Max Payne 3 release pushed back again, to May 2012

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Max Payne 3 release pushed back again, to May 2012

Max Payne 3's release has been delayed to May of this year from its targeted release date of March, Take Two Interactive announced today. According to a statement, the publisher is pushing the release date to ensure the game "delivers the highest quality, groundbreaking entertainment experience."

Rockstar Games originally announced that it was working on Max Payne 3 in March 2009, and the company was targeting a Winter 2009 release. Multiple releases were eventually sandwiched in between the game's announcement and its now-imminent release over three years later, including L.A. Noire and Red Dead Redemption.

In the third installment of the series, Max Payne now works as security for a wealthy man named Rodrigo Branco in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Branco's wife is kidnapped, pulling Payne into "a conspiracy of shadowy, warring factions."

Since the game's release date has been pushed yet again, Take Two is now reporting a fiscal loss for the 21012 year, which ends in March, of $210 million to $230 million. With its release in fiscal year 2013, Max Payne 3 will be launched closer to other Take Two titles including XCOM, BioShock Infinite, and Borderlands 2.

The official release dates for Max Payne 3 in North America are May 15 for Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 and May 29 for PC; internationally, the game launches May 18 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and June 1 for PC.

Source: Ars Technica

[nub]

From the trailer, it looks like a disgrace to the Max Payne name. Don't care.

[Dotdot]

Looking forward to this the animation in it looks sublime

[c3ntury]

From the trailer, it looks like a disgrace to the Max Payne name. Don't care.

The original development team said it was brilliant iirc.

[Ayepecks]

The original development team said it was brilliant iirc.

No offense, but what did you expect them do say? That it's crap?

I'm still weary of this game. Not sure what to think.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

I have stated several times I am looking forward to this game a whole lot, but yeah, do not take this as the greatest of signs.

[c3ntury]

No offense, but what did you expect them do say? That it's crap?

I'm still weary of this game. Not sure what to think.

They would have had the option to not comment at all, so I would take it as positive. :p

[Blindlabel013]

Personally I think they're trying to sweep this one under the carpet if they're trying to compete with more of their own games. You'd think they'd spread them out to increase sales. Very few people buy 2 or more games so close to each other.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

Completely take back what I said above. Got an email today from Rockstar with another making of video showcasing the design and technology behind Max Payne 3, this one focusing on targeting and weapons, and looks bad ass.

[Scorpus Veteran]

I still have faith that this game will be good because Rockstar rarely pushes out a bad game, and certainly their last few releases (LA Noire, Red Dead Redemption) have been fantastic. They probably have legitimate and positive reasons for a delay and I think the final product will only be made better by the development team spending more time

[Muhammad Farrukh]

May ain't that far

[mokthraka]

I cant wait for max payne to come out, I played the first one constantly when i was little, to the point I knew where each person was on the first few levels and could play without getting hit

[Lamp0]

From the trailer, it looks like a disgrace to the Max Payne name. Don't care.

How on Earth is it a disgrace?? It looks absolutely brilliant!!

Just look at the video that Larry posted. It's far beyond anything I'd expect for a third Max Payne game.

[qdave]

Very good. Wont conflict with mass effect :D

[neoadorable]

thanks a lot for posting that tech video, Larry. totally sold me on this game, but then i was sold on it to begin with. this is 100% Max Payne, we're even getting a flashback level it seems. looks very good and can't wait. will be getting the PC version even if it means waiting a month longer, which is fine.

[Roger H. Veteran]

I can't remember if i played Max Payne 2 but i know I loved the first one. I'll definitely be getting this one as it looks good. I definitely miss run-and-gun games sometimes vs stop and pop. LOL. I use to love stealth games but now finding them too slow! I wanna shoot shoot shoot, reload and shoot some more! :yes:

EDIT - Oh yeah - checked and saw that it came out in 2003 and I saw some videos and remmeber it now. Dang it's been that long?!

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

thanks a lot for posting that tech video, Larry. totally sold me on this game, but then i was sold on it to begin with. this is 100% Max Payne, we're even getting a flashback level it seems. looks very good and can't wait. will be getting the PC version even if it means waiting a month longer, which is fine.

No problem at all. Glad someone is sharing my enthusiasm for the game. For some reason I thought I read they were not doing a PC release, and I remember thinking to myself how dare they do that when the series started out on PC, so now that I hear it will be released for the PC, I may strongly have to consider playing it on the PC as well. (Y)

[oceanmotion]

I wasn't sold with screens but this keeps looking better and better in videos. Has that sort of leap you always expected of next gen in movement and physics. Looks fun too.

Yeah, something more free flowing rather than chest high walls is very welcome.

[Tech085]

aww hopefully it doesn't get push back any further may 2012 will be alright can't wait to finish the game and check out the graphics

[neoadorable]

good call Larry, this game has PC written all over it, not just because this is a PC-based series, but because we need to send a strong message to both Microsoft and Sony that their tardiness will not be rewarded.