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News, coverage and analysis tracking Payday across the outlets.- Evening InterviewsStarbreeze Studios is focusing on the Payday franchise, with a co-developed virtual reality game set to be released. Further details about the VR title are expected to be revealed soon.
- Hands Up! PAYDAY: Aces High Revealed, Bringing PAYDAY’s Heist Chaos to Meta Quest and SteamVR in 2026Fast Travel Games has revealed PAYDAY: Aces High, an officially licensed VR co-op heist game set in Starbreeze Entertainment's PAYDAY universe. The game will launch in 2026 for Meta Quest and SteamVR, allowing up to four players to team up for daring heists using black-market technology and weaponry. The announcement was made at The VR Showcase, with a global reveal trailer also released.
- There's a new Payday game, this time in VRPayday: Aces High, a new virtual reality installment of the co-op heist franchise, is set to release for Meta Quest and SteamVR later this year. Developed by Fast Travel Games, it features four-player co-op, role specialization, and the series' signature gameplay loop of planning heists and upgrading gear. This release marks another major franchise experimenting with VR, following titles like Half-Life, Assassin's Creed, and Horizon.
VR spinoff game PAYDAY: Aces High announcedFast Travel Games and Starbreeze Entertainment have announced PAYDAY: Aces High, a virtual reality spinoff of the PAYDAY franchise. The game is set to release in 2026 for SteamVR and Meta Quest platforms. PAYDAY: Aces High will allow players to plan and execute heists in VR with up to three partners, featuring a variety of weapons, gadgets, and character roles.
The Newest Payday Game Is Unexpected, And I Hope It's Better Than Payday 3Starbreeze Entertainment has announced Payday: Aces High, a new four-player co-op heist game for virtual reality platforms Meta Quest and SteamVR, developed by Fast Travel Games. This announcement follows the disappointing launch of Payday 3 and aims to rebuild goodwill for the franchise. The VR title is described as a true Payday experience built from the ground up for its medium.
KRAFTON UNVEILS PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 2026 DEVELOPMENT ROADMAPKRAFTON has unveiled the 2026 development roadmap for PUBG: Battlegrounds, focusing on gameplay evolution and live service advancements. Key features include destructible terrain on Erangel, new tactical systems, a seasonal weapon meta rotation, and enhancements to ranked mode. The roadmap also introduces new experiences like a co-op roguelite mode called Xeno Point and a co-op heist mode in collaboration with Starbreeze for PAYDAY, alongside a full-scale expansion of User Generated Content tools and a dedicated UGC hub.
The Payday games are being adapted for the screen, and Starbreeze boss wants it to "own the heisting genre"Starbreeze Entertainment is partnering with VICE Studios to create film and TV adaptations of the Payday video game franchise. The goal is to expand Payday into a full entertainment platform and "own the heisting genre." Both companies aim to capture the tone and energy of the games while introducing new audiences to the universe.
Starbreeze lands new partner to adapt Payday series for film and TVStarbreeze Entertainment has partnered with VICE Studios to develop film and television adaptations of its Payday series, aiming to expand the franchise into new entertainment formats. CEO Adolf Kristjansson stated the goal is to grow Payday into a full entertainment platform. This announcement comes as Payday 3 has underperformed expectations since its September 2023 launch, while Payday 2 continues to perform well.
Payday Movie And TV Show Deal Announced, AgainStarbreeze has announced a new partnership with Vice Studios to adapt the Payday game series into film and television. This deal aims to expand Payday into a broader entertainment platform, leveraging the franchise's existing mythology. Starbreeze retains full ownership of the Payday intellectual property.
Tacticool x PAYDAY Collaboration Event Live Through March 25Tacticool is hosting a collaboration event with PAYDAY, running until March 25. The event introduces a new Operator inspired by PAYDAY's Wolf and a heist-themed Bank Robbery mode. This collaboration aims to blend the heist vibes of PAYDAY with Tacticool's tactical action gameplay.
Tacticool x Payday Crossover Kicks Off with the Robbery Rush EventThe Tacticool x Payday collaboration has launched on Android with the Robbery Rush event, running until March 25th, 2026. This event introduces Payday's heist experience into Tacticool's top-down format within a revamped Bank Robbery mode, featuring new mechanics, rewards, and the introduction of the Payday character Wolf as an Epic Operator.