Rockstar Newswire

*** UPDATE: The entry period for this giveaway is now closed. Good luck to all who entered - we hope to be announcing winners next week. ***

By popular fan demand, we have set aside fifty Max Payne 3 Preview Booklets exclusively for members of the Rockstar Games Social Club to win. Recently this printed booklet has shown up on Ebay as a hard-to-find collector’s item sought after by Max Payne fans and collectors. With Social Club members from the US to the UK and beyond (special acknowledgements to Fjordson, NYPDMAXPAYNE, and ILikeVideo-Games) trying to hustle one up, we've found 50 of them that we've set aside for a special giveaway for fans.

The Max Payne 3 preview booklet was created to inform fans and retailers about the highly-anticipated return of Max Payne and features fourteen cover stock quality pages that are loaded with original full color artwork and in-game screens, along with technical highlights, story notes, and more.

Visit the contest page at the Social Club to enter for the chance to score one and for Official Rules and details – you’ve only got until Friday, February 24th, 2012 to enter. The prize winners will be chosen at random and announced sometime in early March.

Don’t have a Social Club account? Signing up is easy and free, and you’ll get access to exclusive unlockable game content, multiplayer events, stat tracking, progress checklists and much, much more.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void in certain countries and where prohibited. Must be 17 year or older in the US and Canada, and 18 years or older elsewhere. Ends Friday, February 24th, 2012. See Official Rules and Privacy Policy for eligibility details.
 

In "Downpour", today's latest piece of original artwork from Max Payne 3, Max dual-wields a twin pair of DE .50s as he pursues the enemy on the outskirts of São Paulo's docks...

Grab it now in a range of desktop and mobile backgrounds as well as avatar and buddy icon versions - including, for the first time, sizes created for Facebook Timeline covers (850x315) - you can also grab Timeline Cover sizes for our previously released Max artwork as well. 

Get "Downpour" and previously released scenes including "Loaded" and more from the Max Payne 3 original artwork series at the Rockstar Games Downloads section.

Max Payne 3 Desktop Collection | Avatars | Buddy Icons

Beginning today and continuing through January 13th, 2012, we're offering our Twitter followers the unique opportunity to be immortalized as one of eight Max Payne 3 multiplayer gang characters, just by using the #MaxPayne3 hashtag on Twitter.

Every week from now until January 13th, we'll be selecting ten people at random that we've spotted using the #MaxPayne3 hashtag. If you’re one of those chosen, we'll contact you either via tweet or direct message to request a picture of you for consideration. We'll then pick two people from each group each week (eight people in total) who will have their likeness appear as a multiplayer gang character in our upcoming action shooter Max Payne 3.

• Make sure you're following @RockstarGames on Twitter.
• Make sure you're using the hashtag #MaxPayne3 when you talk about the game.
• Keep an eye on your twitter replies and direct messages for us to contact you through January 13th, 2012. All fans that we contact will only have 48 hours to respond.

Visit the casting page for all of the details, and the official rules.

Previously:
Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Revealed in IGN's Exclusive Preview

This newest entry in the Max Payne 3 Original Artwork series is one that North American fans may recognize from the in-depth preview of Max Payne 3 in the current holiday issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine on newsstands now.

This original illustration of a tortured Max Payne facing his breaking point in perilous São Paulo can be downloaded now at the Rockstar Downloads section as a desktop wallpaper, background, or as avatars and buddy icons.

Max Payne 3 Desktop Collection | Avatars | Buddy Icons

Just added to the Rockstar Warehouse for sale - are the official Grand Theft Auto III 10 Year Anniversary t-shirts with two special styles that commemorate ten years since the original release of GTAIII - the Anniversary Tee and the Carjack Tee join our previously released limited-edition Claude action figure, Knuckleduster Mug, Lithographs and other items in the Grand Theft Auto III Ten Year Anniversary Collection.

Grand Theft Auto III Ten Year Anniversary Tee
This soft black 100% cotton tee features the gilded Grand Theft Auto III Ten Year Anniversary logo on the front and a small Rockstar logo right below the neckline on the back. Visit the shirt's product page for a more detailed look.

