One of my favourite developers when it comes to FPS games has to be Starbreeze. They’ve got a solid library of work behind them so far, notably the Riddick games, the first Darkness game and Syndicate which was actually damn good as just a plain shooter. For their next effort though, they’re taking their work on Payday…into SPA-ACE!
Starbreeze quietly announced Cold Mercury back in 2012 without much fanfare or teasenings, but details were kept under lock and key. One snippet of info that was revealed, was that the game would be free to play. No idea if that is still on the development agenda, but I’ll take what I can get.
Now, according to an investor report, Starbreeze has done a fusion dance of sorts, and combined Cold Mercury with a project that Payday developer Overkill Software were working on that had similar ideas. Now operating with the new working title of ‘Storm’, the game has been described as “Payday in space”.
Storm will be a co-operative shooter with a sci-fi bend that "takes advantage of the design we have created in Payday games," the investor pitch reads according to Destructoid.
Hell, consider me sold already. I can just picture a heist in space, with all kinds of exotic gear and cosmic cops trying to knock you out of orbit and other such space-stuff. While Starbreeze works on that behind the scenes, there’s still more content on the way for Payday 2 which has grown a sizeable audience already for the slick and polished product that the studio created.
The studio also swapped guns for siblings in Two Brothers last year, which was just a phenomenal game that’d break your heart at the end and no dammit I’m not crying my face always leaks fluids when it’s hot.
Last Updated: January 23, 2014
Kensei Seraph Moe Ninja
January 23, 2014 at 07:53
Don’t worry Darryn, I’m sure it’s just that someone has been messing with your aircon.
Kromas
January 23, 2014 at 08:38
Onion Essence in the aircon.
General JJ PanGirl
January 23, 2014 at 08:50
Cool. I’ve had a lot of fun on Payday
TiMsTeR1033
January 23, 2014 at 08:51
Slow day for news so far..
General JJ PanGirl
January 23, 2014 at 08:52
Slow day in general.
The fact that I have loads of work isn’t helping
TiMsTeR1033
January 23, 2014 at 08:53
I wish I had work… Jan is normally a slow month for me.
Brady miaau
January 23, 2014 at 09:09
Ouch. I did contracting for a few years. I feel the pain, for sure.
TiMsTeR1033
January 23, 2014 at 09:24
I don’t do contracting lol I am in signage Biz. but Jan is always a kak slow month.
General JJ PanGirl
January 23, 2014 at 11:39
Dec and Jan are usually my crazy months. Not today.
Mossel: A Tale of One Mollusk
January 23, 2014 at 08:52
Finished Two Brothers last week. Don’t know where all the dust in my room came from, my eyes just couldn’t handle it.
TiMsTeR1033
January 23, 2014 at 08:53
Ag shame man.