Gathering of Developers and 3D Realms to Take a Lethal Bite Out of the Big Apple with Max Payne in 1999 3D Action Shooter to Take on New York City las, TX, May 19, 1998 - Gathering of Developers, a developer-driven computer and video game publishing company, is looking to inflict some Payne on the 3D-action market. The Gathering today announced the publishing and distribution of 3D Realms’ Paynehis hard-core 3D-action shooter with a gritty, unfolding storyline will burst onto the PC market in spring 1999. The game is being co-developed by 3D Realms and Remedy. 3D Realms, best known for its blockbuster Duke Nukem series, is a founding-partner of The Gathering. The Gathering will showcase video clips from Max Payne in the company's booth (#1453 in the East Hall) at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Atlanta on May 28-30. "Max Payne represents a new direction for 3D action shooters by not only showcasing next-generation technology, but more importantly, by featuring meaningful characters, unpredictable plot twists, and a realistic story and setting. These features are unique in a genre full of sci-fi and fantasy scenarios," said Scott Miller, head of 3D Realms. "Max Payne will be an intensely interesting character that will kick-off another strong franchise for us, much like Duke Nukem has done." “3D Realms is notorious for delivering hyper-violent shooting games,” said Mike Wilson, CEO of Gathering of Developers. “Max Payne is brimming with attitude and split-second action and will immerse gamers as they explore the seamy underbelly of New York City.” Max Payne, a hardboiled, fugitive undercover cop is being framed for the murder of his boss. A mission to revenge his slaughtered family is taking him on a bridge-burning, rock n' rolling rampage through the criminal underworld of New York City. Max Payne, a lone hero, goes up against a horde of stone-cold murdering mobsters, drug-enhanced killers, bad cops, professional assassins, corrupt politicians, and other diabolical masterminds lurking in the city's heart of darkness in this intense 3D action shooter.