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L.A. Noire cast of characters revealed (LA Noire)

26/10/2009

Well, it seems like the project has hit another milestone. According to numerous different twitter accounts, Rockstar held auditions earlier today for both voice acting and motion capture. In addition to that, character descriptions for several of the characters were also provided by RockStar to help performers get into character. The descriptions flesh out a good deal of what to expect from the game, so beware of spoilers before checking that out.

Team Bondi to showcase art of LA Noire at GCAP '09 (LA Noire)

26/10/2009

VG247: Looks like a LA Noire reveal is coming closer and closer.

The game will be talked about at a Australian gaming event, GCAP '09, where developer of the game Team Bondi and the studio's Ben Brudenell will be holding a session at the event entitled "Recreating LA – The Art of LA Noire".

Actors tweets confirm ongoing development of LA Noire (LA Noire)

26/10/2009

VG247: LA Noire's development is still ongoing, apparently.

In fact, Rockstar has decided they're going to audtion actors for roles in the game, both in voice acting and mo-cap, according to tweets that have been picked up.

LA Noire Coming Along Splendidly, More Details Coming Soon (LA Noire)

28/09/2009

You don't hear much about 1940s crime thriller L.A. Noire these days but don't think that means that it's in limbo. Publisher Rockstar Games says the game's development is going well.

Rumour - LA Noire slated for release on PS3, 360 and PC (LA Noire)

7/09/2009

VG247:

Treat this as rumour for now, but if a LinkedIn CV of Senior Lightning Artist at Team Bondi Carl Ross is correct, it seems that the long overdue LA Noire is slated for release on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

This is what it says on his profile:

"Team Bondi - August 2007 - Present
LA Noire - Senior Artist, Lighting.
PS3, 360, PC"

We'll check in with Rockstar about this and see if they'll bite on this one.

Take-Two describes L.A. Noir as 'innovative' and 'exciting' (LA Noire)

2/09/2009

Take-Two boss Ben Feder has touched on the development of Rockstar's elusive L.A. Noir, confirming that the long-delayed mystery romp is still very much in the works and promises to be highly innovative.

Speaking during the company's Q3 earnings call yesterday, Feder stated that game hasn't been canned but wasn't quite ready to divulge any further information on the project.

"Nothing to announce today. When we have more to announce we will announce it. We're continuing to develop it. We think it's pretty exciting and innovative, and when we have more to share we'll share it," he said.

When quizzed as to whether or not Rockstar San Diego are working on the title, Feder simply replied, "It's handled by Rockstar." Last time we checked, L.A. Noir was pencilled in for release on 'next generation' platforms, having previously been touted as a PlayStation 3 exclusive.

PSU will bring you more on the game as it breaks.

LA Noire still in development says Take Two (LA Noire)

2/09/2009

Team Bondi's long-in-development, film noire inspired L.A. Noire is still in development, despite a now years-long absence from the public eye. Last we heard, the developer was still staffing up for the Rockstar-published game; today, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder provided a little more hope that it'll eventually come out.

Rockstar insists L.A. Noire is still in development (LA Noire)

27/08/2009

Nick @ PS3Center writes:

Rockstar held a presentation behind closed doors at the GamesCom convention at Cologne last week. The main focus was their titles planned for fiscal 2009, including The Ballad of Gay Tony, GTA: Chinatown Wars PSP, and Red Dead Redemption, which are under embargo until September 22.

However, they did mention L.A. Noire, specifically reinforcing that the title was still under development.

LA Noire Still PS3 Exclusive? Team Bondi Working on 3 PlayStation Exclusives (LA Noire)

17/06/2009

A job posting for Team Bondi, who are working on LA Noire, suggests that it may still be exclusive to the PS3.

Rumor: L.A. Noire in development for Xbox 360? (LA Noire)

18/04/2009

Quentyn from AnalogHype.com writes: Buzz and talk surrounding the (once-thought) Playstation 3 exclusive game LA Noire has been silenced, for one reason or another. It was brought to our attention recently, however, that the development team (Team Bondi) is still actively working on the game, suggesting that more people are needed to speed up the development of this title.

The Team Bondi site also still suggests that the game is coming out for more than one platform, as information about the game indicates on their site.

Additionally, a sharesholders conference-call held a while ago suggests that LA Noire was most likely coming to the Xbox 360 as well, and that "It is being developed for next-generation systems." All signs seem to be pointing to multiplatform, but nothing is official yet.

Team Bondi still staffing up for L.A. Noire (LA Noire)

18/04/2009

Joystiq writes:

"When last we heard anything on the Team Bondi and Rockstar's titled film noire adventure, L.A. Noire, the game was rumored to be at least a year away (and, possibly, no longer exclusive to PS3). That was last September. Now its developer is staffing up for what might be a push to the finish.

