Starbreeze Studios, the developer behind Payday 3, has reportedly issued a "new wave" of layoffs. This would be the second round of job cuts since October.

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Starbreeze Studios has reportedly conducted a second round of layoffs, with multiple employees posting on LinkedIn about being affected. This follows an October 2024 round that cut 44 people after the studio cancelled a Dungeons & Dragons project to refocus on Payday. The layoffs come after Payday 3's significant underperformance, with annual net sales dropping from $58.1M in FY2023 to $17.3M in FY2024. Starbreeze has undergone major organizational changes including appointing new leadership from EA, though the company has not publicly acknowledged the latest job cuts.

Report: Payday developer Starbreeze issues 'new wave' of layoffs