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“Time Moves Forward, and Nothing Changes” - New Max Payne 3 Launch Trailer

“He’s just a pretty cool character, who has acted out his vengeance in a way that most people would want to if they were faced with the situations life’s put him through. He’s a bit like Charles Bronson in Death Wish – these situations pull Max in; it’s not something he goes looking for.”

James McCaffrey, the man behind...

‘After the Fall’ Comic Releases, Going into What Makes Max Payne a Living Noir Film

Co-written by Remedy’s Sam Lake (whose studio created and handled the first two Payne entries) and also scribed by Rockstar’s own penman Dan Houser, this three part comic series ties into next week’s triumphant return of New York’s perpetually miserable crime sweeper in Max Payne 3, as well as retelling key, bullet flying events from the first two games.  The comic also explores Max’s early years as a chain smoking toddler solving macabre playground related murders (I can only assume).

Produced in conjunction with Marvel and Rockstar, you can view the entire first hardboiled issue online or enter to win a physical print of the funny-book, as Rockstar will be relinquishing ten copies every week leading up to July 12th.

Max Payne 3 (PC/PS3/360 - May 15th)

Rockstar’s resuscitation of the Max Payne name (because Marky Mark almost killed it) is out in little over a week.  Industry analysts already posit that MP3 will outperform some of May’s other weighty contenders the likes of Dragon’s Dogma and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.  The real clash in sales will be between Rockstar’s sequel and another oft delayed threequel by the name of motherfuckin’ Diablo III.  We’re talking about bullets versus swords; noir versus fantasy.  Whichever game comes out on top, wins all of May.  Not that that matters.

I’ll say this about Max Payne 3 –  and it should very much be noted that if you hear me say the following about a game it means you’re probably mistaken because I never say this about a game – but the multiplayer is drawing me in more than the story campaign.

Oh, I’m definitely anticipating the hardboiled melodrama of Max’s depressingly brutal world (and who looking for a good time wouldn’t be?), but Rockstar’s take on cooperation in a versus setting, which includes vicious tug o’ war matches where you fight to hold onto territory, or steal it, might be the most promising multiplayer offering this year has seen yet.  Peep video proof hereabouts.

Max Payne 3’s Multiplayer Vignette: Online Gunmen Wanted

You’d almost think Rockstar had been pushing and delaying the return of gaming’s noir hero just to solely work on the multiplayer portion of the game because, well, it’s looking rather friggin’ good. I called bullshit the moment I heard the developer intended on implementing the series’ staple Bullet Time mechanic within multiplayer but...

Max Payne 3 - Solving Dilemmas with Bullets

James MacCaffrey reprises the titular role of New York’s most beat down cop.  With Max Payne 3, taking the cop out of New York doesn’t necessarily mean you can take the surgically-precise killer out of the cop…Or something to that effect.  Watch Rockstar’s new trailer, ‘Going After the Girl,’ and you’ll see what I mean.

The trailer also comes tagged with...