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Developer- and Publisher-specific Articles: Max Payne
Max Payne 3 to get Local Justice Pack DLC next month
Max Payne 3 will be getting its first downloadable content pack next month. The Local Justice Pack, detailed below, will feature three new multiplayer maps, a new weapon, a new faction, a new item, and new achievements, trophies, and accomplishments.
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(Xbox 360 Review) Max Payne 3
“… won’t revolutionize the action genre, nor does it solidify the marriage of gaming and cinema, but it is a very slickly produced and highly addictive game.”
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Max Payne 3 to get worldwide PC release on June 1
Max Payne 3 has had us hammering back the scotch and regretting our life choices, in addition to blowing a lot of things up, over the past few days. Soon, PC gamers around the world will get a chance to wallow in self-pity, pop virtual pills, and take on the entirety of São Paulo’s underground when the modern-day noir launches worldwide for Windows on Friday, June 1.
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Rockstar kicks off Max Payne 3 comic with free first issue
In anticipation of the upcoming release of Max Payne 3, Marvel and Rockstar have launched the first chapter of a new comic series based on the game, “After the Fall”. The free issue, available at Rockstar’s site to view online or download as a PDF, tells of Max’s troubles throughout the first two releases via flashbacks set off by a confrontation at a bar in Haboken from Max Payne 3.
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Rockstar details Max Payne 3 DLC plans
Max Payne 3′s DLC plans have been revealed. Rockstar has announced the initial lineup of downloadable packs, the first of which will launch this summer. The full list is available below, but the first out is the Local justice Map Pack in June, which will include the Police Precinct map for Gang Wars, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Payne Killer multiplayer modes; two additional maps for the deathmatch modes and Pain Killer; as well as themed avatar items, multiplayer challenges, and more. Pricing has not been announced.
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Max Payne 3 PC requirements, screens released
Rockstar has announced the system requirements for the PC version of their upcoming shooter Max Payne 3. To spruce up an otherwise drab update, the studio released some new screenshots as well. To ensure that gamers’ systems are up to snuff, in addition to the requirements, Rockstar has put up a compatibility page to detail specific hardware pieces. The PC version was developed alongside the console versions and will support DirectX11, and while it will support many advanced options, it is also being optimized “to run across a wide range of PC setups.”
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Max Payne 3 release date, Special Edition pre-order pushed back
Gaming’s most disheveled detective will be making his way through the slums of Brazil and back onto store shelves in May when Max Payne 3 launches on the 15 for the 360 and PS3 and on the 29 for the PC. Because the game was originally scheduled to be released in March, Rockstar has also announced that they have extended the deadline to pre-order the Special Edition to April 2. The SE comes with a 10″ Max Payne statue, original still life art print, bullet keychain, soundtrack, and two DLC packs: the Classic Multiplayer Character Pack and the Disorderly Conduct Multiplayer Weapons Pack.
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Rockstar offers behind-the-scenes look at making of Max Payne 3
In some more behind-the-scenes posts, Rockstar has begun to detail their research process for Max Payne 3. The first part in the series focuses on the crew’s on-location scouting in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Max Payne 3 gets special edition, only available as limited pre-order
A special edition of Max Payne 3 has gone up for pre-order for 360, PC, and PS3. The $99.99 set will only be available for a limited time and include a number of digital and physical items. In addition to a copy of the game, players will get a 10″ tall statue of Payne, created in collaboration with TriForce; a bullet-shaped keychain; the official soundtrack; a collection of original still life game-inspired art prints; a Classic Multiplayer Character Pack with eight characters, including Payne from Max Payne 2, Mona Sax, and Vladimir Lem; and the Disorderly Conduct Multiplayer Weapons Pack, a three-item pack featuring the Hammerhead Auto Shotgun, G9 Grenade Launcher, and Molotov cocktail.
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Max Payne 3 kills a dude and sends some new screens in mid-jump
Rockstar has released some new shots from Max Payne 3. The upcoming third-person shooter’s March 2012 release date is quickly approaching, but until then, 360, PC, and PS3 gamers can look forward to more media in the coming months. In fact, a new trailer is set to come out in the next few weeks.
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