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Available today across all platforms, the Painful Memories multiplayer DLC for Max Payne 3 packs plenty of punch with four new maps, two new avatar factions plus a host of new items for your arsenal. The pack is now available for 800 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE and $9.99 on PlayStation Network and PC. Players who purchased the Max Payne 3 Rockstar Pass can download the pack free of charge. The Rockstar Pass is currently available for 2400 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE) or $29.99 on PSN/PC. Here's a rundown of what you can expect in the pack:

The standard military issue UAR-21 is durable, lightweight and can withstand any urban combat scenario. The rapid-fire release will increase your mobility while still providing you with the accuracy to cover the distance of the sprawling new maps. 

 

 

NEW WEAPON: THE IMG 5.56 ASSAULT RIFLE + RED DOT SIGHT

The IMG 5.56 can squeeze off 45 rounds a clip and is even more accurate than an AK-47. Throw in its use by military and police around the world and this is a no-brainer upgrade for your current Assault Rifle Loadout.

 

NEW BURST:

 

NEW ITEMS

There are three new items in the Painful Memories pack which will help you with kills, cash flow and protection:

• Much more than an adding machine, the Calculator turns your assists into kill stats and pads your kill stats by earning one kill for every two assists that you tally. 
• Earn money for kills by your teammates with the Betting Slip. Each time one of your teammates logs a successful kill you will add funds to your coffers.
• The Hip Flask protects you from sniper fire and stops all effects of the Hangover Burst. Each time you spawn you'll be protected from a single round from an enemy's sniper rifle. 

 

Make sure to check out the Painful Memories page at the official Max Payne 3 site for all the details on the new Multiplayer Achievements/Trophies and Grinds as well as some new screenshots.

 

 

In addition to the new avatars, weapons and items in the Max Payne 3 Painful Memories DLC launching December 4th - this pack features four new multiplayer maps that hark back to Max's blood-stained past. For the nostalgic heads out there, you'll enjoy revisiting NYC's Roscoe Street Subway from the original Max Payne. If dive bars are your thing then the Marty's Bar map is for you. And for the sun-and-fun folks, you can choose between close-quarters firefights on the Shoot First map or battle it out in Gang Wars at Canal De Panamá.

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ROSCOE STREET SUBWAY (DEATHMATCH + TEAM DEATHMATCH + PAYNE KILLER)
The Painful Memories Pack brings this landmark level from the original Max Payne into the world of Max Payne 3 Multiplayer - made even more dangerous than you remember it. The Roscoe Street station’s platforms can get you killed faster than a third rail with overpasses and stairwells designed for run and gun action and accessible bathrooms that may prove a vile final resting place. Take the fight from the tops of the subway cars down to the tracks and use columns and other available cover to prevail against your fellow straphangers.

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MARTY'S BAR (DEATHMATCH + TEAM DEATHMATCH + PAYNE KILLER)
The area surrounding this grimy Hoboken watering hole has enough back doors, underground access points and convenient fire escapes to keep would-be campers on their toes. Known for attracting troublemakers, Marty’s bar scene offers bloody barroom shootouts, an expansive outdoor parking lot and a neighboring church that provides little sanctuary but key strategic vantage points. Equip that trusted Projectile, Assault Rifle, Shotgun, or single-handed Loadout as you rack up the kills and out flank your enemies.

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SHOOT FIRST (DEATHMATCH + TEAM DEATHMATCH + PAYNE KILLER)
The nautical deathtrap known as the Branco yacht is the scene of this map, where you'll have three sprawling floors to inflict some major damage on your opponents. Be sure to pack loads of ammo in your weekend bag - you'll need it.

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CANAL DE PANAMÁ (LARGE DEATHMATCH + LARGE TEAM DEATHMATCH + GANG WARS + DEATHMATCH + TEAM DEATHMATCH + PAYNE KILLER)
Despite the tropical surroundings, you will not want to be doing much sightseeing in the Canal de Panamá map. With sprawling territories that call of a Sniper Rifle and plenty of kill spots, you'll be doing plenty of running and gunning.

