Payday 3 Devs Want Collaborations With Batman And Die Hard
Payday 3's developers want to crossover with Die Hard and Batman in the future, as well as give a John Wick collaboration another go with a heist set inside the Continental.
Over the years, the Payday series has slowly become known for its crossovers and collaborations with different games and movies, with some of the most notable ones including John Wick, Tony Montana from Scarface, Bill Overbeck from Left 4 Dead, and, my personal favourite, Jacket from Hotline Miami, complete with tape recording voice lines.
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Considering Payday 3 was only properly revealed last month at the Xbox Showcase, nothing has been properly announced about the game's potential crossovers in the future, which meant that I had to ask some of the game's developers what they'd love to see when I had the chance to visit the Starbreeze offices to go hands-on with the game.
While speaking to Almir Listo, Payday 3's community head/ brand manager, and the game's producer, Andreas Häll-Penninger, I asked them what they'd like to see crossover into the Payday universe in the future. Listo suggested Die Hard with John McClane and Nakotomi Plaza, while he and Häll-Penninger agreed that Batman would be a great opportunity.
Listo said, “I have two ones that I jump to straight away - John McClane from Die Hard so (Hans Gruber) can say ‘it’s John McClane, shoot the glass!’ in Nakatomi Plaza. And then, Batman, of course. Imagine an ominous light, then Batman jumps down through the glass, you hear the music and then he just fucks you up.”
Häll-Penninger echoed the thought of Batman, noting, "Yeah, I like the idea of Batman. Imagine having an entire season in Gotham City until you're doing a bank robbery
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