Payday 3 gets new creative leads as player numbers remain dwarfed by decade-old predecessor

Starbreeze Studios has announced major changes to Payday 3's creative leadership team - with former game director Miodrag Kovačevićas "stepping away" from the role - as the co-operative shooter continues to struggle against its decade-old predecessor Payday 2. Back in February, Starbreeze admitted Payday 3 player activity was "currently at significantly lower levels than [it] would like", and a month later, CEO Tobias Sjögren was ousted from his role after the company's board determined the studio "needs a different leadership". But a quick look at Steam Charts suggests Payday 3's playerbase continues to be dwarfed by that of its predecessor: Payday 3 saw a monthly average of around 844 Steam players in August - its highest monthly average since December last year - while Payday 2 attracted 15,508 players (the game's lowest monthly average since December last year). And now Starbreeze has confirmed yet more leadership changes as it continues its efforts to attract more players to Payday 3. "As we are nearing our first anniversary for Payday 3, and the start of our second year," the studio wrote in a statement shared on social media, "we wanted to give a brief update on the Payday 3 leadership." Read more

Payday 3 gets new creative leads as player numbers remain dwarfed by decade-old predecessor

Payday 3 gets new creative leads as player numbers remain dwarfed by decade-old predecessor

Payday 3 gets new creative leads as player numbers remain dwarfed by decade-old predecessor

Payday 3 gets new creative leads as player numbers remain dwarfed by decade-old predecessor

Payday 3 gets new creative leads as player numbers remain dwarfed by decade-old predecessor