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After the break, the trailer for the latest LA Noire DLC - Reefer Madness.

Maybe Rockstar could be nice and use some of the income from this to reward overworked staffers screwed by Team Bondi.

Rockstar Games has just announced that a version of LA Noire will be released for PC this autumn.

Rockstar Leeds is handling the conversion and we're promised improved graphics over the console versions and 3D support.

Check out the full press release after the break.

A step back in time in more than just setting, LA Noire cunningly revives a lost genre for the GTA generation.

Following on from our earlier story about PS3 hardware failures and the game LA Noire, Rockstar Games has just sent over the following joint statement issued by the publisher and Sony.

We have received a very small number of customer support questions about PS3’s overheating or shutting down while playing L.A. Noire. At this time, Rockstar Games and Sony can confirm that neither L.A. Noire or firmware update 3.61 are causing the PS3 hardware to overheat. We are both committed to working hard to find solutions to this and any issues that may arise. If you are experiencing any issues with L.A. Noire or your PS3 hardware, please contact technical support using any of the means provided below:

Rockstar Support: www.rockstargames.com/support
Rockstar Support on Twitter: twitter.com/RockstarSupport

PlayStation 3 Support: us.playstation.com/support/
PlayStation 3 Support EU: www.eu.playstation.com

We bet there's been a lot of lawyers arguing with each other this afternoon before this statement was agreed. It smells of corporate expediency and marketing rather than getting to the bottom of what the problem might be. If only LA Noire's Cole Phelps could investigate the story.

LA Noire is a game that does a heck of a lot of streaming. On Xbox 360 you can install the whole thing (but still get disk swaps), but PS3 owners can only make use of a small part install. By the way, tune in for our review of the game tomorrow morning, just in time for your lunchtime amble to the videogames store.

Here's a short preview: the game is great. Like you didn't know that.

Sony really is having an awful month of May. Not content with losing all our personal info it has now had to deal with many gamers complaining about overheating PS3 consoles while play Rockstar's new hit LA Noire.

But this one is not the fault of Sony according to the company. "Rockstar have now updated their FAQ on the matter, have admitted that it is a fault with their latest title LA Noire and have offered a workaround," says Sony. "It should also be noted that the issue with this title is not PS3 specific and is also affecting other consoles."

Looks like Rockstar tried to pull a fast one, Sony stood up to it and Rockstar has been put firmly in its place.

Source: Edge

Rockstar Games has just sent over the latest video from LA Noire - Slip of the Tongue. This video features the exclusive mission you'll get if pre-ordering from Play.com. Shame Rockstar are now sinking to this kind of content-gouging these days though.

‘The Naked City’ Vice Case
In the Vice desk case ‘The Naked City’ (available as a pre-order bonus through Game in the UK), detective Cole Phelps investigates the apparent suicide of a stunning fashion model. When the young beauty is tragically found naked in her bathroom amidst a pool of pills, the most likely conclusion is that she’s take her own life. But what about those bruises? And her taste for luxury beyond her means? It soon becomes apparent that this young lady wasn’t quite the ingénue some believed her to be.

Rockstar Games has let a dozen new LA Noire screenshots escape. And very tasty they are too. Check them out after the jump.

Rockstar Games has just released the first in a series of gameplay videos from LA Noire. This first video is called "Orientation".

Looks fabulous doesn't it?

Rockstar Games' LA Noire has the player work across five different crime desks, the most obviously brutal is that of homicide.

After the jump, five new screenshots from that police role.