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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Payday org - Caught on Camera

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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

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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.

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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."

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My first Den of Wolves heist, from Payday's creators, has me dropping plasma shields and brain-diving with teammates to steal minds: "We've been refining this formula for over 20 years now"

Hands-on | Den of Wolves takes the co-op heister into the near future but "we're trying to anchor our sci-fi in reality"

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After playing a Den of Wolves heist, I have high hopes for the cyberpunk take on Payday 2

The kinetic co-op heister comes from GTFO developer 10 Chambers and its former Payday architects.

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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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Den of Wolves' cyberpunk vibes are more than a gimmick, adding greater stakes and complications to the co-op heist genre

Big in 2025 | From the Payday creator, Den of Wolves sets itself apart with its techno-thriller stylings that make the futuristic Midway City the real star of the show

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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

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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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Ex-Payday devs are getting "back on that heist s**t" with a sci-fi game where "the darkness comes from the late-stage capitalism"

The Payday concept is going futuristic - but not too far

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Payday 3 fans lament its inevitable shutdown after Starbreeze confirms transition to always-online: 'This game is on death row'

Fans worry about what it means for mods, the game's longevity, and their dodgy internet connections.

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Review: rigid and roomy, Topeak’s unassuming Tubular Barbag may just be one of the best

We reviewed Topeak's newest bar bag, the Tubular Barbag. It's performed well and became an immediate favorite. Here's why.

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Crackdown: Pawnbrokers and payday lenders target cyclone victims

Commerce Commission files court action to regulate pawn loans, but too late for vulnerable communities of Hawkes Bay and Tairāwhiti. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Payday loan victims have just a few days left to get last payout

Money Shop, Payday Express and Payday UK customers have until 20 January to get cash before firm goes into administration

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