Starbreeze reclaims Payday 3 publishing rights from Plaion, says it will 'significantly accelerate our content development roadmap'

Starbreeze Studios has reached a deal to acquire the publishing rights to Payday 3 from original publisher Plaion, a move it says will enable it to "accelerate content development" for the struggling game.

Starbreeze said in today's announcement that, with Payday 3 having launched in September 2023, "the timing is opportune" to take over responsibility for publishing the game. At the same time, it said the deal "also lays the groundwork for a long-term partnership between Starbreeze and...