Max Payne pushed back to late 2010

Sorry folks, but those of you eagerly awaiting Max Payne 3 would have to wait about a full year more. Yes, you read that right. In the latest financial earnings and project report for Take-Two, the publisher confirms this delay, a major push back considering that it was originally intended for a Winter 2009 release.

Sorry folks, but those of you eagerly awaiting Max Payne 3 would have to wait about a full year more. Yes, you read that right. In the latest financial earnings and project report for Take-Two, the publisher confirms this delay, a major push back considering that it was originally intended for a Winter 2009 release.

So what could have caused this delay? The report did not give out a specific reason, but presumably it is to polish the game to make it more fit for all the action it’s promising to dish out. You know what we say about delays like this: it’s better to get it late than to get it crappy.

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[Take-Two Interactive Financial Report via Joystiq]