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Max Payne 3 PS3 preview and screens - OPM

The one word that comes to mind during my latest look at Max Payne 3 is ‘polished’. And I’m not referring to the protagonist’s giant shiny bonce – he isn’t even bald in the level we’re seeing – but rather how detailed and accomplished the noir shooter is so far ahead of its May18th release date. Call me shallow, but in a demo full of slaughter it’s the looks that kill quickest of all.

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Ex-Rockstar Dev Finally Explains Why Small Planes Randomly Crashed in GTA San Andreas

Former Rockstar Games Technical Director Obbe Vermeij has finally revealed why some planes would randomly crash in GTA: San Andreas.

Profchaos45d ago

This fly by feature was on the cutting room floor due to the random plane crashes and it's one of those things I'm so thankful made it into the final version as these random fly by and crashes make the world seem more alive on the extremely limited PS2 hardware you needed everything you could possibly get in a open world to convey that feeling.

And accross hundreds of hours of gameplay I probably died around 3 times as a result of these fly by failures but I loved every time it happened

isarai45d ago (Edited 45d ago )

It made the world feel more human, and honestly kinda insane that even today with all these open world games, almost no one can capture that like R* even when compared to their ps2 games

Skuletor43d ago

Lol, I remember those. I vaguely remember dying from one crashing into my car once too.

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Video Game Leaks Suck For Everyone, Gamers Included

Ahmed from eXputer writes "Video game leaks have become a major cause of concern for Triple-A studios, as they're becoming increasingly malicious and dangerous."