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Alright, so Max Payne 3 has a cover system, we’ve established that. But stay calm, it’s going to be alright. I played the fancy high resolution PC build for an hour across multiple fights with multiple enemies and didn’t duck once. Can we all settle down quietly now?

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Wondering how that gussied up PC version of Max will fare when it arrives two weeks later than its console counterparts? Rockstar's offering an early peek at Max Payne 3's PC version on its newswire, and we'd be remiss if we didn't make the shots available for you fine folks. Just look at that muscle definition!

If you think that Mini-30 Rifle is loud, you should check out that floral print shirt Max is wearing.

The imagination is a wonderful thing. In the 1980s, games didn't have the resources to convey characters, emotion, and attitude in an effective way. Players combined exaggerated box art imagery, limited info from the instruction manual, and a game's 8-bit actuality to forge realities in their minds. Nearly 30 years after the launch of the NES, these worlds are larger and more detailed than most youngsters could have dreamed...

#maxpayne Today's Rockstar released the first images of Max Payne 3 running on PC, and while no exact comparison shots are available, taking a look at similar screens for the console version reveals substantial differences. More »

Time to get your grisled look on. The first ever screenshots of the PC version of Max Payne have appeared. They number three, and Rockstar boasts the PC version will feature,

“gloriously increased resolution and graphical detail in both the epic story and the explosive multiplayer modes.”

See them below.

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There's a good reason that helicopters featured so prominently into the latest Max Payne 3 trailer, and it's not just because "super rich people have helicopters." Alright, well, that's part of the reason, but helicopters are apparently extra prevalent in Sao Paolo, Brazil -- the setting for at least part of Max Payne 3 -- and the devs at Rockstar discovered this while touring the city by air. As it turns out, since traffic is a huge problem in the Brazilian megacity, rich folks have taken to helicopters as a main means of travel. Oh, also, there are motorcycle gangs that take advantage of the traffic, making it extra dangerous. Sounds like a good excuse to become a helicopter pilot! Max will apparently be wrestling with the wealth disparity he discovers in Brazil -- a reality he feels uncomfortable with regardless of what continent he's on.

And when those devs were looking for an authenticity-filled nightclub experience, they hobnobbed their way into exclusive nightclubs like the "rooftop lounge scene at the chic Hotel Unique," as well as pushing their way into parties along Avenue Morumbi. Per the trailer, we're gonna guess that the Rockstar devs didn't extend that same search for realism to allowing themselves to be kidnapped by one of Sao Paolo's many street gangs, but in the interest of their safety, we're keen to let that one slide.

Today's info dump is the second in an ongoing research series that the developer is publishing in the lead up to this May's launch of MP3. Rockstar offered Joystiq an early look at several comparison shots ahead of a worldwide premier later today on the company's own newswire website, which we've dropped into a perusable gallery just below.

After all, he didn't shave his head for nothing.

The Max Payne series, originally created by Alan Wake's Remedy Entertainment, follows a few traditions -- no driving, no brawling, and an emphasis on blazing noir-style gunplay. None of this is going to change in Max Payne 3, Rockstar said in this week's Asked & Answered session.

"As we've stated in the past, we're working very hard to ensure that we're being faithful and true to the heritage of Max Payne -- and the heart and soul of Max Payne gameplay has always been as a pure shooter," Rockstar said. Max will have melee opportunities in close-quarter combat, but otherwise Rockstar has "no intention of betraying that to introduce driving/racing or brawling elements."

Rockstar also provided a brief update on its mobile installment of the original Max Payne, saying it should see an official launch in the next couple months, with a release date to be announced soon.

Rockstar fields more questions about Remedy and Max Payne 3 on its Asked & Answered page.

#watchthisplaythis It's Thursday, which means it's almost Friday, which means it's almost the weekend! That's a reason to celebrate, right? Let's celebrate with some games and videos. I think we'd all like that. More »

#watchthis Is it just me or does Max Payne seem really in over his head every time Rockstar shows off a piece of their upcoming noir threequel? More »

The second Max Payne 3 trailer has been thrust out from the seething fronds of the internet like… nope, I can’t finish that coherently. But let’s be honest, it wasn’t really angsty Payne’s monologues that did it, it was the guns, the pills, and the hundreds of dead gangsters sailing slowly through the air.

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Max Payne's tumultuous journey through Sao Paolo, Brazil isn't looking any easier in the latest trailer for Max Payne 3. And as it turns out, he'll be busting through favelas in search of a particularly expensive trophy ... wife. See for yourself just above.

#maxpayne Here's three news screens from the upcoming Max Payne 3. Whenever I think Max Payne, I think a trenchcoat diving in slow-motion, a gun blazing from each hand. I guess Rockstar does as well. More »

Max Payne's seen a lot in his day: Bull Bullets, garish Hawaiian shirts, delays. And now he's got a few more items to cross of his list, such as "angry man in pickup truck" and "face off against gravity -- and win," as you'll see in the latest volley of screens, just below.

Daniel does not play well with others. This isn't a damning school reported dredged up from my youth. It's a frank self-assessment of my present gaming habits. In an age when multiplayer is king, I prefer to play alone. I've done my best to overcome this complaint. I really have. When playin...

