Max Payne 3 Midnight Launch Tonight May 14, 2012

I went in to confirm my preorder yesterday and the folks at GameStop informed me that they will indeed be selling Max Payne 3 tonight starting at midnight.  While not all stores will be having this promotion, be sure to check with whichever store you may have preordered at to get the details for yourselves.

Max Payne 3 is a game that I’ve been waiting for since the release of Max Payne 2 back in 2003.  When the initial screenshots, concept art and previews came out for it (and knowing that a developer other than Remedy was working on it) my initial feelings were one of regret and extreme dissapointment.  But now, one delay later and after a fantastic showing at the New York Comic Con, I must say that my anticipation for this game has become quite high.

One of my early starts in the gaming industry was working for The Deep Six, which was GameSpy’s Max Payne site, from 2003-2005, where I followed the development of Max Payne 2 up to its release and after the game came out, wrote new articles and other site content for the Max Payne community.  Tonight feels almost like a return to the old days for me.  Take a look at the game’s official launch trailer!

Only the Xbox 360 and PS3 editions of the game will release tonight.  For those of you who plan to pick up Max Payne 3 on PC, it will be released later in the month.  A Collector’s Edition will also be released for the game, but will only be sold for people who preordered the game up to last month.  Hopefully I’ll be able to post up an unboxing of it some time tomorrow.