Rockstar Talks Max Payne 3 with MTV.com

Posted: February 06, 2012 5:03PM | Author: R* S

In this latest interview about Max Payne 3, we share with MTV.com more detail about the weapons and targeting systems highlighted in our most recent Design and Technology Series video - as well as insight into the approach to multiplayer in Max Payne 3:
 
"Concepts for multiplayer in Max Payne have actually been around since the first two games, so it was key for us that it was a natural extension of the Max Payne universe, playing on the same themes, fiction and characters that occupy Max’s world. The goal is to add a layer of narrative and meaning to multiplayer matches, and create extra drama out of the interactions that go on between players within each match."

Read lots more here: http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2012/02/02/interview-jeronimo-barrera-of-rockstar-games-talks-max-payne-3/.
 

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• Max Payne 3
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Max Payne 3 Official Site Launch Featuring the 608 Bull Revolver Feature & Video, Comando Sombra Gang File, Exclusive New Screens & More

Posted: February 02, 2012 12:00PM | Author: R* Q

The 608 Bull weapon widget from the new Max Payne 3 official site. See this veritable hand cannon with 8 rounds of high velocity stopping power in action, explore screens and a 360-degree view of the fully rendered weapon – including a view of it broken down by its individually modeled components.

Our new Max Payne 3 website is live with a ton of never-before-seen content including a new video, screens and 360-degree renders of the high-powered 608 Bull Revolver shown above, details on one of São Paulo's most vicious and influential cartels, the Comando Sombra and their ruthless leader Serrano, as well as a collection of new exclusive screens.

The brand new site also features a chronicle of all Max Payne 3 news, videos, downloads and information released to date. Explore it all at www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3 and check back often in the weeks and months ahead for a fully-loaded barrage of new videos, screens, game details and much much more as we head towards Max Payne 3's release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC this May.

 
Explore intelligence gathered on one of the deadliest organized crime groups in São Paulo, the Comando Sombra and their ruthless leader Serrano.

• Characters
• Events
• Max Payne
• Max Payne 3
• PC
• PLAYSTATION 3
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Max Payne 3 Coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC this May

Posted: January 17, 2012 8:30AM | Author: R* Q

Today we're proud to officially announce that Max Payne 3, the highly-anticipated dark and gritty action experience that continues the tale of former New York City detective Max Payne, will be available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 on May 15, 2012 in North America and May 18, 2012 in Europe, with the PC version launching on May 29th, 2012 in North America and June 1st, 2012 in Europe.

For Max, the tragedies that took his loved ones years ago are wounds that refuse to heal. No longer a cop, close to washed up and addicted to pain killers, he takes a job in São Paulo, Brazil, protecting the family of wealthy real estate mogul Rodrigo Branco, in an effort to finally escape his troubled past. But as events spiral out of his control, Max Payne finds himself alone on the streets of an unfamiliar city, desperately searching for the truth and fighting for a way out.

Featuring cutting edge shooting mechanics for precision gunplay, advanced new Bullet Time® and Shootdodge™ effects, full integration of Natural Motion’s Euphoria Character Behavior system for lifelike movement and a dark and twisted story, Max Payne 3 is a seamless, highly detailed, cinematic experience.

In addition to an expansive single-player campaign, Max Payne 3’s multiplayer offering brings the game’s cinematic feel, fluid gunplay and kinetic sense of movement into the realm of online multiplayer. Building on the fiction and signature gameplay elements of the Max Payne universe, Max Payne 3 features a wide range of new and traditional multiplayer modes that play on the themes of paranoia, betrayal and heroism, all delivered with the same epic visual style of the single-player game.

Look for much much more from Max Payne 3 in the weeks and months ahead, including the next video in the Design & Technology Series and the official site launch.

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PC Title Update Released for L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition

Posted: December 19, 2011 5:30PM | Author: R* Y

A title update is out now for the PC version of L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition. Updates include:

• Fix to prevent mouse cursor from turning on when using -str command line to improve performance
• Render state optimizations to improve performance
• Single-threaded renderer option added to game launcher to improve graphics performance on certain setups

If you need help with the game or have questions regarding this update, be sure to first have a look at the L.A. Noire PC Technical Support page. If you don’t see your problem listed, submit a request to our Support team via http://support.rockstargames.com, and they’ll get back to you with some assistance.

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Announcing the Jan-Feb 2012 Official Social Club Multiplayer Events Series Calendar

Posted: December 16, 2011 9:50AM | Author: R* Y

Announcing the first scheduled Official Social Club Multiplayer Events of 2012 with our January and February slate of Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto IV sessions across PSN, XBL and PC. Mark your calendars to join us for live streaming online multiplayer action plus live chat with Rockstar and other Social Club members at the Events page, along with prize pack giveaways, special guest players, and more. 

Look for another calendar with dates for March and beyond after we've announced the release date for Max Payne 3 - for now, let your mind run wild with what the future will hold by reading up on the first multiplayer details for Max Payne 3 as revealed at IGN this week.

