Remedy has announced that it will remake the PlayStation 2 classic Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne For PlayStation 5 in partnership with Rockstar Games. The two remanufactured products will be shipped as a single product, and the project is currently in the ‘concept development stage’. Remedy will use its own Northlight game engine and production is funded by the Grand Theft Auto maker. The game’s budget is said to be the same as a “typical Remedy AAA production”. A release date was not mentioned as part of a press release.
Sam Houser, founder of Rockstar Games, said, “We were thrilled when our old friends at Remedy contacted us about a remaster of the original Max Payne games. We are huge fans of the work that the Remedy team has created over the years, and we can’t wait to run these new releases.”
Then Remedy CEO Tero Virtala explains how the Max Payne series has always held a special place in everyone’s hearts at Remedy. “We are very excited to be working with our partners at Rockstar Games once again for the opportunity to bring the original Max Payne Games story, action, and atmosphere back to players in new ways.”
First released on PC in the summer of 2001, Max Payne made its way to PS2 six months later. Its successor, The Fall of Max Payne, followed just two years later in December of 2003. Fans then had to wait a full nine years for Max Payne 3 to come in 2012. The series was known for its fresh noir atmosphere, groundbreaking storytelling and firearms, and has More than 7.5 million copies have been sold to date. Alongside this newly announced project, Remedy is also developing the Alan Wake II.
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