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LA Noire pre-order bonuses

What's on the slab?

L.A. Noire pre-order bonuses are diverse - a handful of shops all jostle for your heavy, money-dripping purse.

Here's a roundup of what's on offer.

GAME is the only place with two bits of content: the Naked City case and the Badge Pursuit Challenge.

The former revolves around the mysterious death of a beautiful fashion model - no peeking under the white sheet. The papers say suicide, but was it?

Badge Pursuit Challenge scatters 20 police badges around LA for you to find. Each one you collect grants five additional experience points, and if you manage to locate them all then you'll receive the Button Man detective suit. This provides extra ammo for all weapons.

Amazon offers The Broderick detective suit, which boosts fist-fighting power and defence.

Play has bagged the Slip of the Tongue case, a car theft investigation that eventually uncovers a huge auto-fraud racket.

Zavvi, finally, has The Sharpshooter detective suit which, understandably, helps your aim with pistols and rifles.

LA Noire gameplay.