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

Oct 26, 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 (News)

Oct 26, 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 (News)

Oct 26, 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 (News)

Sep 28, 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 (News)

Sep 7, 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' (News)

Sep 2, 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 (News)

Sep 2, 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 (News)

Aug 27, 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 (News)

Jun 17, 2009

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

12 games you might never play (Feature)

Apr 24, 2009

Remember how great StarCraft: Ghost was going to be? Sorry, it’s dead. It’s not uncommon for games to be cancelled. It usually happens like this: A game is announced, we hear nothing about it for years, then buried somewhere in a press release about another game we find a note that mentions that it has been “indefinitely delayed,” which actually means “permanently delayed.” And that’s it, we never hear about it again. ...

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

Apr 18, 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 (News)

Apr 18, 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 (News)

Mar 20, 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 (News)

Jan 24, 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? (News)

Dec 23, 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? (News)

Sep 22, 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? (News)

Sep 19, 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"? (News)

Jul 23, 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.

Take Two's Conference Over (News)

Jul 16, 2008

So Take Two's conference has to come to an end and a few of Rockstar's titles made appearences including a brief montage of GTA IV, Bully and L.A. Noire, a new trailer of Midnight Club: LA and a brief teaser of the new Red Dead Revolver 2 game.

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

Jul 14, 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 (News)

Jun 5, 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 (News)

Apr 25, 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.

New LA Noire details emerge, could be on 360? (News)

Mar 20, 2008

New information regarding Rockstar's L.A Noire has emerged, hinting that the PS3-exclusive title could come to the Xbox 360 after all. According to rumours, since the title is no longer being funded by Sony there is every possibility of the detective game coming to Microsoft's console. Previous reports hinted that the game was simply too big to fit on a DVD, but they were quickly debunked. The rumours went to claim a number of other details ...

Surfer Girl: L.A. Noire, The Godfather II and more (News)

Mar 20, 2008

Surfer Girl says that The Godfather II will feature a deep online component somewhat akin to Grand Theft Auto IV. According to her, up until sometime last year, Mass Media was working on ports of Saint's Row and The Outfit, for Wii and PSP, respectively. She states that L.A. Noire is not being funded by Sony, who dropped the title and there is nothing stopping a 360 release.

Surfer Girl Rumours January 17 (News)

Jan 18, 2008

* Obsidian is NOT making Baldur's Gate 3.
* Crysis is NOT a PS3 exclusive.
* L.A. Noire is still NOT coming to the 360.
* A Wii Star Fox IS under development.
* Something called Gears of War 2 IS going to be at something called GDC.
* Guitar Hero DS IS one of the four Guitar Hero games that EGM mentioned and IS coming out this fall.
* Black Rock Studio's first game under its new moniker IS a PS360 off-road title coming in the fall.
* Grasshopper Manufacturer's next game, a PS360 title, IS delightfully polarizing.

Rumor: LA Noire not Playstation 3 exclusive after all? (News)

Jan 4, 2008

Team Bondi's new game L.A. Noire is a 1940's detective thriller, published by Rockstar Games. When GTA IV was delayed, LA Noire was also moved back to 2009 and was listed only for Playstation 3. However, a job listing over at Gamasutra reveals that L.A. Noire might not only be a Playstation 3 game, but also a Xbox 360 game.

Team Bondi is looking for a talented Lead Animator to manage the Animation pipeline, team and motion capture for the project. At the bottom of the page however, we find that this 'project' is on both Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. So is L.A. Noire really a Playstation 3 exclusive, or will it go multi-platform?

Rumour mill: LA Noire not until '09, God of War 3 in '08 and more (News)

Dec 19, 2007

Welcome to the Rumour mill, VideoGamer.com's run-down of the big rumours currently doing the rounds in the video game industry. VideoGamer.com give their opinion on the following rumors: Gears of War 2 on November 15, God of War 3 only a year away, Mass Effect coming to PS3 and LA Noire not until 09.

LA Noire not until 09

The Rumour: Take Two released its results for the fourth quarter of its financial year. Missing on a forecast for titles for 2008 is Rockstar's LA Noire, causing people to believe that the secretive title won't be out until 2009.

Verdict: While it's true that the game is missing from the forecast, Rockstar's financial year runs from November 1st to October 31st, meaning LA Noire could still see a release in November or December 2008.

