Starbreeze officially released its financial report for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 on May 13. According to the financial report, Starbreeze's EBITDA for the quarter reached $1.07 million, a significant improvement from the $10.9 million loss in the same period of the previous financial year. On the whole, starbreeze is gradually recovering and is on the right track.
But like many other game developers, Starbreeze's games have also been affected by the new corona virus pandemic. According to Mikael Nermark, President of Starbreeze, they have been telecommuting since mid March 2020. Although most of the work can be carried out normally, the distribution plan of Payday 3 is still affected to some extent.
Starbreeze pointed out that the team had launched a large-scale update of Payday 3 cartel business, coupled with the impact of the pandemic and the demand of players for games increased in this quarter. Mikael Nermark said the epidemic has had a profound impact on the world and Starbreeze. Starbreeze attached great importance to the development of the situation and make adjustments according to the current situation and the suggestions of the government authorities.
Mikael Nermark said they are in talks with potential distribution partners, but the talks have been hampered to some extent by the impact of the pandemic. At present, Starbreeze has not released the specific release date of Payday 3, hoping that they can overcome the difficulty and bring excellent works to the players.
Playday 3
A first-person action adventure shooting game produced and released by Starbreeze and 505 Games, and is a sequel to the Playday series.
Tyepe: Game / shooting / role playing / adventure / action
Platform: PC / PS4 / Xbox One
Estimated time to market: 2022-12-31
But like many other game developers, Starbreeze's games have also been affected by the new corona virus pandemic. According to Mikael Nermark, President of Starbreeze, they have been telecommuting since mid March 2020. Although most of the work can be carried out normally, the distribution plan of Payday 3 is still affected to some extent.
Starbreeze pointed out that the team had launched a large-scale update of Payday 3 cartel business, coupled with the impact of the pandemic and the demand of players for games increased in this quarter. Mikael Nermark said the epidemic has had a profound impact on the world and Starbreeze. Starbreeze attached great importance to the development of the situation and make adjustments according to the current situation and the suggestions of the government authorities.
Mikael Nermark said they are in talks with potential distribution partners, but the talks have been hampered to some extent by the impact of the pandemic. At present, Starbreeze has not released the specific release date of Payday 3, hoping that they can overcome the difficulty and bring excellent works to the players.
Playday 3
A first-person action adventure shooting game produced and released by Starbreeze and 505 Games, and is a sequel to the Playday series.
Tyepe: Game / shooting / role playing / adventure / action
Platform: PC / PS4 / Xbox One
Estimated time to market: 2022-12-31
