Tag: Starbreeze
News Starbreeze Plans 'Significantly Lower Level of Investment' for PAYDAY 3
The great escape
After a disappointing launch and then some brief moments of optimism, it seems like developer Starbreeze is stepping away from the multiplayer heist game PAYDAY 3. Despite some positive reception to recent year-one anniversary updates, it looks like the developer will be winding things down in the months ahead. In the firm's recent...
News PAYDAY 3 Creative Lead 'Stepping Away', PAYDAY 2 Remains Much More Popular
If it ain't broke...
We haven't heard much on the PAYDAY 3 front in recent days, but as developer Starbreeze's cooperative shooter approaches its first anniversary, it seems players still much prefer the now decade-old PAYDAY 2. Perhaps in response to this, game director Miodrag Kovačevićas will be stepping away from the role, instead focusing his...
News PS5 Co-Op Shooter PAYDAY 3 Is Getting an Oft-Requested Offline Mode, But There Are Caveats
You'll still need an Internet connection, for example
After community backlash and a slower than expected start, Swedish studio Starbreeze says PAYDAY 3 is finally getting its oft-requested "offline mode", although there are clear caveats to consider, like the fact that the game will still require an Internet connection to function properly —...
News PAYDAY 3 Dev Announces Live Service Dungeons & Dragons Multiplayer Game
By Balduran, no!
Developer Starbreeze has announced a new game, codenamed Project Baxter, a cooperative multiplayer game presumably in the style of its PAYDAY series. Further, Starbreeze has managed to snag the official Dungeons & Dragons branding. However, we don't expect the studio to treat the RPG setting as reverently as Larian recently did...
News Six Weeks Later, PAYDAY 3 Gets Its First Patch
And it's a fairly substantial one
Some six weeks after its chaotic launch, cooperative heist game PAYDAY 3 has gotten its first patch. It weighs in around 2GB and includes more than 200 fixes, tweaks, quality-of-life improvements, and quashed bugs. Whether it will be enough to stem the game's bleeding player count remains to be seen, but it's...
News PAYDAY 3 Developer Explains Why First PS5 Patch is Still MIA
The perfect crime
PAYDAY 3 has had a rough launch, and communication with the community (or lack thereof) has only exacerbated matters further. And while it seems like some players are at least playing the game, Starbreeze's situation is undesirable, and its first patch is still nowhere to be found more than a month later. In a quick update posted...
News PAYDAY 3 Servers Settle as Starbreeze Unveils Content Roadmap
New beginnings
After a chaotic launch experience, it seems the digital seas have begun to settle for developer Starbreeze. PAYDAY 3's rocky start has the studio investigating an offline mode, but for now, at least, the heists must go on. In a statement on its website, Starbreeze states that the "scheduled maintenance carried out last week has fixed...
News PAYDAY 3's Launch Has Been So Rough That an Offline Mode Is Being Considered
Online requirement might go away
Heist shooter threequel, PAYDAY 3, has had a very rocky launch. Developer Starbreeze has been putting out fires since launch day, as matchmaking issues and other server-related problems have stopped an eager player base from, well, playing. The game's always-online requirement means it's even affecting those looking...
News PAYDAY 3's Chaotic Launch Experience Prompts CEO Apology
Caught in the act
Multiplayer heist sim PAYDAY 3's launch has been anything but smooth, with massive numbers of players unable to access the game. Plagued by server and matchmaking issues, the always online nature of the title is exacerbating the situation still further. Problems began for PS5 players when the title's "early access" period started...
News PAYDAY 3 Skips Out on PS5 Closed Beta
Begins on Xbox and Steam in August
PAYDAY 3 is slated to score its biggest haul yet, with the high-stakes cooperative heist game coming to PS5 on 24th September. PlayStation players hoping to get in a job or two during the upcoming closed beta session (2nd-7th August) will have to look elsewhere, however, as publisher Deep Silver and developer...
News PAYDAY 3 Makes Stealth an Art in Exciting PS5 Trailer
Undercover
A heist is easiest when you get in and out without alerting anyone’s attention, and this assault on a Brooklyn art gallery shows PAYDAY 3’s best laid plans being executed flawlessly. The trailer introduces a couple of gadgets and gizmos you’ll be able to utilise to get in and out without being detected, and segues between real...
News PS5 Heist Shooter PAYDAY 3 Will Seemingly Require an Internet Connection At All Times
In cuffs
Always-online connections in games are becoming increasingly common, but rarely do they go down well with fans. We’ve seen enormous backlashes to the likes of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and despite its co-op focus, it looks like PAYDAY 3 may be next in line. Confirmed during a livestream with the game’s community manager...
Rumour Payday 3 Will Allegedly Cash Out in September on PS5, PS4
Money must be funny
Looks like we may be getting a Payday 3 release date at Summer Game Fest or any of its adjacent events, assuming the timing of an apparent leak is to be believed. A 21st September launch date was surfaced by notorious Microsoft Store scraper Aggiornamenti Lumia, suggesting some kind of announcement may be imminent – either...
News Stranger Things Invades Dead by Daylight Next Month in Upcoming Chapter
A new killer and characters
Dead by Daylight's next chapter of content is hitting at some point next month in September, bringing with it a whole host of things related to Stranger Things. A new killer has been unleashed in order to bring terror to the residents of Hawkins, Indiana - the Demogorgon. It'll be joined by two stars of the Netflix...
