The original Xbox versions of Max Payne and Max Payne 2 are available now for Xbox 360 as Xbox Live Marketplace downloads, publisher Rockstar has announced.

Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne cost 1200 MS Points ($15) each.

The Max Payne series, created and originally developed by Remedy Entertainment, is set to continue this winter with Max Payne 3, under development at Rockstar Vancouver.

We aren't in the habit of singling out mods around here, but Mona: The Assassin is notable for several reasons.

First, it's a professional, five-level mod for Max Payne 2. How many of those have been released lately? And I think we can all agree that Max Payne 2 is still pretty awesome.

Second, it was founded by Mikael Kasurinen, a lead game designer at Remedy--the developers of the Max Payne series. 7th Serpent modder Clement "Corwin" Melendez and talented Shacker Diego "Aavenr" Jimenez aided in development.

Lastly, it's pretty well done, and definitely worth a download. Grab it on FileShack. And thanks to dognose for the heads up.

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