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"Starbreeze CEO Fired Amid Payday 3 Flop"

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"Starbreeze CEO Fired Amid Payday 3 Flop"
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Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren has exited the company following the disastrous launch of Payday 3, with the board citing the need for different leadership in executing strategy. The game's troubled release, plagued by server issues and poor communication, led to significant underperformance in sales and player engagement. Sjögren has been replaced by Juergen Goeldner as interim CEO, and the company faces the challenge of turning around Payday 3 while maintaining the popularity of Payday 2.

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  1. Starbreeze CEO Out After Payday 3 Disaster  IGN
  2. Starbreeze ousts CEO Tobias Sjögren with Payday 3 in dire straits  Game Developer
  3. Starbreeze Studios CEO Out Less Than Six Months After Payday 3 Launch  Game Informer
  4. Payday 3 Developer Starbreeze Fires CEO Tobias Sjögren  Insider Gaming
  5. Starbreeze removes CEO following Payday 3’s poor performance  Video Games Chronicle

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