Team Bondi's hiring page lists openings in multiple disciplines, including 3D modelers, game designers and a senior programming post. We're excited to see any sign of life coming from the project; we'll be even more excited if Rockstar makes a fall 2009 release announcement at E3."

LA Noire Absent from Take 2's 2009 Release Schedule (LA Noire)

20/03/2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes:

"L.A. Noire the retro mystery open world game has been slated for a 2009 release since it was first revealed. Oddly enough, Take 2 has not included L.A. Noire in it's 2009 release schedule."

L.A. Noire Developer Hiring Some Folks To Help Actually Finish The Thing (LA Noire)

24/01/2009

Kotaku: "Remember L.A. Noire, the "interactive detective story" set in the late 1940s, set to be published by Rockstar Games? Apparently, so does the developer, Team Bondi, who are staffing up to maybe actually finish it.

The Sydney, Australia area dev - headed by Brendan McNamara, former Director of Development for Sony's Team Soho Studio which made The Getaway - has opened up the human resources floodgates, looking for animators, artists and programmers for L.A. Noire."

Take Two 2009 Line-Up: Where's L.A. Noire? (LA Noire)

23/12/2008

There's still no sign of the once PS3 exclusive L.A. Noire. It's hiding somewhere, but we might have to wait one more year. And then there's that secret Rockstar game...maybe Take Two don't even know about that one.

L.A. Noire the Most Expensive Game in Development? (LA Noire)

22/09/2008

Edge writes: "Rockstar's crime thriller L.A. Noire "could be the biggest budget videogame in development anywhere in the world", according to Tom Crago, the CEO of Tantalus and the president of the Game Developers' Association of Australia.

"It would certainly... in terms of console titles, be in the top ten... L.A. Noire is a massive, massive project," Crago said at GC Asia 2008.

Earlier this year Rockstar producer Leslie Benzies estimated that GTA IV cost the company approximately $100 million to create, a figure which, if correct, would currently make it the most expensive game ever, topping the $70 million plus development budget for Sega's Dreamcast title Shenmue."

L.A. Noire: A Year Off and No Longer PS3 Exclusive? (LA Noire)

19/09/2008

Crago confirmed that "it's got - I'd suggest - another year or so to go". He also mentioned that it "could be the biggest budget videogame in development anywhere in the world. It would certainly... in terms of console titles, be in the top ten... LA Noire is a massive massive project."

And last, but by no means least, he mentioned that the game is coming to PS3 and 360 - up until now the title has only been confirmed for PS3. We'll let you know as soon as we can get independent confirmation from either Team Bondi or Rockstar.

L.A.Noire in "final production phase"? (LA Noire)

23/07/2008

The Team Bondi site has been dead since 2006 when the trailers for L.A.Noire were first aired, until 2 months ago when this was posted:

"We're looking to expand our Animation Team to cope with the final production phase of L.A. Noire. "

Clearly the game, although claimed vapourware by Take Two at their E3 press conference last week is well on it's way to being finished.

Hit the link to read the full post.

Rumor: L.A. Noire trailer to be shown tomorrow (LA Noire)

14/07/2008

Rockstar Games has disclosed little information about its upcoming title, which has been announced for the PlayStation 3. However, a new trailer and details may be released at Sony's E3 press conference Tuesday.

Rockstar: No new information on LA Noire (LA Noire)

5/06/2008

Rockstar's told videogaming247 that LA Noire's off-limits at the moment, with no further details up for grabs.

Quartermann: First Info on Bungie's Next Halo? Plus Rockstar's Future Games (LA Noire)

25/04/2008

After shipping last fall's blockbusting Halo 3, revered developer Bungie stunned the world by announcing plans to liberate itself from Microsoft's ownership. Allegedly, that path to freedom requires that they develop a few more titles for Microsoft, and 1UP has heard rumblings that the first one will be a Halo spin-off due in late 2009. 1UP's spies tell to expect a third-person action/adventure shooter hybrid that takes place before the original Halo, chronicling early skirmishes between the ODST troops and the Covenant. This may or may not be the oft-mentioned "Peter Jackson Halo Project" -- though apparently Microsoft is hiring a seperate team for that -- but WETA is definitely involved in some capacity. Look for a massive reveal around the time Gears of War 2 ships this fall...

Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Revolver 2 are headed to both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, as is the previously PS3-only gumshoe adventure L.A. Noire. Also, a massively multiplayer extension of the GTA universe is in the early stages of development.