Rockstar announces Max Payne 3

23.03.2009
's anti-hero is readying his guns and one-liners for this winter's release of Max Payne 3. The game is being developed by Rockstar Vancouver, the creators of the schoolyard romp Bully. Rockstar Games founder Sam Houser had this to say about Max's latest offering:

We're starting a new chapter of Max's life with this game. 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.

The press release offers few details, but does provide a snippet of the premise, hinting at a darker, more desperate Max: "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."

Max Payne 3 will be available winter 2009 for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.