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New Max Payne 3 Developer Video Details Targeting and Weapons

Garrett Hartman — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:00:25 +0000

Rockstar-Games has released a new Developer video for Max Payne 3 which details important shooter elements such as targeting, weapons and tactical movements.

The video explain how these different gameplay elements blend together and create “a totally seamless and believable cinematic experience.” Watch it below.

Max Payne 3 releases on May 15th on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

Follow Rockstar on Twitter For a Chance To Be in Max Payne 3

Catherine Cai — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:00:06 +0000

Rockstar Games is offering their Twitter followers the chance to be the face for one of eight multiplayer characters in Max Payne 3.

How do you enter? Follow these two easy steps:

1. Follow @Rockstargames on Twitter.
2. Tweet about Max Payne 3 using the hashtag #MaxPayne3

Huzzah. You’ll be entered into the contest. Rockstar will be picking ten contestants every week up until January 13, 2012. Those who have been chosen will be contacted by tweet or direct message to submit a photo for consideration, so make sure you pretty yourself up before you take a picture. Two people will be chosen from each group of ten to make up the eight winners.

Stay Tweety, my friends.

Max Payne 3 Special Edition Available for a Limited Time Only (Details)

Dave Oshry — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:55:23 +0000

What’s so special about this special edition? Lots of things.

Check it:

The contents of the Max Payne 3 Special Edition will be available from November 21 to January 15 and will include:

A copy of Max Payne 3; (NO WAY?!)

10 tall Collectible Max Payne Statue created in a
collaboration between TriForce and Rockstar Games; (SWEET)

Series of game-inspired Original Still Life Art Prints that
depict some of Max Payne s inner demons and vices; (ALSO SWEET)

Copper and brass-plated iron, bullet-shaped Bullet Keychain
featuring a screw-off back; (I’D USE IT)

Classic Multiplayer Character Pack of eight playable
multiplayer characters for Max Payne 3 Multiplayer,
including fan favorites from the original Max Payne and Max
Payne 2 like Max Payne from Max Payne 2, Mona Sax and Vladimir
Lem; (TYPICAL SPECIAL EDITION)

Disorderly Conduct Multiplayer Weapons Pack for Max Payne
3 Multiplayer that includes the Hammerhead Auto Shotgun, G9
Grenade Launcher and Molotov cocktail; (YOU KNEW THAT WAS COMING)

Max Payne 3 Official Soundtrack featuring the game’s instrumental score. (WORD)

The Max Payne 3 Special Edition is ideal for fans andplayers looking for premium and collectible Max Payne content, including digital character and weapon packs not found anywhere else. MaxPayne 3 Special Edition will retail for $99.99 in North America and is available for pre-order from now until January 15, 2012 whilesupplies last.

I dig it.

In other news, DAT BOX ART!!

Rockstar Shows Off Their New Tech With Max Payne 3

Dave Oshry — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:00:36 +0000

Max Payne 3 keeps looking better and better.

Rockstar’s latest video shows us why and how.

The debut video in the Design and Technology Series offers a first look at the targeting mechanics, movement and animation, enemy intelligence and other technical design innovations going into building an advanced, intense and immersive action-shooter with Max Payne 3.

Max Payne 3 is set to release spring 2012. It’s bullet time.

This is The GTA V Trailer Recreated in GTA: San Andreas

Dave Oshry — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:00:39 +0000

As you’ve most likely heard by now, Grand Theft Auto 5 is taking us back to Los Santos, the fictional Los Angeles that sits at the center of the San Andreas region of the Grand Theft Auto universe.

We’ll be visiting a lot of the same places that our old pal CJ wreaked havoc upon in GTA: SA, and to prove it, someone was nice enough to recreate the new trailer featuring the old tech.

Are you excited to go back to San Andreas?

Stay tuned to RipTen for continued coverage of Grand Theft Auto V.

What We Saw In The GTA V Trailer: Dogs, Jets, Blimps, BMX, Two Interesting Characters and More

Chris Carlson — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:02:25 +0000

Seeing how the official trailer for GTA V was finally released today and fans creamed their pants in glory of returning to San Andreas, you’ve probably seen about a hundred of these articles. Therefore, I won’t point out the complete obvious, but I would like to share some things I noticed throughout the trailer that you might have missed.

Of course this is all speculation, but with a minute and a half trailer, what else can you do? Because you know damn well we’re not going to be hearing much from GTA V for a while. That’s just how Rockstar rolls. Anyway, lets get to it shall we!

This first image is the man everyone has been speculating about. Everyone is in an agreement that this man is the voice over from the start of the trailer. When it comes down to who he actually is, some will say an older version of Tommy Vercetti (it’s been confirmed Ray Liotta is not the voice in the trailer), some say an older version of Claude from GTA 3, and some just don’t give a damn and want the game already. Fact is, this man appears in the trailer on four different occasions. It’s a safe bet that he is the protagonist…….or is he?

