PAYDAY: The Heist

To our fans of PAYDAY: Players will be psyched to know that publisher 505 Games have joined the PAYDAY crew! We know we found the best partner period. This new co-operation lets us be OVERKILL and lets us develop the PAYDAY franchise in new fantastic directions long term. With the support and skill of 505 Games we are going to pull off heists on a scale never seen before! In the words of Dallas: Let's do this! - OVERKILL  

Ulf Andersson, Game Director at OVERKILL, has released the following statement: "As perceptive gamers will have noticed, several hints have recently been dropped into PAYDAY The Heist, which has led to various rumors. We are excited to be able to confirm that an in-depth collaboration between OVERKILL and Valve is currently in production. We are working on a very cool blend of PAYDAY and Left 4 Dead. I am sure it is so exciting that it will have some players check into the hospital before we are done." Keep an…

Patch 7 (PC) change log: NEW FEATURES New Menu theme selection: The players can now switch menu theme from "Original" to "Heat". For all our dedicated heisters we upgrade the menu theme so they can pick their favorite theme to heist in. New option: Light adaption on/off: The players can now choose to have Light adaption on or off. Unveiling of the Technician class: The players can now view a tease of the Technician class (unlocked with upcoming DLC) in the upgrades menu. New moves and tactics by the SWAT…

As a token of appreciation to our loyal fans, we at OVERKILL Software have created a special section on our site called 'Fan Service'. Keep yourself updated with the newest Fan Service art from OVERKILL Software by checking it out here. Which one is your favourite? Log onto our forums and tell us and your fellow heisters what you think! Sincerely, /The OVERKILL Crew

National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers elects Payday: The Heist the best original action game of 2011. We’re a well into 2012 and now we can finally look back and really pick deserving winners in each category! Payday went up against titles such as Bulletstorm and Rage, and went out on top! Payday was also nominated for its soundtrack, in the category best original dramatic score for a new IP. Read all about it in the Forbes online edition, right here!

PS3 patch 1.02 contains all the updates from PC patch 2-6 that make sense to add on PS3 as well (PC patch 2-5 specifically contained a lot of fixes that were only related to PC exclusive bugs). So, with this patch the PS3 version of Payday completely "catches up" with the PC version of the game. Despite all the new candy in this update, remember that this isn't the DLC we've been talking about. No, the DLC will contain even more stuff that will be even more awesome! New heists…

PC patch 6 is finally here, and we're bringing out the big guns on this one! We bring a whole new set of bug fixes, random events, masks and even more stuff... what do you say about an entirely new difficulty setting and new challenges/Steam achievements? Yeah, and this stuff isn't even the DLC, which will contain even more stuff that is even more awesome! Here is the complete change log for PC patch 6: NEW DIFFICULTY For the PAYDAY fans that think the action is the juice, we now…

Payday is the best PSN multiplayer game of 2011, according to PSNstores.com! (Yeah we know this is old news at this point, but we have to move it to the news page in order to make space for new stuff on the front page!) Check out the full list of nominees and winners right here!