The previously announced PC version of the game is now also coming to consoles.
Previously, Rockstar Games announced a PC port of L.A. Noire that also included all of the downloadable content. Now that collection is coming to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
The L.A. Noire developer is shutting its doors
Team Bondi is throwing in the towel. After internal problems due to mistreated employees and over powerful management, the Austrailian Securities and Investments Commission revealed that Team Bondi will cease operations. This doesn't come as a surprise as the the company filed for bankrupcy last month.
Rockstar's crime drama will also come with all the previously released DLC.
Rockstar announced today that L.A. Noire will be released for the PC via retail, Steam, and OnLive on November 8, 2011 in the United States. A European release will follow three days later on November 11, 2011. Titled L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition, this PC release will include the downloadable content previously released for the console versions, but it will only be accessible after redeeming an included voucher code. This includes the "Nicholson Electroplating", "Reefer Madness", "The Consul's Car", "The Naked City", and "A Slip of the Tongue" cases.
Traversing the uncanny valley
It was in the late 1970s that Masahiro Mori first observed what was later termed the uncanny valley. Through his work in robotics he noted that the human emotional response to his machinations would become more positive as they became more human in appearance and mannerism. This general upward trend in positive emotional response would continue until the robot achieved a level of near human realism, at which point the human reaction would drop off to the point of revulsion. The human reaction would remain in this uncanny valley and would only rise again once there was no discernable difference between the robot and a living, breathing human being.
After a failed attempt at podcasting last night, Nick and Chessa take a mulligan and create a new version of the latest issue of PixlTalk.
Last night's podcast recording was doomed before it even began. After an hour and a half of complete and utter chaos, we were left with an unsalvageable mess that had to be scrapped as the official 33rd episode of PixlTalk. Instead, Nick and Chessa take a calm, rested, and sober approach for a much more organized and discussion-oriented recording.
Storytelling takes the front seat in this new crime drama that despite some flaws, shines above the rest.
There is no game out right now that is exactly like L.A. Noire. From the moment players dip into the crime infested 1940’s Los Angeles, they are greeted with an aura that sets this game apart from most. As a game, L.A. Noire isn’t without its problems, however its gripping narrative, compelling characters, and fantastic animations make it a must play, and one of the best titles to come out this year.
The video showcases the in-game engine, primarily its cutscenes and impressive facial animation.
