Max Payne 3 also delayed

Yet another game gets pushed into 2010

Max Payne 3 now joins a host of major Take-Two titles in being delayed until the first half of fiscal year 2010, joining BioShock 2.

The move comes as part of the company's decision to invest extra time in delivering "what its fans expect and deserve."

"We will now be launching sequels to several of our strongest franchises - including BioShock 2, Mafia II, Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Redemption - during the next fiscal year. These titles will anchor our lineup for fiscal 2010, and along with other products planned for next year, provide a platform for enhanced financial performance in what we hope will be an improved retail environment." said CEO Ben Feder.

Max Payne 3 had originally been pencilled in for a Winter 2009 release.

By Richard Walker