PAYDAY 3 Confirmed While Starbreeze Acquires Franchise Rights Back

In a rather unexpected press release, Starbreeze announced yesterday that it acquired the rights to the PAYDAY franchise back; the press release also indirectly confirms a new PAYDAY 3 installment, though don't expect information technology any time soon.

The transaction, which amounts to approximately $30 one thousand thousand, will allow Starbreeze to to own the total rights for any future developments or commercialization, including PAYDAY 2 and PAYDAY for mobile platforms. The Swedish company volition likewise retain full net revenue from Steam's PAYDAY two, starting retroactively from May 1, 2022, while it will proceed to separate revenue of PAYDAY ii: Crimewave Edition (the console edition of the game) with 505 Games.

505 Games volition besides retain a 33% revenue share from futurity of sales of PAYDAY 3, capped at $40 1000000 and afterwards Starbreeze volition have fully recouped development & marketing costs. Starbreeze's assessment is that this is a audio investment both in the brusque and long term, with the transaction toll of $30 million expected to be matched by corresponding franchise revenues until PAYDAY 3 is released in the hereafter.

Bo Andersson Klint, Starbreeze CEO, said:

PAYDAY is very close to my heart, and has laid the foundation for Starbreeze success in recent years. We're very excited to bring our heisters home to the safe firm. To start with, we believe in the continued success of PAYDAY 2 and will back up information technology for at least another 18 months continuing expanding the game.

Starbreeze'southward upcoming projects include the John Wick VR shooter and OVERKILL'southward survival co-op FPS The Walking Dead, with the latter expected to release in 2022. We should hear virtually both of them between E3 and Gamescom 2022; stay tuned on Wccftech for any new information.