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Starbreeze Studios CEO Steps Down Following Payday 3's Poor Performance

Payday 3 developer Starbreeze Studios has announced that its CEO Tobias Sjögren will step down. An interim CEO has been appointed in his place, and the search for a permanent CEO is ongoing. In a…

March 12, 2024 | 10:19 EDT

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Starbreeze Admits Payday 3 Performing at “Significantly Lower Levels” Than Desired

Payday 3 developer Starbreeze Studios has admitted that the heist shooter is performing at "significantly lower levels" than desired. In an earnings report for 2023 released earlier today,…

February 15, 2024 | 08:57 EST

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New Payday 3 Video Shows Heisters Playing The Game In An Actual Prison

Starbreeze has released a video showing the results of a competition that gave one lucky Payday 3 fan, plus three content creators, the chance to try out the game...in an actual prison. The four…

September 18, 2023 | 11:30 EDT

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Payday 3 Brings Heist Chic To New York Fashion Week

Starbreeze Studios has officially become the first company to exhibit in-game fashion items at New York Fashion Week thanks to its recent Payday 3 runway show. The event, which saw Starbreeze…

September 12, 2023 | 09:27 EDT

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Payday 3 Pearl And Joy Trailer Introduces Two Master Criminals

A new Payday 3 trailer is here, introducing two of the newest heist members to join your crew: Pearl and Joy. You might remember Joy from Payday 2; she's a Japanese-American hacker who's also deadly…

September 7, 2023 | 09:15 EDT

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New Payday 3 Trailer Talks You Through What Makes Heists Special

Starbreeze has released a new Payday 3 video breaking down what makes the multiplayer shooter's heists so unique. The trailer discusses what you can expect from Payday 3's heists, as well as what…

August 2, 2023 | 09:55 EDT

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New Payday 3 Trailer Shows Off Sneaky Stealth Gameplay

A new Payday 3 trailer has arrived, showcasing the game's expanded suite of stealth mechanics and tools. It looks like you can be a lot sneakier in your robbery methods this time around. Rather…

July 17, 2023 | 09:26 EDT

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New Payday 3 Video Takes A Deep Dive Into Combat And Weapons

A new Payday 3 video has been released, shedding some light on how weapons and combat systems will work within the game. The video sees Starbreeze staffers talk about difficulty, movement, and damage…

July 5, 2023 | 10:44 EDT

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Payday 3

Payday 3 is a first person shooter developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Deep Silver, releasing for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on September 21, 2023. The Payday Crew, a gang of…

July 5, 2023 | 10:01 EDT

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Payday 3 Gameplay Trailer Teased For Summer

Starbreeze Studios has teased a Payday 3 gameplay trailer for the summer. The studio has released a stylish new teaser trailer that looks ahead to the gameplay video, which isn't dated yet but which…

May 8, 2023 | 10:28 EDT

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Payday 3 Developer Starbreeze Still Isn't Profitable

A new financial report has shown that Payday studio Starbreeze is still failing to turn a profit, although the company has managed to reduce its losses compared to last year. Despite these struggles…

August 22, 2022 | 11:33 EDT

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Payday 2 DLC Brings New Weapons And a Free Update

Impressively, it's been over eight years and Payday 2 is still ticking. Today, Overkill has released a new Payday 2 DLC in the form of Jiu Feng Smuggler Pack 3, and a new small update that fixes some…

September 22, 2021 | 10:15 EDT

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Koch Media To Co-Publish Payday 3 For PC And Consoles In 2023

Starbreeze Studios has found a publishing partner for the upcoming Payday 3. The third instalment in the first-person heist shooter franchise will launch for PC and consoles in 2023 and will be co-…

March 19, 2021 | 09:47 EDT

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Payday 2 Beta Launches to Fix Weapon Meta

Payday 2's meta has been the same since 2017 but that's about to change with the launch of a Payday 2 beta that will try to get underutilized guns back into the meta. Weapons have been tweaked such…

March 5, 2021 | 09:48 EST

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Payday 2

Finish the ultimate heist in Payday 2, the sequel to the sleeper hit Payday: The Heist.  Payday 2 has you play a professional criminal, looking to make a quick buck. Join three other players online…

October 9, 2020 | 02:08 EDT

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Payday 2 Drills Being Removed Next Week

PAYDAY 2 drills will soon be a thing of the past, putting an end to the game's "Crate & key" microtransaction system. OVERKILL made a Steam Community announcement that detailed the upcoming…