The Painful Memories pack also includes the IMG 5.56 and UAR-21 assault rifles, two new avatar factions, the new Hangover Burst and more. Be on the lookout for more details on this stuff before the pack releases on Tuesday, December 4th (800 MS Points / $9.99 on PSN and PC).

Previously:
New Avatars of the Painful Memories DLC Pack Including Lucky Social Club Member Fan Faces
Max Payne 3 Painful Memories DLC Coming December 4th

Ready for action. Presenting the members of the Max Payne 3 DLC Multiplayer Cast. From left to right, avatars bearing the likenesses of Rachel Locke, Jeremy Wallace, Louis Van Bree, and Cesar Aguirre.

This past summer, thousands of  Max Payne 3 fans auditioned via a series of special Multiplayer Events for the chance to be cast as avatars in an upcoming Max Payne 3 DLC pack. The future is now for Social Club members Cesar Aguirre, Jeremy Wallace, Rachel Locke and Louis Van Bree who will each make their debut next week cast as members of the De Marcos Abroad faction in the Painful Memories Pack. Proverbial fish out of water, albeit heavily armed ones – members of the ruthless De Marco crime family have taken a South American holiday for a bit of pleasure and to conduct a transaction or two. This new faction will come with a range of avatar wardrobe options from beach attire to New Jersey goombah business chic.

Remember back in the day, rocking out to power ballads on Emotion 98.3 while busting your thumbs trying to beat your top score on Defender of the Faith on the Degenatron?

Man, those were the days...

Now, thanks to the good people at The Degenatron WebRing (now over 10 years strong!) and their new embeddable version emulator above, you can relive these 3 classics from video gaming's golden age.

Defender of the Faith - "Save the green dots with your fantastic red square!"

Monkey's Paradise - "Swing from green dot to green dot with your red square monkey!"

Penetrator - "Smash the green dots deep inside the mysterious red square!"

See if you've still got what it takes. Shout in comments to let us know your top score. You can also trip down memory lane with the original 1986 Degenatron radio commercial below or over at The Advertising Council's Vice City local archives.

As we throwback to the 80s in a Vice City state of mind celebrating the game's 10th anniversary and forthcoming mobile release, here's a special edition of the Rockstar Soundtrack Alumni Concert Calendar compiling a list of places and dates where you can catch notable artists you've heard in our games perform live.

It's great to see so many of these legendary artists still so actively touring around the world, so whether you had your dial locked to Flash FM, Wildstyle Pirate Radio, Wave 103, V-Rock, Fever 105 or Wave 103 - there's bound to be a nostalgic favorite act out there from the Vice City radio waves to catch coming your way. Peruse the below list we've put together that covers dates into early 2013 from the East Coast to the West Coast, across Europe, Australia, South America and more. Do shout in comments if you're aware of any other soundtrack performances we missed, experience some live music from the decade of excess and revisit a time when wearing neon was un-ironic...

Hit the jump to see the full calendar.

As promised a few weeks back, today is the release of Rockstar Games Collection Edition 1 in North America for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Retailing for $59.99, this must-have collection features critically acclaimed and best-selling titles, including Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, L.A. Noire and Midnight Club: Los Angeles Complete Edition.

Each game in this collection represents a unique world in the Rockstar Universe. Red Dead, winner of over 170 Game of the Year awards, brings the Old West to life with a powerful story across a vast and colorful open world, along with intense multiplayer action. Episodes from Liberty City is the explosive conclusion to Grand Theft Auto IV, featuring The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony on one disc. With the help of MotionScan’s breakthrough technology, L.A. Noire's cinematic realism and hard-boiled detective story make for an unprecedented interactive experience. Rounding out the collection is Midnight Club: Los Angeles, which features customizable real world cars, endless open world street racing, and supreme multiplayer action. Additionally, The Complete Edition includes every downloadable real world vehicle and city section released since launch.