Rockstar Newswire

Update: Because of Hurricane Sandy, the November 2nd Max Payne 3 multiplayer event has been moved to November 16th from 2-5pm EST. See here for details.

Get ready for a season teeming with Bullet Time®, Old West posse throwdowns and epic Liberty City car chases as we present the calendar of Social Club multiplayer events for the fall months. Lots of multiplayer action from September through November, including representing your Crews in Max Payne 3 with all the latest downloadable content, as well as solid time on the frontier in Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition and in Liberty City with Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition.

For the uninitiated, our Max Payne 3 multiplayer events feature some cutthroat Crew battles including the chance to have your Crew take us on. Start practicing, and look for more details coming up before each of the dates. Additionally, bonus XP will run for all Max Payne 3 and Red Dead events, plus you'll have the opportunity to get in and play with us no matter which version of our titles you own and all events feature two live video streams plus an additional one on our TwitchTV page. Multiplayer events also include a chatroom with us on hand, along with limited edition prizing giveaways.

On top of these scheduled playsessions, we regularly log on for impromptu multiplayer rounds, letting you guys know via our Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Steam pages. As an added bonus, all of these are broadcast live on TwitchTV. Be sure you're following us to always get the word when we're heading online...

CALENDAR OF MULTIPLAYER EVENTS

• Thursday, September 13 (11am-2pm ET / 4-7pm BST)
  Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition
  PlayStation 3 on PSN and Xbox 360 on XBL

• Friday, September 21 (4-7pm ET / 9pm-midnight BST)
  Max Payne 3
  PC, PlayStation 3 on PSN and Xbox 360 on XBL

• Thursday, September 27 (11am-2pm ET / 4-7pm BST)
  Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition
  PlayStation 3 on PSN and Xbox 360 on XBL

• Friday, October 12 (4-7pm ET / 9pm-midnight BST)
  Max Payne 3
  PC, PlayStation 3 on PSN and Xbox 360 on XBL

• Friday, October 26 (4-7PM ET / 9pm-midnight BST)
  Max Payne 3
  Xbox 360 on XBL

• Friday, November 2 (11am-2pm ET / 3-6pm GMT)
  Max Payne 3
  PlayStation 3 on PSN
  Note: This has been postponed until November 16th from 2-5pm EST.

• Friday, November 16 (11am-2pm ET / 4-7pm GMT)
  Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition
  PlayStation 3 on PSN and Xbox 360 on XBL

• Thursday, November 29 (4-7PM ET / 9pm-midnight GMT)
  Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition
  PC on Games for Windows - Live

Our most recent official Social Club multiplayer event was a Max Payne 3 PC special, with high-def Gang Wars and Deathmatch on the dual live-stream, hosted chat, prize pack giveaways and more at the Social Club multiplayer events page and with a bonus stream over at our Twitch.

Congratulations go out to cryochamber, Ethanh59, TheWatcher501, Scoonie and ska00l - each scored a GeForce GTX 670 video card in our event sweepstakes. We'll have more of these to give away in upcoming PC events, so be sure to check back for the brand new fall calendar schedule of events to be announced soon.

Make sure not to miss the last date in the summer calendar which is a double-header this Thursday August 30th playing Grand Theft Auto IV from 12-3pm ET / 5-8pm BT followed by Max Payne 3 from 4-7pm ET / 9pm-12am BT - we'll be playing both games on all 3 platforms, PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 during those scheduled times. Look for prize pack giveaways, special guest players, and of course streams on Social Club and Twitch.

The August 17th PC event kicked off with with all four MaxPayneDevs livestreaming from the maps of the Local Justice Pack in the Social Club Playlist. In the Police Precinct, MaxPayneDev1 and MaxPayneDev3 met a worthy opponent in Andersonhcp. Repping the Payne Killers massive, Andersonhcp ranked in 2nd place in the event's Leaderboards, earning 95,904 XP and winning 9 games. Meanwhile, you might say that MaxPayneDev2 came upon some Hard8Times. Leader of The Social Rejects Crew, Hard8Times held his own against Dev2, with an impressive KDR of 3.06. A beast of a PC gamer, you may also recognize Hard 8 as a regular here in the Social Club comments, or from his awesome YouTube commentary channel which we've been fond of for awhile now - look for Philly's own Hard 8 to join us as a special guest player live from the Rockstar Rooftop in this Thursday's Social Club event.
 

MaxPayneDev1 takes his final shot in Survivor...

Hit the jump for more screens, video and a full list of those that participated in the event...

***UPDATE: The Disorganized Crime Pack is now available for Xbox 360 worldwide via Xbox LIVE, PS3 via the PlayStation Store and for PC via the in-game store. 

