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Platform 360, PS3, Win Publisher 505 Games Developer Overkill Software Release Date 2013-08-13

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Payday 2 review: the getaway

By Chris Plante on Aug 16, 2013 08.16.13

The antagonist of Payday 2 is time. In Overkill Software's sequel to 2011's Payday: The Heist, four humans must work together to complete increasingly elaborate heists, from local jewelry...

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Payday 2 celebrates SteamOS launch with free play campaign

By Allegra Frank on Mar 22, 2016 03.22.16

Overkill Software has ported Payday 2 to SteamOS — and to celebrate, all Steam users can try out the game for free through the end of the month, the company announced on the game's community page. ...

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Payday 2 developers apologize, reach out to influential players to make amends

By Owen S. Good on Nov 23, 2015 11.23.15

The makers of Payday 2 will fly a group of modders to their studio, meet with a well-known player, and make other gestures as an apology to the game's community for how it handled changes to the...

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Angry Payday 2 players launch parody site, rip developer in AMA

By Owen S. Good on Oct 26, 2015 10.26.15

Payday 2 fans are still ticked off at the microtransactions the heist-job shooter introduced about two weeks ago, and some have registered their continued disapproval with a biting parody of the...

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Payday 2 backpedals on microtransactions that pissed off players

By Owen S. Good on Oct 21, 2015 10.21.15

Payday 2 has backtracked from the microtransactions it introduced for its annual "Crimefest" event, which convulsed the game's community in a wave of anger late last week. "Drills," which are keys...

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Payday 2 players in uproar after developer adds microtransactions to 'Crimefest' event

By Allegra Frank on Oct 16, 2015 10.16.15

Payday 2 is currently in the midst of its annual Crimefest event, and the way it's choosing to celebrate this year has displeased a wide swath of its players. Starbreeze Studios and Overkill...

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Humble Bundle sale offers big discounts, reminds us that summer is over

By Allegra Frank on Sep 11, 2015 09.11.15

The Humble store is giving its recent summer sale an encore, with a huge selection of games discounted from now through the end of the weekend. New deals will also be added Saturday and Sunday,...

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Minimap April 30: P.T., Yooka-Laylee, Walking Dead, Dead Island, Watch Dogs, SteamVR, UE 4

By Dave Tach on Apr 30, 2015 04.30.15

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PayDay 2 is getting new Hotline Miami 2 content packs

By Emily Gera on Feb 26, 2015 02.26.15

PayDay 2 developer Overkill Software is offering players who purchase Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number — prior to its March 10 launch — new Hotline Miami-themed content. If you bought the standard...

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Hotline Miami 2 comes to PC and PlayStation on March 10

By Michael McWhertor on Feb 25, 2015 02.25.15

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is coming to PC and PlayStation platforms on March 10, developer Dennaton Games and publisher Devolver Digital confirmed today. The ultra-violent top-down shooter is...

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Former Battlefield developers launch new game studio, The Outsiders

By Colin Campbell on Feb 19, 2015 02.19.15

Former Battlefield developers David Goldfarb and Benjamin Cousins today announced a new game studio, The Outsiders, which is working on a PC role-playing game. Goldfarb and Cousins both worked in...

Payday 2 Releases
North America
  • Xbox 360
    • Released 2013-08-16
    • Publisher 505 Games
    • Developer Overkill Software
    • Score 7.5
  • PlayStation 3
    • Released 2013-08-16
    • Publisher 505 Games
    • Developer Overkill Software
  • Windows
    • Released 2013-08-13
    • Publisher 505 Games
    • Developer Overkill Software
    • Score 7.5