Three weeks ago we reported a possible link between vehicles seen in Max Payne 3 and Grand Theft Auto, sparked by the presence of a Cognoscenti in a Max pre-release video. This made us wonder if other vehicles seen in MP3 could possibly make their way into GTAV. So, we busted out the camera, and, in what could likely just be a futile effort, we will be analyzing the cars we came across while playing Max Payne 3 in periodic updates such as this. Behold.

First up, the LTS3900 (also seen as 3900LTS in some instances). We were able to talk about this earlier, as it was discovered pre-release. It looks mostly like a mid-90's Chevrolet Caprice, especially from behind. Los Santos Police cars look like Ford Crown Victorias, but only from the front - from behind they look almost exactly like the LTS3900.

Next, we have a sports car: the XSL650R. From the front it looks similar to the Turismo from GTA4, and from the rear it seems to have borrowed from the Dewbauchee sports car seen in the GTAV trailer (even the badging looks similar) while the overall profile reminds us of the Super GT (also made by Dewbauchee).


Lastly, there is this SUV, branded Iemanjá (how Brazilians refer to the Goddess of the Sea). We assume this is a manufacturer, as it is seen on other cars as well. Its Escalade-esque body moldings and fender flares make it look like a reworked (and possibly a few years older) Cavalcade.

Even though they don't appear as highly-detailed as vehicles in Grand Theft Auto, remember: vehicles are nowhere near the main focus of Max Payne 3. These exact models may not even appear in Grand Theft Auto V, but they may give us an idea of what to expect as far as new vehicles are concerned.

We'll be covering more in the coming days, stay tuned.

The Rockstar Games Social Club received a complete overhaul this past week in preparation for the forming of multiplayer crews.

How do "crews" work? Crews are essentially online gangs that players can create, customize, or join. The difference between crews and traditional "clans" however, is that since the crews are organized via the Social Club, they work cross-platform, and even will carry over into future Rockstar titles like Grand Theft Auto V.


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What does this mean? You can join one of the many public crews that Rockstar have created, or you can create your own private crew, as we have done for GTA Warehouse. As you play Max Payne 3 (and, later, GTAV), your stats are recorded in the Social Club, and they also contribute to the stats of your crew as a whole. You can even start feuds with rival crews in the same way you can set a vendetta on a single opposing player.

The best part? Like we said earlier, crews work cross-platform and across future Rockstar titles. Members of your crew could be playing either Max Payne 3 or GTAV, on PC, Xbox360 or Playstation3, representing your crew beyond the limitations of traditional platform-dependent clans.

For more detailed information regarding crews, head over to Rockstar Games Newswire.

Last week, GTA Warehouse had the opportunity to once again visit New York City courtesy of Rockstar Games, and spend the weekend playing Max Payne 3 with other fansite webmasters:


Read about the entire weekend on our fansite events page, and check out the newest addition to our network, Payne 3 Warehouse, which launched today and will greatly expand once the game is released on May 15^th.

Something that Grand Theft Auto fans are familiar with can be seen in the recent Bullet Time Design & Technology video from Max Payne 3. First appearing at around the 11-second mark, you can see the shell of what closely resembles the Cognoscenti from GTAIV, as well as the similar-looking blue car from the GTAV trailer:


Having established the possible use of common vehicle models across the two series, there is the chance that other vehicles in Max Payne 3 could appear in Grand Theft Auto V. One in particular is the Ford Crown Victoria/Chevrolet Caprice mashup called the LTS3900, seen multiple times during the first 25 seconds of Creating a Cutting Edge Action-Shooter:


One thing that GTAIV lacked (which San Andreas had) was a civilian version of the same model car used for police cruisers and taxis. In San Andreas, the civilian model was the Premier, and since in GTAIV (and likely in GTAV) the Premier looks like this, could the LTS3900 be a new car manufactured by Vapid which will be the civilian version of police cars in Grand Theft Auto V?

We plan on diving into this much deeper once Max Payne 3 is released. Stay tuned.