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The Official Max Payne 3 Cover Art

Posted on March 7 2012, 12:05pm | Author: R* Z | Filed Under: Games

Presenting the official Max Payne 3 cover art that you'll find across digital retail starting today and on shelves this May.

The cover is an updated rendition of the artwork that originally accompanied the game's announcement last fall featuring a battle-scarred Max against the torrid backdrop of São Paulo's helicopter-strewn skyline - alongside the danger of the city's underground criminal element and one of its Brazilian bombshells.

We'll have Official Cover Art desktops and backgrounds very soon.

Max Payne 3 will be available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on May 15, 2012 in North America and May 18, 2012 in Europe, with the PC version launching on May 29th, 2012 in North America and June 1st, 2012 in Europe. Pre-Order now.

  • ParroDeltaon October 15 2012, 7:35amReply
    the girl looks like Adriana Lima
    • BLITZ_LFon May 8 2012, 1:16pmReply
      I think this perspective makes his face look a little warped. Especially his noise. Probably looks better on the actual case.
      • viceguy97on March 14 2012, 2:34pmReply
        like the hair and undamaged ear you aded R*
        • NYPDMAXPAYNEon March 12 2012, 6:41pmReply
          @PsychoClaavus

          This is Max Payne not Mario ;)
          • PsychoClaavuson March 12 2012, 4:01pmReply
            Will this game have boss characters?

            (Stronger enemies) ??
            • R* Yon March 11 2012, 12:20pmReply
              Cheers all, more character artwork for Max Payne 3 is coming, and look for the cover art in several wallpaper sizes in the next couple weeks
              • tombstone14on March 10 2012, 5:19pmReply
                R* Could u guys release an Artwork of Max Payne but when he is bald
                • tombstone14on March 10 2012, 4:41pmReply
                  love the cover art For Max Payne 3 and when is the next design and technology video comin R*
                  • MasesMon March 10 2012, 2:12pmReply
                    Good job R* !!!
                    • ErnestoRockon March 9 2012, 4:35pmReply
                      I respect your hard work, but in my opinion Max Payne should be alone in the cover like John Marston in Red Dead Redemption. And i would expect a "darker" cover, in the sense of the demons Max is fighting all the time.
                      • jalaldinhoon March 9 2012, 2:19pmReply
                        very bad cover
                        • Emanuel_Bergeron March 9 2012, 4:08amReply
                          I came across the cover art each day now till announcement and somehow I changed my mind, so that I wouldn't like it. I think it just needed sime time for me to get used to it. Now I pretty much like it. But I still keep thinking that some darker parts would have made it better.
                          • DGSimoon March 9 2012, 1:11amReply
                            Honestly to make the box art perfect just get rid of the two throwaway figures and have the favelas and city occupying the bottom of the art with the art of Max left where it is so it's the main focus.

                            After all, the game is Max Payne 3 not "Max and his gang thug and Brazilian Bombshell!".
                            • R* Yon March 9 2012, 12:51amReply
                              @Bosack01 @ace189 @Christobell46 Thanks to everyone for offering up your thoughts on the cover art

                              @DGSimo Look for the next Design & Technology video to be announced soon, should be in the next week or two..
                              • Christobell46on March 8 2012, 8:18pmReply
                                i always love ur guys art thanks R*
                                • ace189on March 8 2012, 7:24pmReply
                                  @DGSimo

                                  At first i wasn't so keen on the box art either but every time i look at it it grows on me, reminds me of a 70's noir Movie poster :)
                                  • Patriot_Infinityon March 8 2012, 6:48pmReply
                                    @R*

                                    Oh I completely understand that most locations are fictionalized, but from all the weapons I've seen, the only thing fictionalized about the weapons are the names. Besides, the in-game models all look correct. In the second design/tech video when talking about the weight of two handed weapons, you can see the same AK in Max's hand and it is correctly mirrored. If you can somehow let the dev's know, at least so they're aware, that would be awesome. I know it's a bit ridiculous hoping to have it fixed, but it doesn't hurt to try.
                                    • DGSimoon March 8 2012, 6:09pmReply
                                      Box art is definitely growing on me. Gamestop had shelves lined up with mock packaging with the new artwork for all versions today and the art definitely catches your eye. Still disappointed that "Thug #1" and "Brazilian Girl" were used when the cover could of featured Passos and Fabiana but since I'm getting the Special Edition it doesn't really matter.

                                      Now lets get this in some desktop resolutions! Also the new Design & Tech video is in a week or 2?! Nice!
                                      • rpaulm30on March 8 2012, 5:27pmReply
                                        got special edition pre ordered!ready to work those 2 50.cal desert eagles!!hopefully there's a acheivement for playing with just the desert eagles??
                                        • lukehagermanon March 8 2012, 3:15pmReply
                                          Nevertheless, as someone who has done a lot of looking into this game, I will buy it. But I feel that for someone who has no idea what the game is about, this cover does little to draw attention to the game. The art itself is great, but I don't think it carries the entire tone of the game like Rockstar claims it does. Very bland...

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