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As its much newer sequel struggles, the 13-year-old Payday 2 is getting a 'massive engine upgrade' that improves performance and cuts the install size in half

The studio that took over Payday 2 development in 2025 has been hard at work.

Starbreeze hasn't declared Payday 3 dead yet, but it's launching yet another spin-off this year—this time on Roblox

Starbreeze hasn't declared Payday 3 dead yet, but it's launching yet another spin-off this year—this time on Roblox

Word of the untitled project comes just a couple months after the announcement of a Payday VR game.

Were PC gamers right to take against Syndicate's FPS reboot? Only one man with an ancient disc copy can find out

Were PC gamers right to take against Syndicate's FPS reboot? Only one man with an ancient disc copy can find out

Imagine a world with ever-so-slightly fewer cyberpunk games. Welcome to 2012.

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There's a new Payday game coming later this year, and it's VR

Payday: Aces High is being developed by Fast Travel Games, whose previous releases include Cities: VR and Vampire: The Masquerade: Justice.

The Payday games are being adapted for the screen, and Starbreeze boss wants it to "own the heisting genre"

Film and TV adaptations of the Payday games are now in development

Three months after laying off a bunch of people, Payday studio Starbreeze lays off a bunch more people

Multiple developers have reported a new round of cuts at the beleaguered developer.

Things are so bad for Payday 3 at this point, even Crime Boss: Rockay City is making fun of it

A new Rockay City trailer pokes fun at a recent Payday 3 misstep, and it's actually kind of clever.

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Starbreeze hands off Payday 2 to another developer as it goes all-in on trying to salvage the beleaguered Payday 3

Starbreeze hands off Payday 2 to another developer as it goes all-in on trying to salvage the beleaguered Payday 3

"They know the Payday 2 engine inside and out, and they've already gotten started."

Starbreeze lays off a bunch more people as it cancels its co-op D&D game and shifts focus to building Payday 3 into a 'modern live-engagement game'

Starbreeze lays off a bunch more people as it cancels its co-op D&D game and shifts focus to building Payday 3 into a 'modern live-engagement game'

The videogame industry strikes again.

Payday 2 dev adds DLC subscription to its 12-year-old game as a "cost effective alternative" after price hike, admits "we messed up" as players torch its Steam reviews

Payday 2 dev adds DLC subscription to its 12-year-old game as a "cost effective alternative" after price hike, admits "we messed up" as players torch its Steam reviews

It's not looking like a payday… for Payday

Starbreeze says sorry, reverses price increase on Payday 2 DLC bundle: 'We definitely didn't handle this right'

Starbreeze says sorry, reverses price increase on Payday 2 DLC bundle: 'We definitely didn't handle this right'

The price of the Infamous Collection took a big jump just a few weeks ahead of the rollout of a new DLC subscription service.

Payday 2 gets a new DLC subscription service, and it's a pretty good deal but a lot of players are mad anyway

Payday 2 gets a new DLC subscription service, and it's a pretty good deal but a lot of players are mad anyway

Starbreeze says Payday 2's new DLC subscription offering "has no direct impact on ongoing work on Payday 3."

Starbreeze reclaims Payday 3 publishing rights from Plaion, says it will 'significantly accelerate our content development roadmap'

Starbreeze reclaims Payday 3 publishing rights from Plaion, says it will 'significantly accelerate our content development roadmap'

As Payday 3 continues to struggle, Starbreeze is looking ahead to "broader strategic opportunities for the Payday franchise as a whole."

Payday 3 sales dropped off hard in 2024, but Starbreeze has hope for the future

Payday 3 sales dropped off hard in 2024, but Starbreeze has hope for the future

After a year and a half of updates from the launch, Payday 3's troubles continue.

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Payday 3 dev reflects on 'disastrous' launch—'The game just felt unfinished… it was a bad experience'

"The whole stage just collapsed and everyone left."

Payday 3's game director is stepping down after a hard first year for the heist game sequel

Starbreeze gets another leadership shakeup following its CEO departure back in March.

Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren abruptly leaves studio following Payday 3's rough launch

Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren has departed the studio as the company searches for "different leadership".

Six months after the disastrous launch of Payday 3, Starbreeze CEO is out as the company says it needs 'different leadership' for the future

Tobias Sjögren had been at the head of Starbreeze since 2020.

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Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake isn't just needless, it's as creatively bankrupt as a remake can get

Misguided changes to the visuals, cutscenes, and story make this a deeply disappointing release that's simply worse than its predecessor.

Payday 3 is finally getting an offline mode as Starbreeze CEO admits sales and player numbers are 'significantly lower' than he would like

Starbreeze announced a major overhaul of Payday 3 today including changes to progression, matchmaking, the UI, and the always-on requirement.

Starbreeze says its ‘absolute priority’ is making sure Payday 3 ‘lives up to expectations’

Starbreeze says that its "absolute priority" now and going forward is making sure Payday 3 meets expectations.

After a catastrophic launch period, Payday 3 is assembling a veteran crew for its own daring rescue mission

"We're well aware that many of you aren't satisfied."

Payday 3 devs have put together 'a strike team of veteran developers' to help save the game

Payday 3 devs announced that "in February, we will communicate a plan detailing the upcoming improvements."

Payday 3 isn't dead: devs discuss new plans after disastrous release and commit to delivering "the heisting experience you expect from a Payday sequel"

Starbreeze assembles a "strike team of veteran developers" to set things right

Payday 3 developer Starbreeze is making a game based on Dungeons & Dragons

Payday developer Starbreeze is developing a co-op multiplayer Dungeons & Dragons game.

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