With the game being out for only one day, Rockstar is already throwing some free DLC at us. Available right now on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, the Max Payne 3 Gorilla Warfare pack is available to download free of charge. Three items are included in this pack, including:

• Gorilla Mask - Extra adrenaline for every melee kill.
  
• Lucky Coin - Extra cash for every body you loot.
  
• Booby Trap - Your corpse explodes upon being looted by another player.
  

As well as this free DLC, we are now able to purchase the Rockstar Pass on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, which will give you access to all of Max Payne 3's DLC for a lower one-time price, including the Local Justice Map Pack which will be arriving next month.

What do you think of the free DLC Rockstar is giving? Let us know in the forums!

Max Payne 3 is now available across North America (coming to Europe this Friday) and the first reviews are in, including some perfect scores from GamesRadar, The Guardian, G4 and more - read on for some choice quotes and links...

“Sleek, stylish and brutal... Max Payne 3 is a taut and compelling action game wrapped in the sumptuous, gritty and delightful production detail that is the Rockstar hallmark. That means pitch-perfect writing and voice acting, luscious and realistic visual design, and by far the finest musical taste in gaming. And oh, yeah, the actual gameplay of leaping through the air while firing hurricanes of bullets at bad guys is a lot of fun too.” - The New York Times

"A masterpiece of underworld carnality, depravity and violence... a blisteringly entertaining third-person shooter... This is a breathless hair-trigger blast-'em-up that veers thrillingly between high-class clubs and low-life strip joints, from million-dollar yachts to the tumbling corregated iron shacks of the nightmarish favelas... It is relentless, pulverising stuff... another stylish, self-conscious and enthrallingly full-bloodied title from the Rockstar hivemind. If it is at all possible to distil every great Hollywood action flick into one interactive experience - with all the wise-cracking thuggery and anti-hero angst that would entail - this is it." - The Guardian 5/5

"Great storytelling, sharply implemented mechanics and inventive multiplayer. It's the total package... The mix of cover-based combat with Max's signature Shootdodge and BulletTime abilities manages to work extremely well, letting you feel constantly focused and precise. The kills you can pull off in MP3 feel beautifully choreographed, especially when you pause the game mid-game and spin the camera around to take everything in... If you get Max Payne 3, you'll see how good it feels to have your stomach heave with this anti-hero's signature brand of self-loathing and cunning. And then go online and see just how you manage the balance of caution and carelessness with thousands of people trying to do the same. Welcome home, Max. It's good to see you again, you poor bastard." - Kotaku

"Max Payne 3 marks an exceptional comeback for the series... It maintains the mechanics that made the prior games great while modernizing them to excellent effect. Between the arcade mode and multiplayer, there’s enough substantive content to keep you hooked for some time... Between its pacing, its presentation, and its excellent gunplay, Max Payne 3 has raised the bar for other action games to follow. Welcome back." - GamesRadar 10/10

"With Max Payne 3, Rockstar once again hits all of the expected series beats, most of which players have come to expect from the genre in general, but it does so with such flair, polish, and focus of vision that what you end up with is a game that has an old-school heart in a next-gen body... Max Payne 3 is a technological tour de force that will have you screaming 'Dear lord!' more times than midnight mass. The performances are top notch, the action plays out with unrivaled fluidity, and the multiplayer is deep and rewarding." - G4TV 5/5

"The shooting is a revelation... Max Payne 3 nearly makes you roll over in defeat, knowing that Rockstar has harnessed impeccable technology to make people die real good... a game build out of remarkably implemented, masterfully presented parts." - Joystiq 4.5/5

"As much as Max Payne 3 is a fascinating portrait of a man, it tells a great, action-packed story that runs in-stride with Max’s inner turmoil... The campaign is a fun ride that rarely slows. The script, an area Rockstar always seems to knock out of the park, takes Max to interesting places, and doesn’t follow a predictable path... It’s a new day for Max Payne, and at the same time, a return to his glorious past." -Game Informer 9.25/10

