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“TEARS” by HEALTH Single Now Available on iTunes

Posted: May 15, 2012 3:06PM | Author: R* Q

 
"TEARS", the original song by Max Payne 3 Soundtrack composers HEALTH first heard in the game's official TV spot is now available as a single on iTunes.
 
HEALTH’s unique blend of rock, powerful drums and electronic soundscapes lends itself perfectly to the score for the game. Taking influences from Brazil, Max’s native New York and the themes of the original games, HEALTH have put together a fantastic soundtrack that perfectly embodies the tone and the atmosphere of Max Payne 3. Distinctive arrangements unique to each level accompany Max on his journey through the game's locations, perfectly framing the game's epic action sequences and the dark and gritty story.

For all fans asking for the full version of the song since it was first heard a few weeks back, you can listen to it below or head to iTunes now for the single download.
 
 
 

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“Max Payne 3 Has Raised the Bar for Other Action Games to Follow” - First Reviews from The New York Times, GamesRadar, IGN and More...

Posted: May 15, 2012 1:01PM | Author: R* Q

Max Payne 3 is now available across North America (coming to Europe this Friday) and the first reviews are in, including some perfect scores from GamesRadar, The Guardian, G4 and more - read on for some choice quotes and links...
 
“Sleek, stylish and brutal... Max Payne 3 is a taut and compelling action game wrapped in the sumptuous, gritty and delightful production detail that is the Rockstar hallmark. That means pitch-perfect writing and voice acting, luscious and realistic visual design, and by far the finest musical taste in gaming. And oh, yeah, the actual gameplay of leaping through the air while firing hurricanes of bullets at bad guys is a lot of fun too.” - The New York Times

"A masterpiece of underworld carnality, depravity and violence... a blisteringly entertaining third-person shooter... This is a breathless hair-trigger blast-'em-up that veers thrillingly between high-class clubs and low-life strip joints, from million-dollar yachts to the tumbling corregated iron shacks of the nightmarish favelas... It is relentless, pulverising stuff... another stylish, self-conscious and enthrallingly full-bloodied title from the Rockstar hivemind. If it is at all possible to distil every great Hollywood action flick into one interactive experience - with all the wise-cracking thuggery and anti-hero angst that would entail - this is it." - The Guardian 5/5

"Great storytelling, sharply implemented mechanics and inventive multiplayer. It's the total package... The mix of cover-based combat with Max's signature Shootdodge and BulletTime abilities manages to work extremely well, letting you feel constantly focused and precise. The kills you can pull off in MP3 feel beautifully choreographed, especially when you pause the game mid-game and spin the camera around to take everything in... If you get Max Payne 3, you'll see how good it feels to have your stomach heave with this anti-hero's signature brand of self-loathing and cunning. And then go online and see just how you manage the balance of caution and carelessness with thousands of people trying to do the same. Welcome home, Max. It's good to see you again, you poor bastard." - Kotaku
 
"Max Payne 3 marks an exceptional comeback for the series... It maintains the mechanics that made the prior games great while modernizing them to excellent effect. Between the arcade mode and multiplayer, there’s enough substantive content to keep you hooked for some time... Between its pacing, its presentation, and its excellent gunplay, Max Payne 3 has raised the bar for other action games to follow. Welcome back." - GamesRadar 10/10
 
"With Max Payne 3, Rockstar once again hits all of the expected series beats, most of which players have come to expect from the genre in general, but it does so with such flair, polish, and focus of vision that what you end up with is a game that has an old-school heart in a next-gen body... Max Payne 3 is a technological tour de force that will have you screaming 'Dear lord!' more times than midnight mass. The performances are top notch, the action plays out with unrivaled fluidity, and the multiplayer is deep and rewarding." - G4TV 5/5
 
"The shooting is a revelation... Max Payne 3 nearly makes you roll over in defeat, knowing that Rockstar has harnessed impeccable technology to make people die real good... a game build out of remarkably implemented, masterfully presented parts." - Joystiq 4.5/5
 
"As much as Max Payne 3 is a fascinating portrait of a man, it tells a great, action-packed story that runs in-stride with Max’s inner turmoil... The campaign is a fun ride that rarely slows. The script, an area Rockstar always seems to knock out of the park, takes Max to interesting places, and doesn’t follow a predictable path... It’s a new day for Max Payne, and at the same time, a return to his glorious past." - Game Informer 9.25/10
 
