Payday 2 players can look forward to another new update coming to the game in just a few short days. Scheduled for release on December 16th, the Diamond Heist DLC adds a brand new heist, as well as Clover, an addition crew member at your disposal.

Further details will be coming in the next few days. Until then, enjoy the trailer above.

Payday 2 is available on Steam, grab your copy at http://store.steampowered.com/app/218620/

Announced today, “The Headless Titandozer From Hell” event will give gamers the opportunity to grab some event-exclusive masks, achievements, and patterns. Additional details (maps and guns?) are set to be announced this coming Wednesday and Thursday as well.

To learn more about this special event coming to PayDay 2, head over to the Overkill Software website for the details.

If you’ve been in a comma for the past year, grab your copy of PayDay 2 on Amazon.com or Steam.

For your PC Master Race purchasing pleasure, click to add the game to your glorious Steam shopping cart. 

The team at Overkill Software is letting players know that it’s time to #FreeHoxton in their latest teaser trailer. Along with the teaser, Starbreeze and Overkill have announced 10 days of celebration, in honor of the series’ third anniversary. We’ve got the full press release below, click the slider to check it out.

Click to Read: Payday 2 Crimefest Announcement

Hoxtober is here and the Crimefest is nigh!

On Saturday October 18 we’re kicking off with 10 days of Crimefest festivities. The 18th of course marks the three year anniversary of the PAYDAY-franchise and this year, it’s been 3 years since the PAYDAY-gang saw the light of day.

On this very fine day, October 18, which is in two weeks, we will start the celebration with two separate events:

 

A live show streamed on Twitch.tv with The Creatures on the 18th

We’ve flown in The Creatures and they’re going to host the Crimefest live show right here in Stockholm! If you don’t know who The Creatures are, they’ve been heisting in PAYDAY since 2011 and are the finders of the Giant Tootbrush among many other things. We’re going all-out on the live show with them with interviews with us developers and many other things.

 

The live show will be shot in the Monster Energy DreamHack studio!

We’re partnering with DreamHack and are filming the live show with the Creatures in the Monster Energy DreamHack studio here in Stockholm. All of it will be streamed live on the Creatures’ Twitch.tv channel for your viewing pleasure. So make sure you clear your schedule on October 18th!

 

We at OVERKILL and Starbreeze are celebrating with an ACTUAL Crimefest party, that you can win tickets to!

What would Crimefest be without the fest itself? We’re throwing a huge, exclusive and invite only, party and have some tickets that we want to give to our PAYDAY fans through a small competition. The party will be on October 18th!

E-mail crimefest@overkillsoftware.com with a drawing or something else that you have made that is PAYDAY-related. Our in-house jury will look at it all up until next Wednesday and confirm if you get a ticket or not based on how awesome we think the thing you created is.

If you make stuff – make sure you’re able to make the party because Sweden can be a long way to go depending on where in the world you live!

Disclaimer #1: The competion goes on between 2014-10-07 – 2014-10-14. We pick as many people as we have tickets to give away. If you don’t get a reply, you weren’t picked. We will tell you if you won and get a ticket.

Disclaimer #2: By sending art and other stuff to crimefest@overkillsoftware.com, you agree that we’re able to print it and show it off live during the Crimefest live show on Twitch.tv.

Disclaimer #3: If you win a ticket, any travel arrangements or accommodation in Stockholm has to be made by yourself. We give you an exclusive ticket to the Crimefest where you can party with the OVERKILL and Starbreeze developers and have a night you’ll remember.

 

There will be more…

Keep your eyes peeled on anything and everything PAYDAY during this month. More’s to come!

We in the OVERKILL crew are super excited to do this with both DreamHack and The Creatures as our partners. This is going to be a month of PAYDAY activities to remember!

Let’s do this!

#FREEHOXTON

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Overkill Software keeps on pumping out the DLC content for their popular heist FPS. This time around though, the team is bringing a certain 1980’s flare with the upcoming Hotline Miami DLC. Announced today, the Hotline Miami DLC is a true collaboration between the two developers.

While the team is tight-lipped at the moment on exactly what the pack will include, it’s been confirmed to include a new heist as well as other new features. It’s probably not much of a stretch to assume players will have access to the chicken mask featured in the trailer above also, but we’ll just have to wait until the end of the month to find out.

The Hotline Miami DLC is set to release on September 30th, 2014. Grab your copy of Payday 2 on Steam

A brand new pre-planning stage allows for more strategy before the heist begins. Pre-planning allows players to view the blueprints of the bank and place power-ups such as getaway drivers and ammo in key locations. We’ve got a video preview of the pre-planning phase at the bottom for you to check out.

As always, Big Bank Heist also includes a new gun, 4 new masks, and 10 brand new achievements for players to set their sights on. Also included with this update is 4 additional free masks that are awarded to anyone who has purchased the Pay Day 2 soundtrack or pre-ordered the Career Criminal Edition.

