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Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 hits the UK High Street tomorrow – and retail has pegged it as a significant release fit for the discount treatment. HMV is selling the game for 37.99 outright or for just 7.99 if you trade-in either Starhawk, The Witcher 2 or Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon …
Read More »Blockbuster offers extra credit for Max Payne 3 buyers
Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 is out this Friday (May 18th) and retailer Blockbuster has announced a new trade-in deal for the game. Beginning this Friday and running through to Sunday May 20th, customers will get an additional 50 per cent credit value for any games traded-in against the new release. …
Read More »Max Payne 3 reviews are live
Publisher Rockstar has lifted the review embargo on Max Payne 3, which hits the US today and arrives in the UK this Friday. At the time of writing the game has an 87 per cent average on Metacritic, including three perfect scores. Max Payne 3 marks an exceptional comeback for …
Read More »Rockstar reveals Max Payne DLC Pass
Max Payne 3 will be followed up with a slew of DLC packages, and gamers can pre-purchase all of them with a Rockstar Pass. Publisher Rockstar Games promised new multiplayer maps, modes, items, characters and more in the months following the shooter’s Xbox 360 and PS3 release on May 18th. …
Read More »GAME grabs Max Payne 3 exclusive
A free multiplayer map will be offered to all those who pre-order Max Payne 3 from GAME or Gamestation. It’s another good exclusive for the chain as it continues to rebuild after its turbulent start to the year. We are delighted to be Rockstar Games’ partner for the launch of …
Read More »Max Payne 3 PC pre-order bonuses and specs revealed
Several new bits of info has arrived for the PC version of Rockstar’s upcoming effort Max Payne 3. The PC version will support DirectX11 ‘including tessellation, as well as a number of additional advanced graphics options. ‘ Players will have to wait until May 29th for their shot at it …
Read More »Max Payne 3 skipping demo offering
Those hoping for a Max Payne 3 demo are out of luck, according to developer Rockstar Games. "There are no plans for a demo of Max Payne 3," a rep posted on Rockstar’s official twitter account. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 North American launch of the title is currently …
Read More »Max Payne 3 is Rockstar’s biggest launch ever
Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 will explode at retail this summer, supported by the publisher’s biggest UK campaign to date. Marketing efforts will be centred around the release of the Xbox 360 and PS3 SKUs on May 18th, targeting both fans of the shooter series and a wider audience of action …
Read More »Rockstar extends Max Payne 3 Special Edition deadline
Fans of the series now have until April to pre-order the Special Edition of Max Payne 3. Rockstar announced it has extended the deadline following yesterday’s news that the game has been delayed until May. The SKU will no longer be available after April 2nd. The Special Edition features a …
Read More ȣ99.99 Max Payne 3 Special Edition explained
Rockstar has lifted the lid on its 99.99 Max Payne 3 Special Edition. The main inclusion is a 10” Max Payne statue created by Rockstar and TriForce. Also in the box is a series of game-inspired” original still life art prints the depict some of Max’s psychological troubles, a copper …
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