Max is coming back.

[D Mac]

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/965/965130/max-payne-3-20090323093443090-000.jpg

[Destor]

cool

[Juan]

Sean Connery

[#BROKEN Hasney]

As long as they have something more than bullet time this time, bring it on.

[Disturbed316]

Loved the first two games, cannot remember how it all ended though.

[Impeccable]

YES!

[G]

I hope Mark Wahlberg does the voice.

[LoDownM]

That's a terrible idea, G.

[G]

ya think

[CSL]

:heart:

Now I'm no kalyx or Hasney when it comes to caring about gaming but I was pretty pissed when Wahlberg was cast in the film. HATE Wahlberg, LOVE Max Payne. I didn't see the movie but I'm glad that it won't be the last thing 'Max Payne' related

[D Mac]

Hopefully they'll have that same guy that voiced the other games.

[Kane86]

I like the last 2 games but there was way too much dialouge in Max Payne 2. I don't like playing a game were every 2 steps you take there is a cut scene it gets annoying fast.

[Extreme Angle]

april fools?

[Gertner]

I like the last 2 games but there was way too much dialouge in Max Payne 2. I don't like playing a game were every 2 steps you take there is a cut scene it gets annoying fast.

No you didn't. You lie.

Nobody cares fag.

[Kane86]

No you didn't. You lie.

Nobody cares fag.

Give me your address

[Kane86]

No you didn't. You lie.

Nobody cares fag.

Yoru scared of me plain and simple.

[Gertner]

lol I'm sure I am.

[Kane86]

lol I'm sure I am.

Thats why you won't give me your ADDRESS!

[Gertner]

Yup, you're right. I'm scared of a 12 year old kid. Still haven't gotten over that ass kicking that I got from the 11 year old

[Kane86]

Yup, you're right. I'm scared of a 12 year old kid. Still haven't gotten over that ass kicking that I got from the 11 year old

Give me you address lets se how badass you really are.

[LoDownM]

Shut up Kane86. "olololol i'll kik ur azz in rl"

[Disturbed316]

april fools?

In march? :?:

[Dave Youell]

If this is on the Wii i'll be happy

[Drakul]

There is some info about Max Payne 3. Rather than copying and pasting text from different sites, I'll just post Screwattacks Hard News show. It has all the latest info.

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

lol wtf, the enviroment drawings look like they were lifted out of Stranglehold

[The Chris Rosa]

Why does he look like McClane?

[BDR]

I'm down as long as marky mark is not involved in any way

[Matt Gingarac]

I hope Mark Wahlberg does the voice.

He is what ruined the film for me so having the voice would be a no-go

[CSL]

I'm down as long as marky mark is not involved in any way

He is what ruined the film for me so having the voice would be a no-go

[DAMN iNATOR]

http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/rdonlyres/9EDC0B0D-CA65-4AF1-802B-F49D9684D80D/18719/julycover.jpg
MAX PAYNE 3 OLD DEMONS... ...NEW BEGINNINGS

Playstation 3 | XBOX 360 | PC
> Style 1-Player Action (Multiplayer TBA)
> Publisher Rockstar Games
> Developer Rockstar Vancouver
> Release Winter

What does it feel like to lose everything? Most of us will never know.
But what would you do if you lost your job? Your true love? Your sanity?
Your reasons for living? Rockstar's long-missing noir hero, Max Payne, knows the answer to these questions.
Max has been absent from the video game landscape since the 2003
release of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. The long-awaited Max Payne 3 features a hero much different than the handsome character
we once knew. This new Max is older and harder, marked with the scars
of his fall to the bottom. While he's still very much a violent man of action,
the world around him has moved on and so has he. What would a man with nothing left to lose do to get one more chance at the good life? This question will ultimately be answered in Rockstar's next epic adventure.

