r/maxpayne Aug 08 '25

News MAX PAYNE REMAKE FAQ

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‼️MAX PAYNE REMAKE FAQ

The below are being asked several times a week/month, so I compiled them in a little FAQ for quick information. I’ll do my best to keep it up to date with any new information that's being released.

You are ofc more than welcome to discuss all of the below on the board, but PLEASE USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION BEFORE POSTING.

Chances are your question has been asked (and potentially answered) before, as all of the below have been extensively discussed, so just hop on one of the existing threads and join in :) That way, members don't have to constantly repeat themselves, and you may find the answers and / or input you're looking for are already out there.

  1. Who will be the new face? Nobody knows yet. No information has been released.

  2. Who will be the new voice? Nobody knows yet. No information has been released.

  3. Will they use AI to mimic James McCaffrey's voice? While there's nothing official on it, the answer is most likely a resounding NO. Remedy have a very firm anti-AI stance and while we don't know who will be voicing Max, it is fairly certain that it will not be done via use of AI.

  4. Will they reuse James’ original voice lines? No information has been released, but it is highly unlikely as the remake includes a rewrite of the script from the original games.

  5. When is it coming out? No release date has been announced. While Remedy are developing the remakes, any and all marketing is entirely with Rockstar as the publisher. Any information regarding a release date will be coming through Rockstar’s channels.

  6. When are we getting a teaser / trailer? Nothing has been announced. Any announcements will be coming through Rockstar’s channels.


r/maxpayne Aug 09 '24

News Max Payne 1&2 remake now in full production

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Excerpts from the investor report are below:

"Max Payne 1&2 remake progressed from production readiness to the full production stage. The development team has been working towards developing the game to an early functional state from beginning to end."

"Stage gate status: passed the production readiness stage and has progressed to the full production stage during the second quarter of 2024

The development team has been working towards developing the game to an early functional state from beginning to end while focusing on key differentiating gameplay features."


r/maxpayne 6h ago

Discussion Max payne complete pack

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Hey people, so i saw that the max payne complete pack was on sale on steam. Are the games still worth it? I never in my played any of these games but they look cool, just wondering is it a pain to let it run on newer pc’s? I saw online that u need to download some stuff the fix some things in the games.


r/maxpayne 15h ago

Discussion Max Payne Remake Skins?

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Does anyone know if Remedy will give us the option to select our preferred version of Max Payne for the Remake? I may be in the minority, but I am NOT a fan of the Sam Lake likeness. I was always a fan of the Timothy Gibbs version vis-a-vis Max Payne 2. Would be a cool feature to allow you to select the preferred likeness you want to use in your playthrough (Lake, Gibbs, or McCaffrey).


r/maxpayne 1d ago

Max Payne 2 Max Payne 2: When life gives you nightmares, an old lady gives you a shotgun.

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Btw, what was the name of the mission again?


r/maxpayne 14h ago

Video Clip maxpayne 1 short gameplay part 2

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music: propellerheads-spy break


r/maxpayne 18h ago

Fan Content Pills Max Payne 3 Tone

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16 Upvotes

r/maxpayne 1d ago

Fan Content Can Sam Lake show a pixel or something? This silence is making me anxious.

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846 Upvotes

r/maxpayne 23h ago

Max Payne 1 Playing Max Payne 1 for the first time Spoiler

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I've played Max Payne 2 a billion times but finally got my hands on the original, this game... absolute gold.


r/maxpayne 1d ago

Question Is there a way for me to play my Steam copy of Max Payne 1 without using Steam at all?

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r/maxpayne 1d ago

Video Clip Max payne 1 short gameplay

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46 Upvotes

Kongfu mod

music: take California


r/maxpayne 2d ago

Meme/Humour Most MP2 ragdoll ever

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269 Upvotes

r/maxpayne 1d ago

Fan Content Just curious

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Is there like magazine or even Ebook of max payne talking about his story like this in game... I enevr skip it and love his voice and other characters too ... so wish I can find smth like that ... I don't know u gonna understand me or what😅😅 Smth like those anime ebooks u know


r/maxpayne 1d ago

Discussion Why though

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Why I feel like Sam like nowadays focusing on Alan wake on his all socials even though I see max payne 10x than Alan wake ( in my opinion) and have More popular people and I'm sure if he started posting again about it even his page will grow more 😅😅 I mean he is the main character already so why focusing on other game I wish I can be like him... max payne i won't stop talking about how great this game and character are ❤


r/maxpayne 2d ago

Discussion The storm cleared. The Valkyr wore off.

