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Tuesday, July 12 2011

Moving Pixels Podcast: To Live and Die in ‘L.A. Noire’

Detective Cole Phelps is on the case for one of the biggest early releases of the year, and the Moving Pixels crew discusses how successful Team Bondi and Rockstar are at presenting this tough and tough-to-like hardboiled hero.


Wednesday, June 22 2011

Watching As Gameplay: ‘L.A. Noire’ Merely a Visual Novel?

Watching becomes a rather central and active occupation in most games and very often requires more time than “doing something”.


Friday, June 10 2011

Playing the Persona in ‘L.A. Noire’

L.A Noire is a rare game that doesn’t let us into the head of its protagonist.


L.A. Noire

The plot of L.A. Noire will progress whether you're a Clouseau-style bumbling fool or a Sherlock Holmes of the hard-boiled set.


Wednesday, June 1 2011

‘L.A. Noire’: The Fatalism of American Sticktoitiveness

You can get through the entire story by being the least competent detective in the world. The story will unfold, as it were, despite you.


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