What makes this guy so interesting is that he’s the only other character to appear multiple times throughout the trailer. If you look very closely to the shot in the bottom left, the guy actually driving the van is the same guy driving the red sports car in both the other shots. What’s really makes that shot special is that it indicates both of these characters shown multiple times throughout the trailer some how know one another. Not only that, but two of those times he’s by himself. Could this be the first GTA that features multiple playable main characters, or something similar to GTA IV where Roman played a big role but was never playable? Only time will tell.

Ahhhh Blimps. For the first time in the series it appears that blimps are making an appearance. These appear many times during the trailer, four times in fact. Will they actually be flyable? That’s obviously to be determined, but my guess is they were added to make the city(s) more life like. Imagine flying a blimp in GTA? Yeah, that would be… boring as hell.

This shot was actually very quick in the trailer. If you paused and went frame by frame you probably quickly realized it was a jet rather than a plane like the one shown at the end of the trailer. Also, if you look closely, there’s fucking rockets. Remember the Hydra from GTA SA? It looks as if it will be returning (or at least some sort of version of it). I’m starting to believe Rockstar is going back to their old ways. That, or this son of a bitch will be apart of the military force that will come after you at 6 stars. Wouldn’t that be a bitch?

Within the first few seconds of the trailer there’s a beautiful beach scene with a couple walking. But did you manage to notice the dog walking with them? Rockstar has balls. They take risks. Will they actually allow killing dogs in GTA V? I highly doubt it, but being able to have your own dog (Hey Fable!) would be pretty sweet if he could chase down enemies. The top left shot shows a bunch of gym equipment on the beach. If you’ve played GTA SA, you’ll know this exact location already exists in Los Santos and you were able to work out. The big question is, will Rockstar return the slight RPG elements of GTA SA? Personally, I’d love to see them return.

To the right, I’m sure many of you noticed the man putting a foreclosure sign in the front of his house, indicating the possibility of purchasing multiple safe houses. What some of you may have failed to notice was the BMX bike in the background. If I remember correctly, GTA V never had any of these laying around, even if they were broken. The one here is missing the front tire, but that doesn’t completely count out the possibility of BMX bikes returning. With the new physics engine introduced in GTA IV, it would be interesting to see how well these babies would handle.

To the right you’ll notice a sign that says “Wigs: Wigs and Styling”. Typical corner store. But if you look closely (hard to tell in the actual pic, but better in the trailer) it appears as if that building is actually enterable. And you know what that means. More customization. Just for shits and giggles, I managed to find some of Rockstar’s humor hidden within the trailer. The middle shot features a standard banner, but at the top you’ll notice the logo for the contracting company is “STD” ha-ha-ha, giggle, giggle, move on. To the left I found pretty hilarious. Instead of a normal “Walk” sign, you now have the man on the sign doing the “Pimp Walk”. Nice little funny touches like these is what makes Rockstar so great.

So there you have it. Did I point out anything you missed? I hope so. With the trailer only being a minute and a half, there’s only so much to look at, but Rockstar did a fantastic job of giving GTA fans tons of information to work with and speculate until the next trailer drops. For more on GTA V, stay tuned to RipTen. Chances are you’ll see another one of these when the second trailer drops.

This Is The First Grand Theft Auto V Trailer

Chris Carlson — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:00:31 +0000

Just last week, Rockstar Games came out of left field and finally made GTA V official. We all knew it was coming, but having a proper reveal was oh-so satisfying.

Now the time has finally come and Rockstar has revealed the first official trailer for the game.

So, without further ado, behold the first official trailer for Grand Theft Auto V!!

Yep, we’re going back to San Andreas.

Stay tuned to RipTen as the story unfolds.

Grand Theft Auto V is Official – Trailer Coming Next Week

Dave Oshry — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:15:40 +0000

I think I speak for everyone when I say, holy shit.

Grand Theft Auto V has been officially revealed by Rockstar Games.

Their website also says that a trailer is coming on 11.2.11, that’s next week!

I can’t wait that long.

In a related story, Rockstar just fucked up everyone’s day. Sorry Battlefield 3.

Four New Max Payne 3 Screens Dive In (In Bullet Time)

Dave Oshry — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:30:37 +0000

Hot off the presses are four new screens for Rockstar’s long awaited Max Payne 3.

After seeing the game in action for ourselves at New York Comic Con, our hype levels for MP3 have hit critical mass and we can’t wait to be diving around in Bullet Time on Max’s dark and dangerous new adventure.

