Payday 3 developer Starbreeze said that sales and player activity for the game are at significantly lowers level than it would like. The studio is currently working with its publisher, Plaion, to implement changes.

"There are many examples from the game industry, where a problematic initial time on the market is turned into long-term success," said CEO Tobias Sjogren in Starbreeze's latest earnings report. "There is no simple recipe available, but a common thread from the positive examples is to take players’ criticism to heart, dare to support your game and keeping an open and honest dialogue with your stakeholders."

He went on to explain that Payday remains a strong brand, as Payday 2 is actually faring slightly better financially than its sequel and has 400,000 active players. However, Starbreeze hopes to covert those still playing Payday 2 over to playing Payday 3 instead. Payday 2 is sitting at 28K concurrent players on Steam in the last 24 hours while Payday 3 is only at 302.

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Blumhouse's hit horror movie M3gan is getting a sequel, but fans are going to have to wait a bit longer to see the rogue AI doll return to kill people in new and terrifying ways. Blumhouse and Universal have announced that M3gan 2.0 is shifting from January 17, 2025 to May 16, 2025. That's a delay of about four months.

Akela Cooper, who wrote the original film, is coming back to write the sequel, while director Gerard Johnstone is returning as well.

Producer James Wan told Empire Magazine that it's still early days for the M3gan sequel, but he said "M3gan is coming back in a big way."

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Valentine's Day might be over, but love is still in the air with a trio of new images from Joker: Folie à Deux. The photos include Arthur Fleck and Harley Quinn with their noses squished together as the former stands behind bars. It's possible this is the couple's "meet cute" moment in the sequel.

Director Todd Phillips shared the three images on Instagram, adding that he hopes "your day is full of love." The first photo has Fleck in his full Joker getup, standing next to Quinn. The last one has the couple dancing together on a rooftop. It's shot in black and white, with a stage-like background and a huge fake moon.

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The black-and-white still looks like it's a possible musical number for Joker 2. But keep in mind that the sequel isn't a full-on musical like it originally was rumored. In fact, last year returning star Zazie Beetz (who portrays Sophie Dumond) said, "I don't think it's going to be what they expect, around it being musical."

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X-fans don't have much longer to wait for X-Men '97, as the Disney+ animated reboot has a release date. X-Men '97 was originally announced in November 2021 and since then, audiences have had to keep up with endless rumors circulating on when it would actually drop. The first episode will premiere on March 20.

Marvel released the first trailer Thursday morning, which you can watch below, giving us a glimpse of this X-Men world without Charles Xavier running the school for gifted youngsters and continuing the story of where the original animated series left off.

We get classic X-Men mixed with what was happening during the 1980s where Magneto actually ran the school in Charles' stead. The trailer also includes a look at Storm in her X-Men uniform, but with a mohawk hairstyle reminiscent of her comic book look in the 1980s. Morph and Bishop have joined the team on a permanent basis as well.

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While Disney has confirmed which actors will star as Marvel's first family when the Fantastic Four movie hits theaters in 2025, there's been no word yet on who'll be playing their greatest nemesis, Doctor Doom, or if he'll even appear in the film. At least one well-known actor is already lobbying for the role, as Ben Mendelsohn really wants to play the Latverian monarch on the big screen.

"I would almost give my eyes and teeth to play Doctor Doom," Mendelsohn said to GQ. "I think Doctor Doom is the great unread Marvel character that could and should be done. But it is what it is."

Several actors have played Doom over the years, as he has been the most recognizable villain to pit against the Fantastic Four. Roger Corman's unreleased Fantastic Four movie starred Joseph Culp as Doom, while Tim Story's Fantastic Four movies featured Julian McMahon under the metal mask. In Josh Trank's 2015 reboot, Toby Kebbell played the antagonist.

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"Let us celebrate, the birth of this nightmare." A story about an urban legend surrounding a certain "Box", this is a Japanese-style, supernatural visual novel about madness, love and hate.

A new rhythm music game starring the songstresses of the Azure Striker Gunvolt series, Lumen, Lola, and Luxia singing 15 different songs. Follow the notes to the pounding beat and aim for a top score in this electrifying rhythm game! The dual analog controls sync with the characters dancing in the 3D backgrounds for a fully immersive experience.

In the suburbs of Tokyo's H City is a private institution called "Konoehara Academy," which was established over 100 years ago. There were rumors that every 10 years, the dead would creep into the academy and spread a curse. Around the end of summer, some students of the academy died an inexplicable death in the academy garden... While a police investigation was unable to confirm the nature of the incident, many rumors spread among the students regarding their tragic death, such as "it was the work of the dead" and "they were summoned by spirits." In order to regain a sense of composure within the academy, the chairman requested an investigation from the Kujou house, which has been involved in rituals since ancient times. A strange and sullen middle-aged man able to "examine" the supernatural, the head of the Kujou house begins an undercover investigation as a temporary teacher in order to determine the truth of the rumors. And to experience the terrible curse from the dead that has crept into the academy....

Helskate is a skateboarding action roguelite. Grind, perform tricks, and chain combos to power up your attacks to slay the creatures of Vertheim. Combine and upgrade different weapons and gear to suit your playstyle as you fight, die and come back every time in this hellish labyrinth!

Play as a budding courier who has moved to Crystal City in search of work. Before you is a city of great opportunities, help the main character climb the career ladder and become the best courier. Take various orders, deliver them to the right place and get money and experience points.