It’ll also supports split-screen couch co-op, and the developers explained the co-op experience would allow players to uncover different solutions to puzzles and difficult fights. Silver is one of the few humans roaming the medieval sci-fi planet, where the player will repeatedly make choices that affect whether NPCs live or die, and the situations the players are put in.Īlong with a factional system that’s influenced by player decisions, The Last Oricru features stamina-based, Souls-like combat. The next title showcased was The Last Oricru (due out in 2022), a third-person action-RPG featuring a character called Silver. Press were also told that King’s Bounty 2 would be Prime Matter’s biggest AAA launch for Prime Matter in 2021 - which is intriguing since the King’s Bounty series has never traditionally been what you’d consider a AAA game. It’ll be released in 2022 just for PC, and will come with multiplayer support as well.ġC Entertainment’s King’s Bounty 2 was the next title under the Prime Matter banner. The game, still very much steeped in the same principles that would go on to spawn the Heroes of Might and Magic series ( which Australians love still) is launching on August 24 this year. The trailer footage showcased a lot of classic RTS elements, a minimalist-title card for actions, supply caps, two types of resources and control groups.
Crossfire Legion is that title, featuring a full singleplayer campaign and RTS action from a traditional, isometric viewpoint.
Starbreeze developers added the game’s release won’t be out until 2023.īlackbird Interactive, the studio behind Homeworld 3 and Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, then announced they had been contracted to turn the Crossfire shooter series into an RTS game. The first revealed was PAYDAY 3, although only a small snippet of PAYDAY 3 concept art was shown. The publishing label’s official name will be Prime Matter, and it will launch with 12 games in total. And that’s what the group did in an embargoed global briefing, revealing not only new titles but the creation of a “new premium publishing label”.Ī sizzle reel for the new publishing label revealed games like PAYDAY 3, Outward, Scars Above, Dolmen, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, the Scythe inspired RTS Iron Harvest, Mount & Blade: Bannerlord, Encased, Echoes of The End, Gun Rave C.O.R.E., Crossfire Legion, King’s Bounty 2, Codename Final Form and more. See all our E3 2021 and Summer Game Fest coverage by clicking here.As one of the fastest growing publishers on the planet - courtesy of their parent company Embracer Group’s penchant for mass acquisitions - it’s no surprise that Koch Media would have a ton of games to announce for E3 2021. If you haven’t yet experienced the Payday series’ unique brand of co-op action, why don’t you give Payday 2 a try on PS4, Xbox One or PC? It might be a good way to pass the time until Payday 3 arrives. It’ll no doubt be worth the wait though, offering yet more thrilling co-op gameplay. Especially as it’s being built using Unreal Engine 4.įun fact, the Payday series turns 10 this year, and that’s how old Payday 2 will be when Payday 3 launches. Payday 3 will have a new Hollywood-like setting, too, which should allow for some spectacular scenery and locations. Of course, they’re eager to make a name for themselves while raking in the dough.
The game, which will find the crew getting back together once more to pull of some even more insane heists, will cast players as a new member of the PAYDAY gang.
Payday 3, which will be published under Koch Media’s new label, Prime Matter, will launch on PC and consoles in 2023, it has been confirmed.
Needless to say, fans are hungry for a new addition to the series, and they’re going to get one. Payday 2 is the latest entry in the series, first available on PC but then ported to consoles, and while it’s still very popular, it’s getting a bit long in the tooth now.
Popular thanks to its unique co-op based gameplay, the Payday series has won over a legion of fans since its introduction.
Heist fans looking forward to the next Payday game from Starbreeze Studios have a bit of a wait on their hands, it would seem.