L.A. Noire may be the epitome of cool in video gaming. From the opening trailer, it seems as if Rockstar has emulated the best of Francis Ford Copolla and Martin Scorsese. Now, if this game has found a way to infuse Quentin Tarantino’s badassery, well, we won’t be putting down the controller for quite some time.

We especially like the way the trailer starts off. It’s engaging; it reminds us of our winters in the city. The car headlights warming the roads, the snow gently falling amidst the skyscrapers, and music fit for a nice glass of scotch and a cigar. Rockstar is maturing.

Rockstar’s 2010 release, Red Dead Redemption, showed us that they can create a character we can empathize with. Sure, running around the streets of Liberty City was a riot, but riding the Texas dirt trails as John Marston brought a whole new level of appreciation for game design.

If Rockstar can not only duplicate their previous success, but can build upon it another character worth living vicariously through, this may just be the game we talk about another six months from now.

L.A. Noire releases tonight (May 17th) at midnight at select locations.

Killzone 3 is like the attractive woman you hook up with that’s twenty pounds heavier than your norm.  You’ll feel a little guilty for liking the experience, but you don’t hate it enough to not do it again.  And again.

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Play it.  Really.  It’s a fun and quick game.  Just don’t drop a good amount of cash on it.  For about a four-hour play through time, more than about $30 is too much. Continue Reading

DA2 is your ex-girlfriend’s hot roommate who you just bumped into at the neighborhood Starbucks.  You talk a little bit, realize there’s a spark, then two nights later you are making out on your couch.  Even if you really liked your ex-girlfriend when you were together, you somehow forgot what it’s like to be with a good kisser.  Oh, and the night is not over yet…

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Dead Space 2 plays like the film Shutter Island - except Isaac Clarke isn’t tripping nearly the balls that Leonardo DiCaprio does.

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The game has its moments.  The first thirty minutes inundate the player with perplexing shadowscapes,  creepy-assed sounds, and freaky necromorphs.  Then the last ten hours basically do the same thing.  I recommend, in order to get the full effect, that you play in short bursts so that your short-term memory doesn’t help you in the pathways.  Because if you sit and play for anything longer than about 20 minutes, the predictability overpowers the scare factor. Continue Reading

Dead Space 2 resembles the woman in the room that just isn’t as hot as you really want her to be.  Shallow?  Yes.  Honest?  Yes. Would we still play her?  Quite possibly. Continue Reading