I picked up L.A. Noire on release day and I couldn't be more thrilled with such an innovative and deep video game like this one. I don't know what exactly about the game grabbed me like it did, whether it be the in-depth and well developed story, the stellar graphics, the 1940's noir theme, the compelling gameplay, or even the fascinating ability to play a detective. Either way, L.A. Noire will always be one of my favourite and most-talked-about video games of 2011.
The story follows a beat cop named Cole Phelps who gets his big break after solving a murder of a man on a city street, by following up on clues and leads and earning a confession from the murderer, much to Homicide captain James Donnelly's satisfaction, who on Phelps' behalf, speaks to his commander in chief and gets Phelps a promotion to detective. The game revolves around Phelps as he rises through the ranks as a detective, and working four different crime desks; Traffic, Homicide, Vice, and Arson.
I'm quite fond of the homicide desk, mainly because I found it to be the most interesting. But don't get me wrong, all investigations in the game are interesting and enjoyable, but homicide is my preference. Being a fan of CSI and having the desire to someday work in a homicide division pushed my enjoyment for that desk in the game. The game is fantastic overall, but at times it can be redundant and sometimes frustrating when trying to solve certain crimes. However, that does not take away from the overall enjoyment the game will bring.
After some reflection, I think the storyline held me the most. I'm not sure what it was, but something about it was oddly realistic and sometimes quite disturbing. Like Heavy Rain, the game isn't rated M for excessive violence, profanity, or sexual content. The game is rated M because of mature elements in the game that requires a mature audience to appreciate it - although some gamers might disagree.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
