It’s been a tough year for Starbreeze, and for Payday 3’s players, but the heist FPS has every chance of making a valiant comeback. At launch, the much-anticipated sequel to the beloved Payday 2 absolutely tanked, afflicted by so many technical issues that people literally couldn’t get into a match. Even when the servers were straightened out, many gameplay features that the series faithful had come to expect were missing. Core systems had been redesigned and the general experience, compared to Payday 3’s predecessors, was found wanting. Nevertheless, the crime shooter has just passed a crucial milestone, earning a ‘mostly positive’ Steam rating for the first time. Speaking exclusively to PCGamesN, lead producer Andreas Penniger and community head Almir Listo explain how Starbreeze is building a better future for Payday 3. Continue reading Payday 3 launch was “disastrous,” Starbreeze admits, but huge changes are coming MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best co-op games on PC, The best crime games on PC, The best FPS games

With Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred finally upon us, the PCGamesN team has all been working hard on perfecting our ideal builds in the new DLC for the Blizzard RPG. If you’ve finished the campaign, your journey has only just begun - now it’s time to get that endgame gear, earn your Paragon points, and take on challenges such as the Kurast Undercity and Dark Citadel. That’s a grind that can be quite a daunting task, but it’s just become a lot easier thanks to a new Diablo 4 hotfix providing a hefty buff to drop rates for one of its most necessary crafting materials. Continue reading Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred hotfix makes endgame gear crafting much smoother MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Diablo 4 builds, Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred review, Diablo 4 classes

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