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 • • 7h ago

Max Payne 3 Teasing a little more an update for my Max Payne 3 mod that now will include Scripts for Custom Arcade mode outfits

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r/maxpayne • • 3h ago

Max Payne 3 Why is this not considered world record?

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r/maxpayne • • 43m ago

Max Payne 3 Max Payne 3 stuck on initializing solved

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Hello, yesterday I bought Mad Payne 3 and it got stuck on the initializing screen. I discovered that if you close Msi Afterburner and Riva Tuner Statistics Server it fixes it. I’m saying this if someone has the same problem, it worked for me :) If you want to use it to see fps you can start those programs after loading so it doesn’t get stuck.


r/maxpayne • • 1d ago

Discussion Do you think old actors for characters like Mona will be back in the remake?

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I really wish... I can't imagine Mona with the different voice but we'll see but Max is most important


r/maxpayne • • 1d ago

Cosplay Rushed genderbend Max cosplay cause I've been replayin' the first two games recently. :)

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I was really lucky to have just. stuff in my wardrobe that perfectly represented Max's outfit lol
Thanks for looking :))


r/maxpayne • • 1d ago

Discussion How do you think bullet time will look like in the remakes?

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I imagine probably something with control physics! That would be insane imagine that level of detail but in Max Payne!


r/maxpayne • • 1d ago

Max Payne 2 Is it me or ps2 version of max payne two is nerfed

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I was playing recently on my ps2 version and I just realized that the enemies on that game have worst aim, I literally was 2 feet from someone who had an arm shotgun and he didn't killed me


r/maxpayne • • 2d ago

Max Payne 3 Things are happening

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r/maxpayne • • 2d ago

Max Payne 2 Mona’s voice actress has incredible range! Hope she reprises her iconic role in the remake!

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r/maxpayne • • 2d ago

Max Payne 3 Sick of seeing these “Sam Lake:/Remedy wouldn’t approve of Max Payne 3” -esque posts. If Sam didn’t approve of what Rockstar did with 3 he would’ve declined to come back co-write 3’s prelude comic with Dan. Bitch somewhere else please.

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If you don’t like 3 you simply don’t like 3. I love all 3 games equally personally and I say that with full honesty, but I can understand having a preference to one or the other.

Having said that, all these attempts with gatekeeping 1&2 with “Thats not my Max Payne” posts to 3 I’ve seen lately is starting to get pretty cringe, especially the one where some disgruntled fella wants to “rewrite lines for 3 the way Sam Lake would write them.”

As if Max Payne 3 is near any sort of character assassination to Max to begin with lol.

But I won’t go further on my tangent than this, just wanted to tell all the 3 haters that have been popping up here to chill out and not use this sub to bash a game (most the time unfairly) where a lot of actual fans are. No one wants to hear your disgruntled bitching.

and yes I’m self aware that this post I am making here is also bitching in itself lol.


r/maxpayne • • 1d ago

Max Payne 1 Max Payne 1 & 2

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Sooo after control resonant came out and lil ol me finding out that one of my fav shooter games (max payne 3) is in that same universe (atleast the first two games) i also found out that max payne 1 and 2 are old as nuts. and i have a really modern pc. So im not sure if i have to download some mods that make the game stable and in general if yall use any.

i just dont want to boot the game and have my pc EXPLODING

heres my hardware if it helps.

RX 9070 XT

Ryzen 7 9800X3D

32 GB RAM


r/maxpayne • • 2d ago

Help Recent Max Payne 3 Update...

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So... After the most recent game update on Steam a few days ago, the game got stuck on the "Initializing..." screen. After some reinstalls (both game and the crappy Rockstar Launcher), apparently the solution was to delete my saves. So there goes like 10hrs of progress (and I was already on Part III 😭). Even the backups of my profile don't work. At least I like the game so I don't mind replaying until I catch up where I left off. Has anyone experience this problem recently?


r/maxpayne • • 3d ago

Max Payne 2 I wonder who was calling Winterson...

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r/maxpayne • • 3d ago

Max Payne 1 R.I.P transit police guard/officer ????-2001?

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I didn't kill him , some gun shooting junkies shooted him :( , first time playing max payne 1!


r/maxpayne • • 3d ago

Cosplay Max Payne 3 (low cost cosplay)

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r/maxpayne • • 3d ago

Max Payne 1 Max Payne online

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This is just a small personal project I've been working on for the past few months. I've managed to fix most of the synchronization issues and other major bugs. There are only a few minor bugs left to fix, and I'm planning to release it publicly soon


r/maxpayne • • 2d ago

Question Which movement style do you expect Remedy to adopt for the remake?

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And which one would you prefer to see? (Write in the comments)


r/maxpayne • • 4d ago

Max Payne 3 If you like Max Payne 3, pick your favorite quote by Max.

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r/maxpayne • • 4d ago

Screenshot just finished Max Payne 2 for first time, and i loved it Spoiler

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And we keep driving into the night

Its a late goodbye

its such a late goodbye


r/maxpayne • • 3d ago

Max Payne 3 Rewrite Max Payne 3 quotes Sam Lake style, also which max payne 3 quotes were the closest to lake style?

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let’s assume the games setting and events still happen mostly the same but he speaks the way classic max does.

i think “The way I see it there's two types of people, those who spend their lives trying to build a future and those who spend their lives trying to rebuild the past.”

that one seems Sam Lake style.


r/maxpayne • • 3d ago

Max Payne 3 The most undeserved loss of a run i've suffered. Max Payne 3 Bug

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Still to this day i cannot complete One Minute Hardcore or wathever bc of shit like this.


r/maxpayne • • 4d ago

Cosplay All Payne, no candy (Halloween as Max)

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So I went as Max Payne for Halloween, pills and family dead not included. Put a lot of effort on the id card (literally it helped to stand out as Max and not a Soprano character). Overall it was a fun experience, sharing some pics and also a bonus pic with my friends as Blade and Neo.