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Payday: The Heist European release date

Sony offers "sincere apologies" for delay.

Co-operative PSN shooter Payday: The Heist will finally be available to download on 2nd November, Sony has announced.

"We know you all have been waiting for this announcement for some time and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience the delay may have caused you," Sony Europe exec Chris Sturr wrote on the EU PlayStation blog.

Payday was originally due for launch two weeks ago, and comes free to gamers who bought all four titles in Sony's recent PSN Network Play promotion.

The game's unexplained absence and Sony's lack of comment on the matter provoked fury from gamers eligible for the free download.

Sony, however, failed to mention any pricing for those not eligible for the freebie.