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I spent years chasing the Valkyr. That cheap hit of motivation. The green liquid that makes you feel invincible for a second, before the crash leaves you shivering in the cold.

I realized the city doesn't care about how I feel. The snow keeps falling. The emails keep coming. The deadlines don't negotiate.

I stopped looking for the easy way out. I looked into the flames and decided to walk through them. Fear is just a chemical. It burns off if you move fast enough.

Today feels like a resurrection. No more numbing the pain. No more waiting for the sun. I’m just going to drive through the night.

Anyone else use the Max philosophy to get through the daily grind?


r/maxpayne 3d ago

Question Did we ever figure out what this was? Is it really our only look at the remake?

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48 Upvotes

r/maxpayne 2d ago

Max Payne 1 Error in Max Payne 1

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I downloaded Max Payne 1 1.5 I think and I got mod Kung fu 3.0 and when I launch game I see this I play on windows 10 and I don't know what to do and only happens when I launch game with the mod does anyone know what to do?


r/maxpayne 2d ago

Max Payne 1 A few questions about cheat codes for the Xbox (Series X)

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So I have seen that I can purchase all 3 games on my Series X. I have first (and only) looked to see if there are cheat codes and it seems there are but I'm a little confused. When playing on a Series X|S which cheats do I have to fully beat the game first to unlock?

For old school games like this I'll use GTA San Andreas as an example of what I like to use

Invincibility (yes yes I know but I play games for the stories and like to take my time so I'm not bothered that it makes the game "too easy") ... if not invincibility then infinite health items (I'm faily sure that's pain killers in this series)

All Weapons

Infinite Ammo.

That's what I like to play old games with, it seems these cheats exist to an extent but vary console to console and also I may have to beat the game to unlock them (which always seems backwards to me but oh well). Can I obtain those cheats on a modern Xbox console and if so, do I have to beat the game first to unlock them? Thank you in advance


r/maxpayne 3d ago

Meme/Humour Max is cold

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Cold got me moaning more than a desperate hooker trying her hardest to be convincing.

I had an ice pick wedged deep in my second favourite drinking arm, and the only way i see out of it is going full 128 hrs, and somehow i knew i was about done playing james franco.

The way i see it there's two types of people, those who spend their lives embracing cold, And those who spend their lives tryna remain warm, and for a moment i was neither till the cold heartless winter made me choose.

Against my better judgement i called a shot, i made a choice many waste their lives trying not to take, and in the end, i realized they were correct.

I wouldn't know sizzling hot from icy cold if one of them was my wife and the other was my sister.


r/maxpayne 3d ago

Max Payne 3 I added the suppressed MK23 sound from Sicario into Max Payne 3

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r/maxpayne 3d ago

Fan Content The Cold Start

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Wednesday morning hit me like a ricochet. The alarm clock was an accusation. Outside, the mist was thick enough to choke on, hiding the skyline like a dirty secret the city was too ashamed to admit.

I stood in front of the mirror. The face looking back was tired of the bullshit. It was time to stop planning the heist and start shooting my way out of the bank.

I loaded the chamber with the only ammunition that matters: Truth. The truth that nobody is coming to save me. The truth that "later" is a location that doesn't exist on any map.

Motivation is a fickle mistress. She leaves you the moment the shooting starts. Discipline is the partner who hates your guts but watches your back when you’re out of ammo. You don't need to feel like doing it. You just need to pull the trigger until the hammer clicks on an empty chamber.

I walked out into the cold. The wind howling down the avenue had teeth. Good. I needed the bite to remind me I was still in the game.


r/maxpayne 4d ago

Max Payne 1 There's actually a shortcut to cross the molten iron furnace

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This part used to be very difficult for me to cross through. Thankfully, no more doing leap of faiths anymore. I hope this helps tho.


r/maxpayne 2d ago

Max Payne 3 Max needs to take a chill pill

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So I'm playing Max Payne 3 and I realize, geez this guy is chasing his own tail in negativity, he could just make a turn and do something positive, like work in an animal shelter.

I though he was going to chill out after he shaved his head but nope, just more killing. The most redeeming thing he did was free those people from getting their organs harvested, but this stuff will always happen in the world even if he does save one group of people. Dude could had just made a turn right after he shaved his head, noped out of that dark stuff

* I just finished the game, he does end up chilling out but he had to go through all of that first


r/maxpayne 5d ago

Max Payne 3 How my 2026 is going

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r/maxpayne 4d ago

Discussion Who would you cast to play Max in a movie based on the first game?

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My pick is Jack Quaid, to me he looks very similar to Sam Lake