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Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren ousted by board following Payday 3 flop


Tobias Sjögren has been removed from his role as CEO of developer Starbreeze after the company's board concluded the st…

Tobias Sjögren has been removed from his role as CEO of developer Starbreeze after the company's board concluded the studio "needs a different leadership" to execute its current business strategy. In February this year, Starbreeze admitted Payday 3 player activity was "currently at significantly lower levels than [it] would like", but said it had plans to "ensure that the game lives up to expectations". In a statement announcing his appointment as new Starbreeze interim CEO, Juergen Goeldner said, "After launching Payday 3, the company is well-positioned to leverage the strengths of the organisation to monetise and develop the IP portfolio."

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