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Today we’re proud to unveil the first details of the Max Payne 3 Special Edition for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC – available for pre-order starting today and only until January 15th, 2012 while supplies last. Retailing for $ 99.99/£99.99/€109.99 and featuring digital multiplayer character and weapon packs not found anywhere else, this definitive Special Edition of Max Payne 3 will include:

•    A copy of Max Payne 3.
•    10” tall Collectible Max Payne Statue created in a collaboration between TriForce and Rockstar Games.
•    Series of game-inspired Original Still Life Art Prints that depict some of Max Payne’s inner demons and vices.
•    Copper and brass-plated iron, bullet-shaped Bullet Keychain featuring a screw-off back.
•    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.
•    Disorderly Conduct Multiplayer Weapons Pack for Max Payne 3 Multiplayer that includes the Hammerhead Auto Shotgun, G9 Grenade Launcher and Molotov cocktail.
•    Max Payne 3 Official Soundtrack featuring the game’s instrumental score.

You can click the image above to see some of the contents in higher detail – and check back soon as we will be updating this post throughout the day with links to online retailers offering pre-order of the Special Edition, including international stores. 

*** UPDATE ***  You can now pre-order the Max Payne 3 Special Edition from the following retailers:

Rockstar Warehouse: Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3 | PC
GameStop: Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3 | PC
Best Buy: Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3 | PC
Walmart: Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3 | PC
Amazon (US): Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3 | PC
Amazon (CA): Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3 | PC
Amazon (DE): Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3 | PC
Play (UK): Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3 | PC
Zavvi (UK): Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3 | PC

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Our newest artwork, featuring Max Payne double-wielding a handgun and an automatic during an apparently rough day on the job down in São Paulo – and as seen gracing the cover of the Max Payne 3 Special Edition mockbox as revealed earlier this week - is now available for download in digital formats.

Snag this along with any of our other recently released Max Payne 3 artwork as a desktop wallpaper, background, avatar or buddy icon at the links below.

Max Payne 3 Desktop Collection | Avatars | Buddy Icons

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Anyone who pre-orders Max Payne 3 at GameStop (either the standard version or the Special Edition; and either by pre-ordering in store or online) will get early access to the Cemetery Multiplayer Map at no extra cost at the game’s launch this March, weeks before it is made available to the general public.

The final resting place of Max’s young wife and daughter, Cemetery represents the tragic past Max cannot forget. With a wintry New York City skyline, sniping positions amongst the monuments, destructible tombstones, circular fighting arenas in a rotunda garden and a looming mausoleum, it makes a fitting final home for your enemies.

Look for more information on Max Payne 3′s multiplayer as well as details on other pre-order exclusive bonuses with retailers across the U.S. and internationally to be revealed very soon.

Previously: 
Announcing the Max Payne 3 Special Edition
 

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Check out this new 6-minute video interview piece on GameSpot discussing more about the gameplay, mechanics and other details of Max Payne 3 that we touched upon in last week’s Design and Technology Series Video: Creating a Cutting Edge Action-Shooter. Watch via the embed above or the link below.

Link: http://www.gamespot.com/max-payne-3/videos/max-payne-3-interview-true-to-its-roots-6346515

Previously:
IGN Interview: Bullet Time Theory in Max Payne 3
GameSpot Previews Max Payne 3
"Max Payne 3 Ready to Load": Variety Interview with Rockstar 

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What better way to celebrate the holiday weekend than with some gluttonous fan appreciation XP levels whilst you dole out frontier justice all across the land in Red Dead multiplayer. Beginning at 12:01am Eastern on Thanksgiving Day, this Thursday November 24th – and lasting all the way through Sunday November 27th, feast on four times the normal amount of multiplayer XP in all versions of Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare (including the recently released Game of the Year Edition).

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Tomorrow - Thursday, November 17th at noon Eastern right here at www.rockstargames.com and at the official Max Payne 3 page, look for the very first in a series of in-depth Max Payne 3 videos.

The Design and Technology Video Series will offer a detailed 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.

More Max Payne 3 Videos:
First Trailer | First Trailer: Official Pop-Up Edition

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Head over to IGN for a latest interview with Rockstar that focuses on how Bullet Time® affects overall game design in Max Payne 3, including details on the Last Man Standing feature and the differences between Bullet Time and other slow-motion gameplay mechanics.

Link: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1212732p1.html

Previously:
GameSpot Previews Max Payne 3
"Max Payne 3 Ready to Load": Variety Interview with Rockstar

Bullet Time is a registered trademark owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

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Today, we present the very first in a series of in-depth Max Payne 3 videos.

The Design and Technology Video Series offers a detailed 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.

Watch now in high-definition at www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3 and the Rockstar Games site Videos section.

