In time for the new school year, Apogee Entertainment has launched their latest Twitter giveaway, in which three lucky winners will take home an original Max Payne mousepad each.
As part of their excavation into the archives, an exploration which has kindled many previous giveaways, the team has located a box of original 2001 mousepads that were included in the original big box edition of the game at launch.
All you have to do to enter is retweet THIS tweet, press the like button, and follow @Apogee_Ent. Do all three and you will be entered into their giveaway. Entry is open worldwide.
Apogee's giveaways tend to run for short bursts, and this one is no different. While a time is not given, they have announced that it will close this Thursday. So if you're thinking of entering, make sure to do it as soon as possible.
Quick step back: Max Payne's publishing history from this time can get a little confusing. If you've heard of both Apogee and 3D Realms, but not sure what's going on, this part is for you. Founded in 1987 as Apogee Software, the company was focused on game publishing. As the industry started to change in the mid-nineties, and 3D titles became the focus, the studio created the dedicated internal group called 3D Realms. They had different names and different logos, but essentially it was the same company, in a similar way to how Remedy talks about their Northlight team. The two paths split off when Apogee (rights and logo) was sold in 2008 and 3D Realms (rights and logo) was sold in 2014 (and later sold again to Embracer). That's only the publishing side. If you're looking for the IP owners, that's Rockstar Games, and they are working with Remedy on remakes of their two Max Payne adventures.
MAX PAYNE 1 -- SAM LAKE EDITION
— Apogee Entertainment (@Apogee_Ent) July 30, 2024
MOUSE PAD GIVEAWAY
3 winners! One pad each
To enter: RT, Like & Follow
Shipped worldwide for free
These are ORIGINALS from 2001, the same ones we shipped in the retail boxes. Mint condition.
Ends this Thursday! pic.twitter.com/LWxWrWe5xy
