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<\/p>\nRockstar Games and Team Bondi have announced that L.A. Noire is expected to launch on both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 on 20 May 2011 in South Africa and Europe, and on 17 May 2011 in North America.<\/p>\n
“L.A. Noire breaks new ground for us,” said Sam Houser, founder of Rockstar Games. “Its intense blend of action and real detective work defies genre conventions to create a unique and captivating thriller.”<\/p>\n
L.A. Noire is a dark and violent detective thriller set against the backdrop of Los Angeles in the post-war years of the late 1940s. The game draws stylistically from the film noir genre of movies, which were popular in the 1940’s and 1950’s.<\/p>\n
Gamers can expect themes of crime, sex, corruption, drugs, and moral ambiguity against a post-World War II backdrop.<\/p>\n
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In L.A. Noire, players will take the reins of war veteran and newly minted detective Cole Phelps (played by Aaron Staton of Mad Men) as he solves gruesome and mind-bending cases, interrogates suspects, and rises through the ranks of the LAPD.<\/p>\n
Crime-solving, clue-finding, car chases, shoot-outs and interrogations that challenge players to read character’s emotions are all promised to be part of the gameplay.<\/p>\n
L.A. Noire employs the new MotionScan performance-scanning technology. MotionScan utilizes 32 high-definition cameras to capture actors’ faces in 3D, transferring their performance into the game, enabling players for the first time to lip-read in-game characters and to read every facial expression down to the finest detail.<\/p>\n