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L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition Coming To Consoles November 15
Rockstar Games will release L.A. Noire for Windows PCs on November 8, almost six months after the game arrived on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. The PC's "Complete Edition" will collect all of the previously released DLC for the game into the box for an undeniably value-packed release. Just in time for the holidays (and to no...
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L.A. Noire: Rockstar Tells Us The Story Behind The Game
L.A. Noire is about unraveling a mystery, but if you want to learn about the mystery behind the development of the game, read on. Rockstar Games has been delivering sandbox-style gameplay with compelling characters and stories, but L.A. Noire sought to model the specific style of film noir and stick it squarely in 1940s Los Angeles. They...
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L.A. Noire Developer Team Bondi Officially Closing Down
For all of its marvelous technological achievements, it's looking like Team Bondi's 2011 release L.A. Noire for Rockstar Games will largely be remembered for one thing: spelling the end of the Australia-based developer. The spring release arrived on a wave of positive praise, though its success was soon tainted by rumblings within the studio of...
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L.A. Noire Guide: How To Five-Star "The Set-Up"
If "The Set-Up" is giving you trouble in L.A. Noire, fret not gumshoes we here at G4 have some tips and tricks to help you 5-star this assignment. X-Play's Kristin Adams will walk you through all the tough parts in this edition of Cheat! Follow her advice and you'll have this case solved in no time. Watch Larger Version | Watch...
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LA Noire Developer Team Bondi Bought By Kennedy Miller Mitchell?
According to Develop, Game IP and other remaining assets owned by L.A. Noire Developer Team Bondi may have been sold off to Kennedy Miller Mitchell, a Sydney based production studio. Bondi has been under the microscope lately as news of their harsh working conditions while developing L.A. Noire made their way across the Internet. KMM works...
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Gaming Through History - Sessler's Soapbox
A lot of people around the office are excited for Assassin's Creed: Revelations, especially Adam Sessler. After hosting the Assassin's Creed panel at Comic Con 2011, Adam was reminded how much he enjoyed playing games set in historical times, rather than elaborate fantasy worlds. The joy of exploring a time and place that you know existed but...
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LA Noire Tops Duke Nukem Forever On June Sales Charts
Hot off the entirely imaginary presses comes the NPD sales charts for video games in the month of June. The winner, and still champion, Rockstar's LA Noire. It was the top cross-platform game in June, outselling much-waited-for shooter Duke Nukem Forever and Sony's InFamous 2, although it bears mentioning that InFamous 2 is console-specific to...
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LA Noire's Team Bondi Lead Responds To Working Condition Allegations
The most compelling story in gaming these days isn't taking place on any console; instead, it's the back-and-forth between anonymous employees (and ex-employees) of Australian developer Team Bondi and their bosses (or erstwhile bosses, anyway.) The Team Bondi employees allege workplace conditions leading up to the release of LA Noire were...
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LA Noire's Reefer Madness Video
Check out the brand new video for LA Noire's "Reefer Madness" DLC. The scourge of marijuana use is well known to detectives in the 1940s. Beatnik tea-heads run rampant, blow lids of grass, and commit terrible crimes like giggling a lot and over-appreciation of jazz. Luckily, straight-arrow vice detective Cole Phelps is on hand to end...
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Exclusive L.A. Noire Screenshots Give First Look At "Reefer Madness" DLC
“Reefer Madness,” the latest downloadable piece in the gritty narrative-driven puzzle that is L.A. Noire, is set for release on July 12 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. For $3.99/320 Microsoft Points, you’ll get to tag along with detective Cole Phelps and his partner Roy Earle as they investigate a massive Los Angeles drug ring....
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Exclusive Interview: L.A. Noire's Adam Harrington Shoots Straight On Playing Corrupt Cop Roy Earle
A few weeks back, we spoke with actor Patrick Fischler about bringing to life infamous bad man Mickey Cohen in Team Bondi and Rockstar Games' L.A. Noire. So in preparation for the release of the upcoming downloadable vice case “Reefer Madness,” which will be released on July 12, we put the screws to Adam Harrington, whose...
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Internal Team Bondi Emails Paint Grim Picture Of L.A. Noire Development
Team Bondi continues to be in the hot seat today as newly shared internal e-mails from an unnamed pair of L.A. Noire staffers reveal some of the facts behind previously raised allegations of unfair working conditions and top-level mismanagement. The e-mails and supplied context place much of the blame square on the shoulders of Brendan...
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LA Noire: An LAPD Detective Answers Your Questions About L.A. Noire
A few weeks ago, we played LA Noire with LAPD Detective Skip Bauchman, and got an insider's look at how Rockstar's game compares to real life police work. There was such a strong response, we brought him back, this time, to answer specific questions from gamers. Skip's got the inside word on fingerprints, coroners, and what would really happen...
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L.A. Noire Developer Team Bondi Under Investigation After Employees Claim Being Severely Overworked
The International Game Developers Association, a non-profit membership organization serving individuals that create video games, is planning an investigation of L.A. Noire developer Team Bondi after an IGN article was published describing outrageous working conditions at the studio. In the article, some developers stated that during the...
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LA Noire Coming To PC... In 3D
Rockstar Game's excellent open-world detective game LA Noire is coming to PCs, and it will be in 3D. You PC gamers will be able to step into the wingtips and fedoras of Detective Cole Phelps this fall. The PC version of LA Noire was developed by Rockstar Leeds, and will feature customization, including keyboard remapping and gamepad...
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Morgan Saves: Great Games, Discount Prices 3/28/12
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Batman Meets L.A. Noire's Cole Phelps
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Best of 2011: Best Writing
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Best of 2011: Most Original Game
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Best of 2011: Game of the Year
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