Rockstar Games Teams Up with Major League Gaming to Bring You The Max Payne 3 Pro Exhibition

Paul Sinclair • May 14, 2012 • Comments ()

16 players to compete for $30k at MLG Arena in NYC; Competition to be broadcast May 14 online atwww.majorleaguegaming.com and www.rockstargames.com

NEW YORK, May 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce The Max Payne 3 Pro Exhibition in association with Major League Gaming (MLG) that was held on May 5, 2012 in New York City will be broadcast online at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 2012 at http://www.majorleaguegaming.com and http://www.rockstargames.com. For the first time ever, Rockstar Games has teamed up with MLG's elite professional players for an exhibition tournament hosted by MLG and featuring the competitive debut of Max Payne 3 multiplayer.

"We designed Max Payne 3 multiplayer to be easily accessible, yet deep and sophisticated enough for competitive players to enjoy," said Jeronimo Barrera, VP of Product Development of Rockstar Games. "Now we're teaming up with MLG to let the best players in the world attack it."

MLG teams and pros fought it out in 4 vs. 4 Team Matches and Deathmatch tournaments, with Rockstar's development team on-hand to coach and strategize with teams. The 16 selected players were competing for a total cash prize purse of $30,000. Featured players include:

Strongside - Mike Cavanaugh
Nadeshot - Matt Haag
Walshy - David Walsh
Gandhi - Scott Lussier
Tsquared - Tom Taylor
Scump - Seth Abner
Hastro - Mike Rufail
CDNthe3rd - Caeser Noriega
Nickmercs - Nicholas Kolcheff
Cream - Ken Lawson
MrsViolence - Kelly Ristigian
xJawz - Samuel Joseph Betesh
Predator - Gabriel Figueroa
CDjr - Emmanuel Brito
Stainville - Tosh-Mcgruder-Cummings
Aches - Patrick Price

About the Max Payne series

The original Max Payne game released to critical acclaim in 2001 for its groundbreaking Bullet Time-based shooting mechanics, dark atmosphere and complex story about a cop on the edge, fighting for justice and his own survival on the streets of New York. Its sequel, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne was released to further critical acclaim in 2003.

The series returns in 2012 with the launch of Max Payne 3 on May 15 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system, and for the first time in the series will feature a highly customizable, competitive multiplayer component, including the ability to use Bullet Time in multiplayer matches. Max Payne 3 will also be available for PC on May 29.

For more information please visit http://www.rockstargames.com.

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16 players to compete for \$30k at MLG Arena in NYC; Competition to be broadcast May 14 online atwww.majorleaguegaming.com and www.rockstargames.com\n\nNEW YORK, May 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce The Max Payne 3 Pro Exhibition in association with Major League Gaming (MLG) that was held on May 5, 2012 in New York City will be broadcast online at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 2012 at http://www.majorleaguegaming.com and http://www.rockstargames.com. For the first time ever, Rockstar Games has teamed up with MLG's elite professional players for an exhibition tournament hosted by MLG and featuring the competitive debut of Max Payne 3 multiplayer.\n\n\"We designed Max Payne 3 multiplayer to be easily accessible, yet deep and sophisticated enough for competitive players to enjoy,\" said Jeronimo Barrera, VP of Product Development of Rockstar Games. \"Now we're teaming up with MLG to let the best players in the world attack it.\"\n\nMLG teams and pros fought it out in 4 vs. 4 Team Matches and Deathmatch tournaments, with Rockstar's development team on-hand to coach and strategize with teams. The 16 selected players were competing for a total cash prize purse of \$30,000. Featured players include:\n\n Strongside - Mike Cavanaugh\n Nadeshot - Matt Haag\n Walshy - David Walsh\n Gandhi - Scott Lussier\n Tsquared - Tom Taylor\n Scump - Seth Abner\n Hastro - Mike Rufail\n CDNthe3rd - Caeser Noriega\n Nickmercs - Nicholas Kolcheff\n Cream - Ken Lawson\n MrsViolence - Kelly Ristigian\n xJawz - Samuel Joseph Betesh\n Predator - Gabriel Figueroa\n CDjr - Emmanuel Brito\n Stainville - Tosh-Mcgruder-Cummings\n Aches - Patrick Price\n\nAbout the Max Payne series\n\nThe original Max Payne game released to critical acclaim in 2001 for its groundbreaking Bullet Time-based shooting mechanics, dark atmosphere and complex story about a cop on the edge, fighting for justice and his own survival on the streets of New York. Its sequel, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne was released to further critical acclaim in 2003.\n\nThe series returns in 2012 with the launch of Max Payne 3 on May 15 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system, and for the first time in the series will feature a highly customizable, competitive multiplayer component, including the ability to use Bullet Time in multiplayer matches. Max Payne 3 will also be available for PC on May 29.\n\nFor more information please visit http://www.rockstargames.com.