Max Payne 3

ADM · 03-23-2009, 06:51 AM

Umm..

Coming Winter 2009
http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/

EDIT: Forgot to mention.. biggest shock of all? No PC logo at the bottom there. Looks like it's consoles only folks!

EDIT 2: Ok scratch that.. it is coming out for PC.. here's the press release:

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Rockstar Games Announces Max Payne 3 for Winter 2009

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce that Max Payne 3 is currently in development and scheduled for a winter 2009 release on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and PC. Developed by Rockstar Vancouver, Max Payne 3 tells the story of a retired police detective embroiled in a world of corruption, turmoil and intense violence.

The award-winning Max Payne franchise put players in the role of Max Payne, a hard-boiled New York City detective with a penchant for violence, out to avenge the death of his family. The latest installment delivers more of the classic elements and hyper-intense action that fans have come to love, while moving the story of Max in a new direction.

“We’re starting a new chapter of Max’s life with this game,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “This is Max as we’ve never seen him before, a few years older, more world-weary and cynical than ever. We experience the downward spiral of his life after the events of Max Payne 2 and witness his last chance for salvation.

”Since leaving the NYPD and New York itself behind, Max has drifted from bad to worse. Double-crossed and a long way from home, Max is now trapped in a city full of violence and bloodshed, using his weapons and instincts in a desperate search for the truth and a way out.

Max Payne 3 will be available in winter 2009 for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PC.

For more information, log onto www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3

ReloadeR · 03-23-2009, 07:06 AM

Im going to die. From a pic I don't see any differences between MP3 and GTA IV wallpapers...Max Payne on a GTA IV engine? Damn it..

Kalki · 03-23-2009, 07:07 AM

Wow, they've really taken aging Max to the next level

Ivan · 03-23-2009, 07:09 AM

Can't wait. \o/

Micki! · 03-23-2009, 07:16 AM

Wow, this is, cool news...
I hope they don't screw up

Doomsays · 03-23-2009, 07:16 AM

That better not be Max.

Nukkus · 03-23-2009, 07:16 AM

ohhhh hells yeah!

Bludd · 03-23-2009, 07:21 AM

Kinda looks like 24's Tony Almeida with a beard.

Antosa · 03-23-2009, 07:25 AM

I wait a screens or video.

Sayantan · 03-23-2009, 07:30 AM

Seems like my GTA-Payne sarcasm becomes a reality.

KaraBulut · 03-23-2009, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Kalki

Wow, they've really taken aging Max to the next level

John Mirror ?
Yes this is he ..
John Mirror this is John Mirror. Welcome to the next level.

This is one of the greatest news I've heard in these last days.

MAT · 03-23-2009, 07:37 AM

It was time.

Bludd · 03-23-2009, 07:48 AM

The press release mentions a new direction. No more noir? If so, that'll be a mistake.

gt1750 · 03-23-2009, 08:09 AM

Looking forward to it!

SpinX · 03-23-2009, 08:15 AM

Its max with a serious dose of consolites and blockbuster air

Let us hope its not all guns and no story...

Mr Bear · 03-23-2009, 08:16 AM

The pic actually looks as though it could be Max Payne from the 2nd game plus a few years....unlike the rather unsettling jump between game 1 and 2 where the two Max's bore no resemblance....

I wonder who the real-life model is this time??

Oh, and the fact that the preliminary-teaser-single-faceshot-artwork looks as though it's from GTA means absolutely nothing.

I love it how people jump to conclusions that it's now "GTA-Engine Max"- seriously.

You gotta remember that it's Rockstar themselves making the game this time around, so you think they might actually use their own concept artists for the promo work??

Not to say it ISN'T using the RAGE engine(as it probably is), but there's really no concrete evidence one way or another....and if it is, I'm sure the gameplay mechanics will NOT reek of Max-Payne-on-a-GTA-Engine; every individual RAGE engine game so far has had a unique feel that suited the game it was being used for.

I'm not worried.

Parkar · 03-23-2009, 08:22 AM

I actually like the look of Max (assuming that is him) and description of him from the press release. I hope they haven't ditched the noir and story telling style though.

Loke · 03-23-2009, 08:24 AM

Great news.

Kev_Hectic · 03-23-2009, 08:33 AM

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”Since leaving the NYPD and New York itself behind, Max has drifted from bad to worse. Double-crossed and a long way from home, Max is now trapped in a city full of violence and bloodshed, using his weapons and instincts in a desperate search for the truth and a way out.

Did Max pack his bags and move to Liberty City? it sure looks like it, given the art style...but at least they didn't base Max's new look on Mark Wahlberg.

But still, it will be interesting to see what direction Rockstar Vancouver will take with the series; I can't wait to see more.