THE THIRD ACT
If you want to know how much has changed in the world of Max Payne, look no further than the cover of the magazine you're reading (GameInformer). The bald, bearded man on the cover bears little resemblance to the character we followed through two successful games. He's aged considerably since the tragic events of Max Payne 2, with a scarred face and thicker build. If not for the logo on the cover, it would be hard to recognize Max at all. Clearly, Rockstar Games, which is developing the game in-house for the first time since purchasing the rights from series creator Remedy, is not averse to taking chances with the franchise.
"It's a tricky thing, because you're taking this beloved franchise that we didn't do originally," comments Rockstar art director Rob
Nelson. "You have to maintain the elements of it that are special and that people remember, but you also have to evolve. We're not Remedy, but we have a lot of respect for what they did. We're definitely looking back and trying to maintain every element that clicked with people eight or nine years ago and make it have the same impact now."
It's a difficult balancing act. How do you create a game that both respects the history of the franchise and creates a world that feels fresh to gamers in 2009?
"We're used to having franchises that people expect a lot from and we have a lot of pressure attached to them," Nelson says. "We've learned to go with our gut and trust our instincts. ...we wanted to challenge ourselves."
At Rockstar's headquarters in New York, located in the hip SoHo district, we witnessed a world-exclusive first look at the game in action. If you expected a by-the-numbers sequel, prepare to be surprised. The third chapter of the Max Payne saga takes our hero places that he's never gone before, while at the same time keeping an eye towards maintaining and improving the stylish gunplay that made his reputation. Like most Rockstar games, it's clearly a labor of love (and a little bit of mania).

P.S. - Had to type all that from my advance subscribed copy of the mag. They should be putting up the article on their site sometime tomorrow.

[D Mac]

He looks Russian.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Sorry about the delay with the rest of the article. The current issue of GI was supposed to go "Unlimited" Monday, but apparently they still have not put up the MP3 article yet...however, I will keep my eyes peeled for when they do throw it up and get it on here as quick as possible.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Ok, so I decided to settle on scans of the article rather than waste time typing it all out. Sorry about all the massive pics...http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/9898/maxpayne3scans02.jpg (http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/9898/maxpayne3scans02.jpg)

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/6665/maxpayne3scans03.jpg (http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/6665/maxpayne3scans03.jpg)
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2023/maxpayne3scans04.jpg (http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2023/maxpayne3scans04.jpg)

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/7688/maxpayne3scans05.jpg (http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/7688/maxpayne3scans05.jpg)
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/9339/maxpayne3scans06.jpg (http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/9339/maxpayne3scans06.jpg)

[Dr. Abyss]

I hear its supposed to be like Man on Fire but in Videogames

[Disturbed316]

Loved Man on Fire so would be happy with that, although not liking the look of Max.

[Drakul]

A leaked teaser trailer. It says "Coming Winter 2009" even though MP3 isn't out until 2010. I'm guessing the change in release date may be why the teaser was never released.

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[Juan]

awesome

[Sixx]

They should use the "shitting Michael Keaton" face expression from the first part.

[Drakul]

The first new screens in months, if not years.:

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2011/03/max_payne_3_lives.jpg

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2011/03/max_payne_3_shaves.jpg

These came with a tweet (http://twitter.com/RockstarGames/status/53094164606365696) that just said "He's coming."

[Juan]

Damn. Totally forgot about this

[Savio]

Sam & Max > Max

[D Mac]

*Maxx

[D Mac]

The first new screens in months, if not years.:

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2011/03/max_payne_3_lives.jpg

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2011/03/max_payne_3_shaves.jpg

The first one Looks like Resident Evil.

[Drakul]

If both those screens are Max, why is one with hair and one without? I'm guessing either the story takes place over a long period of time or we have flash back levels.

[Drakul]

Finally, some concrete details about Rockstar Games' plans for Max Payne 3 are emerging, thanks to the latest issue of Edge magazine, which may make Max fans feel less uneasy about the change in direction for the decade-old series.

According to the cover story preview in Edge, Max Payne has left the New York City police department to focus on a career in private security, according to Scrawl's recount of the article. Max Payne 3 is reportedly set eight years after the events of the previous game, but Rockstar says it's "always playing with time in the story."

The return of Max Payne's "classic narration" will likely help make better sense of the game's time-bending plot. It appears that the comic book panel cut scenes will be swapped out for something more cinematic, with Rockstar "integrating storytelling into the gameplay itself through the use of hundreds of customized animations."

