Rockstar announces 'Max Payne 3'

Rockstar Games has announced that a third instalment in the Max Payne series is currently in the works.

Being developed by Rockstar Vancouver, the game will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC at some point during winter 2009.

In the series, Max Payne is a retired New York City police detective who attempts to avenge his family's death in a world of corruption and violence.

Sam Houser, co-founder of Rockstar Games, said: "We're starting a new chapter of Max's life with this game."

He continued: "This is Max as we've never seen him before, a few years older, more world-weary and cynical than ever.

"We experience the downward spiral of his life after the events of Max Payne 2 and witness his last chance for salvation."

Last year, Mark Wahlberg starred in a movie version of the game, which was directed by John Moore.