"The guns feel great, and powerful, and blind-firing around corners feels dangerous and desperate and satisfying in ways that no other shooter I can think of has pulled off. But a big part of that lies in how enemies in Max Payne 3 die. They sag and crumple around their wounds; they get knocked backwards; they slide to a rest and, for the final, unfortunate enemy in most encounters, the world goes into slow motion as the camera closes first on the bullets flying toward them, and then splits into three intimate views of damage. I found Max Payne 3's shooting fantastically rewarding... Max Payne 3's violence slides from over-the-top to genuinely disturbing." - Polygon 9/10
 
"Max Payne 3 is unapologetically violent. In fact, it lingers on violence, but not in a tawdry or sensational way. Yes, it focuses on some of its most visceral manifestations – ragged bullet wounds, charred flesh, dismembered limbs – but it also peers into the unseen causes that lie behind such acts of violence. It touches on the disparity between rich and poor, and how resentment and desperation can fester in the slums and the penthouses alike." - IGN 9/10

"Packed with fast action, brutal violence, and a striking cinematic style, all of the stops have been pulled out to make this the most exciting entry in the series to date... Max Payne 3 is a fantastic package, with a top-notch presentation and plenty of content to keep players busy and happy. It may have been a long time in coming, but there's no arguing with results, and Max is the kind of guy who gets them. Fans and newcomers alike are going to find plenty to enjoy in this exceptional title." - Destructoid 9/10
 

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Max Payne 3 Out Now for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America: Available in Europe this Friday, May 18th

Posted: May 15, 2012 11:30AM | Author: R* Q

 
 
Max Payne 3 is now available at retail stores across North America for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The latest in the groundbreaking series known for bringing Bullet Time®, noir atmosphere and Hong Kong action movie aesthetics to video games, Max Payne 3 combines highly sophisticated gunplay and fluid movement with a dark, twisted narrative, and intensely cinematic presentation.
 
Max Payne 3 picks up the story of fallen former New York City detective Max Payne - several years after the events of the original games. Close to washed up and addicted to painkillers, Max accepts a job offer of private security work in São Paulo, Brazil, protecting wealthy businessman Rodrigo Branco and his beautiful trophy wife Fabiana in the hopes of an escape from his tragic past. When Fabiana is abducted while under Max’s protection, Max finds himself caught up in something much larger than a simple kidnapping, looking for answers on the streets of an unfamiliar city as his personal demons return to haunt him once again. 
 
In a first for the series, Max Payne 3 brings the series’ signature combination of precise shooting, fluid movement and Bullet Time to online multiplayer, with a range of co-operative and competitive modes that allow players to compete in free-for-all matches, fight for the chance to play as Max Payne himself in Payne Killer, or build out events from the single-player story in the dynamically branching Gang Wars mode.
 
Max Payne 3 is also the first Rockstar title to feature Crews, persistent clans of friends that can play together online, building alliances and rivalries while tracking progress and Crew Feuds through the Social Club. Crews extend across platforms and across game titles, with Crews created within Max Payne 3 ready and available for players in Grand Theft Auto V and other future titles.
 
Developed across Rockstar Games Studios Worldwide, Max Payne 3 is now available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America and coming this Friday, May 18th in Europe. Look for the PC version launching on May 29th in North America and June 1st in Europe as well. For more on Max Payne 3, check out the recently released Official Launch Trailer below along with links to a collection of additional videos and features from the official website.

Pick up Max Payne 3 at retail stores nationwide throughout North America today and in Europe starting this Friday, May 18th - check out a wide range of online retail options at http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/order. 

 

Official Trailers:
 
Design and Technology Series Videos:
 
The Weapons of Max Payne 3:
 
Characters and Gangs:
 
Behind the Scenes and Additional Features:

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The Assault Rifles of Max Payne 3: New Video, Screens & 360-Degree Renders

Posted: May 14, 2012 5:15PM | Author: R* W

In Max Payne 3, the Assault Rifle class of weaponry serves as the backbone to Max's arsenal; the G6 Commando, MD-97L, FAL, and AK-47 all deliver powerful long range accuracy while still being agile enough to handle enemies at shorter distances with their rapid rate of fire, and high-capacity magazines.

