Posts Tagged ‘L.A. Noire’

Clues Point to L.A. Noire $20 Credit Deal
Thursday, May 19th, 2011

L.A. Noire has just been released to the masses. You know we’re hard at work playing it, preparing our review of Rockstar’s latest gem. If you’re not already playing it yourself, our investigation has turned up a deal that you can’t miss.

Investigation Reveals Overpriced L.A. Noire DLC Auctions
Thursday, May 19th, 2011

You might have heard that the long rumored L.A. Noire downloadable content was leaked by Best Buy. Rockstar Games has promised plenty of post-launch support for the title, so DLC was inevitable, but hearing about it the day before launch was a bit much. But that’s not the only thing, as people are now having [...]

Investigation Turns Up L.A. Noire Patch Details, Claims of FW 3.61 Overheating Consoles
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

With a title the size and breadth of L.A. Noire, there’s bound to be a few small errors and glitches, but when a game is completely freezing or crashing, players become rather angry. Luckily, Rockstar and Team Bondi are working on a patch to fix the problems, but the developers have also blamed recent PS3 [...]

PlayStation Release Horizon – Week of May 16, 2011
Monday, May 16th, 2011

In case you haven’t heard, the PlayStation Network is back up at last. After almost four full weeks of PSN downtime, online gaming has returned in almost every region other than Japan. What better way to celebrate than with perhaps this year’s best single player experience? This week’s one-and-only release brings us Team Bondi and [...]

First Rumored L.A. Noire DLC Details Found, Case Solved
Monday, May 16th, 2011

L.A. Noire isn’t even out yet, but that hasn’t stopped a certain retailer from advertising a code give away for the first DLC pack of the new game.

L.A. Noire Launch Trailer Is Awesome, Case Closed
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

L.A. Noire will hit retail store shelves everywhere in less than seven days. And when it does, the bar will be officially raised for in-game facial expressions and animations thanks to Team Bondi’s MotionScan facial motion-capture technology. That same technology is what really brings L.A. Noire to life. Well… except for all the dead bodies [...]

$15 Credit Found During L.A. Noire Deal Investigation
Saturday, May 7th, 2011

We take deals very seriously. So much so, we’ve sent out our very best detectives and super-sleuths to scour the internet in search of the best L.A. Noire deal possible for our readers. After searching a number of retail channels, we believe we’ve narrowed in on the most-likely suspect in our investigation — a $15 [...]

Rockstar Translates Suave L.A. Noire Characters to PSN Avatars
Saturday, May 7th, 2011

L.A. Noire has been a news magnet during these weeks leading up to its release, which is only fair given its multiple years of development. We just learned that the game nearly fills up an entire Blu-ray, and we even got our first glimpse at the world map, something very important for games of its [...]

L.A. Noire Nearly Defies the Laws of Blu-Ray Space
Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Judging solely by the previews and information readily available for L.A. Noire prior to its release, it’s easy to point at the title and call it a technological evolution for the gaming industry. The believable animations, quantity of detailed characters, and high-quality rendition of 1947 Los Angeles was enough to spark strong interest from Hideo [...]

LA Times Teams Up With Rockstar For Awesome LA Noire Marketing Stunt
Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Rockstar Games and the Los Angeles Times have teamed up to inform us on actual crimes from 1947 L.A.

Latest L.A. Noire Evidence Reveals World Map
Friday, April 29th, 2011

Over the years, we’ve seen numerous titles affiliated with Rockstar Games that have defied the laws of world map size. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas stupefied the gaming industry with its massive areas, full of activities, missions and environment variety, while Red Read Redemption transitioned that size to the current generation with its expansive world [...]

Kojima Feels L.A. Noire May Change The Future of Gaming
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

With continued development on Snake’s saga in the Metal Gear Solid series, involvement with Metal Gear Solid :Rising and Sony’s upcoming NGP, Hideo Kojima appears to have very little time these days–not even including his new duties as VP of Konami Digital Entertainment.

L.A. Noire Screenshots Show the Dark Side of 1947 Los Angeles
Monday, April 25th, 2011

Rockstar Games has been on a mission as of late with their upcoming release of L.A. Noire. Commercials have been seeing showtime on televisions everywhere, even taking the chance to make a large presence during the NBA Playoffs. Now some additional screenshots have arrived and, as usual, they’re impressive.

Trailer Shows L.A. Noire is More Than Just Animations and Mysteries
Friday, April 22nd, 2011

L.A. Noire has been a popular topic of discussion for the past few months, and you’ve likely heard that it’s a game composed of realistic presentation and mystery solving, but it’s more than that. The game also includes a ranking system to keep you working toward a goal, game-changing choices, violent combat with a variety [...]

L.A. Noire on PS3 Gets Its Own Special Case
Thursday, April 14th, 2011

With other retailer exclusive content available for pre-ordering Team Bondi and Rockstar’s crime drama L.A. Noire, it certainly is interesting to find that the PlayStation 3 version of the game doesn’t have to share.