February 21, 2020 | 02:29 EST

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PAYDAY 2 Console Editions Get Delayed Updates — Except for Nintendo Switch

Overkill Software has recently released an update for PAYDAY 2, but the PAYDAY 2 console editions are getting a bit of a delay in actually receiving the patch. Unfortunately, this is going to be the…

December 13, 2019 | 10:00 EST

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PAYDAY 2 Joins The Vape Nation With The h3h3 Character Pack

What was once an April's Fool joke has now become reality: Ethan & Hila Klein of h3h3Productions have joined PAYDAY 2 in the h3h3 Character Pack according to a news post on the game's Steam…

November 22, 2017 | 06:50 EST

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Payday 2 VR and Payday: Crime War Announced

Starbreeze Studios announced new DLC for Payday 2 yesterday that will bring VR support to the first-person shooter. The developer and publisher also announced that its studio Overkill Software is…

May 11, 2017 | 01:45 EDT

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Payday 3 is Officially in Production

PAYDAY developer Starbreeze Studios published their 2016 year-end report on February 16th. Within said report, the studio announced that PAYDAY 3 is definitely happening! The Swedish company…

February 21, 2017 | 05:41 EST

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Payday 2 Adds Safe House Customization At Long Last

Payday 2's Hoxton's Housewarming Party event has added the ability for players to customize their safe houses as reported by VG 24/7. Details of the new safe house are further elaborated on in a…

October 10, 2016 | 09:57 EDT

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PAYDAY 2 Community Reaches 4 Million Members, Devs Apologize For Microtransactions

The PAYDAY 2 Steam Group has reached 4,000,000 members according to a post on the game's Steam Community page. The announcement of the milestone comes nearly a month after Update 100 which changed…

June 27, 2016 | 10:30 EDT

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Payday 2 celebrates Update 100 with change to Black Market

Payday 2 celebrates its upcoming 100th update with some very significant changes and events. The update is planned to be released this Thursday, and will include a myriad of changes. The steam…

May 30, 2016 | 03:09 EDT

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Goat Simulator Finds Its Way To Payday 2

In what seems to be the latest weird decision in a long line of weird decisions from Payday 2 developer Overkill, the developer has announced that they are teaming up with the creators of Goat…

January 13, 2016 | 09:45 EST

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PAYDAY 2 Update 93 Amends Mictrotransactions

With Christmas nearing, it comes to no surprise when every (at least semi-regularly updating) game comes with a themed update to signify this coming of the Holidays. Payday 2 shows to be no exception…

December 19, 2015 | 08:21 EST

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Payday 2 Goes Back to its Roots With Point Break DLC

Overkill completes the circle by introducing a new Payday 2 DLC titled after the very inspiration of the first Payday game, Point Break. */ /*-->*/ /*-->*/ December 3rd will bring the release of…

December 2, 2015 | 04:25 EST

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[Updated] Payday 2 Update 90 brings Team Boost tied to skins

Update (11/14/2015) Almir has responded in the Steam Forums topic regarding the moderators on strike, saying he has been in contact with them and has heard their reiteration of what has been said in…

November 13, 2015 | 11:15 EST

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Payday 2's Microtransactions

In light of my recent article and even more recent events, I felt it was prudent to elaborate on some things and further inform you of what's been going on. As reward for completing Payday 2's…

October 17, 2015 | 09:00 EDT

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PAYDAY 2 Road To Crimefest + Xbox One Matchmaking Update.

With the original PAYDAY's fourth birthday on the horizon, Overkill Software has announced a special event to commemorate the milestone. The Road To Crimefest will see players team up to complete…

October 10, 2015 | 03:48 EDT

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Overkill promise to fix Xbox One edition of Payday 2 by 2016

Since being re-released on both the Xbox One and the PS4 in June 2015, Payday 2 has been the victim of countless matchmaking and multiplayer based bugs and glitches. These issues are specific to the…

September 24, 2015 | 11:00 EDT

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New Payday 2 DLC to Feature John Wick related content

A new, free Payday 2 DLC will be available for download today for everyone. It includes many new features, like weapons and a new perk system, but most surprising of all is the inclusion of content…

October 22, 2014 | 10:00 EDT

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PS Plus Instant Collection - Payday 2 Free Today

Every week, Playstation Plus Members receive a new free game to add to their Instant Game Collection on their Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita as part of being a member. As a Playstation Plus…

February 11, 2014 | 10:00 EST