The release of Payday 3 has not exactly gone to plan. While this was supposed to be a big return for the co-op heist series, the game launched with various issues and it seems players are quickly dropping it in favour of returning to Payday 2. We're roughly one month …
Read More »Xbox officially announces its Gamescom line-up and plans
Earlier this week we reported on a leak shared by an industry insider detailing some of Microsoft’s plans for their upcoming Gamescom Showcase. Set to go live later this month, Microsoft have now officially announced exactly what fans can expect to see at the upcoming event. Taking to their XboxWire …
Read More »PAYDAY 2, Quake 4 and more are free with Prime Gaming
Each month, those who are subscribed to Amazon Prime are privy to a number of free games as part of the company’s Prime Gaming initiative. For the month of August, subscribers can get their hands on a number of titles, including PAYDAY 2, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 and …
Read More »PAYDAY 3 launches in September
It’s been almost 10 years since the release of PAYDAY 2, and while the game has seen a whole host of updates and new content over this time, many fans have been eagerly anticipating the long-promised sequel. First announced all the way back in 2016, PAYDAY 3 has finally gotten a …
Read More »Payday 3 now ‘fully financed’ as Starbreeze enters co-publishing deal with Koch Media
We've known for a while now that Starbreeze has been searching for a publishing partner to help fund Payday 3. Now, the company has finally found one, with Koch Media set to co-publish the game. In an announcement today, Starbreeze confirmed that it has signed a €50 million publishing deal …
Read More »Starbreeze is ‘much stronger’ now as it continues to recover from financial losses
Starbreeze has been facing some difficult times over the last few years with layoffs and financial issues. Ultimately, the publisher decided to double down on Payday 2 DLC to get back on its feet and so far, that tactic appears to have worked. Starbreeze recently published its latest financial results, …
Read More »Starbreeze is hoping to raise around $26 million for Payday 3 development
Back in May, Starbreeze reported that its financial situation was improving, in large part thanks to renewed development and content for Payday 2. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, the search for a publishing partner for Payday 3 had hit a wall. Now we know a bit more about the situation and …
Read More »Starbreeze will continue Payday 2 updates while seeking a publishing partner for Payday 3
Over the last year, Starbreeze has been going through some pretty severe financial difficulties, leading to lay-offs, the selling of assets and a return to Payday 2 development. It was announced that Overkill would return to active development on Payday 2 content late last year and now, that strategy is …
Read More »Starbreeze Studios begins cost cutting amid poor sales for Overkill’s The Walking Dead
Back in 2014, we received the first announcement for Overkill's The Walking Dead. This announcement came at a great time, as the show was still immensely popular and zombie titles were doing incredibly well in the video game world. Unfortunately, the game was consistently set back by delays and has …
Read More »Overkill releases new trailer for ‘The Walking Dead’, gameplay and story details teased
Overkill's ‘The Walking Dead' game was announced all the way back in 2014, with just a few small nuggets of information coming out since then. While the game was originally supposed to come out in 2016, it looks like Overkill has settled on an ‘Autumn 2018' release window now, with …
Read More »Payday dev’s Walking Dead game will be at E3
Payday developer, Overkill Studios, has had a Co-op based Walking Dead game in the works for a while now but so far we have only heard little bits of information here and there. However, it looks like we will finally get our first look at the title during E3. Overkill parent …
Read More »Overkill’s Walking Dead game will be ‘Payday-esque’
Last year, it was announced that Payday creator, Overkill, had begun working on a new Walking Dead game set in the comic book universe. Since then, the studio has been quiet on any specific details but this week at South by Southwest, series creator, Robert Kirkman shed some light on …
Read More »Payday dev is making a Walking Dead co-op shooter
The less said about Walking Dead: Survival Instinct the better. It was awful, let's move on, as clearly comic book series creator Robert Kirkman has, since he's hired on the likes of Overkill – the guys behind the Payday games – to make another shooter based in the zombie infested …
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