L.A. Noire is also notable for using Lightsprint's real-time global illumination technology, as well as a newly developed piece of technology called MotionScan, where actors are recorded by 32 surrounding cameras to capture facial expressions from every angle.
Release Date: May 17, 2011
MSRP: $59.99
Also on: PS3
RP-T+ for Rating Pending, Targeting a Rating of Teen or Above
Genre: Adventure
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Team Bondi
Release Date: May 17, 2011
MSRP: $59.99
Also on: PS3
RP-T+ for Rating Pending, Targeting a Rating of Teen or Above
Genre: Adventure
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Team Bondi
Game Development:
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." On 11 June 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. However, during the shareholders conference-call, a spokesperson for Take Two implied that both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 releases were likely and that "L.A. Noire is being developed for next-generation systems." L.A. Noire had, however, only been officially announced for the PlayStation 3.
On 10 September 2007, as part of their Q3 2007 financial disclosure, Take Two announced the game had been delayed until their 2009 fiscal year. On 21 January 2010, in a Question and Answer section on their blog, Rockstar said "There will be something great to see soon - a proper in-depth look at the game and why it is so ground-breaking and innovative, both in terms of the game's design and the amazing new technology to support it. Expect to see a long-awaited reveal via a big cover story next month." On 4 February it was announced that L.A. Noire would be on the cover of the March 2010 issue of Game Informer and confirmed the game would also be available on Xbox 360.
L.A. Noire is expected to have a large amount of audio. Game Informer reported L.A. Noire to have over 20 hours of voice acting. Aaron Staton from Mad Men will lend his voice and likeness to the main character, Cole Phelps.
An in-game trailer was released on 11 November 2010, which subsequently confirmed the release date as Q1/Q2 2011. A developer diary was released 16 December 2010 which features the game's Director detailing the MotionScan technology.
L.A. Noire is featured on the cover of the February 2011 edition of PlayStation: The Official Magazine, which confirmed the game will be released sometime in March 2011. However, several US retailers listed April 5 as the launch date, Rockstar commented with a "no comment". A trailer for L.A. Noire, called "Serial Killer", was leaked on 22 January 2011, two days before its planned official release. It showed 90 seconds of new gameplay footage as well as a release date. Take-Two later had the video removed from websites, citing copyright infringement. The video noted that L.A. Noire will be released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on 17 May.
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