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Payday 2 Is Ending Microtransactions

There was a huge uproar among the Payday community last year when Overkill added microtransactions to Payday 2 in the Black Market update, despite a 2013 promise not to. Now that decision has been reversed: Overkill parent Starbreeze Studios announced today that it has acquired the full rights to the Payday franchise from publisher 505 Games, […]

May 31 2016 | Posted in PC Games,Video Games | Read More »

Payday 2 Steps Slightly Back from Microtransactions

Last week, developer Overkill introduced microtransactions to Payday 2, despite saying—back in 2013, admittedly—that it would never happen. The change came as part of the Black Market update, that delivers random loot drops to players via locked safes. The catch is that you’ll need drills to bust them open, and a drill will cost you […]

Oct 21 2015 | Posted in PC Games,Video Games | Read More »

Learn About Payday 2 Crimewave Edition for Xbox One and PS4

Hit co-op shooter, Payday 2, takes over Xbox One and PlayStation 4 with value-packed bundle including more than a year’s worth of DLC packs and updates in Crimewave Edition 505 Games and OVERKILL – a Starbreeze Studio, today announced that PAYDAY 2: Crimewave Edition will be available across Europe on 12th June. The new edition […]

May 7 2015 | Posted in PS4,Video Games,XBOX One | Read More »

Payday 2 on Steam Introduces Gage: The Weapons Dealer DLC

Payday 2 will increase its inventory of weapons, mods and masks in the Gage Weapon Pack, a piece of premium DLC coming to the PC version on Steam. The Gage Weapon Pack adds a variety of new guns, mods, masks (with new patterns and materials) and increases player inventory size considerably. In fact, those who […]

Dec 5 2013 | Posted in PC Games,Video Games | Read More »

Payday 2 Will Feature a ‘Contract Database’ – Coming this Summer

Starbreeze has revealed new features, game upgrades, and a release window for Payday 2, the sequel the Overkill-developed multiplayer shooter Payday: The Heist. According to a new fact sheet released today, Overkill’s latest is due out this summer as a downloadable game on Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, and the PC via Steam. The […]

Mar 12 2013 | Posted in PC Games,Video Games | Read More »

The Heist Trailer Shows ‘Green Bridge’ Shootout in Payday

Sony Online Entertainment has released a new trailer for PAYDAY: The Heist, Overkill Software’s downloadable co-op shooter being developed for PS3 and PC. This one of the best games we saw at E3 and Comic-con this year!! The trailer shows a scenario in which players must mount an ambush on a prison transport van to […]

Oct 3 2011 | Posted in PC Games,Video Games | Read More »