UPDATE: VG247 has been in contact with Rockstar regarding the OFLC modification for Vice City, and it appears that Rockstar had the game re-rated as part of "ongoing work with history products". What this means for Vice City, and the three other games listed above, is still unclear. We'll let you know of any updates.
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According to the ESRB's website, Grand Theft Auto III, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas and Max Payne will all soon be making the jump over to the Mac OSX platform. While Rockstar has not announced nor shown any signs of taking this step, it all makes sense considering the recent push to support both Windows PC and Macintosh, most specifically by Valve who have made both their Steam service and their games available on the Mac OSX. Since this hasn't officially been announced by Rockstar, we don't know more than these subtle hints, so whether the ports will be native or emulated is anyone's guess at the moment (though it does seem unlikely Rockstar would port an engine it no longer uses). It is possible that, if the games are available through Steam, they may be listed under Steam Play, meaning those who currently own the PC versions will be able to play on both the PC and Mac without requiring any re-purchase.
Additionally, Australia's OFLC ratings board has mysteriously modified their rating of GTA Vice City, updating it to newer guide terms ("Strong Violence", compared to "Medium level animated violence"). At the moment it is unknown why this change has been made, and whether it was on request from Rockstar, or something the OFLC has taken upon themselves.
Remember a few weeks back when we reported that the ESRB was listing Max Payne 1&2 for the Xbox 360? Well today, Rockstar has finally released both Max Payne 1 and Max Payne 2 via the Xbox Originals service for 1200 MS points each. You can either search for them in the dashboard or hit the links below to buy them off the Xbox website and have them automatically download to your 360.
Buy Now: Max Payne 1
Buy Now: Max Payne 2
Published March 30th, 2009 at 8:07 AM PST | Posted by AJ Collins | Added to Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne »
The ESRB, the source for it seems just about every new platform leak, has revealed that Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne might be coming to the Xbox 360 via the Xbox Originals service.
Source: ESRB
This weekend Steam is offering a 50% discount off of all Rockstar Games on Steam. The titles include:
Max Payne is now $4.99
Max Payne 2 is now $4.99
Midnight Club 2 is now $4.99
Manhunt is now $4.99
Grand Theft Auto 3 is now $4.99
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is now $4.99
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is now $9.99
Not sure which ones you want? No problem! You can get them all for only $29.99! Hurry up as the deal will only last until this Monday.
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