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New Update Makes All of LA Noire and Max Payne 3's DLCs Free on PC

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Rockstar Games releases new updates for LA Noire and Max Payne 3 on Steam, making both games' lineup of additional content free to play.

Rockstar Games has had a bizarre 24 hours, with the company accidentally removing a handful of its games from Steam and mistakenly relisting Midnight Club 2 on the digital storefront, leading many to buy copies of the classic racing title before it was pulled. Although it's unclear exactly what was going on, it seems tinkering behind the scenes has resulted in updates for two of its games.

LA Noire and Max Payne 3 have received patches to make their line-up of additional DLC content entirely free for Steam players. Alongside the change, Rockstar has also used the patch to end both game's support on 32-bit operating systems. It's worth noting that those changes don't apply to LA Noire: The VR Case Files.

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It's another surprising move from Rockstar following its recent activity on Steam, but one that's welcome among both games' fansThe pair each offer an array of DLC for users to enjoy, although the news is a little less exciting for Max Payne 3 fans. A lot of the added content for the high-octane action sequel was based in its multiplayer mode, which currently doesn't boast a huge number of players.

LA Noireon the other hand, offers entirely single-player DLC, with its additional content including fun cosmetics and new cases that are sure to offer long-time fans something to go back to. While several of the title's add-ons focus on adding suits for Cole to wear on his adventures, there are also five new mysteries to solve spanning each of the game's departments. In traffic, there's both the "A Slip of the Tongue" and "The Consul’s Car" cases, meanwhile Vice has "The Naked City" and "Reefer Madness," and Arson has "Nicholson Electroplating." It should be enough content to warrant a revisit of Rockstar's detective game, especially for those who never got a chance to jump into the additional cases at release.

Outside of its alterations to LA Noire and Max Payne 3, Rockstar has been keeping itself busy, producing an array of content for Grand Theft Auto Online and Red Dead Online. The latter recently got new bonuses for free-roam events and missions, while the former continues to get regular community events such as its recent stunt week. Rockstar Games is also hard at work on a re-release of Grand Theft Auto 5 for next-generation platforms, with publisher Take-Two promising the new addition won't just be a simple port.

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Sources: Rockstar (Max Payne 3), Rockstar (LA Noire)

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