Payne Reactor has the official texture pak for Max Payne available now. You can download individual packs or just a big 43mb one. These can be used to release free levels on the net.

Xezol let us know he's started a walkthrough for Max Payne for if you're stuck in the game. It's mostly screenshots showing you where to go. It's finished up till Chapter 7 of Part 1.

If you are a loser and want to cheat in Max Payne, the cheats are listed here. When you use them everyone here will point and laugh at you.

As expected, the Max Payne patch has been released. This should hopefully fix the problems for those people who are seeing their own desktop instead of the game.

- Exit to desktop stability issues addressed: The issues with the game crashing into Windows' desktop when loading a new map have been addressed.
- Game doesn't start with some CD-Rom drives: A newer version of SafeDisc copy protection is used. If the game still doesn't start up, please contact support@talonsoft.com. Please include detailed hardware configuration information from your PC including CD-ROM model and operating system

You can download the 6.2mb patch from eDome (Finland), 3D Files, Blues News, Gameplex or PC Zone.

The MaxPayne website has been updated with some word on a patch that addresses a couple of issues discovered since the game release. They are already set to release it later today.

Remedy's Petri Järvilehto made a forum post here about the Windows 2000/GeForce 3 problem that Max Payne seems to have for some people. Its most likely a driver issue since, as is often the case, the problem wasn't found during testing.

The 3DRealms website has been updated with a bunch of pics etc of Max Payne shipping and the all-nighter they went through getting all the boxes packed and out to the post office.

Max Payne is arriving in stores around the US today (and has already apparently shown up overseas). Even that goofy klerck guy who works at EB confirmed it. Bum deal about the 3DR direct orders getting detained. Those guys should get their orders on Friday. This is the first game I've previewed in quite a while so I'm anxious to see how many people agree or disagree (you fool!) with what kind of reactions the game will get.

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If you're just dying for Payne, here's our archive of Max Payne news from Shack Categories.

GeorgeB over at 3D Realms updated his .plan file with the bad news that their copies of Max Payne intended for preorders have taken longer to get to 3DR than intended. This means that instead of today, most people will get the game on Friday. Some stores might get the game today.

Take-Two Interactive has sent out over the biz wire that Max Payne has begun shipping this morning (Meant to post this earlier, forgot!). Assuming you like the game as much as I did it's a recommended purchase or something.

Max Payne is shipping to stores today as well as those who preordered, but while you wait for delivery you can download this and this new movie showing some more footage from the game.

George Broussard of 3DR has a .plan update on the latest developments for Max Payne. The game should be on shelves around the 26th of this month and they are currently working on a demo.

Last week when writing my Max Payne preview Gathering of Developers was kind enough to also send along some images and video footage. The images ended up showing up in some other articles and I called George a communist but things are cool. Here are three 1600x1200 wallpaper size images of Max Payne. In addition, here's a quick 2meg video clip of the sniper rifle in action. Not really one of my favorite clips but hey it's something new. You'll need QuickTime to view it. (Bah!)

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VE has a quick interview with Scott Miller of 3DRealms discussing Max Payne which was announced as going gold over the weekend. Your prayers are answered when the topic of game length comes up again.

As noted in Scott Miller's .plan update and the Remedy website, the 3rd person action shooter Max Payne has GONE GOLD. Thanks to all the previews of the past few weeks you should be pretty informed about the title right now, but you could read Steve's preview again ;) Thanks Blues News. The game should be in US stores late this month (the European release hopefully around the same time, or a week or so later), followed by a demo.

If you were wondering how much space Max Payne will need to install..it will be 850mb for a full install, and 530mb for a partial install. If you do the partial install the levels will get loaded from the CD so obviously it will be a lot slower.

Both IGN and Gamespot have posted a new Max Payne movie, showing more footage from the game in Quicktime format.

Just like Steve, Sean put up his own Max Payne preview based on playing the game for about 6 hours last week. Pretty positive preview as well.

As promised here is my hands-on preview of Max Payne after visiting 3D Realms last week. If you havent heard yet the game should be going gold and showing up on shelves probably within a month. Not much more to say, here's the obligatory quote of myself and a uh.. link.

No jump puzzles. Also sadly, no monster trucks.

Max Payne is played from a 3rd person perspective with a locked camera most of the time. The pivot point of the camera appears to be a point between the camera and the player instead of the way most 3rd person style games are. (Pivot at the player point) The subtle difference makes a FPS player feel a little bit more at home as the movements are a little less disorienting. [snip]

If you feel like waiting for an hour before a download spot opens, you can try and get this new Max Payne video on Fileplanet (Great way to get files out to anticipating fans!). It's a 1.4mb Quicktime movie showing some more from Remedy's 3rd person shooter.