Tag Archives: Max Payne

What’re ya selling? Evil corporations are everywhere in games. Behind most virtual villains, there’s a sprawling business carrying out their dastardly schemes. These companies are pros at screwing up life for anyone who opposes them, or stands in the way of their own unique brand of “progress.” Progress that usually …

Virtual pioneers In this digital age, society seems increasingly content to equate being first with being the best. So here–let me just preempt everyone reading this by saying “First!” right here and now. Of course, that won’t stop anyone; people just want to feel like they’re experiencing something before anyone …

So this one time… The flashback is a fairly standard narrative construct. In fact, it’s so frequently used that it’s become a rather dull cliche. Some games get around this by simply making the content of their flashback sequences flat-out brilliant, masking the hackneyed nature of the technique by filling …

Rockstar Games just posted a behind-the-scenes look at their research into the world of Sao Paulo for the upcoming shooter Max Payne 3. It’s a study of both the sunny side and seedy underbelly of Brazil’s largest city. If you’re counting down the days until Max’s release in March, there’s …