New bonus case for L.A. Noire

Game2k
Thursday, March 31, 2011 | 6:46 PM
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Trailer Xbox 360 PS3

Rockstar has released a trailer of L.A. Noire dedicated to the Slip of the Tongue bonus case that you can get by preordering the game at Walmart (US) or Play (UK). All those pre-order bonus will be available as DLC sometimes after the game's release.

Poster

Téléchargement

Slip of the Tongue

moroboshi

Commented on 2011-03-31 20:04:17

Exclusive DLC is to be frank, BS. It's a horrible way to treat your fans.

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Zarsky

Commented on 2011-03-31 20:06:07

I hope they won't be too expensive.

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OpiZA

Commented on 2011-03-31 20:11:22

Sigh.

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b0vril

Commented on 2011-03-31 20:33:52 In reply to moroboshi

Posted by moroboshi

Exclusive DLC is to be frank, BS. It's a horrible way to treat your fans.

I kind of agree, it is really annoying.

Still excited for the game though!!

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ASURAshadow

Commented on 2011-03-31 20:35:12 In reply to Zarsky

Posted by Zarsky

I hope they won't be too expensive.

They'll be charging extra on top of the $60 you're already paying for the game so yes, they'll be too expensive.

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bleachedsmiles

Commented on 2011-03-31 21:24:20

really hate this.. not enough that its a preorder scheme, but it's several different "bonus" missions spread across several store's preorder schemes. Hopes of getting the full game content will either set me back close to £70.. or mean i'll wait for the GOTY edition at a fraction of the price some 6-9 months later.

What was once going to be a day 1 purchase on good faith alone will now rest in the hands of the reviews for me as this sort of thing turns me off from rash buys.

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Sabre

Commented on 2011-03-31 21:27:37

Announcing dlc before the game is released is criminal should have been added into the game

there are far too many companies doing that now

Still cant wait to play though :)

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artsick

Commented on 2011-03-31 22:43:19

Exclusive store DLC? NO THANKS. Its either wait for a GOTY edition or buy it cheap (used) and get the DLC later.

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digi_matrix

Commented on 2011-03-31 22:59:50

Retailer exclusive DLC, my favourite!

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IRAIPT0IR

Commented on 2011-03-31 23:07:13 In reply to digi_matrix

Posted by digi_matrix

Retailer exclusive DLC, my favourite!

Mine too!!

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digi_matrix

Commented on 2011-04-01 00:51:45

Honestly, this doesn't make me want to buy the game on day 1. These are actual MISSIONS and cases, not just some skin or armour.

Shitty business practice, no one should ever support this.

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Ian_Nottingham

Commented on 2011-04-01 03:20:56

I agree with all of you,we should show them come release day.

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GangStarr

Commented on 2011-04-01 10:02:29

LOL at some of the reactions

saaad. its like an hour DLC probably and that is effecting you whether you buy it or not? then you didnt really want the game in the first place

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bleachedsmiles

Commented on 2011-04-01 12:30:58

you're wrong, it'll be atleast 3 hours worth of gameplay (theres 3 seperate case missions offered to different stores) that will have been developed alongside the game..and unquestionably released on the disc had dlc not reached this abused milking point.

I think we all want to play the game.. we just dont like the idea of micro-transactions in order to get the full day1 experience...which seems to be where we're heading more and more with gaming....which wouldnt be so bad if they didnt still slap a £50rrp on the base of the game

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b0vril

Commented on 2011-04-01 14:39:12 In reply to bleachedsmiles

Posted by bleachedsmiles

..and unquestionably released on the disc had dlc not reached this abused milking point.

But would they? I mean it's not like they make these pre-order bonuses for the hell of it. They clearly get some $$ to make them. And at this point, where pre-order bonuses are the norm, they almost certainly pre-plan exactly what content will be added. I guess with all this pre planning it's hard to know whether they are doing extra work to get make more content for these bonuses or just ripping content that would other wise be in the game. Either way it's pretty shitty, I guess.

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digi_matrix

Commented on 2011-04-01 14:40:05 In reply to GangStarr

Posted by GangStarr

LOL at some of the reactions

saaad. its like an hour DLC probably and that is effecting you whether you buy it or not? then you didnt really want the game in the first place

If you're buying it normally, you completely miss out on this content. And, it's a bad practice that's spelling doom for single-player games.

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inkyspot

Commented on 2011-04-01 14:53:46

Is this game going to have any replay value?

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bleachedsmiles

Commented on 2011-04-01 17:03:17 In reply to b0vril

Posted by b0vril

But thats all because of how dlc is being used these days..rather than the original idea of extending a games lifespan months down the line to help fight against trading.

They'll ofcourse get some money to offer them to these preorder promotions, but this isnt just skin/weapons. This stuff would of been in developement from the the very start along with the rest of the game..you're looking at probably a year in advance (taking in account the design, development, acting ect)..odds are before anything was arranged as a store promotion.

It no doubt probably still wouldnt of been on the disc..planned to be released as dlc at an additional charge regardless. But again its another example of how dlc is being pushed on us these days..at the price of all of us never really getting the full contents on the disc like we would of say last gen.

Day 1 dlc, and dlc thats actually promoted before the main game is out, is not a welcome sight for me personally. But we're seeing it more.. just as we're seeing locked content in the menues of our games more too. Depressing..and only happens with gaming.

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[quote=b0vril]

They'll ofcourse get some money to offer them to these preorder promotions, but this isnt just skin/weapons. This stuff would of been in developement from the the very start along with the rest of the game..you're looking at probably a year in advance (taking in account the design, development, acting ect)..odds are before anything was arranged as a store promotion.

It no doubt probably still wouldnt of been on the disc..planned to be released as dlc at an additional charge regardless. But again its another example of how dlc is being pushed on us these days..at the price of all of us never really getting the full contents on the disc like we would of say last gen.

Day 1 dlc, and dlc thats actually promoted before the main game is out, is not a welcome sight for me personally. But we're seeing it more.. just as we're seeing locked content in the menues of our games more too. Depressing..and only happens with gaming.

citizenx

Commented on 2011-04-01 19:42:15

Do they even care about those who don't have their consoles hooked up to the internet anymore? Games are constantly coming out with bonus DLC, pre-order bonuses, and most worryingly, patches to fix game-breaking bugs that were missed during QA.

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GangStarr

Commented on 2011-04-02 11:59:33 In reply to digi_matrix

Posted by digi_matrix

If you're buying it normally, you completely miss out on this content. And, it's a bad practice that's spelling doom for single-player games.

but how is it different to what mass effect 2 or shift 2 did?

it seems the norm now so why are people still shocked or surprised when it happens :S it will just be a bonus mission which has no effect on the main story

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