Rockstar Vancouver will also be playing with Max's 'do. He'll sport a full head of hair at some point in the game, but will lose those slicked back locks to become the bald, paunchy Max Payne we've seen in earlier previews.

Expect other well-known Max-isms to return, with bullet time gunplay, lots of shooting and bullet dodging, and Max's original voice actor (James McCaffrey) reprising his role.

Max Payne 3 will also reportedly use NaturalMotion's Euphoria technology, the same physics engine that powered Grand Theft Auto IV and Red Dead Redemption's animation.

More details in the latest issue of Edge magazine, due out April 12.

Source (http://uk.kotaku.com/5788886/max-payne-3-features-time+bending-plot-classic-features-and-even-a-full-head-of-hair).

[Lara Emily]

Boo the graphic novel element was awesome.

But yessssss on McCaffrey returning

[Drakul]

More screens, this time showing what looks like gameplay:
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/04/maxpayne3-10-1280.jpg

http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/04/maxpayne3-11-1280.jpg

http://cache-03.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/04/maxpayne3-12-1280.jpg

http://cache-02.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/04/maxpayne3-3-1280.jpg

http://cache-01.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/04/maxpayne3-4-1280.jpg

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/04/maxpayne3-5-1280.jpg

http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/04/maxpayne3-6-1280.jpg

http://cache-03.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/04/maxpayne3-7-1280.jpg

http://cache-02.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/04/maxpayne3-8-1280.jpg

http://cache-01.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/04/maxpayne3-9-1280.jpg

[Drakul]

Two new screens:

http://media.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/img/global/screenshots/maxpayne3-14-1280.jpg

http://media.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/img/global/screenshots/maxpayne3-13-1280.jpg

R* say we'll get a lot more info these next few months. I'm thinking a trailer within the next month.

[Juan]

Can't wait for this shit

[D Mac]

Graphics look incredible.

[Pintint]

I am HIGHLY dissapointed at the comic style story panels being removed. Awkward 3D character animation boring cutscenes <<<<<<<<<<< awesome comic panels with quality voice acting.

[Drakul]

R* announced the game will be released in March 2012.

Official artwork:
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/09/max_creative_01_noesrb_1_.jpg

Two more screens:
http://media.rockstargames.com/rockstargames/img/global/news/upload/maxpayne3-15-1280.jpg

http://media.rockstargames.com/rockstargames/img/global/news/upload/maxpayne3-16-1280.jpg

Multiplayer confirmed:

In addition to an expansive single-player campaign, Max Payne 3 will also be the first entry in the series to introduce a thorough and engrossing multiplayer experience. In a unique twist, Max Payne 3 multiplayer delivers a compelling experience that dynamically alters maps and mode progression for all players in a match. Along with traditional multiplayer modes, Max Payne 3 will also include a deep reward and leveling system, persistent clans and multiple strategic load-out options.

[Drakul]

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/09/max3_flyer_hostage_640x640.jpg

[Drakul]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Based on first impressions with the latest demo from both Giant Bomb and Kotaku, the game plays just like previous Max Payne games to get rid of people worried the game could be completely different due to the new developers.

The game doesn't completely get rid of the New York City setting from previous games since it was confirmed at least the initial part of the story and gameplay takes place in the city.

Biggest changes are Max can only carry 2-3 weapons at a time instead of every gun possible in the game. Also shown was now when Max is about to die and an enemy is nearby, he gets a final shot that if it connects will restore some health back.

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/the-slow-motion-ballet-of-death-in-max-payne-3/3721/

[Drakul]

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[Iop]

Why did they change Max Payne's face??????????????


His original face was the BEST EVER OF ALL TIME - OF ALL TIME.

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/9/93384/1884051-max_payne3_rumor.jpg

:(

I mean come on, they turned Max into this guy

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sEh5qIee394/Tf-gJ49Z_fI/AAAAAAAAAEw/PDOQrIXKGjs/s1600/hangover2.jpg

[Drakul]

http://media.rockstargames.com/rockstargames/img/global/news/upload/maxpayne3_specialedition_large0111212011.jpg

Today we're proud to unveil the first details of the Max Payne 3 Special Edition for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC - available for pre-order starting today and only until January 15th, 2012 while supplies last. Retailing for $99.99/£99.99/€109.99 and featuring digital multiplayer character and weapon packs not found anywhere else, this definitive premium edition of Max Payne 3 will include:

• A copy of Max Payne 3.