The FREE Disorganized Crime Pack for Max Payne 3 is available today for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Featuring the new Hoboken Rooftops multiplayer map, this free DLC lets you battle throughout the remains of Max's dilapidated Hoboken apartment.

This pack also introduces new modifiers for Score Attack in Arcade Mode: Explosive Rounds, Lone Wolf AI (much more aggressive enemies) and a Headshots Only mode. There's also a new Noir Mode which lets you play in Arcade Mode in the signature black & white style of classic film noir.

If you have any technically-related questions about downloading the pack or getting it working, please contact our Support team:
http://support.rockstargames.com
Support.Team@rockstargames.com
http://www.twitter.com/rockstarsupport

Update: The event has ended, but Double XP will continue across all three platforms all weekend! Thanks to everyone who joined us and took part - stay tuned for the Fall calendar coming soon.

Join us on August 17th from 4-7pm ET / 9pm-midnight BT for the first Max Payne 3 PC Multiplayer Event since the launch of the Local Justice Pack, where we'll be battling it out across all modes and maps (including the 55th Battalion HQ, Depature Lounge and Imperial Palace), with DOUBLE XP active all the while across Max Payne 3 Multiplayer on all three platforms and lasting through Sunday night.

• 2048MB GDDR5
• 256-bit
• HDCP
• Support for Dual dual-link DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort
• DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.2
• PCI Express 3.0 Support

The event will also feature three live video streams to choose from (two on the Social Club Events page and one on TwitchTV), plus live chat and leaderboards to track the top players in real time.

To get in a game with us, head into Free Aim multiplayer and select the Social Club Multiplayer Event playlist. If you see one of these guys in the game, you've found us:

• MaxPayneDev1
• MaxPayneDev2
• MaxPayneDev3 (Twitch)
• MaxPayneDev4

And if you want more chances to play with us, follow us on our Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Steam (for PC) pages to get the word when we're starting up an impromptu multiplayer session, just like these...

KDR STARS

We all know that it takes more than fragging to climb the Social Club Crew Leaderboards. You need to complete objectives in Gang Wars, hunt down Grinds and play together as a Crew if you want to earn the kind of XP that separates the contenders from the pretenders. However, this week we'd like to pay homage to those Crews that have their sights fixed firmly on their opponents' foreheads. These are the Crews with an average Kill/Death (K/D) Ratio higher than two, meaning their members have inflicted death more than twice as many times as they've been killed themselves. They may be scattered through the leaderboards but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be fear running afoul of them online.

The G0d Given Greatness Crew on Xbox 360 may have a cocky name, but they're backing it up with their 2.34 KDR and their 88% Feuds average (387 won), despite having only 12 members. We reckon they should get in touch with the U Got Smacked Clan and set up a grudge match; this German Crew has nine members and a KDR of just over two, but they're still ahead of G0d Given Greatness by around 100 places on the global leaderboards.

The Skullz Crew are long-time fans of GTAIV multiplayer (as you can see from their website) and it's good to see them repping well in Max Payne 3 on PC with a very respectable 2.45 KDR average. Hitting the 2.0 mark dead on on PC are Pro and Deadly Crew, proving that their motto of "only for pro and perfect players ONLY!" is not just hyperbole. We've found just one XBox 360 Crew who have broken the 3.0 barrier - mad props to the four Crewmembers of Team Avarice who are up to a superhuman 3.4 KDR. They've also racked up a 0.82 win PCt and taken 90% of all their feuds. Their motto is currently "We're recruiting", but if you fancy it, make sure you know what you're getting yourself in for.

Crews with a KDR higher than two are harder to find on PS3, but the four members of crybaby killers1 Crew are making up for that with a great score of 2.62 and a daunting Feud record of 94% (482 won). While everyone else on PS3 has a lot of catching up to do there, previously featured Crew HOT Clan can proudly display a 2.11 KDR as well as another emblem featuring a GTA femme fatales, Misty.

EMBLEMS OF THE WEEK

Every week we see a new emblem on Social Club that pushes the boundaries of everything we've seen before. This week was no exception and we are spoilt for choice for emblems to feature. However, it was impossible to ignore these two gems that Stumpy4770 has come up with for the San Andreas and Sons Of GTA Crews. The shading detail on the clothing is fantastic and stumpy4770 has really captured the spirit of each Crew (although what happened to CJ's feet?!).

CuddlyBunnie2 is another user who has devoted a lot of time to the Emblem Editor, and is a self proclaimed "huge fan" of YourTaxesAtWork. From the impressive gallery in CuddlyBunnie202's Friendly Neighbor Crew, we've picked out this awesome impression of Catwoman. (CuddlyBunnie2020 also has the dubious honour of having published the first emblem on Social Club inspired by Sir Elton John!) Iknowthatfeel has also drawn inspiration from The Dark Knight with this spooky rendition of Bane emerging from the shadows for San Andreas SF Crew. Great work guys.

