"The Automatons have illegally occupied and mined Malevelon Creek for too long," the new Major Order reads. "The time has come to take it back." It's no April Fools' joke, either. This Major Order ...

Developer Arrowhead Studios delivered a new Major Order to Helldivers 2 players, giving them a 24-hour window to finally take back Malevelon Creek. The planet was liberated in only about five hours.

“We kind of hatched an unofficial idea called ‘take back the creek,’ ” said Phil Hood, president of the Delmas Park Neighborhood Association. “People were saying we need to do something.