Max Payne 3: Bullet Gargles finally has a PC release date. I thought I’d be cool and mark the June 1st release on my calendar by shooting at the date, marking the special occasion with a bullet hole, but then I realised it’s out on the 29th of May in North America. I tried to flip the calendar over with another bullet, but things got out of hand. If they want to follow my gunspree release schedule, Rockstar will just have to release it on June 12th, The Corner of My Monitor, My Foot, and Next Door’s Housekeeper. While I bandage up and shop online for a new identity, distract yourselves with the new trailer they released.(more…)

#maxpayne You'll have many armaments at your disposal in Rockstar Games' upcoming noir shooter and it sure looks like the 608 Bull's the one designed to make you feel like Dirty Harry. Witness its thug-stopping power below. More »

Perhaps some specific release dates will reassure you that Max Payne 3 won't be delayed again. Be soothed by these calendar entries, straight out of Take-Two's latest earnings report: Max will dive and shoot and dilate time on Xbox and PS3 on May 15.

The PC version will follow on May 29, which we suppose constitutes a safe little mini-delay within the announcement. To keep yourself occupied, have a browse around the new Max Payne 3 website.

Max Payne 3 shows off his man-stopping "608 Bull" revolver in the latest trailer. Or, in Portuguese, since that seems to be the language of the people Max is shooting, it's the 608 Touro. We initially guessed "burro." But, no, that's "donkey" in Spanish. The "608 Donkey" sounds like an awesome gun ...

Despite our cheeky headline, the Max Payne Avatar gear just released by Rockstar will not send your Xbox Live self into a slow motion dive. It will, however, give you access to Max Payne's, erm, "classic" leopard print duds, among other things.

Each outfit will set you back $3, while individual items run (very slowly) at a buck apiece.

#maxpayne What's your Xbox Avatar's current look? A generic t-shirt with a lightsaber and cat? Come on, you can do better than that. To celebrate the slightly delayed release of Max Payne 3, Microsoft's rolling out virtual threads and accessories that pay homage to Rockstar's modern noir franchise. Among the highlights, guy gamers can suit up with the titular hero's suit from Max Payne 2 and female Xbox users have a choice of clothes from hired killer Mona Sax. There's also t-shirts with box art from the first Max Payne and other goodies that you can view on the Xbox Live Marketplace. More »

After pushing the Max Payne 3 launch from March to May, Rockstar has extended the pre-order period for the game's lavish special edition, originally scheduled to end on January 15. Thanks to the delay, prospective buyers now have until April 2 to decide whether or not to pull the trigger on the $100 package.

It's sort of like activating bullet time -- instead of getting more time to steady your aim, you get more time to steady your mouse cursor over the "add to cart" button.

Good morning! I became sick and (didn’t) almost perish but now I’m back and, my, what tumultuous events I missed in my absence. When I saw the news that Max Payne 3 had been delayed I fell backwards out of my chair in slow motion, pumping round after round of screaming lead through my monitor in anguish and fury while simultaneously having and not having a beard. In the distinctly Woo-less land of drizzle and pies, that action looks a lot more like a gray-faced man going ‘tsk’ and running his hand down his face. Delay or not, the media barrage continues with a new video that highlights animation and targeting. The last one seemed to cover a bit of that as well but here’s more.

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#maxpayne How's Max Payne supposed to shoot in May's Max Payne 3? How's a third-person shooter supposed to feel as good to control as a first-person shooter? More »

When Max Payne 3 arrives at retail later this year, its main protagonist will be equipped especially well for handling the flood of dudes shooting bullets at him over the course of the game's globetrotting campaign. And you will be as well, apparently, as the latest trailer aims to clarify.

Perhaps hoping to finally affix a permanent brand to the month of May after two previous successful launches in the month of May, Rockstar Games has today announced that Max Payne 3 has slipped from its original release date this March to the month in which Rockstar has typically released its games over the last few years.

I'm gonna be running a little late...

The reason for the slipped date wasn't given (it never is, really), but it's not altogether surprising given the generally slippery nature of Max Payne's development history to date, not to mention the previous successes Rockstar has had launching titles in and around the month of May. Both Red Dead Redemption and L.A. Noire all but owned the month in terms of sales upon their releases, and while Grand Theft Auto IV technically came out at the very end of April, its sales numbers through the month of May acted like a flag of ownership, planted firmly in the month's dirt to scare away any other would-be claimants.

Now Max Payne 3, a sequel with a lengthy and somewhat contentious--at least insofar as fans are concerned--development history will be the latest title in the publisher's catalog to claim May in the name of Kings Houser. Whether or not the move will make Max Payne 3 as successful as the publisher's previous releases remains to be seen, but it absolutely can't hurt, considering it's just slipped out of a month that includes the releases of Mass Effect 3, Street Fighter x Tekken, Ninja Gaiden 3, something like a dozen different Silent Hill games, and oh hell let's just assume Diablo III too, because hey, it could happen, right?

Plain old videogame industry news time, folks. The game known only as Max Payne 3 has been delayed by two months, and will now land in May rather than April. Only it’s worse than that for us – the console version is due on May 15 in the US but not until May 18 everywhere, which is pointlessly insulting enough in itself. But on top of that, the PC version isn’t due until May 29 in the US and flippin’ bloody June 1 in the UK and elsewhere. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH.(more…)

Rockstar Games' forthcoming third-person shooter, Max Payne 3, will be pushed back to May from its original March release window...

Max Payne 3 has entered bullet time, slowing the linear progression of events so much that the game has shifted from March to May. The delay is expected to have Take-Two report a net loss for the fiscal year ending March 31.

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