Max Payne 3 brings the deepest and most advanced features yet to the recently re-launched Rockstar Games Social Club community network – all in support of the game’s powerful Multiplayer experience and single-player story.


SOCIAL CLUB CREWS

With Max Payne 3 comes the debut of Social Club Multiplayer Crews – thousands of you have already been actively registering and recruiting since our announcement of Crews registration launch yesterday, and all of those Crews plus ones created up until this Tuesday will be designated as Founder Crews with a distinctive two-stripe tag mark in-game and veteran perks to be announced. Look for a round-up in the next day or so of some of the first and coolest Founder Crews that have caught our eye so far - and if you haven't already, hit up http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/crews/info for more details and to CREW UP.


DEEP PERFORMANCE TRACKING

Social Club members also gain access to robust stat tracking across both single-player and multiplayer, dynamic checklists to help see you through every level and accomplishment, exclusive content to be unlocked, and a seamless connection to our regularly scheduled and live-streaming official multiplayer events that reward you with bonus XP for your participation.

You'll be able to trash-talk your friends with the numbers to back it up with Social Club functionality that allows you to match up your stats against friends, or your fellow Crew members for side-by-side comparison - which means Crew leaders can keep track of who's pulling weight and who's dead weight in the squadron. So, whether you’re a lone wolf or a multiplayer maven, we’ve got the tools you need to keep tabs on every facet of your gaming experience and see how you stack up against your friends, your Crew, and the rest of the Social Club community.


DOUBLE-STREAM SOCIAL CLUB MULTIPLAYER EVENTS & SPECIAL PLAYLISTS

As many of you veteran attendees know, the long-running Rockstar Games Official Social Club Multiplayer Events Series is our one-of-a-kind program of regularly scheduled multiplayer sessions where you get to play with and against members of Rockstar Games, watch the live stream broadcast, join our hosted chat, and enter to win special collectible prizes. With Max Payne 3, we bring the Social Club Multiplayer Events Series to the next level with all new features including in-game Playlists, bonus XP for participants, event-specific leaderboards and last but not least - a doubled-up stream broadcasting the POV from two of our Rockstar players (or special guest players) for your viewing pleasure.

Check out lots more details of the Max Payne 3 Social Club experience all at rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/socialclub. And stay tuned for more Social Club exclusive features and benefits - including special unlockable Multiplayer outfits and more - to be announced this summer.

If you're not yet a registered member of Rockstar Games Social Club, get in there, create your profile, link your games and CREW up at http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/profile/signup.html.
 

Previously:
CREW UP: Register and Rally Your Crew Now at the All-New Social Club
Introducing the All-New Rockstar Games Social Club

Presenting the full line-up of rogues and heroes in the Classic Multiplayer Character Pack available at launch as part of the Max Payne 3 Special Edition (the pack will also be made available for download post-release). This cast of fan-favorite killers from the original Max Payne and Max Payne 2 will be available as playable Deathmatch characters bringing a bit of nostalgia to the Max Payne 3 online experience. Take a look at the full set with introductory musings for each compliments of Max's inner monologue direct from Max Payne and Max Payne 2...

Max Payne fans, which one of these throwback characters from Max's history are you most excited to play as online? Let it be known in the fan poll below.

As we get ready to countdown through this last week towards Max Payne 3's launch on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America, check out a roundup of some of the latest and greatest previews and interviews about the game and about the original comic book produced by Marvel that debuted last week...

As a supplement to their recent Max Payne 3 Multiplayer hands-on feature, Kotaku has produced a very helpful video to illustrate for fans how Bullet Time® functions in multiplayer. Check it out above and at http://kotaku.com/5907699/how-muliplayer-bullet-time-works-in-max-payne-3 for a nifty walkthrough.

A sketch-to-ink page layout from "After the Fall" by Fernando Blanco.

*** Update: We're pleased to announce that this weekend's exhibition will be broadcast online at 8:00 P.M. Eastern on Monday, May 14th both at www.majorleaguegaming.com and here on the Rockstar Newswire. Check it out to see MLG teams and pros fight it out in 4 vs. 4 Team Matches and Deathmatch tournaments and compete for a total cash prize purse of $30,000.

Today we've invited 16 of the world's elite professional gamers to battle it out in Max Payne 3 Multiplayer at Major League Gaming's Headquarters here in New York, for an exhibition event that will be televised online just prior to the Launch of Max Payne 3.

• Strongside – Mike Cavanaugh
• Nadeshot – Matt Haag
• Walshy – David Walsh
• Gandhi – Scott Lussier
• Tsquared – Tom Taylor
• Scump – Seth Abner
• Hastr0 – Mike Rufail
• CDNthe3rd – Caeser Noriega
• Nickmercs – Nicholas Kolcheff
• Crream – Ken Lawson
• MrsViolence – Kelly Ristigian
• xJawz – Samuel Joseph Betesh
• Predator – Gabriel Figueroa
• CDjr – Emmanuel Brito
• Stainville – Tosh-Mcgruder-Cummings
• Aches – Patrick Price

Max Payne 3 Issue #1: "After the Fall", the first chapter in the three part Max Payne 3 comic series produced by Marvel, is now available in digital form.

Beginning with a confrontation at a dive bar in Hoboken from Max Payne 3, "After the Fall" then flashes back to tell the story of Max's troubled upbringing - shedding new light on Max's life through key events from Max Payne and Max Payne 2.

Written by Dan Houser and Remedy's Sam Lake, and featuring cover art from Greg Horn and pencils and inks by Fernando Blanco, you can read the issue in its entirety here, or download as a PDF file.

Interested in getting your hands on one of the printed editions of Issue #1: "After The Fall"? Each week between now and the end of June will be giving away ten copies to lucky Social Club members. Simply enter your Social Club info at www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/comics for your chance to win.
 

Presenting Multiplayer Gameplay Part Two, the second video in our two-part series showcasing Max Payne 3's Multiplayer.