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On Wednesday, rumors hit the internet that a pirated copy of Remedy's action game Max Payne 2 was the version that was being sold by Rockstar Games on the Steam service. While Rockstar did not respond to emai inquires about this issue it appears that the publisher has taken care of the issue.

According to Steam message board posts, the suspected pirated version has been replaced with one that seems to be truly legit. The only problem; that version is one that is slightly older than the pirated version. It still shouldn't be an issue for most people who want to download and play the game.

[Via Blue's News]

It's Friday but that doesn't mean the flash sales of Rockstar Games titles on Steam are slowing down. From now until 2 pm Eastern time (that's 11 am Pacific time) you can purchase and download both of Remedy's Max Payne third person shooter titles in a bundle for just $3.74. It's a 75 percent savings from its normal price.

We will try to keep you informed on any more flash sales on Steam for the rest of the week. Keep in mind that all 13 Rockstar games on Steam can be bought in a bundle for just $42.49 until Monday.

The holiday sale over at the Steam PC game download site continues. While there are a ton of games and game bundles on sale until January 5, they have been posting one days sales on specific games since the special event started. Today eight games are available for rock bottom prices for the next 23 hours.

Max Payne and Max Payne 2 are priced at $2.49 each. Valve has put its original Left 4 Dead game on sale for $7.49. FIFA Manager 2010's price is cut to $33.49. Civilization IV and its expansion Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword are priced at $6.79 each. The spin-off game Civilization IV Colonization is priced at $10.19. Finally the indie game Osmos is now a mere $1.99.

PC game download site Direct2Drive continues their fifth anniversary sale with a second set of games they have priced for one week only for just $5. These games are all in the first person shooter-action game genre and include some old classics combined with some recent games from 2K Games, THQ, Eidos, and Atari. Here's the full list:

• Max Payne 2
• BioShock
• Sid Meier's Pirates!
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
• Saints Row 2
• MLB 2K9
• STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl
• Frontlines: Fuel of War
• Thief: Deadly Shadows
• Serious Sam Gold

Again all of these games are $5 each and will remain that way until September 21 when another set of $5 will take their place.

Given the massive library of PC games, it only stands to reason that many venerable titles have yet to receive sequels. Sometimes that can be a good thing. Many are the developers who churn out half-baked sequels in an obvious attempt to cash in on a preceding game's success, only to burn out their fans who view the anticipated sequels as nothing more than petty patch updates running $50 or more.

Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, are not two such games. Since autumn of 2003, the brooding cop and his popular noir tales have sat dormant despite audible pleading from fans for a third installment. Rumors of Max Payne 3 have flown for years, leaving fans searching out the best in user-developed mod to sate a void only a virtual painkiller can truly heal.

Enter Mona: The Assassin, a new mod for Max Payne 2 that, while not a true sequel, successfully captures the paced action and gritty atmosphere that made Max's two official forays successful enough to... well, to warrant such a frothing demand for a true sequel.

While Xbox 360 and PS3 users have worked themselves into a veritable tizzy over downloadable content, PC users have been accustomed to having the lifeline of their favorite games extended far past their in-the-box values since the days of Doom - and even before that. What's more, we're used to downloading new levels, weapons, characters, and new episodes absolutely free of charge.

Big Download understands that a five-hour game can be extended by hundreds of hours via total conversions, brand new monsters, and weapons you've always wanted to see in your favorite title. In the spirit of extending a title's longevity beyond mere out-of-the-box expectations, MODmonday celebrates the best modifications for games new and old. Half-Life, Half-Life 2, StarCraft, Diablo II, Doom and more will all be represented here, ensuring a wide spread of mods available across every possible genre of PC gaming.

This week's MODmonday modification is Kung Fu, a mod for Max Payne 2 that puts players in control of a blocky Bruce Lee lookalike. Stay tuned to MODmonday over the next several weeks as we count down until the release of the Max Payne movie on October 16 by covering some of the best mods for Max Payne and Max Payne 2.

While Xbox 360 and PS3 users have worked themselves into a veritable tizzy over downloadable content, PC users have been accustomed to having the lifeline of their favorite games extended far past their in-the-box values since the days of Doom - and even before that. What's more, we're used to downloading new levels, weapons, characters, and new episodes absolutely free of charge.

Big Download understands that a five-hour game can be extended by hundreds of hours via total conversions, brand new monsters, and weapons you've always wanted to see in your favorite title. In the spirit of extending a title's longevity beyond mere out-of-the-box expectations, MODmonday celebrates the best modifications for games new and old. Half-Life, Half-Life 2, StarCraft, Diablo II, Doom and more will all be represented here, ensuring a wide spread of mods available across every possible genre of PC gaming.

This week's MODmonday modification is Sketchbook Sam, a total conversion of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne that casts players in the role of a two-dimensional stick figure. Stay tuned to MODmonday over the next several weeks as we count down until the release of the Max Payne movie on October 16 by covering some of the best mods for Max Payne and Max Payne 2.