In December last year we reported that the release date for Max Payne 3 had been pushed back from mid 2010 to late 2010, as per Take-Two Interactive’s fiscal results report for Q4 2009. This morning we took a cursory glance at their report for Q2 2010 only to learn that the game’s launch has been deferred again, this time until fiscal year 2011.

Though MP3's production appears to be suffering the effects of Bullet-Time, release forecasts for L.A. Noire, Mafia II, Civilization V, NBA 2K11, NHL 2K11 and New Carnival Games stand firm. We’re just guessing, but our suspicion is that the temporally-immune detective’s third outing has been delayed to ensure these titles are released on time and bug-free.

Take-Two’s fiscal years run from November 1st to October 31st, so there is still a small chance that MP3 could land in time for Christmas. With any luck, next week’s E3 Expo will shed some light on the matter. When we know more, so will you.