Stockholm-based studio Starbreeze has announced today it has struck a deal with publisher 505 Games to acquire the rights to the PayDay franchise.
Starbreeze also confirmed the existence of PayDay 3 within the announcement, explaining 505 Games will share in the net revenue of PayDay 3 (capped at USD $40 million).
Following the agreement Starbreeze will be the sole rightsholder for the entire PayDay series.
PayDay 2 developer Overkill Software, which is owned by Starbreeze, remains committed to continuing to expand Payday 2 and will support the game for “at least another 18 months.”