Max Payne 3 is an upcoming third-person shooter video game is developed by Rockstar Vancouver and will be published by Rockstar Games for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. 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. The game was originally scheduled for release in late 2009. However, it was pushed back to 2010 alongside several other Take Two Interactive franchises in order to "benefit from having more development time."


Max Payne 3 Delayed Again

The third adventure of slow-motion detective Max Payne will not arrive in early fall after all. Take-Two Interactive has moved Max Payne 3 out of the 2010 fiscal year.

Last we heard, MP3 was going to be released during the fourth quarter of Take-Two's fiscal year, which runs from August 1st to October 31st. It's possible that a delay means the game will arrive during November or December. Take-Two didn't provide any additional details, though.

While the stock excuse for delays is "polish," MP3's latest delay may simply be a case of Take-Two's plate being too full. They've got three other games coming out in their fourth quarter: L.A. Noire, Mafia II and Civilization V.