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Starbreeze puts in new Payday 3 team leaders to try to boost its player numbers

John Callaham — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:46:01 +0000

Starbreeze has announced that the creative director behind its crime-themed shooter Payday 3 has been replaced by two other team members ahead of its Year 2 updates. Read more...

Starbreeze's CEO has departed after the poor launch of Payday 3

John Callaham — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:42:01 +0000

Game developer Starbreeze has announced that it has cut ties with its CEO Tobias Sjögren, after its long-awaited title Payday 3 turned out to be a critical and sales disappointment. Read more...

Payday developer Starbreeze to make a Dungeons and Dragons game for 2026 launch

John Callaham — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:12:01 +0000

Starbreeze, best known as the developer of the Payday first-person shooter series, has announced it is developing a new Dungeons and Dragons-themed game for a launch sometime in 2026. Read more...

Payday 3 has fixed its server issues and revealed its post-launch update plans

John Callaham — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:58:01 +0000

Starbreeze says that its efforts to fix the launch issues in its heist shooter sequel Payday 3 have been successful. It will now move on with its plans for post-launch updates and new content. Read more...

Payday 3 free open beta will go live this weekend for PC and Xbox Series X|S

Omer Dursun — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 19:44:01 +0000

Payday 3 is running a free open beta on PC and Xbox Series X|S from September 8-11. You can try out the bank heist, original gang, and weapons before the game launches on September 21. Read more...

Payday 3 is launching on Game Pass, first gameplay unveiled of the co-op heister

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 20:22:01 +0000

Starbreeze and Overkill Software showed off the first gameplay of their upcoming heisting title Payday 3 at the Xbox Games Showcase. The four-player co-op game is also hitting Game Pass day-one. Read more...

Payday 2 is free to download and keep this week from the Epic Games Store

John Callaham — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:12:01 +0000

Payday 2 is Starbreeze Studios' popular crime and theft-themed shooter. It's available now for free to download and keep from the Epic Games Store for the next week, until Thursday, June 15. Read more...

Overkill's The Walking Dead closed beta kicks off for pre-order owners

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:32:01 +0000

Overkill's The Walking Dead is slowly nearing its release date and fans can finally join in to see how it has been fairing. The first of the three planned closed beta sessions has now been opened. Read more...

Overkill's "The Walking Dead" delayed yet again, this time to the second half of 2018

Usama Jawad — Sun, 07 May 2017 11:24:02 +0000

After facing numerous delays already, the release date of Overkill's co-op first person shooter title "The Walking Dead" has been pushed back yet again, this time to the second half of 2018. Read more...

Starbreeze acquires Payday: The Heist maker Overkill

John Callaham — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:34:18 +0000

Starbreeze has announced it has acquired Overkill Software, developers of 2011's shooter Payday: The Heist, with a sequel to that game in the works along with three other games. Read more...

Starbreeze inks deal with US publisher for next-gen game

Fri, 06 Aug 2004 15:14:21 +0000

Riddick set to launch in Europe next Friday. Starbreeze Studios has signed an agreement with American publisher to develop a new action game for the new consoles within the next 2 years.... Read more...