Matt Peckham

Matt Peckham is TIME's video games critic. He has an M.A. in Creative Writing from Creighton University and lives in Iowa. Drop him a line here.

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New L.A. Noire Trailer Teases Investigation and Interrogation Techniques

By Matt Peckham March 09, 2011

It’s the oldest not-so-stupid human trick in the book and the hardest to pull off in a video game, but freestyle murder mystery L.A. Noire seems on the cusp of nailing it after scanning the latest trailer.

I’m talking about reading someone’s believability based on their body language, from shifty eyes and furtive glances to subtle …