You can grab Pay Day 2 Big Bank Heist on Steam. Learn more about Pay Day 2 Big Bank Heist at http://www.overkillsoftware.com/thebigbank/

Details thus far are sketchy as to what role exactly The Dentist will play in the overall game. From the looks of the  8 minute+ long trailer though, you’ll likely be done some risky jobs for the good doctor.

The Dentist DLC pack is set to release on June 17th. Additional details will be coming during E3, so stay tuned.

You can grab PAYDAY 2 on Amazon for $29.99.

Overkill continues to impress with their post-release updates for Payday 2 in the form of free and paid DLC as well as patches. It goes without saying that the stealth changes will make life a lot more enjoyable for players who like to plan out their heists cleanly and quietly. Currently there is no announced date for these changes to go live but when they do you’ll surely hear about them first on the official Payday 2 Steam Group.

Read on after the break to check out the entire Payday 2 stealth roadmap developer update.

Heisters,

Last week we launched the new Death Wish difficulty. Since then we’ve watched you and your crews tearing up the streets of Washington DC. We’re glad to see that you guys are brave enough to step into the line of fire against these new elite law enforcers. The level of commitment you guys have when it comes to stealing gold, cash and jewelry is impressive and you’ve painted the city red, no doubt.

As you’re probably aware, we at OVERKILL take our jobs seriously. We’ve read your feedback, and we’d like to announce something that’s been in the works for some time: a major stealth update.

Yeah, you read that right. With the help of your feedback, we’ve come up with a plan for all you sneaky bastards out there lurking in the shadows.

Let’s get to the point. Here’s what we’re working on for the upcoming free stealth update:

Moving cable tied civilians

Nothing says “I own you” more than having a controllable hostage. As soon as you’ve subdued and zip tied a civilian, you’ll be able to tell them to follow you around by interacting with them.

Whenever the situation demands it, you can interact with the hostage again and they’ll lie down on the spot.

Stealth Reward System

Enjoy the feeling of walking away as if the crime never happened? We’ve got some good news for you. Finishing a heist in stealth will award you with an EXP boost. That boost will then apply to the next contract you choose; you can spend it on any job, stealthable or not, but only on the next contract. Once you’ve spent it it’s gone.

You can obtain the EXP boost again by completing a heist in stealth at any given time. The stealth bonus stacks through the days, so a full three day successful stealth will be greater than one successful stealth day and one failed, but you’ll still get a bonus.

Everyone gets one body bag by default

The title says it all. Bain heard you like body bags, so he decided to give one to every one of you.

Ghosts get one additional body bag

The Cleaner skill will give The Ghost one additional body bag, two in total.

Ghosts also get the Body Bag Asset

Ever wanted to share your body bags with your crew so you can stealth together? This asset, linked to the Cleaner skill, is perfect for Hitmen and their gang members. With this skill the Ghost will be able to buy a body bag asset which contains three body bags. This asset is placed on a predetermined spot, and will be accessible for everyone in your crew, including yourself.

The Dominator Skill and the new alarm pager operators

Every player with the Dominator skill can now dominate one guard each at the same time. But apparently the old pager operators got fired, and more experienced operators are taking over. So clear your throats, and get ready to answer the pager as soon as you dominate a guard.

We’re balancing the spawning guard patrols

The spawning patrol guards will still appear, but we’re balancing the time interval based on the heist difficulty.
Also, Bain has promised to be more observant regarding the patrols, so he’ll let you know whenever they send in new guards and roughly when they’ll arrive.

A new Spotter Asset will highlight guards

The Spotter is a new stealth asset. He is similar to Ilija the Sniper and stays hidden somewhere off the map, but instead of killing guards and law enforcers, he’ll spot and highlight them for you and your crew.

We’re balancing the amount of guards and civilians on each map and difficulty.

Going forward, we’ll gradually roll out these changes to the stealth system. Let us know what you think of the planned changes above and stay tuned for more information regarding the coming stealth update.

Again, thanks for all the feedback and the discussions!

Almir
OVERKILL – a Starbreeze Studio.

The map is based off a Counterstrike: Global Offensive map and the pack also comes with a new weapon sight and a Santa mask.

Overkill Software just goes to show that there are still a few decent developers out there who aren’t looking to nickle and dime their client base on every possible piece of content.

Check out the full details on the pack on the Payday 2 Charlie Santa Heist page

Also you can read on after the break to check out the trailer for the free DLC pack.

The DLC will contain two new heists against  an armored transport, available over six different locations. Success in the first missions unlocks a harder job involving robbing an armored train to secure a military prototype. Armored Transport will also contain three new weapons, four masks, and will let its owners host games for those without the Armored Transport DLC.