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Since 1997, Blizzard Entertainment has been entertaining hack-and-slash video game fans with its “Diablo” series. Delving into dark fantasy, the games let players choose from a selection of archetypes, each with their own unique abilities and skill trees. Played from an isometric perspective, the games can be enjoyed alone or with friends, either in cooperative…

The video game landscape is always changing. New consoles allow for development of games that would have been impossible on older hardware. Every once in a while, a game like “Fortnite” or “Grand Theft Auto” completely changes the industry and everyone pivots in an attempt to replicate that success, for better or for worse.

The “Payday” franchise is based around cooperative multiplayer, primarily with player vs. environment (PvE) dynamics as teams of players carry out heists. Since debuting in 2011, the series has seen its fair share of ups and downs, including a divisive launch for “Payday 3” that had its developers apologizing. But when a “Payday” experience really…