United Kingdom, Nov. 17 -- Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Shams Jorjani has said Rockstar Games' decision to delay Grand Theft Auto VI has effectively granted Helldivers 2 "a stay of execution".

After Rockstar announced it would be pushing back its highly-anticipated action/sandbox game from May to November 2026, Jorjani joked the six-month delay gives Arrowhead "another six months of uninterrupted work without GTA looming over us".

While Helldivers 2 remains one of 2024's standout live-service successes, the CEO made clear that no studio - not even one riding a hit - can ignore the gravitational pull of a new GTA launch.

During an interview with The Game Business, Jorjani said: "We try to do our planning and not look too much at what else...