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Trailers: Max Payne 3: A Cutting Edge Action-Shooter

Okay, so the subtitle isn’t really part of the game’s name. And rightly so! I’m pretty sure this video describes most any Third-Person Shooter on the market. But how many Shooters let you were Hawaiian shirts? That’s what I thought.

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Friday, November 18th, 2011 Trailers No Comments

Trailers: Grand Theft Auto V Sure Sounds Familiar

As much as I respect Rockstar for the worlds they create and their great writing, I can’t help but feel that the GTA series is starting to get a bit predictable.

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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 Trailers 3 Comments

Reactions: Max Payne 3 exits bullet time March 2012 [Updated with trailer]

It may seem like Max Payne 3‘s development has been moving in slow motion since its announcement way back in early 2009, but seemingly out of no where, the fat man has burst onto the March 2012 launch scene in search of hair, pain pills, and a paycheck.

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Saturday, September 10th, 2011 Reactions No Comments

Review: L.A. Noire


Score: Meh
Difficulty played on: No difficulty options
Time to beat: 18-19 hours with a good portion of side-missions
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3
Loved the most: The seedy characters and story that make it a noir experience.
Hated the most: All of the gameplay mechanics are shallow and none of them are that fun.

The release of Duke Nukem Forever probably overshadows the realization of any other notorious vaporware this year (or ever), so it might come as a surprise to some of you that Team Bondi’s L.A. Noire was seven years in the making before it was finally printed on its three discs (360 version only) and shipped. Of course, Team Bondi received more than a little help from publisher Rockstar along the way, and this detective thriller oozes the distinct Rockstar flavor that the company has cultivated ever since Grand Theft Auto IV. So if you value obscenely authentic game-worlds and three dimensional characters over half-way fun game mechanics, then you’ll probably enjoy L.A. Noire; if you want to have your fedora and wear it too, then you might be left wanting more.

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Thursday, July 21st, 2011 Reviews No Comments

Reactions: Solve the case of the missing $20 on Amazon today

That’s right, kids. Head to Amazon right now to see what this whole L.A. Noire for $40 jazz is all about. While you’re at it, you should probably investigate Mortal Kombat too.

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Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 Reactions 1 Comment

Trailers: Rising through the ranks of L.A. Noire

The real tragedy is that Cole Phelps never actually advances past Traffic duty; he just sneaks into the Vice and Homicide parties in the hope that everybody will think he’s a big shot detective who needs to be bribed.

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Monday, April 25th, 2011 Trailers 2 Comments

Trailers: Get to the bottom of the IV bag in L.A. Noire

Remember the good old days, when our citizens abused government-issued morphine instead of dirty border mule dope? Neither do I, but it certainly does make for an intriguing case. Pretty much every trailer I see for this game makes me want it more.

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Thursday, April 7th, 2011 Trailers 1 Comment

Reactions: More pre-order exclusives for L.A. Noire

Evidently, Wal-mart does pre-orders for games now. I guess saw all the money GameStop is raking in from this shameful practice of pre-order exclusive content and wanted a piece of that pie. Remember the good old days when stores used to compete for business by lowering their prices? But I suppose you’d have to watch out for this car-boosting broad if we’re traveling that far back.

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Thursday, March 31st, 2011 Reactions 4 Comments

Trailers: Something’s fishy in L.A. Noire

It is astounding how radically the mood of this trailer changes when listening to Journey over it.

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Thursday, March 10th, 2011 Trailers 4 Comments

Reactions: L.A. Noire has a worthwhile pre-order incentive

Please let this game be as awesome as it looks, please let this game be as awesome as it looks, please let this game be as awesome as it looks…oh, hello there. I didn’t see you click in. If you’re reading this then I’ll assume you’ve watched the video for L.A. Noire‘s “The Naked City” GameStop pre-order bonus. I’ll also assume you want it. If you’d like to solve the case without giving money to GameStop, it will become available for purchase and download at some point after the game’s release.

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Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 Reactions 4 Comments