Max Payne is a third-person shooter video game series developed by Remedy Entertainment (the original game and Max Payne 2) and Rockstar Studios (Max Payne 3). The series is named after its protagonist, Max Payne, a New York City police officer turned  vigilante. The series' first and second installments were written by Sam Lake, while Max Payne 3 was primarily written by Rockstar Games' Vice President, Dan Houser.