Armed by various factions of enemies in Max Payne 3 from vicious favela gangs to paramilitary commandos, these intimidating two-handed killing machines can literally make mincemeat out of unlucky foes.
 
Familiarize yourself with the battle-proven Assault Rifles in the video above, and check out the detailed 360-degree renders that show off the individually modeled components of the daunting G6 Commando, along with a selection of new screenshots.
 
See more weapons of Max Payne 3:

 

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Max Payne 3’s Multiplayer Loadouts

Posted: May 14, 2012 10:44AM | Author: R* Z

In Max Payne 3 Multiplayer, you can create up to five complete player Loadouts that can be customized to make sure you're equipped with the perfect set of Weapons, Bursts, Items and Projectiles for every battle and to suit your playing style. So before heading into Gang Wars, Payne Killer or Deathmatch - you can tailor Loadouts for use with a personal, powerful and strategic combination of weapons and special abilities to switch between on the fly.

Hit up www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/multiplayer/loadout and prep yourself for the battle that begins this week, previewing a taste of the over 80 items at your disposal - from Bursts like Trigger Happy, which drops high powered hardware into your hands when and where you call for it - to Items such as the Gas Mask, which protects you from the effects of Tear Gas (also a Projectile that you can equip your Loadout with).

The Loadout page also shows how each Item and weapon will impact both your stamina and the speed at which your character replenishes health - so you'll have to equip wisely to decide whether you're going to go in with heavy firepower and armored up and armed to the teeth - or equip a lighter-weight Loadout for a nimbler soldier with faster health regen. You'll also find a breakdown of Burst Tiers, showing examples of how individual Bursts ramp up in effectiveness as your adrenaline increases from racking up kills and looting fallen enemies - plus a selection of all-new screens of Loadout Bursts and Items in action.
 

 
Bullet Time®, the signature gunplay mechanic of the Max Payne series, makes its way into Multiplayer.
 


Previously:
CREW UP: Register and Rally Your Crew Now at the All-New Social Club
Watch the Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Gameplay Series Video Part Two
Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Video Part 1
Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Hands-On Press Round Up
Kotaku Praise Max Payne 3 Multiplayer as 'Essential'
 

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Max Payne 3 Midnight Launch Locator

Posted: May 13, 2012 1:53PM | Author: R* Q

To help you be among the first to get your hands on Max Payne 3 this week, select GameStop, Best Buy and Walmart locations across the US and EB Games, Best Buy and Future Shop stores throughout Canada will be open at midnight tomorrow night Monday May 14th so you can secure your copy ahead of the masses on May 15th. For those of you in our hometown of NYC, you should also keep an eye out for our Rockstar Max Payne 3 vans making stops at various stores citywide to hit off faithful fans waiting on line with gear.

And to usher in the first players returning home from the stores and jumping straight into Max Payne 3 Multiplayer, we'll be jumping online ourselves on PSN & Xbox LIVE to set it off with Gang Wars, Payne Killer and Deathmatch action. Stay tuned for our PSN IDs and Gamertag info tomorrow.

Fans in the US or Canada can check out the Max Payne 3 Midnight Launch Locator below to track down a participating retail location near you.

For fans in the UK, select GAME locations will open at midnight on Thursday night May 17th, including London's Oxford Street branch where they'll be giving away some Max Payne 3 gear and goodies. Check with your local spot to see if they'll be open.
 

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Enlistment Roundup: The First Days of CREWS at the New Rockstar Social Club

Posted: May 12, 2012 7:18PM | Author: R* A

Social Club Crew registration has only been open for a few short days and already we’re seeing rivalries fostering between storied internet communities, very ill original Emblem Editor creations, and allegiances being forged amongst our longtime Social Club members, #MaxPayne3 Twitter cast members and more. We promise to keep you updated on a regular basis at the Newswire in the weeks and months ahead on the latest news from the Crew frontlines – highlighting those that are dominating the Max Payne 3 Leaderboards and unlocking accomplishments, and those that have managed to catch our eye out there in the community. For now, check out a first roundup of some noteworthy first Founder Crews.





From top left:

911 NYC, PCC Crew, and Bring on the Payne – these guys have been actively recruiting at the Newswire and on Facebook since well before the New Social Club launched – and we know many of you in Comments have already pledged your allegiance to one (or a potentially treasonous multiple). We’re looking forward to an epic Feud between these warring factions online once Max Payne 3 drops next week.

