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#MAX PAYNE 3 REVIEW FULL#
With such a longtime on hiatus, the return to a franchise many gamers have forgotten and many have never heard of is a risky proposition, but luckily, original publisher Rockstar, has taken the full reigns from Remedy, this time picking up development duties as well.
