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Max Payne 3 announced

"We’re starting a new chapter of Max's life with this game," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. This is Max as we’ve never seen him before, a few years older, more world-weary and cynical than ever. We experience the downward spiral of his life after the events of Max Payne 2 and witness his last chance for salvation.

Since leaving the NYPD and New York itself behind, Max has drifted from bad to worse. Double-crossed and a long way from home, Max is now trapped in a city full of violence and bloodshed, using his weapons and instincts in a desperate search for the truth and a way out.

Max Payne 3 will be available in the last quarter of 2009 for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PC.

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Payback price reduction

We're experimenting with a price reduction on the iPhone version of Payback - it's temporarily just $4.99 / 3.99 EUR / £2.99 - get it here! The Press page has also been updated with another 10 reviews and an interview. The Amiga and GBA versions prices have also been reduced - get them here.

Payback is out now on iPhone and iPod Touch

The iPhone/iPod Touch version of Payback is now available from the App Store.

A brand new video of the game in action can be viewed here:
Payback iPhone youtube video

New Payback iPhone/iPod Touch release date

Excellent news - we were finally able to track down the problem with the iPhone/iPod Touch version of Payback! It seems something in the App Store conversion process didn't like the size of the exe and was corrupting it. We shuffled some of the data around to make it smaller and "viola!" - no more corruption.

The new version has been approved by Apple and will be available worldwide from 28 January!

As you can imagine, this is a huge relief and we're really looking forward to finally getting the game into the hands of the people it was made for - you!

Thanks for your patience - not long to wait now!

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Payback iPhone release date and details

The iPhone/iPod Touch version builds on the strong foundations laid down by the GP2X version by adding an automatic save system, reengineered controls, HUD refinements and further gameplay improvement.

Probably the most important part of any game is the controls - if these don't work well then the game would be about as useful as a chocolate teapot. For this reason, getting the controls right was the #1 priority in the iPhone/iPod Touch version of Payback. We tried to keep the on-screen buttons as minimal as possible so that they did not distract from the gameplay itself.

The game uses transparent up and down arrows on the right of the touchscreen to move forwards and backwards. The steering is handled using the accelerometer (tilting left and right) and there is a wheel displayed to show how far you have turned. This version doesn't support multiplayer but at only 6.99 USD / 5.49 EUR / 3.99 GBP, it's still great value as a singleplayer game.

There are more screenshots and details here: Payback iPhone report

Payback iPhone

Payback is a top down GTA style game that has been released on Amiga, Mac, GBA and GP2X. It has now been ported to Apple iPhone. A release date has not yet been announced but it is expected to be very soon.

Payback iPhone screenshots

Saints Row 2 patch info

A patch will be released for the 360 version of Saints Row 2, which will address a few key issues presented by the community. There will be tweaks to Multiplayer in order to promote smoother and more balanced game play. All of the applicable balance changes and improvements listed here will be included in an upcoming PS3 patch. Due to technical differences between the PS3 and the Xbox 360, a number of the changes made in this patch do not apply to the PS3 edition of Saints Row 2.

This patch has been submitted to Microsoft, with an established release date pending. Once the patch has completed the certification process and a release date is known, the information will be announced to the community.

General:

• Correcting the co-op mission completion and Achievement issues.
• Implemented protection against disc read errors. May reduce or eliminate crashes experienced by some users.
• Players will no longer be able to change the “Friendly Fire” setting during the Cat & Mouse diversion.
• Players will no longer be able to access the weapon radial menu during the Demolition Derby activity, including all Special Derbies.
• Correcting an issue with scripted attack helicopters not firing missiles during missions.

Multiplayer:

• Pipe Bombs will be removed from the default MP weapon loadout when a game begins.
• The default time / score limit for Team Gangsta Brawl will change from “5 min / 25 kills” to “10 min / 50 kills”.
• A 5 second period of invincibility will be applied to respawning players. Once an invulnerable player performs an attack, the effect will be removed. Invulnerability will be displayed by a special health bar indicator.

A final date has not been set for the release of this patch, since it still needs to pass Microsoft certification, but once the exact date is known, everyone will be informed.

Source: saintsrow.com