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Max Payne 1&2 Remake announced

In a new development agreement with Max Payne intellectual property owner Rockstar Games, Remedy Entertainment will produce the remakes of both Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne as a single title, Max Payne 1&2.

Max Payne 1&2 remake will be released for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC. “We were thrilled when our long-time friends at Remedy approached us about remaking the original Max Payne games,” said Sam Houser, Rockstar Games founder in a press release. “We are massive fans of the work the Remedy team has created over the years, and we can’t wait to play these new versions.”

Tero Virtala, Remedy Entertainment CEO added, “Max Payne has always held a special place in the hearts of everyone at Remedy, and we know the millions of fans worldwide feel the same. We’re hugely excited to be working with our partners at Rockstar Games once again for the chance to bring the story, action, and atmosphere of the original Max Payne games back to players in new ways.”

Find below more details about Max Payne 1&2:

Under the development agreement signed today, Remedy will develop the games as a single title for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S using its proprietary Northlight game engine. The game’s development budget will be financed by Rockstar Games, the size of which will be in line with a typical Remedy AAA-game production. Under the agreement, Remedy has a royalty opportunity after Rockstar Games has recouped its development, marketing, and other costs for distributing and publishing the game.

The project is currently in the concept development stage.

The relationship between Remedy and Rockstar Games dates back to the original release of the critically acclaimed Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne games, developed by Remedy and published by Rockstar Games. Both games left an indelible mark in popular culture, lauded for their neo-noir atmosphere, groundbreaking storytelling and “bullet-time” gunplay.

Mark Fajardo

Videogame journalist for over a decade. I am a Registered Nurse as well. Love JRPGs but pretty much open to all genres.

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