Games VR There's a new Payday game coming later this year, and it's VR News By Andy Chalk published 24 March 2026 Payday: Aces High is being developed by Fast Travel Games, whose previous releases include Cities: VR and Vampire: The Masquerade: Justi...
Games VR There's a new Payday game coming later this year, and it's VR News By Andy Chalk published 24 March 2026 Payday: Aces High is being developed by Fast Travel Games, whose previous releases include Cities: VR and Vampire: The Masquerade: Justice. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter PC Gamer The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Every Friday GamesRadar+ Your weekly update on everything you could ever want to know about the games you already love, games we know you're going to love in the near future, and tales from the communities that surround them. Signup + Every Thursday GTA 6 O'clock Our special GTA 6 newsletter, with breaking news, insider info, and rumor analysis from the award-winning GTA 6 O'clock experts. Signup + Every Friday Knowledge From the creators of Edge: A weekly videogame industry newsletter with analysis from expert writers, guidance from professionals, and insight into what's on the horizon. Signup + Every Thursday The Setup Hardware nerds unite, sign up to our free tech newsletter for a weekly digest of the hottest new tech, the latest gadgets on the test bench, and much more. Signup + Every Wednesday Switch 2 Spotlight Sign up to our new Switch 2 newsletter, where we bring you the latest talking points on Nintendo's new console each week, bring you up to date on the news, and recommend what games to play. Signup + Every Saturday The Watchlist Subscribe for a weekly digest of the movie and TV news that matters, direct to your inbox. From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we've got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter PAYDAY: Aces High - Reveal Trailer (Meta Quest, SteamVR) - YouTube Watch On Starbreeze has something new cooking on the Payday front and, well, it's a VR game—Payday: Aces High, a co-op heist game like the others in the series, but "built specifically for virtual reality, bringing the planning, teamwork and signature chaos of a Payday heist to a fully immersive format."Payday: Aces High does look very much like a Payday game: Four supposedly elite bank robbers put on suits and clown masks, and then Gong Show their way through jobs that invariably end in extreme violence and huge body counts. Not exactly the height of professionalism there, fellas!This one, however, is being developed by Fast Travel Games, a VR studio whose previous releases include Cities: VR, Vampire: The Masquerade: Justice, the confusion-causing Apex Construct, and the Stellaris VR spinoff Ghost Signal. Up to four people can partake in co-op multiplayer action and, possibly because finding four people with VR headsets can be a challenge unto itself, singleplayer is also supported."Bringing the iconic Payday universe to VR has been more than a milestone for our studio—it's been a genuine privilege," Fast Travel CEO Oskar Burman said. "Working with an IP cherished by millions has been fantastic, and watching our team capture that magic in a fully fledged VR experience has been truly inspiring."Article continues below You may like Three months after laying off a bunch of people, Payday studio Starbreeze lays off a bunch more people Upcoming 2026 games: All the new PC games you won't want to miss, from big hits to hidden gems Fallen Aces's second episode won't be out this year, but it will feature a first-person car chase with a tommy gun in both hands and a foot-operated steering wheel This won't be Starbreeze's first foray into the world of VR. A VR version of Payday 2 dropped in 2018 and it's apparently pretty alright, but even before that the studio had high hopes for the field. In 2015 it announced its own VR headset called StarVR, and even launched a VR arcade to support it, although development of the headset was put on hold in 2018. Starbreeze said this latest move is part of its strategy to "expand Payday through selected licensing partnerships and new entertainment formats.""Fast Travel Games is a globally respected VR studio with over a decade of VR experience," Starbreeze CEO Adolf Kristjansson said. "Under their leadership, Aces High is not just an adaptation. It is a true Payday game built from the ground up for this medium."Maybe so—it looks the part, as I said—but all of this is happening under a very dark cloud hanging over Starbreeze. Payday 3 remains a mess and at this point, well over two years after release, it's