• 10” tall Collectible Max Payne Statue created in a collaboration between TriForce and Rockstar Games.

• Series of game-inspired Original Still Life Art Prints that depict some of Max Payne’s inner demons and vices.

• Copper and brass-plated iron, bullet-shaped Bullet Keychain featuring a screw-off back.

• Classic Multiplayer Character Pack of eight playable multiplayer characters for Max Payne 3 Multiplayer, including fan favorites from the original Max Payne and Max Payne 2 like Max Payne from Max Payne 2, Mona Sax and Vladimir Lem.

• Disorderly Conduct Multiplayer Weapons Pack for Max Payne 3 Multiplayer that includes the Hammerhead Auto Shotgun, G9 Grenade Launcher and Molotov cocktail.

• Max Payne 3 Official Soundtrack featuring the game’s instrumental score.

[Emperor Smeat]

Rockstar already has the first DLC content done for the game even though the game itself won't be available for another 4 months.

The pre-order gift at Gamestop is early access to the Cemetery multiplayer map which won't be available to everyone else until March 2012.

The cemetery map also contains the graves of Max's former wife and child who got killed off in the first game.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/first-max-payne-3-dlc-revealed-gamestop

[Emperor Smeat]

Screenshot of what the multiplayer will look like during matches.

http://www.egmnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/max-payne-3-multiplayer.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/first-max-payne-3-multiplayer-screenshot/

[Drakul]

The game has been pushed back to May. New video:

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[Drakul]

The official site is up and here is a short video showing the "608 Bull" gun. There is also a 360 degree render of the gun and some screens.

<iframe width="640" height="509" frameBorder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/weapons/the608bull/embed"></iframe>

[Drakul]

<iframe src="http://www.rockstargames.com/videos/embed/8671" width="640" height="360" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>

[Drakul]

<iframe src="http://www.rockstargames.com/videos/embed/8881" width="640" height="360" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>

[Pintint]

Loved Max Payne 1 & 2, but concerned if Rockstar can make #3 as good as Remedy made the first two.

[Verbose Minch]

I download Max Payne 1 and 2 quite a while ago during an Xbox sale, and with the new one coming out soon, I figured I should finally play the first 2.

Holy man were they satisfying. I'm definitely excited for the third.

[Drakul]

<iframe src="http://www.rockstargames.com/videos/embed/9151" width="640" height="360" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>

[Drakul]

<iframe src="http://www.rockstargames.com/videos/embed/9351" width="640" height="360" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>

[Emperor Smeat]

Achievement list was revealed and a bunch of them involve doing trick shots or shots in bullet time.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/max-payne-3-achievementstrophies-revealed/

[Emperor Smeat]

System specs for the PC version:

* OS: Windows 7 32/64 Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 32/64 Service Pack 2, Windows XP 32/64 Service Pack 3
* CPU: Intel Dual Core 2.4 GHZ - i7 3930K 6 Core x 3.06 GHZ / AMD Dual Core 2.6 GHZ - FX8150 8 Core x 3.6 GHZ
* RAM: 2GB - 16GB
* Graphic Card: NVIDIA® 8600 GT 512MB VRAM – NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB VRAM / Radeon HD 3400 512MB VRAM - Radeon HD 7970 3GB VRAM
* Sound Card: 100% Direct X 9.0 compatible – Direct X 9.0 compatible supporting Dolby Digital Live
* HDD: 35 GB

[PrettyCool]

35gb? wtf lol

[Emperor Smeat]

Rockstar released the entire list of DLC packs for the next couple of months.

Seven packs will be made available throughout 2012 starting with the Local Justice pack in June. This will include the Police Precinct multiplayer map, two unnamed maps, police themed avatar items and multiplayer challenges.

This summer the Dis-organised Crime Map Pack, Deathmatch Made In Heaven Mode Pack, Hostage Negotiation Map Pack and New York Minute Co-Op Pack will all be released.

