gerrythedon

In a surprise announcement Remedy will work with Rockstar under a new publishing agreement to remake the first two Max Payne games for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S. Remedy will handle development while Rockstar will finance the project "which will be in line with a typical Remedy AAA-game production."

The Max Payne remakes will also be developed on Remedy's Northlight game engine, the same engine used to develop Control and the upcoming Alan Wake 2.

The original Max Payne games were also a result of a partnership between Remedy and Rockstar, with Remedy handling development and Rockstar Games publishing. Rockstar also handled the development of Max Payne 3.

"We were thrilled when our long-time friends at Remedy approached us about remaking the original Max Payne games," said Rockstar founder Sam Houser. "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."

Remedy CEO Tero Virtala 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."

Virtala added that the team is excited to "bring the story, action and atmosphere of the original Max Payne games back to players in new ways."

https://www.ign.com/articles/max-pay...ar-ps5-pc-xbox

gerrythedon

Fuck Yeah!, after replaying 1 & 2 and playing 3 for the first time, last month. This is awesome news!!

Hopefully Remedy gets full control without interference, so they can make awesome remakes.

GoVegan

Nice! I've played those games so many times - I'll have to wait and see, because I'm not sure if I want the PC version or PS5. MP2 I've played so much I was speedrunning it for a while, and have won multiple times without dying once.

nickdawgy

If they can lose the “hallucinating nightmare level” I’m in. Awful level.