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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
By Andy Chalk published
news Tobias Sjögren had been at the head of Starbreeze since 2020.
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After a catastrophic launch period, Payday 3 is assembling a veteran crew for its own daring rescue mission
By Rich Stanton published
news "We're well aware that many of you aren't satisfied."
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Payday 3 hasn't had updates because of a 'critical error in our backend', Starbreeze says the launch has been 'frustrating'
By Rich Stanton published
news "We have no reason to want to delay updates for this long."
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After Payday 3's disastrous launch, Starbreeze partners up with an Australian studio to lend its 'expertise in release management' to a Fortnite Island
By Joshua Wolens published
News Timing is an art.
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Payday 3's long-awaited first patch is delayed again: 'Please bear with us'
By Tyler Colp published
news Starbreeze is taking extra time to make the patching process faster for the future.
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Payday 3 dev says it's making 'a bunch of changes' to the game's detested progression system 9 days after saying it had no plans to do so
By Joshua Wolens published
News Payday 3's progression has stuck in players' craws since release, but it looks like it's due for an overhaul.
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Payday 3 developer promises '200+ QoL improvements' this month following an atrocious launch
By Mollie Taylor published
news Starbreeze also says matchmaking is "stable and has good performance" now.
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Payday 3 developer drops Denuvo from the game before it's even out
By Wes Fenlon published
News Can you walk something back before you've even walked it forward?
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