Max Payne 3 has been officially announced by Rockstar Games and Take Two for a Winter 2009 release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
The game is being developed by Rockstar Vancouver. Max Payne 3 tells the story of a retired police detective embroiled in a world of corruption, turmoil and intense violence. The new game will deliver more of the classic elements and hyper-intense action that fans have come to love, while moving the story of Max Payne in a new direction.
“We’re starting a new chapter of Max’s life with this game,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “This is Max as we’ve never seen him before, a few years older, more world-weary and cynical than ever. We experience the downward spiral of his life after the events of Max Payne 2 and witness his last chance for salvation.”
Since leaving the NYPD and New York itself behind, Max has drifted from bad to worse. Double-crossed and a long way from home, Max is now trapped in a city full of violence and bloodshed, using his weapons and instincts in a desperate search for the truth and a way out.
The award-winning Max Payne franchise put players in the role of Max Payne, a hard-boiled New York City detective with a penchant for violence, out to avenge the death of his family.