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This weekend we’ll have Triple XP flowing for Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition on both PSN and Xbox LIVE. And this Friday we’re kicking things off with the latest official Social Club multiplayer event on PSN – playing online for 3 hours (and change), broadcast streaming the action live, chatting with the Social Club community and giving away special sweepstakes prizes. To get down with any and all of it during the event, head over to the Social Club multiplayer events page. Any version of Red Dead or Undead Nightmare is compatible with Game of the Year Edition multiplayer – so even if you don’t have the Game of the Year Edition release, you can join us to play in any of the applicable modes on PSN.

Enter to win these controllers or one of 20 runner-up prizes on the multiplayer events page under "Sweepstakes Entry".

You’ll be able to enter the sweepstakes at the multiplayer events page under ’Sweepstakes Entry’ during the event for a chance to win the two specially customized Red Dead Redemption PlayStation 3 controllers you see above. We’ve given away two pair of these limited-edition jammies before and entering the sweepstakes is the only way to get your hands on them (they are not available for purchase). Once you enter, you’ll also have the chance to win one of 20 runner-up Rockstar prize packs that includes an official t-shirt and stickers.

Joining us as special guest players for this event will be our long-time friends, the Konsole Kingz down in Atlanta who are planning on doing giveaways of their own at the Konsole Kingz website. Cheers to the KKz squad for taking part including CJ, Sergio da Pro, and Red Dead fan and model Sheneka Adams – should be extra buckwild in the wild wild west this Friday.

SPECIAL GUEST PSN IDs

• KONSOLEKINGZ
• sergiodaprokkz
• Sheneka19

OFFICIAL ROCKSTAR PSN IDs

FORMING A POSSE
To start the game, invite your friends, form a posse and find Rockstar, follow these steps:

1. From the main menu, press ‘Start’ and then enter ‘Online Multiplayer’ by pressing the ‘Square’ button, and choose ‘Normal’.
2. Once in a Free Roam lobby, press the ‘Select’ button to open the in-game multiplayer menu.
3. Press the ‘R1′ button and then the ‘Triangle’ button to ‘Show Friends’. Invite at least one friend into your posse using the ‘X’ button.
4. Once your friends are in the game, press the ‘Triangle’ button again to return to the ‘Players’ menu and select them with the ‘X’ button to ‘Propose New Posse’ or ‘Send Posse Invite’.
5. Once you and your friends are ready to go, start up the game mode we’re currently playing. We’ll announce modes in the chat.
   

Future events include a Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes from Liberty City PC event on December 2nd and a Red Dead Redemption & Undead Nightmare Xbox LIVE event on December 15th. See the events calendar for more details.

Want more chances to play with Rockstar, and more Triple XP for Red Dead? Follow us on our Twitter and Facebook pages, and look for our announcements to go up about once a week at random, basically whenever we feel like getting online…

Previously:
Recap with Screens, Video & Prize Winners from the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event (October 21)
Recap, Fan Video & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (October 14)
Recap & Screens: Red Dead Redemption Myths & Mavericks Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (September 23)

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Thanks to all that joined us for some Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition multiplayer on Xbox LIVE (and those that soaked up a subsequent weekend full of Triple XP) held on November 3rd, the most recent event in the official Social Club multiplayer events series. From Undead Overrun to Liars and Cheats poker matches to Myths and Mavericks modes, t’was an action-packed time online and in the live chat.

The next event on our calendar is this week, November 18th from 4-7PM Eastern. We’re playing Red Dead Redemption & Undead Nightmare on PSN along with special guests from our friends the Konsole Kingz in Atlanta, and heads up – we plan on flipping the switch to turn on Triple XP all weekend long thereafter once again.

Congrats to videophile and Grand Prize winner ahetFIN, randomly selected as the lucky recipient of two limited edition Red Dead Redemption Xbox 360 controllers. Also a special shoutout to the runner-up winners we’ve confirmed to this point who’ve all won Rockstar Prize Packs with t-shirt and stickers: ValluX, lulu10, Syio–, BleedingShock, vicefan91, Warden64, mpclark31, excutedgear99, Ivansteel, Snake_Faceman, FugetSudo_Jr, Misandope, Assassin7821, cdman17, WarlordToxin, walshaw, FeelThePayne, DocGorff, jeradwtf and WAZ_UP_ROCKSTAR.

Here’s a few of our favorite moments from the November 3rd XBL event – tomahawks to the dome, double-bag grudge matches and more:

And the roll call of all those that participated in the event back on November 3rd. Let us know if we’ve forgotten anyone:

Hope to see you all later this week for the Red Dead Redemption & Undead Nightmare event on PSN this Friday from 4-7PM Eastern. Should have another Grand Prize to give out plus Triple XP, so don’t sleep.

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to get the word when we’re casually going online to play our titles for an hour or two. These times aren’t scheduled, and many times we’ll do Triple XP for Red Dead for a full 24 hours. Watch those two streams closely…

Previously:
Recap with Screens, Video & Prize Winners from the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event (October 21)
Recap, Fan Video & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (October 14)
Recap & Screens: Red Dead Redemption Myths & Mavericks Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (September 23)

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