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 • • 12h ago

Fan Content Finally playing Alan Wake 2 after finishing all the previous remedy games and OH MY GOD ITS HIM. WHACK HIM

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288 Upvotes

Started with Max Payne 1 a little over a month ago and worked my way to AW2. Its actually so nice to see him with more than 2 polygons 😭


r/maxpayne • • 12h ago

Discussion What do you all think of the mobile port of Max Payne?

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It's actually way better than I thought it would be considering it was done by the GTA Definitive Edition devs as it plays really good, runs at 60fps & is built off of the OG PC version and not the Xbox & PS2 ports.

BTW, this isn't my first time playing as I beat the Xbox version way back in 2016.


r/maxpayne • • 12h ago

Discussion Do you think there's a chance the Max Payne remakes or any new news will be announced at the 2026 game awards

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It's been 4 years since the announcement, we should be getting closer to more news, I get it since Rockstar is in charge of the marketing they probably will want to milk GTA 6 for all its worth


r/maxpayne • • 1d ago

Max Payne 1 I had a great time

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Time for Max Payne 2


r/maxpayne • • 1d ago

Discussion Best choice for max Payne remake look?

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r/maxpayne • • 1d ago

Fan Content "Don't answer that a rhetorical question."

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One of my favourite faces of Max 🌸

@eths_artdump on Instagram ✏️


r/maxpayne • • 1d ago

Discussion The mods on here are just anti fun at this point

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What's the point of having a meme and humour flair if you're just gonna take every post with that flair down?

And if you're gonna remove a post at least explain why


r/maxpayne • • 2d ago

Max Payne 1 Doing the GOAT game again.

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We're just starting the Club mission, about to show this guy what the flesh of fallen angels is really about.

Some of my favorite dialogue in the game;

Thug:...Boss...Cognitti...It's Max Payne... he came an' started
cappin' us... He killed....uhhhhh...

Cognitti: Are ya freakin' kiddin' me?!! He's just one lousy cop!
Ya better be freakin' kiddin' me! Whack 'em! What's the
freakin' problem? Hello? Answer me! Hello?

Max Payne: The word was out. A deadly virus released into the
City's corrupt circulatory system. Something wicked this
way comes. Max Payne at large.

Also the "Vodka" lisccene plate kills me very time. Love everything there is about this game. 

r/maxpayne • • 3d ago

Discussion What do you think will be done with Payne’s look and sound in the remakes?

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What do you think is the right direction for the inclusitivity of james mccaffrey in the remakes? Personally his face model is the best direction for me. As Sam Lakes face personally doesn’t quite match the grit of mccaffery’s voice. But I also do understand the love for the more campy-ness quality of it. I just couldn’t quite buy the connection between the voice and face with Alex Casey. (And I understand that what I’ve said would be considered sacrilegious.)

But given how the remakes will most definitely change how cutscenes and dialogue plays out. There will be gaps to be filled dialogue wise.

1) do you think mccaffery’s likeness should be utilised in homage if given rights? Or keeping the decision strictly between Sam Lake and Timothy Gibbs?

2) should max’s voice work be re-done? If so partially or not at all?

(Personally I believe james mccaffrey’s face model is best, and only minor additional dialogue from new actors should be added, keeping majority mccaffery.)


r/maxpayne • • 3d ago

Cool Stuff Nice easter egg in Alan Wake

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r/maxpayne • • 3d ago

Max Payne 2 This reload move is super cool, I really like it.

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r/maxpayne • • 2d ago

Max Payne 1 Game crashing issue

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How to fix this error? It even won't let me finish Act 1


r/maxpayne • • 3d ago

Max Payne 2 If you have a VR headset, I highly recommend you try the VR mod for MP2

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I feel like a child again. It feels like a game made for VR from the ground-up


r/maxpayne • • 2d ago

Help Stuck in second nightmare sequence in MP 1

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FIXED!

Max does the jump animation but he doesn't actually leave the ground.

I already capped the FPS to 60.

At the beginning of the blood trail I can jump but after the first landing the game glitches and the physics don't work.

I bought MP1 and 2 on steam.

The first nightmare was hard but balanced I guess, i can't do this one


r/maxpayne • • 2d ago

Help Max Payne 2 Troubleshooting? (Help)

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I have applied every fix

-Widescreen patch

-Startuphang patch

-d3d8 dll

Changed directory to not have spaces.

Compability,

Admin requirements.

And In the end it just gives me a pop up, Max Payne 2 Has stopped working.


r/maxpayne • • 3d ago

Max Payne 1 Why did nobody tell me how funny max payne was?

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So i finally got around to starting the og max payne and the goon dialogue is absolutly hilarious


r/maxpayne • • 3d ago

Discussion Any Hope to see a remedy sequel of max payne?

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I mean, we're allowed to dream, aren't we? Why not imagine that, sometime in the next 15 years, we might finally get the proper sequel to Max Payne 2, as Sam Lake and the team at Remedy originally envisioned it before selling the IP? A game featuring all four seasons of the year, just as they had planned.

Could it actually happen, or is it just wishful thinking?


r/maxpayne • • 3d ago

Max Payne 3 Max Payne 3 multiplayer?

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Anyone actively playing MP3 Multiplayer? I'm trying to experience it lol just got mp3 lol hmu


r/maxpayne • • 3d ago

Max Payne 3 Best blood mod for Max Payne 3?

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There's only really 3 I know about
Intense Gore
GalaxyHighMarshal's blood mod
And MP3 Realistic Blood mod
idk which of the three really looks the best


r/maxpayne • • 4d ago

Discussion Early 2000's fan cast

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Plz tell me i cooked if only we got this instead


r/maxpayne • • 5d ago

Max Payne 2 Max Payne 2 Piano

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100 Upvotes

Finally getting through this awesome game and I've never seen bad guys get around a piano just for fun. It really has a lot of quirks about it. Even the bums help you out to kill bad guys.


r/maxpayne • • 4d ago

Max Payne 3 Max Payne 3 alternative ending

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I’ve been thinking about the ending of Max Payne 3, and I feel like it would have been way more emotional if Max actually died at the end.

Instead of him walking away on the beach, he should have passed away from his injuries or a final sacrifice. Then, the game could have transitioned into a dream/afterlife sequence—similar to how the first game starts with his house, but this time, it's peaceful. He walks inside, drops his gun, and finally reunites with Michelle and his baby in heaven. After all the trauma he went through, this would have been the ultimate bittersweet redemption.

What I love about this idea is how it brings the trilogy full circle. Max's entire tragedy and living nightmare started inside that specific house in the very first game. Ending his story by having him return there—but in a peaceful, heavenly version—creates a perfect narrative loop. It brings ultimate closure to his character arc


r/maxpayne • • 5d ago

Max Payne 3 Max Payne 3 - ULTRA

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A mod i am working on