hard to imagine any sort of meaningful turnaround happening, especially while the much older Payday 2 is still reliably chugging along. Starbreeze itself, meanwhile, has imposed two rounds of layoffs over the past six months and cancelled an anticipated co-op D&D game it had announced in 2023.And even if Payday: Aces High is "good" by whatever slippery metric you use to define the term, how much impact it will have on the fates of the franchise and the studio is a big question. The Assassin's Creed VR game Nexus, for instance, is well regarded by players but didn't sell as well as publisher Ubisoft had hoped—in fact, it convinced Ubisoft to back off on VR development. Meta also recently closed three VR studios as part of its big metaversal walkback, an amusing but also in some ways alarming move from a company that literally renamed itself after the thing it's now slowly backing away from. (Maybe things will work out better with AI.) window.sliceComponents = window.sliceComponents {}; externalsScriptLoaded.then(() => { window.reliablePageLoad.then(() => { var componentContainer = document.querySelector("#slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-dxk9x25JN2KMisykLPZ6uE"); if (componentContainer) { var data = {"layout":"inbodyContent","header":"The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals","tagline":"Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.","formFooterText":"By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.","usDisclaimerFooterText":"By signing up, you agree to our Terms of services and acknowledge that you have read our Privacy Notice. You also agree to receive marketing emails from us that may include promotions from our trusted partners and sponsors, which you can unsubscribe from at any time.","successMessage":{"body":"Thank you for signing up. You will receive a confirmation email shortly."},"failureMessage":"There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again.","method":"POST","inputs":[{"type":"hidden","name":"NAME"},{"type":"email","name":"MAIL","placeholder":"Your Email Address","required":true},{"type":"hidden","name":"NEWSLETTER_CODE","value":"XPG-X"},{"type":"hidden","name":"LANG","value":"EN"},{"type":"hidden","name":"SOURCE","value":"60"},{"type":"hidden","name":"COUNTRY"},{"type":"checkbox","name":"CONTACT_OTHER_BRANDS","label":{"text":"Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands"}},{"type":"checkbox","name":"CONTACT_PARTNERS","label":{"text":"Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors"}},{"type":"submit","value":"Sign me up","required":true}],"endpoint":"https:\/\/newsletter-subscribe.futureplc.com\/v2\/submission\/submit","analytics":[{"analyticsType":"widgetViewed"}],"ariaLabels":{}}; var triggerHydrate = function() { window.sliceComponents.newsletterForm.hydrate(data, componentContainer); } if (window.lazyObserveElement) { window.lazyObserveElement(componentContainer, triggerHydrate); } else { triggerHydrate(); } } }).catch(err => console.error('%c FTE ','background: #9306F9; color: #ffffff','Hydration Script has failed for newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-dxk9x25JN2KMisykLPZ6uE Slice', err)); }).catch(err => console.error('%c FTE ','background: #9306F9; color: #ffffff','Externals script failed to load', err)); The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware dealsKeep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Anyway, we'll see how it all shakes out not too long from now. Payday: Aces High is currently slated to arrive in Q3 of 2026—so, sometime between July 1 and September 30—and will be available exclusively for Meta Quest and SteamVR headsets. It's up for wishlisting now on Steam and the Meta Store.2026 games: All the upcoming gamesBest PC games: Our all-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest RPGs: Grand adventuresBest co-op games: Better together if (window.sliceHydrationLazy) { window.sliceHydrationLazy("authorBio-dxk9x25JN2KMisykLPZ6uE", "authorBio", JSON.stringify({"layout":"default","border":false,"separator":true,"name":"Andy Chalk","role":"US News Lead","authorLink":{"text":"Andy Chalk","href":"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/uk\/author\/andy-chalk\/"},"image":{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fhJSYUb92TCEtsz4ZL8UZL.jpg","alt":"Andy Chalk","srcSetSizes":[140],"fullscreen":false,"lazyLoading":true,"addSEOMetaData":false,"removeNativeWidthRestriction":false,"dataBordeauxImageCheckAttr":false,"noCredit":false},"socialLinks":{"socialButtons":[{"iconName":"TWITTER","href":"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/@AndyChalk"},{"iconName":"EMAIL","href":"mailto:andy.chalk@pcgamer.com"}],"socialNavAriaLabel":"Social