘Entrenched Division’ Premium Warbond – introducing new takes on classic weaponry, the ‘entrenchment tool’ shovel and more.

Available to purchase for the standard price of 1000 Super Credits (the resources for which can of course be obtained for free through gameplay), the Entrenched Division Warbond is officially arriving on the 17th of March.

As mentioned, this release is themed around WWI; with weapons, items and more inspired by the trench warfare of 100 years ago.

Like always, the Warbond features a mixture of weapons; strategems; cosmetics and more, including:

• B/FLAM-80 Cremator Flamethrower (strategem)
• A/GM-17 Gas Mortar Sentry (strategem)
• SMG/FLAM-34 Stoker (submachine gun)
• P-69 Veto (pistol)
• CQC-73 Entrenchment Tool (shovel)
• G-48 Giga Grenade (throwable)
• CPG-48 Sapper (medium armour)
• CPH-26 Commandant (light armour)

While Arrowhead need to make sure to maintain a balance between all of Helldivers’ continuously added content, it is exciting to see new weapons; armours; stratagems and other potentially game-changing features being added on a consistent basis.

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