Echo Black · 03-23-2009, 08:36 AM

This is good news I guess, but I fear this won't be good like the Remedy MP titles. Let's hope I'm wrong, though. I also hope that shitty artwork is preliminary and not an indicative of how the rest of the direction will be...I mean, you can open photoshop and immediately find the brushes they used for his facial hair. Not to mention his forehead is smudge-tool-land. Looks a tad amateur to me.

Derwin · 03-23-2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr Bear

The pic actually looks as though it could be Max Payne from the 2nd game plus a few years....unlike the rather unsettling jump between game 1 and 2 where the two Max's bore no resemblance....

Yeah, but that makes me unhappy. I would prefer them to give us an older version of the original Max Payne... I still am bitter about the model change.

Jokke_r · 03-23-2009, 08:52 AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooo o

They're going to rape the only masterpiece that came out of Finland in the past decade

ADM · 03-23-2009, 09:12 AM

All of this reminded me of something I did over 5 years ago. I think it was Jokke_r that did the skin of Max in the background and I did the boxart.

We weren't that far off hey?

axion · 03-23-2009, 09:22 AM

I'm not sure about the new look, he isn't constipated enough for my liking.

Parkar · 03-23-2009, 09:45 AM

Anyone else getting a bit of Sean Connery wibe from the Max image?

BloodWolf806 · 03-23-2009, 10:02 AM

Damnit, I'm at school and I can't see the pics!
EDIT: Wow, they gave Max Payne the Sam Fisher Treatment.

RedSplat · 03-23-2009, 10:13 AM

Nice logo and art.
See, put some red splats on it, and it's cool. Never fails.

Caine · 03-23-2009, 10:23 AM

Sorry but this Max Payne sucks! Yeah i dont know the game blablablabla, he looks shit.

MP2 wasnt that cool like mp1 (no revenge feeling, romanceshit like hollywood etc.), but i dont think mp3 will be better.

MP1 is my hero!

Sang · 03-23-2009, 10:44 AM

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Max is now trapped in a city full of violence and bloodshed, using his weapons and instincts in a desperate search for the truth and a way out.

Okay - how can you get trapped in a city? It's not a prison. Don't see how one has to actively search for a way out. Also what "truth" is he looking for? The plot lines from MP1 and 2 have already been resolved, have they not? I hope they'll give us some more in-depth plot details soon, right now it sounds rather stupid.

I'm still a bit excited over this but I can't help but think this game isn't going to be that good. They'll probably f*ck up the story/style of the games.

Monkey Butler · 03-23-2009, 10:57 AM

Yeah, "probably". We know nothing about the game other than its a new setting and Max is old. The rest is just marketing puff that could come from a press release for any game, and the concept art is exactly that, just a concept. It's way too early to be jumping to conclusions regarding quality.

ReloadeR · 03-23-2009, 11:19 AM

Ye angry's and dangerous guy's look..

alexgk · 03-23-2009, 12:45 PM

Holy gawd yeah!!!

ZuljinRaynor · 03-23-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Sang

Okay - how can you get trapped in a city?

I guess it's "Max Payne" + "Escape from New York."

Really really, not looking foward to this but I'll wait for more info. Right now Rockstar has a ton to prove to me.

Dr. Kill · 03-23-2009, 01:05 PM

Doesn't look like Max. If it doesn't have the film noir feel, graphic novel panels, and James McCaffrey doing the voice, I have little hope for it. Even the "Max Payne" text looks off.

KleyMEN · 03-23-2009, 01:09 PM

Holyc***!!!holyc***!!!holyc***!!!

EDIT: I hope that they won't screw the PC version of this game up like they did it on GTA IV...

Pazurek · 03-23-2009, 01:42 PM

:roll:

Kit · 03-23-2009, 01:59 PM

Having only completed both games recently, I have zero confidence in anyone other than Remedy being able to pull off the same experience - a serious amount of detail went into those games.

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Originally Posted by KleyMEN

Holyc***!!!holyc***!!!holyc***!!!

EDIT: I hope that they won't screw the PC version of this game up like they did it on GTA IV...

‘Games For Windows Live!

To play your game please link to your blah blah blah…’

Nukkus · 03-23-2009, 02:28 PM

Is 3DR involved at all?

Raptor · 03-23-2009, 02:34 PM

It's coming. It's COMMINNGG. Really, the wishes have been GRANTED. The best part? Winter 2009.

Rockstar Vancouver is a capable dev.

Damien_Azreal · 03-23-2009, 02:35 PM

Nope. Neither is Remedy.

I don't have high hopes for this. I've always sort of wanted a third Max Payne, but at the same time... didn't want a third game. Since they killed damn near every body in the second game.

And without Remedy behind the wheel... I'm not sure how excited I can get about it.

I mean, if we could get a few choice details... who wrote the story? And who is doing the voice of Max?

