Rockstar has released a new update for the PC version of Max Payne 3 that adds a mouse acceleration option to the controls menu, an aspect ratio setting to the graphics menu, adds text chat to lobbies by default and fixes the MSAA white outline. This update will be auto-downloaded the next time you start the Steam client and you can view its complete changelog below. Max Payne 3 is one of the most optimized PC titles of 2012, so be sure to read our Performance Analysis. Enjoy! Continue reading New Max Payne 3 PC Update Adds Mouse Acceleration Option & Aspect Ratio Setting→
Color us impressed. Although Rockstar stated that they’d offer us a proper PC version of Max Payne 3, we had our doubts. You see, after the awful GTA IV port, we couldn’t help but be suspicious about it. And even though some gamers claimed that there were gains with a quad-core, we can confirm today that most of them saw a performance jump due to moving on to CPUs with a better architecture. GTA IV runs the same on a dual-core and a quad-core CPU of the same family, proving that it does not actually take advantage of the extra cores. And we are delighted to report today that Max Payne 3 is the most optimized PC game of 2012. Continue reading Max Payne 3 – PC Performance Analysis→
Rockstar has released the first patch for the PC version of Max Payne 3. This patch addresses the ‘0MB of video memory’ issues, resolves stuttering on some video cards, fixes reported issues of game locked in incorrect aspect ratio, fixes issues of mouse acceleration affecting aiming and adds a commandline option to disable mouse acceleration. The patch will be auto-downloaded next time you start the game and you can view its complete changelog below. Due to E3, our Performance Analysis was pushed slightly back, but it’s coming so stay tuned for it. Enjoy! Continue reading Max Payne 3 – First PC Patch – resolves stuttering, adds commandline to disable mouse acceleration→
Rockstar has released the official PC trailer of Max Payne 3. In addition, the game is – finally – available for preload on Steam, so make sure to open your Steam client and preload it as it’s around 35GB in size. The PC version of Max Payne 3 features DX11 features and higher resolution textures and will be unleashed this Friday, in June 1st. Enjoy! Continue reading Max Payne 3 – Official PC Trailer Released; game is available for pre-load on Steam→
Following yesterday’s PC screenshots, we are happy to inform you about some new features of Max Payne 3 PC. A lot of gamers wondered whether the PC version would feature higher quality textures and what was the reason behind the 35GB of disk space requirements. Will it be as unoptimized as GTA IV was or will Rockstar really take care of this version? Well, goot news guys as the PC version will feature higher quality textures (about four times higher), as well as higher quality audio. Continue reading Max Payne 3 – PC version features ‘four times higher’ quality textures than its console counterpart→
Rockstar has revealed three new screenshots for the upcoming PC version of Max Payne 3, and as we can, it does look sexy and up-to-date with lots of modern-day PC titles. Max Payne 3 is currently slated for a June 1st release and will take advantage of DX11 and tessellation. Let’s just hope that Rockstar’s third person shooter won’t perform identical to GTA IV. Enjoy the screenshots after the jump. Continue reading Max Payne 3 – Three New PC Screenshots→
The PC version of Max Payne 3 will be released in a couple of days and most of you are wondering how this bad boy will run on your machine, right? Well, time to find out. Rockstar and Nvidia have released the official benchmark chart for Max Payne 3 that can be viewed below. As we can see, an Nvidia 8800GT will be enough for a ‘console’ experience (with even better graphics), whereas a GTX560Ti will get you 60fps overall in 1080p with High settings and FXAA. Enjoy the chart and stay tuned for our Performance Analysis! Continue reading Want to know how Max Payne 3 will run on your Nvidia GPU? Official Nvidia Benchmark Chart Released→
Now that’s a great easter egg. Back in March, Rockstar released some new screenshots of Max Payne 3 and this easter egg passed unnoticed. It took some time to uncover it and thankfully, Reddit’s member ‘countrygranne’ hinted a connection between a character enemy of Max Payne 3 and Call of Duty. As the title suggests, Captain Price is present in Max Payne 3. Or rather a character that looks similar to Price. Continue reading Max Payne 3 Easter Egg – Captain Price invades Rockstar’s shooter→
Rockstar Games have released the launch trailer of Max Payne 3. Max Payne 3 will be released in five days on consoles and will hit PC on June 1st. The PC version will come with DX11 support, revamped visuals and without GFWL (as we reported earlier today). Damn, so many news in just a couple of hours. It’s definitely a great day to be a gamer. Enjoy everyone! Continue reading Max Payne 3 – Launch Trailer→
