Here in the Netherlands the Queen’s Birthday is celebrated with a day off, a flea market and lots of orange! So if we’re a little quieter than usual on Monday, you’ll know why! Gain a fascinating insight into ISOTX with this photo of us getting ready for the festivities…

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Aren’t we colorful? All ready to go out and celebrate with a few bottles of Eye of the Mortt!

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<p>Congrats to <strong>Charlie Miliner </strong>of New Hampshire, US (aka Social Club's <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Chaz2345</span></strong>)<strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></strong>on being randomly selected out of thousands of entrants as the Grand Prize winner in our <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/22211/update-last-chance-to-enter-the-max-payne-3-new-york-to-so-paulo.html">Max Payne 3 New York to São Paulo Sweepstakes</a>.
<p>A longtime Rockstar fan who counts <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity">Vice City</a> & <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rockstargames.com/manhunt">Manhunt</a> amongst his throwback favorites, Charlie and his guest will begin their journey by catching a flight to NYC to get exclusive hands-on time with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/">Max Payne 3</a> a full week before its May 15th release. From there, they'll follow Max's trail to São Paulo, Brazil staying at the chic <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tablethotels.com/Hotel-Unique/Sao-Paulo-Hotels-Brazil/4212">Hotel Unique</a>, the same hotel where Rockstar developers <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/20791/rockstar-research-the-rarefied-high-life-in-max-payne-3s-so-paul.html">stayed during the making of the game</a>. They'll also be getting VIP passes to attend the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sonarsaopaulo.com.br/en/index.html">SONAR SÃO PAULO</a> festival featuring performance from headliners <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rk">Bjork</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_%28band%29">Justice</a> as well as <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/21711/max-payne-3-soundtrack-details-so-paulos-own-emicida.html">Max Payne 3 soundtrack star Emicida</a>.
<p>On top of all that Charlie will also receive a customized Max Payne 3 250GB Xbox 360, as well as a free year of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/">Xbox LIVE</a> Gold and 1,600 Microsoft Points, courtesy of Microsoft. Enjoy the trip Charlie, we hope to see you online in the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/21671/announcing-the-spring-2012-official-social-club-multiplayer-even.html">upcoming Max Payne 3 Xbox LIVE multiplayer events</a> when you get back!
<p>Congratulations also to our ten runners-up: Social Club members <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">JamieMilne</span>, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">ER1588</span>, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Shigster</span>, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">JohnyVegas</span>, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">BigCountry2</span>, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">DaveMiami7</span>, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">luis_fep972</span>, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">mikehuberiscool</span>, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">_wiba_</span> and <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Freakk.Nomi</span>, who all scored a Max Payne 3 prize pack, 1,600 Microsoft Points and a year of Xbox LIVE Gold.
<p>Thanks again to all of our event partners: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sonarsaopaulo.com.br/en/index.html">Sonar São Paulo</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tablethotels.com/">Tablet Hotels</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/">Xbox 360</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pitchfork.com/">Pitchfork.com</a>, as well as absolutely everyone that entered. Look for plenty more great <a target="_blank" href="http://socialclub.rockstargames.com">Social Club</a> contests throughout the summer....<br />

We have been advised that our Russian version of the game has encoding issues and displays random characters. We will look into ASAP and fix it. Thank you.

We have been advised that our Russian version of the game has encoding issues and displays random characters. We will look into ASAP and fix it. Thank you.

Steel Storm: Burning Retribution is being ported to the mobile devices. It's already running on Nokia N900.

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<i>On this video you see the game being loaded and showing fully functional menu.</i></center>

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<i>On this video you see the game being played. It's a benchmark that is being played real-time, basically real-time demo. This is unoptimized version of the game, straight from the PC.</i></center>

Next time we can hopefully show a person playing the game with optimized art assets.

Stay tuned for more updates and info.

Steel Storm: Burning Retribution is being ported to the mobile devices. It's already running on Nokia N900.

<center><iframe width="444" height="250" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pzVcltqdk-k?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
On this video you see the game being loaded and showing fully functional menu.</center>

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On this video you see the game being played. It's a benchmark that is being played real-time, basically real-time demo. This is unoptimized version of the game, straight from the PC.</center>

Next time we can hopefully show a person playing the game with optimized art assets.

Stay tuned for more updates and info.

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The 1911 semi-automatic pistol has been one of the deadliest and longest serving weapons in Max Payne's arsenal. Making a welcome return in Max Payne 3, this hard-hitting, reliable handgun - a staple since Max's NYPD days - features machine-gun like firing rates plus the ability to dual-wield.

Extremely light-weight, yet packing enough force to punch holes in any enemy brazen enough to cross Max's path - grabbing a couple of these as you dash and Shootdodge™ through crossfire will make you a dangerous target.

Explore the video above to see the raw power, impressive range and precise accuracy of the 1911 in action, and visit <a href="http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/weapons/the1911">www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/weapons/the1911</a> to see detailed 360-degree renders that show off all of its individually modeled components and a selection of all-new screenshots.

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Almost four years on from the initial launch of the game and we&#39;re as delighted as ever that fans are still out there making awesome new stunt compilation videos of <a href="http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/" target="_blank">Grand Theft Auto IV</a>&nbsp;action like this. This one, posted just last month, is Volume 5 of YouTube user <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/srash?feature=watch" target="_blank">srash</a>&#39;s homemade GTAIV&nbsp;Epic Stunts series&nbsp;and features some truly insane stunts and wild tricks all over Liberty City drawing from the original game as well as the <a href="http://www.rockstargames.com/episodesfromlibertycity" target="_blank">Episodes from Liberty&nbsp;City</a>.

From the opening flying headbutt to the helicopter performing a rail slide across a bridge (!), the video is packed with brilliant skills. Also don&#39;t miss the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5XtueMekuI&amp;feature=player_detailpage#t=374s" target="_blank">explosive rocket launcher trick</a>. Kudos for the stylish use of the Law &amp; Order intro theme too. Check it out above or at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5XtueMekuI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5XtueMekuI</a>.

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While we’re all still in a spirit of appreciation from Secretaries Day yesterday, we thought we should look at someone else who has always provided useful services!

Alesta is a well-known figure in Anchorpoint, helping folks to get exactly what they need. When you go to buy Gems she’s there, she used to give tips about upcoming Black Market deals, and she recently opened her own shop: the Kathos Goods Collection! Despite her new business, she will continue to manage the Gems Vault for the Anchorpoint black market trader. You can still always count on her for a good deal!

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