Max Payne, a third-person shooter video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Gathering of Developers, was released for Microsoft Windows.
Max Payne was released for PlayStation 2, expanding its availability to console gamers.
Max Payne was made available on the Xbox console.
Max Payne was ported to Mac OS X, increasing the game's platform accessibility.
New Line Cinema announced plans to adapt Max Payne into a feature film, reflecting the game's cultural impact.
The film adaptation of Max Payne, starring Mark Wahlberg, was released by 20th Century Fox.
Max Payne is working as a detective in the New York Police Department.
Max Payne's wife Michelle and baby daughter Rose are brutally murdered by drug addicts high on Valkyr, a new designer drug.
Max infiltrates the drug ring responsible for his family's death to find those responsible.
Max is framed for the murder of a DEA agent and becomes a fugitive, hunted by his own department.
Max investigates the origins and distribution network of the Valkyr drug that devastated his family.
Max confronts Jack Lupino, a mobster connected to the Valkyr drug trade.
Max confronts Nicole Horne, the CEO of Aesir Corporation, who masterminded the Valkyr drug operation and betrayal.
Max survives the ordeal, but his future remains uncertain after avenging his family.