For those of you who are looking to catch up after Max Payne 2, here’s the rundown from Rockstar:

Max Payne 3 takes place several years after the events of Max Payne 2. Still haunted by his past, Max leaves the NYPD and the United States to take a job in executive security and protection at the suggestion of Raul Passos, a former acquaintance from his early days on the police force.Max ultimately finds himself in SãoPaulo, Brazil, working to protect the wealthy Branco family consisting of Rodrigo, a real estate mogul and his two brothers; Victor, who’s an accomplished local politician and Marcelo, a party-loving Euro-trash playboy. But when Rodrigo’s wife Fabiana is kidnapped by members of the Comando Sombra gang while under Max’s protection, all hell breaks loose and Max finds himself caught up in something much larger than a simple kidnapping. Alone in a strange country, Max is quickly in over his head in an extremely volatile city.

Stay tuned to RipTen for continued coverage of Max Payne 3 and all things Rockstar Games.

Rockstar Announces L.A Noire Complete Edition for Consoles

Dave Oshry — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:55:13 +0000

Rockstar Games has announced that L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition is coming to the PlayStation3 nd Xbox 360 on November 15, 2011 in North America and November 18, 2011 internationally.

Similar to its PC counterpart, L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition on consoles will feature all of the previously released downloadable content for L.A. Noire, including the “Nicholson Electroplating” Arson case, “Reefer Madness” Vice case, “The Consul’s Car” Traffic case, “The Naked City” Vice case , “A Slip of the Tongue” Traffic case, The Badge Pursuit Challenge, and all weapons and outfits released to date.

As if you didn’t know this was coming. Why do you people buy games new anymore, anyway? :-p

For more on L.A Noire, be sure to check out the RipTen Review!

Grand Theft Auto III “Thank You For Your Support” 10th Anniversary Trailer

Chris Carlson — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:30:15 +0000

October 22nd marks the 10 year anniversary for one of the most influential games of all time, Grand Theft Auto III. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III was a landmark moment in popular culture.

In celebration of the 10th year for Grand Theft Auto III, Rockstar Games have released a special trailer and wanted to thank all the fans for your support over the years. Now if only Rockstar would announce GTA V, then we’ll all be happy.

Grand Theft Auto III Coming To A Cell Phone Near You

Dave Oshry — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:20:10 +0000

It’s the 10th anniversary of GTA III and Rockstar is ready to celebrate!! How? you ask. By re-releasing GTA III for mobile devices and selling lots of sweet swag!

”Grand Theft Auto III showed us the potential of open world games,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “It helped set the vision for the company, and we have been expanding on those possibilities with every game ever since.”

There’s even a Claude action figure coming out! (Who knew his name?)

Beginning today, the limited-edition action figure of Grand Theft Auto III lead character, Claude, will be available for pre-order through the Rockstar Warehouse. The action figure will be on sale on October 20. The fully articulated 1:6 scale Claude figure comes dressed in his original attire of cargo pants and a bomber jacket, and is also supplied with his iconic Liberty City Prison-issued jumpsuit. The Claude figure is equipped with an arsenal of classic weapons from Grand Theft Auto III, including a bat, knife, grenades, pistol, sniper rifle, and assault rifle.

Sweet.

For more on what Rockstar is doing for the GTA III 10th anniversary, head on over to http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire

Chances of Seeing Red Dead Redemption on PC Are Getting Slimmer

Chris Carlson — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:00:03 +0000

Ever since the announcement of award winning Red Dead Redemption, PC gamers had just one question; “When can I play it?”. Since then and until this day, the answer has been never. A recent post on Rockstar‘s blog further decreases the chance of the PC version happening.

“We do know that, yes, there is just one title absent from our PC release plans – that game of course being Red Dead Redemption, and of course we’re well aware that some fans have been asking for it.

All we can say is that whenever it is viable (technically, developmentally and business-wise) for us to release a game for PC (or any other particular platform) – we will and we usually do; unfortunately, that is just not the case 100 percent of the time for all platforms.

To PC gamers, we hope that between the Grand Theft Auto titles, and the forthcoming L.A. Noire and Max Payne 3, you’ll have plenty of great Rockstar action to enjoy.”

For such a widely successful game, you think a big company like Rockstar would get this bad boy on every available platform possible. Obviously that’s not the case, and it still looks as if we will never see Red Dead Redemption on the PC.

New Max Payne 3 Screenshots Bring The Heat

Aaron Alexander — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:30:16 +0000

Well I’ll be damned, another Rockstar game that looks absolutely superb. Say what you will about overweight and balding Max Payne, but those textures on his shirt look stellar. Check out the newly released screens below;

The Rage engine is capable of beautiful things, and these screenshots certainly do prove it.