News Dead by Daylight Update Accidentally Reveals Scream's Ghostface as Next Character
Another classic horror character
Dead by Daylight is known for its impressive list of classic horror baddies that'll stalk you across its many maps. The 4 v 1 experience already contains Halloween's Michael Myers, Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, A Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Krueger, and Amanda Young from the Saw franchise, but it...
News Overkill's The Walking Dead Delayed on PS4 After Critical Mauling
No new date announced
Overkill’s The Walking Dead got mauled by critics when it released on PC last year, and it’s forced Payday developer to find sanctuary while it overhauls the project for PlayStation 4 and other consoles. Originally due out in February, the studio’s now said that it’s “currently evaluating and reviewing the...
News Multiplayer Horror Game Dead by Daylight Stalks PS4 Later This Year
Peekaboo
Dead by Daylight is breathing heavily in the direction of the PlayStation 4, publisher Starbreeze has revealed. Sneaking onto Sony's system at some point later this year as a digital release, the title has already found a lot of success on PC, as evidenced by the number of big-name YouTubers screaming about it over on their channels. Yeah,...
News Starbreeze to Acquire Payday: The Heist Developer
Hostile takeover?
The real world of business is nothing like Starbreeze’s Syndicate – if it was, Overkill Software would probably find itself six-feet under by now. But thankfully for the Payday: The Heist developer, that’s not quite how takeovers work in 2012. Instead, Starbreeze has announced its intention to acquire the Stockholm-based...
News Get A Taste Of The Future With Syndicate's Four-Player Co-Op Demo
With so many games due out in the coming weeks, it's nice to see publishers putting out plenty of demos for their respective titles in order to help potential purchasers to make up their minds
Syndicate's the latest title to get a confirmed demo, with EA pledging a sample of the game's co-op mode to the PlayStation Store. The demo's due out at the...
News Syndicate's New Co-Op Trailer Reveals Enviable Character Names
If there's only one thing you take away from this debut trailer for Syndicate's co-operative mode -- which is separate from the main single-player campaign -- make sure it's the names of the characters
Sure the core gunplay looks ace, and we love the visual style of the game — but we're sold on the operative's names alone. Emma Thalos? Tihomir...
News Starbreeze Working 'Long Days And Nights' To Meet Syndicate Deadline
Starbreeze's Syndicate reboot is not a strategy game, but that's ok because the game looks like an awesome first-person shooter instead
Originally confirmed for a February 21st release, EA later moved the game up to February 13th. That's left the development team scrambling to finish the game in time, but CEO Mikael Nermark reckons he's enjoying the...
News Syndicate Scoops Up Weapons Trailer
EA's released a brand new trailer for its upcoming Syndicate reboot
The latest footage — accompanied by an irritating robotic voice sample — shows off the game's massive weapons roster, which is split across a number of different types. There's assault rifles, snipers, explosives and — most excitingly — special weapons. We especially like...
News Syndicate Scoops Up Ten-Minute Gameplay Demo, Looks Hot
We know, we know, another first-person shooter
But despite having such a drawn out announcement period, Starbreeze's Syndicate reboot actually looks really cool. In addition its sharp, sci-fi visual style, the game's packing some pretty cool gameplay mechanics, including the ability to persuade enemies to fight on your side. It's probably not going...
News Starbreeze's Syndicate Actually Looks... Awesome?
Put it down to the amazing music or great editing if you like -- but we reckon Starbreeze and EA's Syndicate reboot actually looks pretty amazing
The game's first trailer is available after the jump, and shows off a variety of gameplay mechanics in addition to some pretty amazing futuristic environments. The game's due out February 21st in North...
News Syndicate Reboot Dropping In February
EA's confirmed that its Starbreeze developed Syndicate reboot will launch on February 21st in North America and February 24th in Europe
The dates were announced during a showcase in Las Vegas, where the publisher also revealed Shank 2.
News EA Finally Confirms Syndicate Reboot For PlayStation 3, Coming Early 2012
We've known about EA and Starbreeze's Syndicate reboot for a while now
It's what the industry would like to describe as a "poorly kept secret". So it's apt that after the latest glut of leaks, EA has finally got around to revealing the project which has been known as "Redlime" for some time. "We are excited to finally reveal...
News Whoops: Origin Leaks Syndicate Reboot Details
We know Starbreeze has been working on a secret project -- entitled 'Redlime' -- for months now
That project has long been believed to be a reboot of Peter Molyneux's classic strategy series, Syndicate. A leak within EA's own Origin website has confirmed the rumours. Someone at EA's getting a ticking off right about now. Unlike the original title,...
News So What's Project Red All About Then?
Australia's ratings board, the OFLC, has filed a rating for an upcoming EA title - known only as the mysterious "Project Red"
Finger pointing suggests this might be Swedish studio Starbreeze's attempt at rebooting the old Bullfrog franchise Syndicate, but details are groggy. All we know is that Project Red will probably appear at E3 in some...
News Comic-Con 2009: There's A Sequel To The Darkness On The Way, New Developer On Board
Despite a sequel to The Darkness being hinted at last year's Comic-Con, this year's Top Cow productions (owners of The Darkness IP) panel brought news that a sequel is indeed on the way
No developer was named but it has been confirmed that Starbreeze (who handled the original game) will not return for development duties on the sequel. The original...
