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Gaming News #46

22 September 2026

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Payday 3 Makes Every Paid Heist Free and Rebuilds Its Campaign on Its Third Birthday

Starbreeze rolled out a Payday 3 third-anniversary update on September 22 that folds every previously paid heist into the base game for free, and promises all future heists will be free too. Players who already bought the DLC get special rewards. The update also rebuilds the story into one connected campaign so new crews understand characters like Shade, and reworks enemy behavior, weapons, and audio.

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Discussion Topics

  1. Do free heists fix Payday 3, or is the launch damage permanent?
  2. Is Starbreeze being generous, or desperate?
  3. Would you give Payday 3 another shot now that everything is unlocked?
  4. Free future heists forever: smart pivot or a promise they cannot keep?