Due this Fall are the Painful Memories Map Pack and Trickle Down Economics Map Pack.

You can receive all of this content at a discounted price by purchasing the Max Payne 3 Rockstar DLC Pass for 2400 Microsoft Points or $29.99, there is no word of a PC version.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rockstar-details-max-payne-3-dlc-plans/

[DAMN iNATOR]

LOL, people might just as well wait and save themselves some money by waiting for the inevitable release of MP3 with all the DLC on disc. Never did understand just throwing $ at DLC for download just to have it "day one" instead of sparing your poor wallet every now and again.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Made a crew for this and junk.

http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/crew/crew_tpww

[Emperor Smeat]

1 piece of good and 1 piece of bad news.

First the good news is Rockstar revealed details in regards to the game's arcade mode.
“Max Payne 3′s Arcade Modes bring intense bonus shootout challenges to the single-player game experience,” the publisher says. ”In addition to the thrill of besting your own top scores (and the scores of all your Friends and Crew members at the new Social Club), high scores also reward you exclusive multiplayer avatars and XP benefits.”

The two modes:

* Score Attack - After you’ve completed any single-player level, you’ll be able to replay it in Score Attack mode, where you gun for the highest score possible – acquiring points for each shot that hits its mark and each adversary you vanquish

* New York Minute - This fan-favorite bonus mode from Max Payne and Max Payne 2 returns as a frantic battle that puts one minute on the clock and awards you with additional time for each enemy that you kill

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/max-payne-3s-arcade-modes-detailed/


Now for the bad news. Anyone who rents games from RedBox services do not rent the Xbox 360 version since its a 2 disc game and RedBox is only having the first disc be available to rent which only contains the single player campaign. The second disc which contains the multiplayer will not be available to rent.
http://www.giantbomb.com/max-payne-3/61-23398/if-you-plan-on-renting-this-from-redbox-dont/35-546392/

[D Mac]

Gonna try it out at Redbox first, maybe buy later.

[Pintint]

Ugh, why do they always release games on Tuesdays/mid week. Should release them on Fridays, so you have the weekend to play.

[Drakul]

Ugh, why do they always release games on Tuesdays/mid week. Should release them on Fridays, so you have the weekend to play.

That's what we do here, in the UK. Friday releases and you can play them through the weekend.

[Drakul]

Made a crew for this and junk.

http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/crew/crew_tpww

Why not just call the crew TPWW? http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/crew/TPWW hasn't been taken.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Why not just call the crew TPWW? http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/crew/TPWW hasn't been taken.

It needs to be 5 characters long. I know, I tried that first.

[Drakul]

Maybe TPWWF or TPWWForums or TPWW_Forums or something?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Ugh, why do they always release games on Tuesdays/mid week. Should release them on Fridays, so you have the weekend to play.

Because the top ten lists of sales comes out on Monday. That would mean that Tuesday is the first day of the selling week. Tuesday is the day that new stuff comes out. It gives them a week of numbers to track the sales.

When I used to work at a blockbuster we would get games and movies on the Friday before. So, we could all watch and play them ahead of time so we knew about the movies to talk to customers about it.

It's also because movies come out on tuesdays as to not conflict with Friday theater released. Games just adopted the tradition.

[RoXer]

release them on Fridays, so you have the weekend to play.

You actually have the rest of your entire natural life to play them

[Ermaximus]

And someone just spoiled the ending to this game for me....

[Drakul]

I hate it when that happens. Was it spoiled by someone online? If so, where? I'll have to avoid that place, if I normally go there.

[Drakul]

I still can't believe Gametrailers.com ruined the twist in Bionic Commando in the bloody review!

[Ermaximus]

I hate it when that happens. Was it spoiled by someone online? If so, where? I'll have to avoid that place, if I normally go there.

Yep, by some random taint at xbox360achievements.org. What kills me is that he posted it in an article about BF3.

[Drakul]

That's how I had RDR spoiled for me. I was reading the LA Noire thread here and someone randomly said "...such and such happens in RDR". No warnings or anything.

