Max Payne 1&2 Remake Fully Funded by Rockstar, Similar Budget as Alan Wake 2 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 April 2024 / 4,236 ViewsRemedy Entertainment in its latest financial statement announced Max Payne 1&2 Remake is fully funded by the IP owner and publisher Rockstar Games and it will have a similar budget as Alan Wake 2.
"Max Payne1&2 remake is fully funded by the IP owner and publishing partner Rockstar Games," said Remedy Entertainment CEO Tero Virtala.
Remedy added, "Max Payne 1&2 Remake also continued in the production readiness stage. The team made considerable progress throughout the year. Max Payne 1&2 remake is going to be a major new game with great potential, enabled by a similar development budget as Alan Wake 2.
"We expect Condor, Control 2 and Max Payne 1&2 remake projects to advance to the next stages of development during the first half of 2024. With the refined multi-project model in place, increased focus on Remedy core strengths and the dedication of almost 400 Remedians, we are thrilled with a great lineup of upcoming game launches."
Max Payne 1&2 Remake is in development for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
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If Remedy were able to accomplish what they did with AW2 with the budget they had......we're in for some gaming magic with these remakes!
Wonder how they will do the cutscenes.
As a Max Payne super fan that's good to hear! I wonder what they'll do about Max's voice though. RIP James McCaffrey.
must of learnt a lesson from GTA Trilogy, bet the budget for that was alot lower
Hope that's enough for high production versions of my favorite in universe shows like Lords and Ladies and Captain Baseball Bat Boy.
Ok money is not a problem now but I'm afraid we won't see the games until 2029 :(
I never played Max Payne but glad to hear it's getting a decent budget.