December2019
News PAYDAY 2 On Switch "Very Unlikely" To Receive Any Of The New Updates
"we’ve been forced to make many hard decisions"
Overkill Software – the team behind the cooperative first-person shooter PAYDAY 2 – has revealed it will most likely be ending updates for the Switch version of the game. Instead of quietly dropping the platform, the developer chose to be upfront about what was going on in a recent news post...
February2018
News Sumo Digital Responsible For Porting PAYDAY 2 To Switch
Any port in a storm?
As you will no doubt have noticed, our PAYDAY 2 review is now live, and we quite liked the co-op crime simulation, if we're honest. What we didn't expect to see was the name Sumo Digital in the game's credits. The UK-based studio is perhaps most famous for its work in the racing genre, but it would seem it has a neat...
Tool up
Equipment can completely turn the tide of battle, looting, and escaping in PAYDAY 2. In fact, it's a pretty essential feature of the game, and bringing a variety that each complement each other can make your life an awful lot easier. But first you have to know what each of the equipment types are capable of, and that's where we come in...
Guide PAYDAY 2 Heist Tips - How To Grab Loot, Escape, And Get Paid
Get in, get out, get paid
Payday 2 is the first competitive first-person shooter to launch on Nintendo Switch since DOOM. While DOOM focused more on its single-player experience, Payday 2 is all about the multiplayer though. In fact, aside from a brief tutorial and offline modes, there's no single player to speak of in the game. As a result, you...
Guide PAYDAY 2 Tips - All Primary, Secondary, And Melee Weapons, And How Much They Cost
A call to arms
You're not going to complete any heists in PAYDAY 2 without the appropriate weapons, that's for sure. But before you go equipping anything, you're going to have to understand how it all works. That means how the different weapons function, the difference between a primary and secondary weapons, and how much it all costs. Now, we're...
Guide PAYDAY 2 Perk Decks - How Perk Decks Work And All Perks Listed
Perky
There are 20 Perk Decks in PAYDAY 2, and each of them provide a bunch of passive bonuses that help customise your character in your own play style. This guide takes a good look at Perk Decks to help you understand the system. We'll also include all perks in the game to help you decide which deck is for you. <related tags="Payday 2,...
Guide PAYDAY 2 Skill Trees - How the Skill System Works and All Skills Listed
Get paid
A big part of the fun in Payday 2 is creating your own character build to suit your play style. There are a lot of skills too, and you can mix and match them as you grow in levels to further refine your character. In this guide, we'll explain exactly how the skill system works, how many skill points you can acquire in total, and how much...
Soapbox Switch Continues To Give Older Games A Second (Or Third) Chance At Redemption
Ports can be a good thing, right?
Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot topics, opinions that may not necessarily be the voice of the site. In today's article, editor Dom delves into the vast ocean of ports on Nintendo Switch and argues that bringing older games to the platform can relight the fire for...
Guide How Does PAYDAY 2 On Switch Compare To Other Console Versions?
UPDATE: The Switch version is currently a year behind in updates
UPDATE: Publisher-cum-developer Starbreeze has confirmed that the Nintendo Switch version of PAYDAY 2 is indeed outdated in terms of updates. In an official response to Polygon, it confirmed the port includes content up until last year's Most Wanted update. The firm says Nintendo...
Guide PAYDAY 2 FAQ - Everything You Need To Know About The Co-Op Heist Shooter
Cash out
PAYDAY 2 is about to join the Nintendo Switch's very small selection of first person shooters. But where this differs from the likes of DOOM, is in that multiplayer takes priority over single player. More importantly though, it focuses on co-op, which is an area in which the Switch specialises in. You'll play with up to three other players...