03-23-2009, 02:35 PM	#40
Damien_Azreal Super Moderator	Re: Max Payne 3 Nope. Neither is Remedy. I don't have high hopes for this. I've always sort of wanted a third Max Payne, but at the same time... didn't want a third game. Since they killed damn near every body in the second game. And without Remedy behind the wheel... I'm not sure how excited I can get about it. I mean, if we could get a few choice details... who wrote the story? And who is doing the voice of Max? __________________ Monolith Fanboy since 1997 Upcoming Anticipated Games: Doom, Shadow Warrior 2, Mafia III, DisHonored 2, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

03-23-2009, 07:06 AM	#2
ReloadeR	Re: Max Payne 3 Im going to die. From a pic I don't see any differences between MP3 and GTA IV wallpapers...Max Payne on a GTA IV engine? Damn it..

03-23-2009, 07:07 AM	#3
Kalki	Re: Max Payne 3 Wow, they've really taken aging Max to the next level __________________ "Gentlemen, generations to follow will see us as the first pioneers of the internet. They will look upon our days as those of brave spirits and free ideals - where men were men, women were men and children were the FBI." Free Speech

03-23-2009, 07:09 AM	#4
Ivan	Re: Max Payne 3 Can't wait. \o/

03-23-2009, 07:16 AM	#5
Micki!	Re: Max Payne 3 Wow, this is, cool news... I hope they don't screw up __________________ A true genius does not need boundaries such as 'common sense'

03-23-2009, 07:16 AM	#6
Doomsays	Re: Max Payne 3 That better not be Max.

03-23-2009, 07:16 AM	#7
Nukkus	Re: Max Payne 3 ohhhh hells yeah!

03-23-2009, 07:21 AM	#8
Bludd	Re: Max Payne 3 Kinda looks like 24's Tony Almeida with a beard. __________________ http://www.modarchive.org/artists/bludd/ "It's only rock 'n' roll but I like it." What cat detector van? The cat detector van from the Ministry of Housinge.

03-23-2009, 07:25 AM	#9
Antosa	Re: Max Payne 3 I wait a screens or video. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 - Mainboard: evga nForce 680i SLI Memory: G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK - 2 x 1GB DDRII 800 Hard disk: Raid 0 - 2 x Western Digital Raptor WD360 GD - Audio: Audigy 2 ZS - Power: Enermax ELT620AWT Video: Point of View GeForce 8800 GTX 768 MB

03-23-2009, 07:30 AM	#10
Sayantan	Re: Max Payne 3 Seems like my GTA-Payne sarcasm becomes a reality. __________________ LinkedIn Profile

03-23-2009, 07:37 AM	#12
MAT	Re: Max Payne 3 It was time. __________________ What doesn't kill you can kill you later. How do you take someone seriously when their sig is the machine stats? -Tea Monster

03-23-2009, 08:09 AM	#14
gt1750	Re: Max Payne 3 Looking forward to it! __________________ [\\\]=>My automotive art & design gallery on DeviantArt<=[///] "There's no Photoshop filter for talent!" - HotShoe, S&D "One day when I get rich and win the lottery I'll buy the rights to DNF and finish it myself." - Yatta

03-23-2009, 07:48 AM	#13
Bludd	Re: Max Payne 3 The press release mentions a new direction. No more noir? If so, that'll be a mistake. __________________ http://www.modarchive.org/artists/bludd/ "It's only rock 'n' roll but I like it." What cat detector van? The cat detector van from the Ministry of Housinge.

03-23-2009, 08:15 AM	#15
SpinX	Re: Max Payne 3 Its max with a serious dose of consolites and blockbuster air Let us hope its not all guns and no story... __________________ waiting for: Elite sequel, Half life 3, Diablo3, DNF Enough is enough! I've had it with these motherxxxxxx delays on this motherxxxxxx game :) http://www.youtube.com/user/ftbfelix Last edited by SpinX; 03-23-2009 at 08:22 AM.

03-23-2009, 08:16 AM	#16
Mr Bear	Re: Max Payne 3 The pic actually looks as though it could be Max Payne from the 2nd game plus a few years....unlike the rather unsettling jump between game 1 and 2 where the two Max's bore no resemblance.... I wonder who the real-life model is this time?? Oh, and the fact that the preliminary-teaser-single-faceshot-artwork looks as though it's from GTA means *absolutely nothing*. I love it how people jump to conclusions that it's now "GTA-Engine Max"- seriously. You gotta remember that it's Rockstar themselves making the game this time around, so you think they might actually use their own concept artists for the promo work?? Not to say it ISN'T using the RAGE engine(as it probably is), but there's really no concrete evidence one way or another....and if it is, I'm sure the gameplay mechanics will NOT reek of Max-Payne-on-a-GTA-Engine; every individual RAGE engine game so far has had a unique feel that suited the game it was being used for. I'm not worried.