L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition Hits PC November 8th (Includes Specs)

Garrett Hartman — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:20:53 +0000

Finally, PC gamers get a chance to experience the highly praised and stylized crime adventure game LA Noire. Rockstar Games has announced the LA Noire The Complete Edition for release on November 8 in the US and November 11 in Europe on PC, Steam and OnLive.

The Complete Edition will add 3D support, includes all DLC missions released on both the Xbox 360 and PS3, and has pretty demanding specs.

LA Noire PC specs:

Operating System: Windows 7 / Windows Vista Service Pack 1 / Windows XP Service Pack 3 / OnLive for PC or Mac
Processor: Intel Dual Core 2.2GHz to Quad Core 3.2GHz / AMD Dual Core 2.4Ghz to Quad Core 3.2Ghz; · RAM: 2GB to 8GB
Hard drive space: 16GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1536MB / Radeon HD 3000 512MB to Radeon HD 6850 1024MB
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9 Compatible
DVD Drive

The First Max Payne 3 Trailer Brings The Pain

Chris Carlson — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:08:01 +0000

Rockstar Games have released the very first trailer for Max Payne 3. As always, Rockstar Games delivers yet another kick ass trailer!

“Still haunted by the memories of his traumatic past, Max begins a new life working private security protecting a wealthy industrialist and his family in São Paulo, Brazil. When gangs target the family under his protection, Max is forced to fight to save his clients and clear his name, in a bid to, once and for all, rid himself of the demons that have tortured him for far too long.”

Max Payne 3 is set to release March 2012 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

Rockstar Announces Red Dead Redemption Game of the Year Edition

Chris Carlson — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:48:10 +0000

Rockstar Games have announced the Game of the Year Edition for Red Dead Redemption. This edition will include the full, original Red Dead Redemption game plus all free and paid downloadable content packs released to date, including the wildly popular Undead Nightmare single and multiplayer offerings, as well as all DLC originally released as pre-order content.

Undead Nightmare: The one-of-a-kind experience that pits John Marston against a sinister zombie outbreak, along with its Undead Overrun survival-based Multiplayer Mode.
The Legends and Killers Multiplayer Pack: Adds to the Red Dead multiplayer experience with nine additional active Competitive mode map locations tailored for multiplayer action, 8 playable characters from Red Dead Revolver, the devastating Tomahawk weapon and more.
The Liars and Cheats Multiplayer Pack: Massively expands Free Roam multiplayer with Multiplayer Poker, Liar’s Dice, Horse Racing with Combat and a slew of additional Gang Hideouts and Hunting Grounds. Plus it adds the action-packed Stronghold mode to Competitive Multiplayer.
The Outlaws to the End Co-Op Mission Pack: Six explosive and epic Cooperative Multiplayer missions to play with 2-4 players.
All the original pre-release pre-order content, including the Deadly Assassin Outfit, War Horse, and Golden Guns Weapon Pack plus the Hunting and Trading Outfits Pack featuring two additional outfits with corresponding gameplay challenges.
The Solomon’s Folly single player gang hideout and challenges (available for the first time on Xbox 360).

Red Dead Redemption Game of the Year Edition will be available on October 11th for $49.99.

First Max Payne 3 Trailer Debuts September 14th

Chris Carlson — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:47:43 +0000

Just yesterday Rockstar Games announced the release date for Max Panye 3. Today, the company announced that next week, Wednesday September 14th at noon Eastern time, they will release the official first trailer for Max Payne 3.

As a huge Rockstar fan, let me be the first to tell you that if any company knows how to hype a game with their trailer, it’s Rockstar. So expect a kick ass fucking trailer next week.

Max Payne 3 Coming March 2012

Chris Carlson — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:00:48 +0000

Rockstar Games have announced today that Max Payne 3 will finally be hitting store shelves early next year. Come March 2012, Max Payne 3 will hit Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Founder of Rockstar Games, Sam Houser stated today:

“Max Payne 3 gave us an amazing creative opportunity to
evolve one of our most iconic characters. We’re excited to show fans a modern version of Max that pulls them back into his dark and twisted story.”

In addition to an expansive single-player campaign, Max Payne 3 will be the first title in the series to introduce an addictive multiplayer experience. Max Payne 3‘s multiplayer aims to deliver a compelling experience that dynamically alters maps and mode progression for all players in a match. Along with traditional multiplayer modes, Max Payne 3 will also include a deep reward and leveling system, persistent clans and multiple strategic load-out options.

New Red Dead Redemption Myths and Mavericks DLC Screens

Chris Carlson — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:17:07 +0000

With the free downloadable content pack Myths and Mavericks on the horizon, Rockstar has released some brand new screens of some of the new multiplayer characters and locations.

Red Dead Redemption Myths and Mavericks bonus DLC pack will be available free of charge beginning September 13th for Xbox LIVE and PSN.