Thanks to everyone who has got in touch via Mouthoff and via the Newswire comments to promote their Crew and their emblem over the past few weeks. We’re really glad that you’re all enjoying the Crews feature of Social Club and that you are committed to having a successful Crew with an emblem to be proud of. If your Crew isn't featured in the Crew Cut, please remember that there's some fierce competition out there and we can't feature them all. We do check out every Crew that is sent our way, and we are tracking you all very closely so get back in game and online and show us what you got! Also Crew leaders, make sure you connect your Twitter and Facebook accounts to your profiles so that when your Crew is featured we can give you a shout out on our other media platforms.

On Friday July 27th, we returned to the frontier provinces of Red Dead Redemption for an official Social Club Multiplayer Event that heralded the start of a full weekend of Triple XP on both PS3 and Xbox 360, and when the spout was turned off come Monday, we quickly got several players asking for more. Expect another weekend of Red Dead bonus XP coming up in the future...

Make sure you check back in the multiplayer events page for several more exciting dates this month - including sessions for Max Payne 3 and Grand Theft Auto IV (including the Episodes modes). Also expect the brand new fall calendar of events to be announced later this month.

In the event last Friday, all four RedDeadDevs began with about a half hour of Free Roam, each in separate lobbies. RedDeadDev4 claimed the Armadillo Saloon in Land Grab to kick things off, accumulating around 98 seconds of time before Karlomig007 stormed in the back door and took him down with a shotgun blast to the chest. After a few more minutes of the ongoing fight between the two, RedDeadDev4 ended the match victorious, gaining 543 XP. Good fight. Moving on to West Elizabeth...

RedDeadDev4 and RDL_Eames take down crazygta2196 and Genesicity during Stronghold in Blackwater.

Lots of blood was spilt in during Stronghold as each side worked like crazy to capture and guard the various positions around Blackwater. One of the highlights is shown above, and another came when GarfieldLouis tried to flank the enemies, coming from behind the 'Coal and Wood' building east of the Main Street point. B3NJI_Z4_ swept in to take him down, saving the day and allowing Batmanfan720, RDL_Doryan and Internetman96 to capture the street and move on to the Gunsmith Safe.

In Grand Prix, things unfolded quickly as soon as weapons became active. Bodies flew off horses as each of the eight participants battled for the number one spot. YouTube aficionados ahetFIN, ferguson99 and others are solid contributors that capture video during our events, and ahetFIN got this one on 'tape'...

Hit the jump to read the rest of the recap along with more screens, video, prize winner info and a full list of participants according to our records...

Update: The event and Triple XP have ended. Thanks to everyone that joined in.

OFFICIAL ROCKSTAR PSN IDs

FORMING A POSSE
To start the game, invite your friends, form a posse and find Rockstar, follow these steps:

1. From the main menu, press 'Start' and then enter 'Online Multiplayer' by pressing the 'Square' button, and choose 'Normal'.
2. Once in a Free Roam lobby, press the 'Select' button to open the in-game multiplayer menu.
3. Press the 'R1' button and then the 'Triangle' button to 'Show Friends'. Invite at least one friend into your posse using the 'X' button.
4. Once your friends are in the game, press the 'Triangle' button again to return to the 'Players' menu and select them with the 'X' button to 'Propose New Posse' or 'Send Posse Invite'.
5. Once you and your friends are ready to go, start up the game mode we're currently playing. We'll announce modes in the chat.

If you're looking for even more chances to play multiplayer with us, be sure to check out upcoming events on the calendar, and follow us on our Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Steam pages. We usually hop on at least once or twice a week to play...

Previously:
Red Dead Redemption PSN Social Club Multiplayer Event Recap Featuring Contest Winners and Fan Videos
Recapping the March 23rd Red Dead Redemption GOTY Xbox LIVE Social Club Multiplayer Event
Recap of the Red Dead Redemption Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (March 8) with Screens, Fan Video & Prize Winners

As part of The Majami Hiroz Show channel on YouTube (pronounced 'miami heroes' - a nostalgic "Welcome to the 80's" themed channel that pays tribute to 1980s music, movies and games in the form of original 8-bit homages), we stumbled upon their latest entry: "GTA: Vice City - Final Mission (C64 Version)".

An awesome little re-imagining of the denouement of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, "Keep Your Friends Close" - the bloody grand finale shootout at the Vercetti mansion rendered as a believable 1980s 8-bit arcade experience complete with midi-style audio, vintage pixel effects, and other appropriate trimmings.

Spoiler alert: if you never actually finished Vice City, you might not want to have the ending revealed to you through this 8-bit depiction - in which case, we recommend finishing up those old affairs properly.

Otherwise, do enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVHqL_uTqOg