Links Navigation"},"biography":"Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.","collapsible":{"enabled":true,"maxHeight":250,"readMoreText":"Read more","readLessText":"Read less"}}), "https://slice.vanilla.futurecdn.net/13-4-18/js/authorBio.js"); } else { console.error('%c FTE ','background: #9306F9; color: #ffffff','no lazy slice hydration function available'); } Andy ChalkSocial Links NavigationUS News LeadAndy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill. View More You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. Logout Read more Gaming Industry Three months after laying off a bunch of people, Payday studio Starbreeze lays off a bunch more people SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE Games Upcoming 2026 games: All the new PC games you won't want to miss, from big hits to hidden gems SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE FPS Fallen Aces's second episode won't be out this year, but it will feature a first-person car chase with a tommy gun in both hands and a foot-operated steering wheel SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE VR Another nail in the Metaverse coffin: Meta Horizon Worlds is shutting down in three months for VR, but the mobile app will remain SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE FPS Early access multiplayer shooter Out of Action is, ironically, full of action, with cyborg ninjas blasting each other in a mix of Titanfall and Max Payne SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE VR Hardware Best VR headset in 2026: my top picks for stunning virtual reality experiences SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE Latest in VR VR Another nail in the Metaverse coffin: Meta Horizon Worlds is shutting down in three months for VR, but the mobile app will remain SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE VR I tried to exercise in VR for an entire month, and I think I've finally been convinced to adopt the health-headset lifestyle SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE VR Creator of DMCA'd Cyberpunk VR mod takes ball and goes home, removing access to all his VR mods after receiving a second DMCA takedown from 505 Games and a warning from Patreon SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE VR Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod disappears after mod maker decides he'd rather take it down than make it free SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE VR Reach combines the best of Mirror's Edge and Prince of Persia in a sleek VR package SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE VR Thief VR producer says 'VR is a natural fit for an immersive sim' SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE Latest in News AI Mark Zuckerberg is building an AI co-CEO as part of his continuing mission to free himself from the burden of human interaction SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE Battle Royale Fortnite's new Peak skin costs almost 3 times as much as the indie game it's based on: 'That's actually a slap in the face to the Peak developers' SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE RPG Even after ZA/UM's messy breakup, the writing team still has a cadre of sad communists—but you won't have to play Zero Parades as one if you don't want to SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE Games Epic is ending 3 Fortnite game modes following its latest round of layoffs: 'We failed to build something awesome enough to attract and retain a large player base' SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE Hardware Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says Doom is the most influential game ever made, and now I really want to ask him whether he prefers the chainsaw or the BFG SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE FPS Someone already beat Marathon's pinnacle three-player Compiler boss solo, just to rub salt in the wound of everyone who didn't even see it SPONSORED SPONSORED_HEADLINE if (window.sliceHydrationLazy) { window.sliceHydrationLazy("popularBox", "popularBox", JSON.stringify({"tabs":[{"tabName":"Hardware Buying Guides","articles":[{"href":"\/uk\/hardware\/gaming-laptops\/best-gaming-laptop-2026-ive-tested-the-best-laptops-for-gaming-of-this-generation-and-here-are-the-ones-i-recommend\/","heading":"Best gaming laptop 2026: I've tested the best laptops for gaming of this generation and here are the ones I