No one ever spoils a sucky games ending. No one ever says "And then *whatever* happens at the end of Vampire Rain*" It's always a game you are wanting to play yourself that people seem to spoil.

*I say Vampire Rain because I saw it had a low score on the 360 dashboard when I was looking through the list of games on XBLA. No idea if it sucks or not.

[Ermaximus]

Vampire Rain is terrible. Worst MP I've seen. The story is also stupidly hard. Vampires kill you in 1 hit and your weapons do shit against them.

[Drakul]

Yet no one has ever spoiled the ending. Probably because no one played it, I guess.

[Ermaximus]

Apparently only 8 people have even beaten the campaign. Half of them are Japanese. You do the math.

[Drakul]

Sounds like a challenge.

[Verbose Minch]

That's how I had RDR spoiled for me. I was reading the LA Noire thread here and someone randomly said "...such and such happens in RDR". No warnings or anything.

No one ever spoils a sucky games ending. No one ever says "And then *whatever* happens at the end of Vampire Rain*" It's always a game you are wanting to play yourself that people seem to spoil.

*I say Vampire Rain because I saw it had a low score on the 360 dashboard when I was looking through the list of games on XBLA. No idea if it sucks or not.

I think you're being a little picky with the RDR 'spoiler'. I was the one that posted it (in spoilers, mind you). At that point, Red Dead had already been out for a year.

There's a limit for how long spoilers have to be hush-hush for, and I think a year is definitely past that.

More importantly, I'm extremely excited to get Max Payne tonight.

[Drakul]

I wasn't mad or anything with you. I knew it wasn't done to purposefully spoil it or anything. It just sucked that it was unmarked.

I think a spoiler should be marked a little longer than a year. Not everyone buys a game on release and finishes the story in a few days or weeks.

I've seen a GTA forum where they still mark for spoilers when discussing the ending to San Andreas. That may be a bit much but it has the right idea that some people might not be there yet.

I think spoilers should be marked for 2 or 3 years if they are the games ending or a huge twist. If it's something a little smaller like a unlockable mode, weapon, vehicle or something, yeah, a year seems fine.

[Sepholio]

Went to a midnight release for this and Diablo 3....out of 100 or so people in line, only 2 got Max Payne. They looked like the felt out of place lol.

Either way, looks like a good game, I'll pick it up when I get off my PC in like 4 months.

Btw, name the social club TPDub

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Got it wrong, it's 6 characters.

http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/crew/tpdubya

May as well join even if you're not getting this as it carries over to GTA5.

[Drakul]

Is it one crew per player? Or could I join a TPWW crew and then a Dundee crew, then a Zangief crew and so on?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

You can be in multiple. I'm in the Destructoid one too.

[RP]

I joined. Getting Max Pain tommorow.

what is this for anyways?

[Drakul]

Cool. I've no plans to be in more than one but I can see TPWW having smaller groups break away from it. I can pretty much guarantee Kalyx will start up one at some stage.

Someone should found a Chuckle Brothers crew.

[Drakul]

I tried to join. No idea if it went through.

[RP]

I dont need online for this do I?

[RP]

Requested an invite. But Hasney might not want me in his crew.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Requested an invite. But Hasney might not want me in his crew.

I tried to join. No idea if it went through.

Yeah, then I have to send an invite for you to accept. Seems weird, but enjoy.

[RP]

Off tommorow. Gunna grab this in the morning.

[ClockShot]

If anybody is looking for a deal, Target is doing a buy Max Payne 3, get GTA4 free deal.

[Emperor Smeat]

Classic Multiplayer Pack which was a "free" extra for the Special/Collector's edition owners of the game will be made available to everyone else as one of the first post-launch DLC packs. The pack contains characters from the first two Max Payne games for use in the game's multiplayer.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/max-payne-3-classic-multiplayer-pack-available-as-post-launch-dlc/
List of classic characters: http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/33901/the-max-payne-3-classic-multiplayer-character-pack.html

[alvarado52]

This game is the business

[RP]

Im only on chapter 2 . Works been a bitch. Love it though. One minor issue, the graphics might give me a seizure. All the weird flashes and shit. I hope that stops.

