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Payday 3 developer Starbreeze Studios has introduced that it has reached an settlement with Plaion to accumulate the publishing rights to the sport. The corporate says that this deal will permit it to speed up its content-development plans for Payday 3, and “pursue broader strategic alternatives” for the Payday franchise.
To safe the deal, Starbreeze issued $3.4 million in new shares–representing 10% of its excellent share capital–with the majority of the gross sales going towards repaying Plaion below its earlier Payday 3 settlement and settling “sure excellent” claims. Apparently, Starbreeze has hinted at new Payday initiatives in its announcement, because it’ll proceed to work with Plaion on “future Payday franchise” initiatives as a part of its long-term technique.
Following on the heels of the profitable Payday 2, Payday 3 received off to a rocky begin when it launched in 2023. The sport was beset with numerous technical points, low participant numbers, and a compulsory online-only requirement that proved to be very unpopular with the Payday group. Starbreeze’s CEO Tobias Sjogren left the corporate in 2024 and the studio introduced plans to enhance the sport by means of numerous patches as a part of an effort titled Operation: Medic Bag.
Past Payday, Starbreeze can be engaged on a Dungeons & Dragons sport for all main platforms. Not a lot is understood concerning the sport, however it’s anticipated to be launched in 2026.