In a surprise announcement, Remedy will work with Rockstar on a new release agreement for the new version of the first two Max Payne games for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. Remedy will take over the development, while Rockstar will fund the project “which will be in line with a typical Remedy AAA toy production.” Max Payne remakes will also be developed on Remedy’s Northlight game machine, the same machine used to develop Control and the upcoming Alan Wake 2. The original Max Payne games were also the result of a collaboration between Remedy and Rockstar, with the development of Remedy control and the release of Rockstar Games. Rockstar also handled the development of Max Payne 3. “We’re excited when our longtime friends at Remedy approached us to remake the original Max Payne games,” said Rockstar founder Sam Houser. “We are huge fans of the work that the Remedy team has created over the years and we look forward to playing these new releases.” Remedy CEO Tero Virtala added: “Max Payne has always had a special place in the hearts of everyone at Remedy and we know that millions of fans around the world feel the same way.” Virtala added that the team is excited to “bring the story, action and atmosphere of the original Max Payne games to players in new ways”. The project sounds like a complete remake as it will be developed on Remedy’s latest engine and will have a corresponding AAA budget. It is tempting to imagine the original Max Payne games made using the same engine as Control and Alan Wake 2. Remedy had a successful run until recently with the winner of Game of the Year 2019 Control and a new collaboration with Epic Games for Alan Wake 2. Now, Remedy will return to another favorite franchise with Max Payne remakes. Matt TM Kim is the IGN News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.