[The Destroyer]

Shockingly I've never played a Max Payne game before, but I will probably get this.

[Emperor Smeat]

Im only on chapter 2 . Works been a bitch. Love it though. One minor issue, the graphics might give me a seizure. All the weird flashes and shit. I hope that stops.

Noticed how over board Rockstar did those filters and flashes when both Giantbomb and Screwattack had gameplay previews of the first chapter. Going to hate those the most once I pick up the game later just like how I hated when Halo 3 tried something similar.


Free DLC pack called the "Gorilla pack" was released which is more for laughs than anything special.
If you hadn’t of guessed it, the pack revolves around Gorillas. It includes a Gorilla Mask, which gives extra adrenaline for melee kills made from behind, the Lucky Coin, which offers extra cash for looting bodies and the Booby Trap, an item used to make your corpse explode when looted.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/max-payne-3-gets-free-gorilla-warfare-pack/

[LoDownM]

Noticed how over board Rockstar did those filters and flashes when both Giantbomb and Screwattack had gameplay previews of the first chapter. Going to hate those the most once I pick up the game later just like how I hated when Halo 3 tried something similar.




They actually fit in, in this game tho. Once you realize how often Max is drunk.

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeah its meant to tie into his drinking which supposedly is a lot worse now than in the previous games but more worried about getting headaches again like from Halo 3 when Gravemind would speak or his entire level.

To be fair stuff like that was done in a similar way with the dream sequences in the first two games but didn't mind it because of the lack of flashing and random flickering overall.

[RP]

The whole opening sequence was riddled with that mess.

[RP]

Gets real bad when you go into a nightclub.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Rented this from Redbox without knowing it was disc 1 of 2. :mad:

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Somebody spoil this game for RP in retaliation for The Avengers. J/k :)

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Rented this from Redbox without knowing it was disc 1 of 2. :mad:

Dsic 2 is just the MP from what I've heard.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Disc 1 is the first half of the game and multiplayer.

[D Mac]

Yeah I rented too. Pretty good but not worth 60 bucks IMO. Haven't tried multi yet.

[Disturbed316]

Got this the other day, so far enjoying it but get the feeling it could be better.

[LoDownM]

My only real complaint is that Max seems sluggish compared to the last 2 games. I get that he's a retired drunk, drugged up cop in this one. But just kinda bugs me.

[Pintint]

My only real complaint is that Max seems sluggish compared to the last 2 games. I get that he's a retired drunk, drugged up cop in this one. But just kinda bugs me.

They should've made him fat

[D Mac]

Yeah got pretty bored with this during Chapter 3. Repetitive shit. Not buying it after all.

[Emperor Smeat]

Rockstar hasn't revealed official numbers since launch but according to numbers from the NDP, it might be their biggest flop in recent years for a big name title.

Roughly 50% less than what LA Noire managed to sell in the same time period and it doesn't look like it will have any real long term legs for sales.

Overall its at roughly under 2 million in sales combined (PC, Xbox 360, PS3).

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-12036-NPD-May--Xbox-Dominates-Again--Max-Payne-3-a--Flop-.html

[What Would Kevin Do?]

That sucks, as I really enjoyed the game.

[RP]

Yeah got pretty bored with this during Chapter 3. Repetitive shit. Not buying it after all.

Pretty much the same here. Gunna trade it in.

[Emperor Smeat]

Next DLC pack called "Disorganized Crime" is arriving on August 28 for free on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

“The Disorganized Crime Pack includes the Hoboken Rooftops multiplayer map and several new modifiers for Score Attack in Arcade Mode, including Explosive Rounds (bullets detonate on impact), Lone Wolf AI (much more aggressive enemies), Headshots Only mode, and a new Noir Mode, which lets you play through the entire single-player campaign in the signature black & white style of classic film noir.”
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/max-payne-3-disorganized-crime-dlc-dated/

[XCaliber]

Picked this game up a little while back and finished it not that long ago I must say I did rather enjoy it for some of the bullet time sequences but it lacked the dark gritty tone of it's predecessors.

[Drakul]

Saw MP3 for £12. Worth it? HD needed?