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Payday: The Heist sequel and three new Starbreeze titles in the works

By Jeff Mattas, Apr 19, 2012 11:45am PDT

Starbreeze Studios has announced that it's working on three new titles, and that the recently acquired Overkill Software has begun work on a sequel to Payday: The Heist.

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"I still haven't played the original Payday since the first couple of weeks. It just ...it was ..."

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Starbreeze acquiring Payday dev Overkill

By Alice O'Connor, Apr 19, 2012 6:00am PDT

Syndicate and Chronicles of Riddick developer Starbreeze is picking up fellow Swedish studio Overkill Software, maker of recent co-op crime FPS Payday: The Heist. Gosh, imagine the co-op larks that could be had if they put their game-brains together.

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"Agreed. I enjoyed playing it during the Steam free-to-play weekend."

- Ride-My-Rocket see all 9 comments

Syndicate developer announces free-to-play project

By Steve Watts, Mar 26, 2012 5:30pm PDT

Starbreeze is working on a free-to-play title called "Cold Mercury," as it searches for a distribution deal for another new project, P13.

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"How long is the co-op? Does it have a lot of replayability? Been looking for a new game to play coop"

- nodebug see all 7 comments

Some Syndicate players report freezing, EA responds

By Steve Watts, Feb 24, 2012 1:15pm PST

Syndicate is receiving reports of intermittent freezes during online co-op play, and EA has told Shacknews that it may be due to a conflict between Party Chat and in-game chat.

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"Well WHO CARES ABOUT XBOX360. The game FOV is SO SO BAD like 50 or 40 no idea that it is ..."

- GocheV see all 8 comments

Syndicate won't use an online pass

By Steve Watts, Feb 01, 2012 12:00pm PST

Syndicate won't use an online pass. EA reasons that the co-op shouldn't have a barrier to entry, and hopes that the lengthy gameplay will prevent early trade-ins.

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"Er, that first line should read Pass not required for install. I was trying to do a little ..."

- Ebu see all 16 comments

Syndicate 4-player co-op demo coming late January

By Steve Watts, Jan 17, 2012 9:30am PST

Syndicate will launch its co-op demo on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace later this month, and publisher EA has shared some details on the included mission.

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"I feel that everyone got shafted because they are making it an FPS. Also, FPS's on consoles ..."

- sartori69 see all 6 comments

Syndicate trailer introduces co-op squad

By Alice O'Connor, Jan 03, 2012 12:45pm PST

As Starbreeze's FPS reboot Syndicate limbers up for launch, a new trailer showcasing its co-op mode presents a handy opportunity for cyberpunk fans to settle an important question: which character will you play?

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"For some reason, this game has Dev Abuse written ALL over it.. :("

- Shyssiryxius see all 5 comments

Starbreeze working 'long days and nights' for Syndicate deadline

By Steve Watts, Dec 22, 2011 10:00am PST

Starbreeze is in the midst of crunch time preparing for its February release of Syndicate.

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"Nobody really cared about the Riddick games either. They ruled."

- NeoMoose see all 16 comments

Syndicate refused classification in Australia due to gore

By Alice O'Connor, Dec 20, 2011 6:00am PST

Australia's lack of an 'adults-only' rating for video games has seen Starbreeze's FPS reboot Syndicate effectively banned down under, singled out for gore, dismemberment, mutilating corpses, and killing civilians.

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"Hopefully they'll do what Sega did with AvP3 and refuse to self-censor the game. Australia ..."

- Marrbe see all 6 comments

Syndicate preview

By Andrew Yoon, Dec 15, 2011 12:00pm PST

Starbreeze's upcoming Syndicate reboot is the beautiful blonde girl in the club. Gorgeous to look at, and fun to play. But is it smart enough to keep your attention?

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"lol console controllers for fps games what the fuck is with that....."

- landaishan see all 30 comments

Syndicate trailer shows tools of death

By Steve Watts, Dec 01, 2011 12:00pm PST

A new Syndicate trailer shows off the suite of weapons you'll be using to dispatch countless enemies.

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"Wow graphics look great. This just got put on my to get list for my new PC. "

- swolern see all 4 comments

Starbreeze working on PSN game

By Steve Watts, Nov 16, 2011 7:00am PST

Starbreeze CEO Mikael Nermark has revealed that a small team is working on a self-funded PlayStation Network title, but the game is being kept under wraps for now.

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Syndicate trailer shows 8 minutes of co-op

By Alice O'Connor, Nov 15, 2011 8:45am PST

Eight minutes of co-op action from Starbreeze's Syndicate are on show in a new gameplay trailer, giving a peek at how missions from Bullfrog's original game are being reimagined for the FPS reboot.

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"Yea this is the same reaction I'm having, the single player walkthrough wasn't very exciting and ..."

- supaLink see all 12 comments

Syndicate trailer shows co-op corporate warfare

By Alice O'Connor, Nov 01, 2011 12:00pm PDT

While Starbreeze's rebooted Syndicate FPS is not a squad-based tactical affair like the originals, you'll be able to somewhat pretend you're recreating them in its four-player co-op mode, shown off today in a new trailer and screens.

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"just turn down the brightness on your monitor... instant "necromancer's choice""

- kiddygrinder see all 16 comments

Syndicate release date pushed up; 11-minute gameplay trailer released

By Andrew Yoon, Oct 13, 2011 7:30am PDT

Syndicate is actually coming sooner than you'd expect.

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"Nice post. I think this is exactly the way one should approach this game."

- Jobos see all 56 comments