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Gaming News :: L.A. Noire

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L.A. Noire is an upcoming video game developed by Team Bondi in conjunction with Rockstar Games and published by Rockstar Games. Initially announced as a PlayStation 3 exclusive, the game was later reported to also be scheduled for release on the Xbox 360. L.A. Noire is set in 1947 Los Angeles, with players being given an open-ended challenge to solve a series of murder mysteries. As the title suggests, the game draws heavily from both plot and aesthetic elements of film noir – stylistic films from the 1940s and 1950s that shared similar visual styles and themes including crime,...

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Bonding with your daughter? Get out the Wii

Bonding with your daughter? Get out the Wii

    A new study tracked the video-game playing habits of 287 families with kids between the ages of 11 and 16. Researchers report that daughters who spent time with mom and dad playing rounds of games such as Rock Band and Mario Kart were less likely to be aggressive or engage in delinquent behaviour, show fewer signs of depression and anxiety and be more prosocial. (Read More . . .)  

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Tony Hawk New Game “SHRED”

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Activision Publishing, Inc. confirmed the latest installment in its esteemed Tony Hawk video game franchise: Tony Hawk: SHRED. An all-new Tony Hawk experience created for a younger audience, Tony Hawk: SHRED allows players to “GO BIG” and feel the exhilaration of supersized skate and snowboarding using the game’s innovative, motion-sensing board controller right at their feet. Featuring an arcade style look and feel, where the bigger the feat the better the fun, SHRED is packed to the brim with larger-than-life moments and a veritable assortment of jaw-dropping tricks – enticing kids to get off the couch and into the...

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Double Rainbow – What Does It Mean?

Double Rainbow – What Does It Mean?

In the Youtube video ‘Double Rainbow’ has become viral and now affecting Facebook gamers of Frontierville.

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Tech Soapbox Rant : Blu-Ray DVDs Need To Revamped For Sales

Tech Soapbox Rant : Blu-Ray DVDs Need To Revamped For Sales

Movies are a big deal in my household, very big deal.  All movies are broken down into five categories: See it in regular movie theater See it in IMAX (4.5 hours drive) Netflix or rent It Buy It Skip It Movies Search Since we do not have television (cable, DTV nor satilitte) so we are not influenced by over commercialization.  We do watch content online, which means that we do have limited commercials announcing movies, but the rule goes “too much advertising” means it is either costing too much to fail or it just sucks.  So the question remains,...

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