CALENDAR OF MULTIPLAYER EVENTS

• Friday, January 13 (4-7PM Eastern)
  Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition w/ Triple XP
  For PlayStation 3 on PSN
  The first multiplayer event of 2012, battling it out on PSN with you and your whole posse across modes from the entire Red Dead Redemption online multiplayer experience - including Undead Nightmare's Undead Overrun. (Note you do not need the Game of the Year Edition specifically to play in this or any of our Red Dead events. Any version will do as long as we're playing relevant modes.)

• Thursday, January 26 (5-8PM Eastern)
  Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition
  For Xbox 360 on XBL
  Since our most recent GTA console event was held on PSN, the Xbox LIVE crowd gets there proper due with some Cops n' Crooks, GTA Race, Witness Protection and just about every other multiplayer mode from the original Grand Theft Auto IV as well as the Episodes, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.

• Friday, February 10 (4-7PM Eastern)
  Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition w/ Triple XP
  For Xbox 360 on Xbox LIVE
  Red Dead on Xbox LIVE with everything from Grand Prix Horse Racing to Gold Rush to Stronghold to Undead Overrun and plenty more. As with most of our events, we'll have 20 runner-up prizes and one Grand Prize. Good luck...

• Friday, February 24 (4-7PM Eastern)
  Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes from Liberty City
  For PC on Games for Windows LIVE
  Yup, 32-player mayhem crashing things up in Race, going wild in Free Mode, and some classic Deathmatch - will be just part of this one.
  

These official multiplayer events are your chance to:

• Play online multiplayer with Rockstar Games, including folks from some of the development teams who helped create the games themselves 
• Enter Social Club member-exclusive event sweepstakes at the multiplayer events page during the event, including prize giveaways you won't see anywhere else like custom controllers, consoles and more
• Watch the live video stream broadcast of the online play at the official multiplayer events page
• Join the live event chat to discuss the stream and challenge other players as the action unfolds
• Gain Triple XP in Red Dead Redemption in addition to during our separate Twitter/Facebook announced playsessions such as these

HOW TO PLAY WITH ROCKSTAR
Look for Gamertags, IDs and details on how to find us in each event to be posted a day or two before each of the dates listed below. Keep in mind that the easiest way to get in on a game with us during these playsessions is to send a friend request the night before and then request in the chat or the corresponding Newswire post to be invited.

If you want more chances to play with Rockstar or, as mentioned, get more +XP in Red Dead, be sure to follow us on our Twitter and Facebook pages. At unscheduled dates and times, every now and then we like to tweet out that we're about to play one of our titles online, and we invite everyone by posting a Gamertag. If Triple XP is happening, we'll let you know about how long it will be on. We've recently been keeping it on at least 24 hours a week. Watch closely for the next one...
 

• Episodes From Liberty City
• Game with Developers
• Games for Windows
• Grand Theft Auto
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Legends and Killers
• Liars and Cheats
• Multiplayer Event
• Outlaws to the End
• PC
• PLAYSTATION 3
• PSN
• Red Dead Redemption
• Social Club
• The Ballad of Gay Tony
• The Lost and Damned
• Undead Nightmare
• Xbox 360
• Xbox LIVE

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"What Happens When Narrative and Multiplayer Converge... It Works Brilliantly" - Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Revealed in IGN's Exclusive Preview

Posted: December 14, 2011 2:10PM | Author: R* Q

A member of the U.F.E Shootdodges while carrying a bag of cash.

This week, the crew at IGN got an exclusive sneak peek at the Max Payne 3 multiplayer experience, and it's safe to say they came away summarily impressed with the unrivaled sense of control and customization, as well as the unique integration of single player style narrative.  Read on for a selection of quotes, or hit the full article here to read their complete breakdown.

U.F.E. take fire from the Tropa Z gang by the Marina.

On the unique Gang Wars mode:
"Max Payne 3 attempts to give more definition to the spontaneous type of narrative you get in a round of multiplayer. To do this it's created a new mode called Gang Wars, the centrepiece of Payne's multiplayer suite. A typical match, for instance, might kick-off during the calamity of a drug deal gone horribly wrong. You must collect duffle bags gorged with cash and ferry them back to safe points. It's a standard multiplayer objective but the difference comes in the next round; instead of tasking you with the same objective, the mission changes and draws upon the events of the preceding round not only to give context but motivation for the new task."

On Bursts:
"The multiplayer experience is augmented by the presence of Bursts – special abilities that you unlock as you accumulate XP. The perks are inspired by the individual characteristics of the factions open to players in multiplayer. In addition to Bullet Time, Max's signature skill, the most original Bursts are those that alter players' perception of reality."

On the ability to use Shootdodge™ and Bullet Time®:
"Fortunately, many of the distinctive gameplay features that the Max Payne series innovated – Shootdodge, Bullet Time – sit more than comfortably within the confines of multiplayer. The ability to fling yourself through the air is a fantastic addition to multiplayer – especially when you see teammates bursting through windows and taking down opponents. It's incredibly useful as it can be deployed both offensively and defensively. Find yourself about close to death, and Shootdodge can be used to break the line of sight with your attacker, giving you just enough time to regain consciousness. It also looks really, really cool."

