L.A. Noire
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| Developer(s) | Team Bondi |
| Publisher(s) | Rockstar Games |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 |
| Release date | 2009 |
| Genre(s) | Detective Action |
| Mode(s) | TBA |
| Media | Blu-ray Disc |
L.A. Noire is an upcoming video game in development by Team Bondi and to be published by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation 3. L.A. Noire is set in "a perfectly re-created Los Angeles" of the late 1940s, with players being given an open-ended challenge to solve a series of murders. The postwar setting will include the noir necessity of corruption, as well as drugs and jazz themes. The game uses a distinctive noire colouring-style to strengthen the feeling from detective movies of the '40s.
Though little information has been disclosed so far about L.A. Noire, Rockstar has given a little impression of the game in the first trailer.[1] The "Noire" part of the name is a reference to the film noir genre, a style of black-and-white movie which was most popular from the 1940s to the 1950s.
L.A. Noire is also notable for using Lightsprint's real-time global illumination technology.[2]
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In February, 2004 Brendan McNamara, Team Bondi's president, responded to an interview with Kristen Reed that "the project is wholly funded by Sony Computer Entertainment America. We have a long-term exclusive arrangement with SCEA."[3]
On June 11, 2007, Take-Two Interactive, the sole publisher of Rockstar Games, re-confirmed the release of the PlayStation 3 version by listing it amongst its "announced to date" titles for "fiscal 2008" in a press release regarding the company's second quarter financial results.[4] However, during the shareholders conference-call, Take Two "spokesperson suggested that both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 releases are likely" saying that "LA Noire is being developed for next-generation systems."[5] Nevertheless L.A. Noire is officially being developed only to Playstation 3.
On September 10, 2007, as part of their Q3 2007 financial disclosure, Take Two announced the game was delayed until their 2009 fiscal year.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Rockstar Games Presents L.A. Noire - trailer. Retrieved on 2006-10-05.
- ^ LightSprint.
- ^ Team Bondi - The First Interview. EuroGamer.net (2004-02-20). Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
- ^ Second Quarter Fiscal 2007 Financial Results. Take-Two Interactive (2007-06-11). Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
- ^ Rockstar confirms: episodic GTA content 360-only L.A. Noire developed for Next-Gen Systems. GamesIndustry.biz (2007-06-16). Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
- ^ BioShock A Long Term Franchise, LA Noire, Beaterator Slip To Fiscal 2009. GamaSutra (2007-09-10). Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
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