"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 Sjögren has been replaced by Juergen Goeldner as interim CEO, and the company faces the challenge of turning around Payday 3 while maintaining the popularity of Payday 2.
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