After the mixed response of GTA: The Definitive Edition, Rockstar will be hoping to learn from their mistakes as they have just announced that, alongside Remedy, they will be remaking PlayStation 2 classics Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. The two remakes will be available for the PlayStation 5 as one single product, with reports suggesting the title is currently in the “concept development stage”.
Additionally, it has been reported that Remedy will be using its usual Northlight game engine so it seems that they will be taking charge of the product, with Rockstar funding them with whatever they desire. It seems that the budget will be no more than a “typical Remedy AAA production” but with Rockstar doing so well at the moment with the success of GTA Online, who knows how much that could go up to! 
Unfortunately, the release date wasn’t mentioned within the press release, meaning that we’re unlikely to see it in the next couple years or so. Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean we can’t get on the hype train right now, does it? This is what the founder of Rockstar Games, Sam Houser, had to say upon the exciting news:
“We were thrilled when our long-time friends at Remedy approached us about remaking the original Max Payne games. 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.”
The Remedy CEO Tero Virtala then went on to explain the passion behind the project, with Max Payne holding a special place in the hearts of everyone at the company.
“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.”
Max Payne was first released back in the summer of 2001, where it initially only appeared on the PC before making its way onto the PS2 six months later. Two years later, we got its sequel, the Fall of Max Payne, which got similarly great reviews.
Fans were then starved of Max Payne material for a further nine years, with Max Payne 3 arriving in 2012. All three games of the franchise have been met with great success, with praise specifically being targeted at the impressive storytelling and gameplay mechanics. We cannot wait to see how this remake turns out!
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