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In Real Life

A Visual History Of Attractive Video Game Characters: The ’10s

The past few years produced a huge amount of great games and a surprisingly decent amount of them have well-developed characters that are hard to forget. And, of course, some of them look really attractive.

4 February 2013

In Real Life

You Will Not Believe You’re Watching This L.A. Noire Blooper Reel

Is this reel real? Depth Analysis, which created the face scanning technology used in 2011′s L.A. Noire, for some reason released an outtakes reel on Thursday and it shows just how sophisticated the technology really is. We’re not just hearing voice actors flub lines, snicker and look off-camera, we’re seeing their game characters do it to, 1:1, real-time. Holy Toledo, this is video gaming’s first motion-captured blooper reel.

26 January 2013

News

Report: Rockstar Threatens To ‘Sue The S**t’ Out Of ‘LA Noir’ TV Show

Hollywood director and writer Frank Darabont was working on a TV show called LA Noir, which, aside from having a similar name to Rockstar’s 2011 adventure, was also set in Los Angeles circa 1947, the same year the game begins. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he says he’s had to change the name after Rockstar “threatened to sue the shit out of me”. Update: Take-Two denies in a statement.

12 October 2012

PlayStation

Rockstar’s Releasing One Hell Of A Compilation Disc

While the cover art appears to be predictably awful, there’s little disputing the quality of the contents of this compilation of Rockstar games that’s turned up on retail sites.

17 April 2012

In Real Life

I’m Sick Of The Disturbingly Neat Lives Video Games Expect Us To Enjoy

Following the rules and doing what I’m ‘supposed’ to do in life are troublesome ideas to me. I’m supposed to acquire a comfortable career path that lands me a nice house with a white picket fence, a husband and a couple of kids?

21 March 2012

PC

Before LA Noire, There Was This 1996 Noir Adventure Game

Part of the appeal of Rockstar’s LA Noire was the fact it was set in a time period that video games normally avoid like the plague. The hats, the music, the black & white, it should be poison to a generation of gamers accustomed to wars, aliens, sports and fast cars.

16 March 2012

PC

I Didn’t Know LA Noire Involved Smashing Zombies With Paddles

But apparently it does. Poor Cole. His suit looks a little worse for wear. At least he’s kept his hat in tip-top shape!

14 February 2012

News

There Might Be An LA Noire Sequel. Some Day.

With its original developers shut down and with a story that ends rather conclusively, you wouldn’t think Rockstar’s LA Noire would be in line for a sequel. But it might be. Maybe.

14 December 2011

In Real Life

The Best Game Music Of 2011: L.A. Noire

Welcome to Kotaku‘s “Best Game Music of 2011,” a multi-part series in which we’ll be discussing the best video game soundtracks of the year. Today, we’ll take a look at the smooth tones and bustling swing of Rockstar’s L.A. Noire.

25 October 2011

In Real Life

Why I Talked About Chickens To A Room Full Of Game Developers

A couple of weeks ago, I attended GDC Online in Austin. I was covering the event, but I was also there as a speaker, giving a microtalk as part of a six-critic panel on great game storytelling. Joining me were N’Gai Croal (Hit Detection), Leigh Alexander (Gamasutra), John Davidson (CBS Interactive/Gamespot), and Ben Fritz (the L.A. Times). The talk was organised and led by Chris Dahlen, who is editor-in-chief at Kill Screen Magazine.

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