An upcoming Dungeons and Dragons project being created by developer Starbreeze Studios has been canceled, mainly in favor of distributing more resources to promote and improve the Payday franchise. It sounds as though many members of the development team behind the Dungeons and Dragons game will be keeping their jobs, as Starbreeze has announced plans to redistribute them among other projects.
Emulating the feeling of an epic Dungeons and Dragons campaign can be a very successful formula for developers, as recent years have proven. Larian's Baldur's Gate 3 earned a tidal wave of accolades in 2023, including at awards shows, where its Best Game or Game of the Year wins numbered in the double digits. More recently, Aspyr's release of the Enhanced Edition of Neverwinter Nights 2 in July has been met with positive critical reviews.
Despite that potential, the developer behind the Payday franchise has announced that it will be ending development of Project Baxter, the Dungeons and Dragons project Starbreeze first announced in December 2023, less than three months after Payday 3's launch. According to the studio, shutting down development is a strategic move approved by the company's board of directors and managers that is expected to save...
