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# Cheat Sheet 8/11: L.A. Noire wins award for Motionscan, THQ closes Aussie studios
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/cheat-sheet-8-11-l-a-noire-wins-award-for-motionscan/
- Published: 2011-08-11T18:02:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T15:52:04.000Z
- Description: Welcome to the next level of mainstream videogame news! -EA is “revisiting” the Alpha Centauri series. -Eidos Montreal’s Jean-Francois Dugas talks about taking Deus Ex: Human Revolution to new places. -THQ has closed two Australian studios. -Those who pre-order Trackmania 2: Canyon will be granted
- Author: Kill Screen Staff
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

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*Welcome to the next level of mainstream videogame news!*

\-EA is “[revisiting](http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Alpha-Centauri-Reboot-Way-34182.html?ref=killscreen.com)” the *Alpha Centauri* series.

\-Eidos Montreal’s Jean-Francois Dugas talks about taking *Deus Ex: Human Revolution* [to new places](http://www.straight.com/article-422241/vancouver/eidos-montreal-pushes-envelope-deus-ex-human-revolution?ref=killscreen.com).

\-THQ [has closed ](http://www.smartcompany.com.au/buy-or-sell-a-business/20110811-video-game-industry-hit-as-thq-closes-two-australian-studios.html?ref=killscreen.com)two Australian studios.

\-Those who pre-order *Trackmania 2: Canyon* will be granted [access to its beta](http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2011/08/11/beta-access-for-trackmania-2-canyon-pre-orders/?utm%5Fsource=feedburner&utm%5Fmedium=feed&utm%5Fcampaign=Feed%3A+ThatVideogameBlog+%28That+VideoGame+Blog%29).

–*L.A. Noire* [has won ](http://www.next-gen.biz/news/la-noire-wins-edinburgh-interactive-edge-award?ref=killscreen.com)the Edinburgh Interactive Edge Award for its use of performance capture technology.

–*Lana Polansky*

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