"The guns feel great, and powerful, and blind-firing around corners feels dangerous and desperate and satisfying in ways that no other shooter I can think of has pulled off. But a big part of that lies in how enemies in Max Payne 3 die. They sag and crumple around their wounds; they get knocked backwards; they slide to a rest and, for the final, unfortunate enemy in most encounters, the world goes into slow motion as the camera closes first on the bullets flying toward them, and then splits into three intimate views of damage. I found Max Payne 3's shooting fantastically rewarding... Max Payne 3's violence slides from over-the-top to genuinely disturbing." - Polygon 9/10

"Max Payne 3 is unapologetically violent. In fact, it lingers on violence, but not in a tawdry or sensational way. Yes, it focuses on some of its most visceral manifestations – ragged bullet wounds, charred flesh, dismembered limbs – but it also peers into the unseen causes that lie behind such acts of violence. It touches on the disparity between rich and poor, and how resentment and desperation can fester in the slums and the penthouses alike." - IGN 9/10

"Packed with fast action, brutal violence, and a striking cinematic style, all of the stops have been pulled out to make this the most exciting entry in the series to date... Max Payne 3 is a fantastic package, with a top-notch presentation and plenty of content to keep players busy and happy. It may have been a long time in coming, but there's no arguing with results, and Max is the kind of guy who gets them. Fans and newcomers alike are going to find plenty to enjoy in this exceptional title." - Destructoid 9/10

Rockstar Games has just released some new information on the assault rifles we will be able to use in Max Payne 3. The ones we know of so far are the G6 Commando, MD-97L, FAL, and, of course, the AK-47. You can view the interactive widget above, or visit the official website to learn more about these weapons.

What do you think of the assault rifles we will be able to use? Would you rather some other ones, like the M4/M16 Commando that we've seen before? Let us know what you think in the forums!

Rockstar has released an update to the official Max Payne 3 site in their loadouts section. Check it out to prepare yourself for tonight... or tomorrow... or Friday... whenever you get your copy of the game!

Check it out here: http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/multiplayer/loadout

Also, please make sure to sign up for our crew: http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/crew/paynekillerscom

We have some really cool stuff on its way involving crews, keep an eye out...

Congratulations to Emmi for winning a special edition copy of Max Payne 3 and Desdelian for winning a regular edition copy of Max Payne 3! Over the last few weeks we have been doing a contest here on the forum, which you can check out the details here and the contest leaderboard here.

We'd like to give a shout-out to RemiClarke as well for being the first member to participate in our contest. Your faithful persistence is truly admired.

We hope members stick around, as we have some amazing new features involving crews in the works.

Congratulate Emmi & Desdelian in our forums!

Very sorry for the late post, as work today got the better of me. As always, enjoy!

If you follow our website, I'd like to inform you that we have created a crew for our beloved members to join. We have tons of stuff planned that revolve around crews that will be happening within the next few days.

Crew Link: http://socialclub.ro...paynekillerscom

Rockstar has just released some new artwork in tribute to the Max Payne 3 multiplayer mode "Payne Killer" (thought I'd mention they picked that name after us ;)).

And, the "On The Clock" arcade mode! It looks like this is a reinvented Dead Man Walking mode from the past two games. You can read about it here: http://www.ign.com/a...-3s-arcade-mode

More features to come soon, stick around! What do you think of the new singleplayer mode? Will it beat Dead Man Walking? Let us know in the forums!

Rockstar Games has just posted about a new original composition that we will be seeing during Max Payne 3. Emicida is a leader of the rap scene in the capital city of São Paulo, which we will be playing in during Max Payne 3. Inspiration from the song comes from São Paulo itself, as this is Emicida's hometown.

"O caos da maior cidade da América Latina, a insegurança, o medo envolto nessa atmosfera de corrupção, crime, pobreza, luta por justiça e todos os elementos que compõem este ambiente... A composição é dividida em duas partes. A primeira é algo como um conflito interno, e a segunda é uma visão mais política, com um olhar sobre fatos recentes, uma vez que o jogo é lançado neste momento que estamos vivendo agora. Acho que a música faz jus à São Paulo que vemos hoje... Ter uma canção cantada em português num lançamento mundial é muito especial para a música brasileira. ‘9 Círculos’ passeia por uma brasilidade bem interessante, flerta com maracatu e samba. É um texto bem cru sobre a realidade das ruas, estou feliz com isso."