recommend.","image":{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VE6Qpc3WBWmB97fURoKgJe.jpg","alt":"","fullscreen":false,"lazyLoading":true,"dataHydrate":true,"addSEOMetaData":false}},{"href":"\/uk\/hardware\/handheld-gaming-pcs\/best-handheld-gaming-pc-in-2026-my-recommendations-for-the-best-portable-powerhouses\/","heading":"Best handheld gaming PC in 2026: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses.","image":{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/eTejK2ompKUZXXp4wYZYrW.jpg","alt":"","fullscreen":false,"lazyLoading":true,"dataHydrate":true,"addSEOMetaData":false}},{"href":"\/uk\/gaming-pc-build-guide\/","heading":"Best gaming PC builds: Shop all our recommended system builds as we ride out the RAMpocalypse","image":{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/e3kYdcbuuE2KvBWdoJHiAD.jpg","alt":"Pick the products from our latest recommendations.","fullscreen":false,"lazyLoading":true,"dataHydrate":true,"addSEOMetaData":false}},{"href":"\/uk\/best-gaming-monitor\/","heading":"Best gaming monitors in 2026: the pixel-perfect panels I'd buy myself","image":{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/frzxjnBp54HWTDa2bBfTPe.jpg","alt":"MSI and Asus gaming monitors on a green background with the PC Gamer recommended logo in the top right","fullscreen":false,"lazyLoading":true,"dataHydrate":true,"addSEOMetaData":false}},{"href":"\/uk\/hardware\/pc-cases\/best-fish-tank-pc-case\/","heading":"The best fish tank PC case in 2026: I've tested heaps of stylish chassis but only a few have earned my recommendation","image":{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/o6sptgSgQmwfPnEkopd2md.jpg","alt":"Two of the best PC cases with the PC Gamer Recommended badge in the top right.","fullscreen":false,"lazyLoading":true,"dataHydrate":true,"addSEOMetaData":false}}]},{"tabName":"Latest Game Reviews","articles":[{"href":"\/uk\/hardware\/gaming-keyboards\/asus-rog-strix-morph-96-wireless-review\/","heading":"Asus ROG Strix Morph 96 Wireless review","image":{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qUG8ZKVvwPehbo9hpJ3WA9.jpg","alt":"Asus ROG Strix Morph 96 Wireless on a desk mat.","fullscreen":false,"lazyLoading":true,"dataHydrate":true,"addSEOMetaData":false}},{"href":"\/uk\/hardware\/earbuds-headphones\/asus-rog-cetra-open-wireless-review\/","heading":"Asus ROG Cetra Open Wireless review","image":{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gqdLXphPcNCsumRdANzrHK.jpg","alt":"Asus ROG Cetra Open earbuds on a deskmat.","fullscreen":false,"lazyLoading":true,"dataHydrate":true,"addSEOMetaData":false}},{"href":"\/uk\/hardware\/pc-cases\/lian-li-lancool-217-case-review\/","heading":"Lian Li Lancool 217 case review","image":{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jKXJY8f5mxx8HDgGY7yt6U.jpg","alt":"A Lian Li Lancool 217 on a desk with various components installed inside it.","fullscreen":false,"lazyLoading":true,"dataHydrate":true,"addSEOMetaData":false}},{"href":"\/uk\/hardware\/game-pads\/hyperkin-competitor-review\/","heading":"Hyperkin Competitor review","image":{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3TEoYfnGkzXiCm8xisUHGZ.jpg","alt":"The Hyperkin Competitor on a gaming laptop.","fullscreen":false,"lazyLoading":true,"dataHydrate":true,"addSEOMetaData":false}},{"href":"\/uk\/hardware\/gaming-keyboards\/asus-rog-falchion-ace-75-he-review\/","heading":"Asus ROG Falchion Ace 75 HE review","image":{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RvH7EP8da6Zz4N9bWgWmWS.jpg","alt":"The Asus ROG Falchion Ace 75 HE on a desk with the lighting enabled.","fullscreen":false,"lazyLoading":true,"dataHydrate":true,"addSEOMetaData":false}}]}]}), "https://slice.vanilla.futurecdn.net/13-4-18/js/popularBox.js"); } else { console.error('%c FTE ','background: #9306F9; color: #ffffff','no lazy slice hydration function available'); } HARDWARE BUYING GUIDESLATEST GAME REVIEWS1Best gaming laptop 2026: I've tested the best laptops for gaming of this generation and here are the ones I recommend.2Best handheld gaming PC in 2026: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses.3Best gaming PC builds: Shop all our recommended system builds as we ride out the RAMpocalypse4Best gaming monitors in 2026: the pixel-perfect panels I'd buy myself5The best fish tank PC case in 2026: I've tested heaps of stylish chassis but only a few have earned my recommendation1Asus ROG Strix Morph 96 Wireless review2Asus ROG Cetra Open Wireless review3Lian Li Lancool 217 case review4Hyperkin Competitor review5Asus ROG Falchion Ace 75 HE review
LevelBir Editör
LevelBir ekibinden, oyun dünyasının en güncel haberlerini sizlere ulaştırıyoruz.
Yorumlar (0)
Yorum yapmak için giriş yapmanız gerekiyor.
