Booker with his skyhook from Bioshock Infinite, redrawn by Jenny thorne on DeviantART. Looks really cool, just like a cell from a 90s cartoon.
Payday 2 is the latest freebie for PlayStation Plus subscribers. It hits the Instant Game Collection on PSN tomorrow.
Time for a heist Scooby, they won't suspect a thing! Made by Steam user Tatsuto, this Scooby-Doo-themed reskin of the escape van must be the funniest mod for Payday 2 out there. The next thing he should add is Shaggy, Daphne, Velma and Fred masks to replace the clown ones.
Everyone's Favorite Unforgiving Heist Game Gets A Bloody Parody
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Pulling off the perfect heist in Payday 2 with all its heinous gameplay mechanics is not an easy task—especially with with so much unexpected stuff happening. YouTuber Gonzossm, mostly known for his animations which parody his favorite games, featured all these abnormal moments in a funny but rather NSFW animation.
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Twerking is contagious, seriously. The last place I expected see it was in Payday 2. The cops might know something... Perhaps acting like Miley Cyrus is the best way to stop criminals in their tracks.
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Between Patricia's review and this nifty launch trailer, I sure do find myself wanting to play Payday 2. Even if the game itself isn't in super-slow-mo.
Payday 2: The Kotaku Review
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The plan was to play it by the books: mask up, get in, get out. Grab six bags of cash, more if we're feeling confident. We'd go in through the back, it's easy to lockpick that door. I'd take point, 'cause I can talk patrolling guards down; no shooting required....but we'll put silencers on our pistols anyway, just in…
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If you're wondering, the freaky clown masks are not the most terrifying items in Payday 2 — it's this 2011 issue of Bro! magazine.
Quick Q&A: Things I Didn't Know About Bank Robbery
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The ever-quotable David Goldfarb used to write poetry and now makes shooter games. For a long time, those shooters had the world Battlefield in the title. These days, he's the game director for this week's co-op bank-robbery shooter Payday 2. He's got four answers for us...and one question for you.
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This video breaks down how classes will work in the upcoming Payday 2. This game was totally off my radar until I read Stephen's E3 preview, and now I'm really looking forward to checking it out.
‘It's basically the Dark Souls of heist games.'
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This has got to be the year of the heist video game. See Monaco. See the new Sly Cooper. See the Big New Focus of Grand Theft Auto V. See the fascinating, upcoming Payday 2. Yes, fascinating.