Max Payne 3 Information & Discussions

Max Payne 3 is an upcoming third-person shooter video game in the Max Payne franchise published by Rockstar Games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Development is taken by Rockstar Studios,^[1] a collaborative effort led by Rockstar Vancouver along with New England, London and Toronto studios.^[4] This is the first game in the series not to be developed by Finnish game developer Remedy Entertainment and not being written by series creator Sam Lake.^[5]
The game was originally scheduled for release in late 2009.^[6] However, it was pushed back to 2010 alongside several other Take-Two Interactive franchises in order to "benefit from having more development time." In June 2010, the game was again pushed back to 2011.^[7] On December 21, it was not present on the 2011-2012 calendar year, and was pushed back again.^[8][9]
Plot


According to Rockstar's Sam Houser, it is their intention on starting a new chapter of Max Payne's
life with the game. "This is Max as we've never seen him before, a few
years older, more world-weary and cynical than ever." Since the last
game, the press release states Max has left New York City
behind and has "drifted from bad to worse." The press release then goes
on to say Max has been double-crossed in this new city and he is
searching for the truth and a way out.^[6] The game will be set in São Paulo, Brazil,
where Payne is working in the private security sector for a wealthy
local family, set 8 to 12 years after the events of the second game.^[8][10]
Rockstar initially claimed that series staple James McCaffrey would not return to the role of Max Payne, instead opting for an older actor.^[11] However, in a May edition of Edge
it was confirmed that James McCaffrey will not only return to voice Max
Payne, but will also return in a full acting role through motion
capture.^[4]