Mark Wahlberg as Nathan Drake? It makes perfect sense in Hollywood, and that's why video game movies are almost always horribly miscast.
Remedy Entertainment's upcoming Max Payne 1&2 remake is set to enter full production in the company's second financial quarter of 2024.
Be another Alan Wake 2 situation if not. I hope they're not that pigheaded. Like really, if they're that petty I won't even wait for a physical release.
They have a different publisher for Max Payne than they did for Alan Wake 2 (Rockstar instead of Epic) so there probably will be a physical release for Max Payne 1&2 at least.
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There are many gamers who will not buy a game if it does not have a physical release, especially for Big blockbusters. So not being on steam and not having a physical release definitely has a lot to do with the fact they have yet to make that development cost back
I myself want to buy it on steam and I will also buy a physical version on PS five or Xbox if it becomes available but I will not spend a single penny on epic Store. I just want one storefront and one game launcher. I have no other reason to hate on epic or any other storefront.
You think the physical games market is big? Have you looked at statistics from publishers between physical vs digital sales? Physical sales are almost irrelevant.
Neither Steam nor especially physical release have anything to do with it. Alan Wake 2 is inherently niche and not mainstream by any means. It would never have gotten a big audience and that's fine. Remedy and Sam Lake got to make the game of their dreams.
I am sorry I disagree completely. Yes physical market isn’t as big as digital but it still accounts for almost 30%. On top of that having the game on steam would have meant a lot more sales. These 2 points are facts and can’t be argued
Following the remake announcement of the Max Payne remakes, the internet exploded with ideas of what it could look like.
Just look at Alan Wake 2, it quite literally has the exact same character. This model in This article looks nothing like any rendition of max
I don’t think about what he’s going to look like so much as I wonder as to what he’ll sound like after James Mcaffery passed away suddenly last year. He was the voice of Max Payne and it’s hard for me to imagine Max voiced by anyone else.
Why would they need new voice-overs? I imagine the lines will be the same. It's story is part of the appeal and the delivery of the dialogue, especially during the comic scenes is iconic to me. They may have had the idea to add more lines, but I think the path is clear with him gone now.
It’s a remake. Not a remaster and it combines both games. I’d be willing to bet $100 a lot changes.
The Opening Levels that hooked gamers from the outset.
Yep. Just look at Prince of Persia.
Wait, how did Kane & Lynch get a movie?
I think Jamie Foxx might be okay if he dials down his "I'm Cool!" thing to zero and can sell Kane's desperation. It's really not about race, but performance...I mean, has Wahlberg ever once demonstrated the kind of warmth and charm on screen that Drake does? Who wants a Drake with Wahlberg's perma-scowl? He's fine for those kinds of roles, but this one? I'm unconvinced.
This is totally off topic but I love the Resident Evil movies, all of them! Never has a video game franchise from game to movie been so successful so I hope to see more of them!
"Hollywood will never cast a game movie right"
And nor will the legions of gaming fans.
You can't make everybody happy, but I think consideration has to be made for name recognition and the desires of the general public, something most gaming journalists are missing and certainly gaming journalists are.