Remedy and Rockstar Games announced that a remake of Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne will be made.
In a surprise announcement, Remedy will be working with Rockstar under a new publishing deal to remake the first two Max Payne titles for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S.
Max Payne remakes will also be developed on Remedy's Northlight game engine (the same engine used to develop Control and the upcoming Alan Wake 2.)
The original Max Payne games were also the result of a partnership between Remedy and Rockstar, Remedy rendering development and Rockstar Games publishing. Rockstar also undertook the development of Max Payne 3.
“We were thrilled when our friends at Remedy approached us to remake the original Max Payne games,” said Sam Houser, founder of Rockstar. “We are big fans of the work the Remedy team has created over the years and we look forward to playing these new releases.”
Tero Virtala, CEO of Remedy, said, “Max Payne has always held a special place in the hearts of everyone at Remedy and we know that millions of fans around the world feel the same way.” said.
Virtala added that the team is "excited to bring back the story, action and atmosphere of the original Max Payne games to players in new ways."
The project sounds like a complete remastered, considering it will be built on Remedy's newest engine and have a budget to match. It's exciting to imagine the original Max Payne games made using the same engine as Control and Alan Wake 2.
Remedy had a successful run recently with Game of the Year 2019 winner Control and has formed a new partnership with Epic Games for Alan Wake 2.