A U.F.E member lays prone to take down an exposed Tropa Z enemy.

Click here to read the full preview, which also includes a gallery of brand new multiplayer screens from the game. For our friends around the world, make sure to check out our other exclusive global previews including Meristation (ES), Spaziogames (IT), JeuxActu (FR), InsideGamer (NL), 9lives (BE), Games Aktuell (DE), Videogameszone (DE), Gamezone (DE) and Gamereactor (SE)... and be sure to stay tuned for lots more regarding Max Payne 3 Multiplayer is the weeks and months ahead.

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Recap with Fan Videos and Screens from the GTAIV & Episodes from Liberty City Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PC (December 2)

Posted: December 13, 2011 7:36PM | Author: R* Y

Big up to all the GTA fans and particularly our invited guest players from the fansite community for joining us in our most recent official Social Club multiplayer event - held on December 2nd, playing Grand Theft Auto IV for PC on what happened to be the 3rd anniversary of that game's release. We also got busy with multiplayer modes from Episodes from Liberty City for PC - and with 32 players per session, we were able to get almost everyone in on some good bloody gametime in the session.

Special congratulations to Reebokanonymous, Arnooow, donutdude101, SimpsonsFan007, hybridboonie, agent_TAC0, Mr.Spykerc8, ChicagoEnigma, tmw214, VMikeL, Elcolorete, Deuce.VS, strikezdotman, PilotasUK, Mantc70, se7switch, IcemanEvans, scareface1970 and Brock338, all winners in the event sweepstakes who scored Rockstar prize packs of rare Grand Theft Auto IV collectible gear. Enjoy, all.

Several fansite luminaries and other Social Club members were good enough to capture and create some pretty stellar fan videos during the afternoon. Here's a great one, courtesy of ChicagoEnigma of fansite RockstarNetwork.net - running roughshod all over our GwRockstar2 and others in this hypnotic, action-packed 12-minute clip:

Here's some more great vids worth checking out, each of which highlighting some of the insane action of the day:

• Daniel from GTA-Series.com posted 43 full minutes of multiplayer mayhem.
• Stylez from RockstarNetwork.net posted a short recap article.
• Social Club member gussi111 combined five races into one video.
• FugetSudo tweeted out this one, a highlight reel of gunfights.

Truly awesome stuff - if anyone else has a video to share, be sure to add it in the comments below.

Here's just a few of our own screens we gathered together, moments of multiplayer insanity in good old Liberty City...

Thanks again to the crowd from the Grand Theft Auto fansite community for coming through and shooting it up with us - including chicagoenigma of @RockstarNetwork, Gamerzworld and Jared of @RockstarWatch, Chris of @TheGTAPlace, Gboyers from @GrandTheftWiki, SimpsonsFan007 of @PlayingGTA, Joker64 of @GTATurk, Rafioso of @GTAvision, RoamPTof @gtaportugal, Reverie of @GTAWarehouse, Zidane of @gtagaming, sdr of @GTAthegame, Daniel and Nicholas of @GTASeries, Psy of @iGrandTheftAuto and Rathel, mátéka and Hannibal of @GTAPlace.

And now, here's a roll call of all the event's participants according to our records. As always, shout if we missed anyone:

Join us for our next event, the very last for 2011 - we'll be closing out the year with Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition (with Triple XP switched on) on Xbox LIVE this week, Thursday December 15th from 5-8PM Eastern.

And also be on the lookout for a brand new calendar of events to be announced very soon here at the Newswire, covering early 2012.

Plus as always keep an eye out for some unscheduled playsessions and Triple XP for Red Dead in the weeks to come. To get the word right when it happens, follow us on our Twitter and Facebook pages.

Previously:
Recap & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (November 18)
Recap & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (November 3)
Recap with Screens, Video & Prize Winners from the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event (October 21)

• The Lost and Damned
• The Ballad of Gay Tony
• Social Club
• PC
• Multiplayer Event
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Grand Theft Auto
• Games for Windows
• Game with Developers
• Episodes From Liberty City

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First Details of Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Coming Tomorrow

Posted: December 13, 2011 11:09AM | Author: R* S

In this Max Payne 3 multiplayer screen, members of São Paulo’s elite U.F.E. take on the Tropa Z gang at the docks.

Get ready for Max Payne multiplayer. Max Payne 3 will take the fluid combat and signature kinetic movement that makes Max Payne so unique - online, with an explosive range of multiplayer modes...

Tomorrow - Wednesday December 14th at 12 noon Eastern, look for the very first Max Payne 3 multiplayer details to be revealed as part of an exclusive multiplayer feature on IGN.com.
 

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• Max Payne 3
• Multiplayer
• PC
• PLAYSTATION 3
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