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Max Payne 3 (PC/PS3/Xbox 360)

“I think the challenge of nostalgia is a profound one, because one thing about videogames is your memory tends to remove the horrendous.  (The games) become these great, perfect experiences…It’s definitely a challenge to get the right pitch when you want to appeal to the fans of the original and bring in a new audience.”

Dan Houser, Max the Third’s writer (as well VP of creativity at Rockstar Games), speaking with Variety.

Max Payne 3 (PC/PS3/Xbox 360)

Scope out these new screens where you can clearly observe that Max walks a fine line between “tortured” and “badass."  And if I’m not mistaken, a hint of "hardboiled."  Two delays in, a May 15th release seems to be the final destination for Max Payne 3.  What’d you expect?  Every single bullet fired from your chamber is rendered in real-time all the way up until it tastes blood.  Bullets tasting blood alone is roughly five-thousand man-hours.