("The chaos of the largest city in Latin America, the insecurity, the fear that revolves around this atmosphere of corruption, crime, poverty, the struggle for justice, and all the elements that are part of this environment... The song is divided into two parts. The first part is something along the lines of an internal conflict, and the second is a more political insight, with a glimpse over current events that we are experiencing right now as the game [Max Payne 3] is released. I think the song lives up to the São Paulo that we see today... To have a song sung in Portuguese in a project released worldwide is quite significant to Brazilian music. ‘9 Círculos’ contains a Brazilian flavor that is quite interesting, and it flirts with the maracatu and the samba. It possesses a raw content covering the reality of the streets and I am really happy about that.)"

What do you think of the song? Does it feel like Max Payne still? Let us know in the forums!

The Rockstar Games Social Club is preparing to implement crews. And with that, they have already updated the entire social club website. It now feels more like an actual gaming social network than just a stats tracker. Crew pre-registration starts on May 9th. Check out the new changes!

What do you think of the changes made in the Rockstar Games Social Club? Do you like them, hate them... should they change something? Let us know in the forums!

*** Update: We're pleased to announce that this weekend's exhibition will be broadcast online at 8:00 P.M. Eastern on Monday, May 14th both at www.majorleaguegaming.com and here on the Rockstar Newswire. Check it out to see MLG teams and pros fight it out in 4 vs. 4 Team Matches and Deathmatch tournaments and compete for a total cash prize purse of ,000.

Rockstar Games has invited sixteen of the world's most elite video-game players to go all out in some matches of Max Payne 3's multiplayer modes. All of this will be happening on prior to the release of Max Payne 3 (only 9 days to go for U.S. residents) and will be televised online. The exhibition event will be part of the Major League Gaming league.

We will keep you updated on future news about this event. For now, check out the players who are going below:

• Strongside – Mike Cavanaugh

• Nadeshot – Matt Haag

• Walshy – David Walsh

• Gandhi – Scott Lussier

• Tsquared – Tom Taylor

• Scump – Seth Abner

• Hastr0 – 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

Are you excited to see this event? If you are, why? Let us know in the forums!

The first issue in a series of digital comics has been released relating to Max Payne 3. The graphic novel is written by Sam Lake (the writer of the first two games) and Dan Houser (writer of the Grand Theft Auto series). You can either download the comic in PDF format or read it online.

What do you think of the comic? Does it stay true to the game? Tell us your thoughts in forums!

GT.TV on Spike TV aired an episode exclusively dedicated to Max Payne 3 last night. Having already played the game, I must say that watching this video got me even more excited about the game than I was before. And that means something. I suggest any Max Payne fan or Rockstar fan to check out this video, you will not be unhappy.

Showcasing the gang wars game mode with its amazing way of taking narrative from the story and incorporating it into a multiplayer match, the second video in a series of multiplayer videos have been released. Check out all of the other features they put into the video as well, such as vendettas and bursts.

What do you think of the new video? Are you more excited about multiplayer now? Let us know in the forums!

Here at Payne Killers we have gotten the opportunity to meet Rockstar Games and play Max Payne 3 before its release. We have written about our experience in New York City and with the game itself. You can read about it here: http://www.paynekill...-fansite-event/

Other fansites will have their previews up shortly, and we will link to them in a few hours when everyone has them up. We thank you for reading about our experience. If you have any questions at all, please ask us in the forums.

Rockstar Games have announced some downloadable content packs that can be used in multiplayer in Max Payne 3. These include "Local Justice", which is a map pack that will be released in June 2012. It will include the "police precinct" map for a variety of multiplayer game modes.

As well as that map pack, we have the following that will be released during the summer of this year:

• Disorganized Crime Map Pack

• Deathmatch Made In Heaven Mode Pack

• Hostage Negotiation Map Pack

• New York Minute Co-Op Pack

And, during the fall of this year:

• Painful Memories Map Pack

• Trickle Down Economics Map Pack

You can pre-order the Rockstar Pass today to get access to all of the downloadable content for Max Payne 3 at a lower price, instead of individually paying for each one.

What do you guys think of this news? Are you more excited about the game now? Let us know in the forums!