Grand Theft Auto III Ten Year Anniversary Carjack Tee
The front of this soft black 100% cotton tee features the original carjack illustration taken from the GTAIII European release's action-packed montage cover art. The back of the tee sports a small Rockstar logo right below the neckline. Hit the product page for additional views.

Also stay tuned for more news very soon on the Grand Theft Auto III: 10th Anniversary Edition release for mobile devices - we should have an update on that in the next couple weeks.

Previously:
GTAIII Anniversary Knuckleduster Mugs, Max Payne 3 T-Shirts & Posters Now Available
Claude, 8-Ball, Misty & Kenji: New GTAIII Anniversary Lithographs and Digital Desktops
Rockstar Warehouse Relaunch with New Gear, Improved Shipping and More
Announcing Grand Theft Auto III: 10th Anniversary Edition for Select Mobile Devices & the Limited Edition Claude Action Figure

Check out the latest contraband added for purchase at the recently re-launched Rockstar Warehouse – featuring premium items in demand ever since they debuted as limited giveaways at our Comic Con booth earlier this month in NYC...

Grand Theft Auto III Ten Year Anniversary Knuckleduster Mug

Coveted since Comic Con, the Grand Theft Auto III Ten Year Anniversary Knuckleduster Mug features: a "brass knuckle" handle that is electroplated with Titanium, a Grand Theft Auto Ten Year Anniversary logo that is printed with white ink and real 18kt gold, and a white Rockstar logo printed on its base. $20.

First Max Payne Items for Sale



Max Payne 3 Poster
Added to the Rockstar Posters collection, an official 22”x28” poster of the artwork that accompanied the First Trailer release for Max Payne 3. $15.

Max Payne 3 Target Tee
This soft white 100% cotton tee features Max Payne as a marked man - with gun range style target across his torso. The back side of the tee sports a small Rockstar logo right below the neckline. Hit the product page for multiple views. $20.

Previously:
Claude, 8-Ball, Misty & Kenji: New GTAIII Anniversary Lithographs and Digital Desktops
Rockstar Warehouse Relaunch with New Gear, Improved Shipping and More
Announcing Grand Theft Auto III: 10th Anniversary Edition for Select Mobile Devices & the Limited Edition Claude Action Figure
 

Get that primo Rockstar product - directly from the source - and now with some new high-grade stuff, like the first items from the Grand Theft Auto III 10-Year Anniversary Collection and the new Navy & Gold Edition Rockstar Cap - at the relaunched Rockstar Warehouse online store.

New product today includes:

The Grand Theft Auto III 10-Year Anniversary Collection currently featuring the limited-edition Sideshow Claude Action Figure as announced yesterday. This fully articulated 1:6 scale action figure was created by renowned collectible manufacturer, Sideshow, and is available for pre-order in limited quantities now. You can also order the Grand Theft Auto III 10-Year Anniversary poster set - featuring both the special anniversary edition treatments of the game's original US poster art that introduced GTA's signature cover art aesthetic and also of the European release version montage art. Keep an eye on the Rockstar Newswire for more special items to be announced and added from the Grand Theft Auto III 10-Year Anniversary Collection in the coming weeks.

The brand new Navy & Gold Edition Rockstar Cap as well as the original Navy & White Rockstar Baseball cap which is back in stock by popular demand.

We've also worked with our traffickers to hustle up some improved shipping rates, both for the U.S. and for international customers, with significantly cheaper shipping to the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Japan, Sweden and lots of other territories, now between 15-20% lower on average than our old rates. This is something we're going to be continuing to work on and improve, so rates will get even lower in the coming months as well.

The relaunched Warehouse also features the new Digital Downloads store where you can find a compendium of links to our digital soundtracks, DLC downloads and more, plus enhanced package tracking, Game Series collections, and Social Club member login support so that our best customers can make an easy transaction to get in and out. We've got a lot more in store as well being cooked up in terms of new product, features and shipping so stay tuned.

www.rockstarwarehouse.com
 

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If you’re qualified and interested in a career at any of Rockstar Games’ studios and offices worldwide, be sure to check in. We've got positions posted from the West Coast to Canada to NYC to the UK and more.

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