Enlistment support drive – these guys may be short as yet on members, but big on fun names, emblems and mottos that have caught our attention – have a look: Raging Wookiees (“Don’t anger the Wookiees”), GameTimeAgainNinjas (“There’s only two ways this can end & in both of them, you die), War Kitties (“I am the devil, and I am here to do the devil’s work”), Jimmy Rustlers (“Your Jimmies just got rustled”), Cthulu Catz (“Crew for having a good time. Open to all!”), Los Santos Kings (“Oooosh bang tidy!!!”) and Pattern Baldness (“We’re not ready to let it go… Share your despair. Tear the hair from your enemies.”).

Reddit versus The Vidya (4Chan) – we are not taking sides in this one, but these two communities have planted their Founder Crew flags down and it looks like the beef is on. The Vidya has inadvertently broken the Crew cap of 250 members and soared to over 300 deep – the biggest Crew yet. With that, we've officially lifted the member cap for all private Crews to 300, and are working on lifting it even higher in the coming weeks – in the meantime, the gauntlet has been thrown in Reddit’s direction as Vidya Crew member ThuhPickle states on their Crew page, “Reddit doesn’t stand a chance”…

GTAForums and iGrandTheftAuto – two of the longest-running GTA fan communities Crewing up. Shout to Crew leaders Meta_Pathos and Psyware respectively. But will it be a GTA fan alliance between these two – or a Rampage?

Ready for action – these Crews are growing in numbers and appear to be pretty damn serious about making a mark in Multiplayer: Russian Bears Team (“Turn yourself into a best, get rid of the pain of being a man. Recruiting new members and NOT only Russians. Join and together we will build a mighty and powerful crew”), UK Crew (“Anarchy from the UK, is all about the GMT… We’ll be Bringing the Payne from all UK consoles to everyone else.”), NYC Bloodpack (“Fighting for Peace, Killing for Fun”), Riot Hounds (“Play Hard or Play Chill. Most of all – Play for Fun.”), SFO-Wolf (“Mortis Nostrum Hostilis… Welcome to the den! Home of the tier-one Special Force Operative WOLF!”) and Guerilla Gaming (“Looking for the Best of the Best of the Best to Dominate the Competition.”).

SODMG Gamers – we’ve seen these guys from the SODMG community on Twitter for weeks now getting amped for Payne, even making original songs like “Strapped Up Like Max Payne”. Ready to see all of SODMG flood in to that Crew.

Two gaming community Crews worth noting - WetheGamerz of WetheGamerz.com with an awesome emblem – and of course, NeoGANG – The Official NeoGAF Crew founded by DGSimo. Also everyone can check out the NeoGAF Max Payne 3 OT now up and rocking.

Broken Whiskey Bottles – Finally, a special shout to this Crew for its constituency of faithful Social Club members like ChicagoEnigma, FugetSudo_Jr, emmi18176860, German Scientist, Marney-1, IWIHooligan, and others – as well as for recruiting several of the #MaxPayne3 Twitter cast members like JaclynJimenez, silenthamish, Twisted_AZ, ElvisMarques and Louzer. We’re sure this squad will be a fixture in the daily play sessions with Rockstar and official Max Payne 3 live streaming Social Club events.
 

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Update: Watch the Max Payne 3 Major League Gaming Pro Exhibition Here at 8PM Eastern

Posted: May 12, 2012 5:07PM | Author: R* Q

*** Update: The stream is live - check it out in the player above.

Last weekend, 16 of the world's best competitive gamers fought it out in the Max Payne 3 Pro Exhibition - going head-to-head in multiplayer 4 vs. 4 Team Matches and Deathmatch tournaments at the MLG Arena here in New York and vying for a total cash prize purse of $30,000. 

The event will be broadcast online mere hours before the North American launch of Max Payne 3 this Monday, May 14th 8:00 PM Eastern at www.majorleaguegaming.com, GameSpot and here on the Rockstar Newswire. Here's a quick taste of the action that transpired in this special video featuring game footage and some of the players reactions to the Max Payne 3 Multiplayer experience (you can see the team rosters below with links to their Twitter feeds).

BIG DOGS
 
THE DOUBLE DEALERS
 
TRIGGER HAPPY
 
WARLORDS
 
 
Previously:

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