PSN titles Rochard, Payday and Sideway priced and dated

Sony Online Entertainment has dropped release date details for three of its upcoming PSN titles. Two of them have some elements in common: they're both Scandinavian; and they're downloadable games built by teams recovering from AAA failures.

First up is Recoil Games' Rochard, the impressive "action-adventure, side-scrolling puzzle platformer" from Finland, which will be available on September 27 for $9.99. The ex-Remedy devs at Recoil Games were working on the ambitious Earth No More, a 3D Realms-published shooter whose cancellation nearly closed the developer.

Next is the promising Payday: The Heist, from Overkill Software in Sweden. The debut project from this team of former GRIN developers, Payday: The Heist is a cooperative, squad-based shooter and will be available on October 4 for $19.99. After GRIN's collapse in 2009, co-founder Bo Andersson formed Overkill Software but stayed intentionally "below the radar," the website says.

Lastly, Sideway: New York will be available on October 11 for $9.99. This title built by the developers of Madballs in Babo Invasion is produced by a marketing company looking to turn the property into a cartoon.

Reader Comments (18)

Payday: The Heist $20….I don't know. Hmm…BF3 drops a few weeks later, subsequently, Uncharted 3. They put me at an impasse for this game. Is it worth the digital purchase to keep one from idle days….

Do want Payday.
Do not want others.

I know there's a game like Sideway out there on the PC, but I can't recall the name. Either way it looks fun...I'm also interested in Payday and Rochard. Lot of good downloadables to keep my wallet empty.

Payday looks really good. However $20 is a lot of money for a downloadable.

I want payday and i too think it's alot of money ( ill wait for a sale ) but i also want Rochard but i wanna add that link to earth no more is quite old and i slightly remember that post but not much after it and totally forgot about the game but likes that screen shot to get me curious about that game.

can't wait too see what joystiq's thought's are on these games. not that i'm sticking to reviews .. just curious too see what they think.

@HardBoiled2009

oh wait. Earth No More .. was just mention but no release date is their for it. ugh .. way to throw someone off that just woke up joystiq -_- so is Earth No More still being worked on ?

@HardBoiled2009

"Earth No More, a 3D Realms-published shooter whose cancellation nearly closed the developer."

cancellation.

Payday seems a little pricey, but considering that it looks JUST like Left 4 Dead, and probably has the same amount of value, I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt.

That said, I'm glad Rochard and Sideway are helping to buck the $15 trend. Elevator Action Deluxe for PSN later this month is also $10. Again, awesome. I'm tired of every game being $15 now.

Think I'll give Payday a go as it does look good so far.

Watched all the trailers now. Sideway is the most appealing one to me, although they all look good.

What. About. Journey.

@Lucky48

Exactly. I NEED DETAILS.

It should be noted that Payday: The Heist is also coming to PC. Which is most definitely what I will be getting it for.

Ouch. Sorry Payday, but you are too mediocre looking for that price especially considering there are games like MW3, BF3, and Halo CE Anniversary that will have my attention.

These games are going to be sooo overlooked.

Payday looks the most appealing, but the price tag is a bit disappointing. I may give Rochard a go for its price tag. Sideways looks interesting, too, but I think I'll just get nauseous, : /.

All of SOE's PSN titles run weird, with technical quirks that make them feel half-assed compared to other first party SCE games. Hope these turn out differently, they look fun.

Payday looks awesome, I'll have to buy it later seeing as it comes out right around the big holiday boom.

PSN titles Rochard, Payday and Sideway priced and dated

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