03-23-2009, 08:22 AM	#17
Parkar	Re: Max Payne 3 I actually like the look of Max (assuming that is him) and description of him from the press release. I hope they haven't ditched the noir and story telling style though. __________________ Action Unreal Tournament Duke Nukem 3D: High Resolution Pack HRP wiki: A HRP development tool

03-23-2009, 08:24 AM	#18
Loke	Re: Max Payne 3 Great news. __________________ \| YouTube profile \| \| My custom maps \| --- "We've been been betting on on Duke for more then 13 years, I think we're broke by now." - The Stinger

03-23-2009, 08:36 AM	#20
Echo Black	Re: Max Payne 3 This is good news I guess, but I fear this won't be good like the Remedy MP titles. Let's hope I'm wrong, though. I also hope that shitty artwork is preliminary and not an indicative of how the rest of the direction will be...I mean, you can open photoshop and immediately find the brushes they used for his facial hair. Not to mention his forehead is smudge-tool-land. Looks a tad amateur to me. __________________ “Having a reasonable grounding in statistics and probability and no belief in luck, fate, karma, or God(s), the only casino game that interests me is blackjack. Playing blackjack properly is a test of personal discipline." - John Carmack

03-23-2009, 08:52 AM	#22
Jokke_r	Re: Max Payne 3 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooo o They're going to rape the only masterpiece that came out of Finland in the past decade __________________ I am Jack's smirking revenge.

03-23-2009, 09:12 AM	#23
ADM	Re: Max Payne 3 All of this reminded me of something I did over 5 years ago. I think it was Jokke_r that did the skin of Max in the background and I did the boxart. We weren't that far off hey?

03-23-2009, 09:22 AM	#24
axion	Re: Max Payne 3 I'm not sure about the new look, he isn't constipated enough for my liking. __________________ I love to go to the schoolyard and watch the children jump and scream, but they don't know I'm using blanks. -Jack Handey TF2 Stats Audiosurf Stats http://pexticle.labrute.fr

03-23-2009, 09:45 AM	#25
Parkar	Re: Max Payne 3 Anyone else getting a bit of Sean Connery wibe from the Max image? __________________ Action Unreal Tournament Duke Nukem 3D: High Resolution Pack HRP wiki: A HRP development tool

03-23-2009, 10:02 AM	#26
BloodWolf806	Re: Max Payne 3 Damnit, I'm at school and I can't see the pics! EDIT: Wow, they gave Max Payne the Sam Fisher Treatment. __________________ You're beautiful when you're DYIN' Last edited by BloodWolf806; 03-23-2009 at 10:07 AM.

03-23-2009, 10:13 AM	#27
RedSplat	Re: Max Payne 3 Nice logo and art. See, put some red splats on it, and it's cool. Never fails. __________________ ∙∙∙4∙∙∙8∙∙∙15∙∙∙16∙∙∙23∙∙∙42∙∙∙*

03-23-2009, 10:23 AM	#28
Caine	Re: Max Payne 3 Sorry but this Max Payne sucks! Yeah i dont know the game blablablabla, he looks shit. MP2 wasnt that cool like mp1 (no revenge feeling, romanceshit like hollywood etc.), but i dont think mp3 will be better. MP1 is my hero!

03-23-2009, 10:57 AM	#30
Monkey Butler	Re: Max Payne 3 Yeah, "probably". We know nothing about the game other than its a new setting and Max is old. The rest is just marketing puff that could come from a press release for any game, and the concept art is exactly that, just a concept. It's way too early to be jumping to conclusions regarding quality.

03-23-2009, 11:19 AM	#31
ReloadeR	Re: Max Payne 3 Ye angry's and dangerous guy's look..

03-23-2009, 12:45 PM	#32
alexgk	Re: Max Payne 3 Holy gawd yeah!!! __________________ Playable demo this year! Confirmed!!

03-23-2009, 01:05 PM	#34
Dr. Kill	Re: Max Payne 3 Doesn't look like Max. If it doesn't have the film noir feel, graphic novel panels, and James McCaffrey doing the voice, I have little hope for it. Even the "Max Payne" text looks off.

03-23-2009, 01:09 PM	#35
KleyMEN	Re: Max Payne 3 Holyc*!!!holyc!!!holyc*!!! EDIT: I hope that they won't screw the PC version of this game up like they did it on GTA IV... __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Swim swim :rolleyes: <>< Last edited by KleyMEN; 03-23-2009 at 01:17 PM.*

03-23-2009, 01:42 PM	#36
Pazurek	Re: Max Payne 3 :roll: __________________ Duke Nukem Forever w Polsce http://duke.gry-online.pl/

03-23-2009, 02:28 PM	#38
Nukkus	Re: Max Payne 3 Is 3DR involved at all?