Plausibility rating: 3/5

LA Noire: Free roaming 1947 action (News)

Oct 9, 2007

Oct 9, 2007 We know what you're going to say. "I've not forgotten about Rockstar's Team Bondi-developed film noire detective adventure that was revealed in confusingly vague terms as long ago as October 2006, no doubt promising to surprise us with an unpredictable gameplay dynamic," before you frown and wonder, actually, what that unpredictable gameplay dynamic might be. Well, it turns out it might not be so unpredictable after all. Because, in fact, LA Noire will be a free-roaming action ...

LA Noire Too Big for Xbox 360? (News)

Oct 8, 2007

Team Bondi must have at least a few people working in their Ultimo, Sydney office, according to a tip Kotaku received over the weekend pointing to a blog with "exclusive" information on the title.

BioShock 2 in 2009? (News)

Sep 11, 2007

Sept 11, 2007 Following its extremely positive reception, BioShock is being eyed as a major new franchise by 2K Games parent Take-Two - which is already talking sequels. The publisher's recently spoke of the possibility of hitting "roughly" a new BioShock release every two years. "I would say, probably, roughly an every-two-year schedule would be optimal. And if you look historically, that has been largely the case with GTA, and I'd expect we'd apply roughly the same strategy to BioShock ...

Rockstar's L.A. Noire slips to 2009 (News)

Sep 11, 2007

Sept 11, 2007 Rockstar and Team Bondi's detective thriller L.A. Noire has slipped out of the fiscal 2008 release schedule, meaning it won't be out until at least 2009. The slip was announced today during a Take Two conference call - an event that seems to commonly bring bad news these days. The game, of which we've hardly seen anything other than a few teaser trailers, is being developed by ex-Team Soho developers of The Getaway fame. It's looking like a PlayStation 3 exclusive at the ...

LA Noire 'moved' to 2009 (News)

Sep 10, 2007

Team Bondi's Playstation 3 detective thriller L.A. Noire has been "moved out" of Take-Two's fiscal year 2008 release schedule, announced today during the company's financial conference call. L.A. Noire, which will fall under the Rockstar Games banner and touts former Team Soho developers-of The Getaway fame-, was first announced in the summer of 2005 for a release on the PS3, part of an agreement to develop multiple Sony-exclusive titles. Little has been shown of the game outside of a pair of trailers and it doesn't look like we'll see much more of it any time soon.

PS3 scoops L.A. Noire exclusive (News)

Aug 3, 2007

Little is known about L.A. Noire except what you can take from the trailer, but it looks like the game is only coming to the PS3. And this isn't the recently revealed PS3 exclusive either... The game's described as an "interactive detective story set in the classic noir period of the late 1940s," presumably before highways, E3 (RIP) and illegal hotdog vendors that now plague the streets of The City of ...

LA Noire Confirmed PS3 Exclusive;GTA4 Delayed (News)

Aug 2, 2007

Yeah we all know that GTAIV has been delayed for both the PS3 and the Xbox 360. However, there is some good news for PS3 owners. They will be happy to know that LA Noire has now been confirmed a PS3 exclusive according to the Latest financial report from Rockstar.

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Rockstar's L.A. Noire listed for PS3 only in T2 report (News)

Jun 14, 2007

Those interested in gunning down finely-dressed gentlemen in dark, 1940's Los Angeles alleyways need to plan their future investments wisely. Between the cost of building a time machine and that of acquiring a PlayStation 3, we'd advise you to go with the latter -- it's considerably cheaper and won't run the risk of demolishing our current timeline. A recent Take-Two investor report confirms what many have suspected since Rockstar's L.A. Noire was first revealed, listing the game as a PS3 exclusive -- at least as far as the 2008 fiscal year is concerned.

20 PS3 Titles from Take-Two (News)

Nov 17, 2006

New York-based Take-Two today revealed that it currently has 20 games in development for the PlayStation 3, including more than seven titles from Grand Theft Auto house Rockstar Games.

The publisher confirmed that Grand Theft Auto IV will arrive on PS3 on October 16, 2007 in North America (the game is set for simultaneous release on Xbox 360). Rockstar's releases also include the Team Bondi-developed crime thriller L.A. Noire and forthcoming "extensions of blockbuster Rockstar Games franchises."

In addition, over eleven titles are in development from the publisher's 2K and 2K Sports divisions. NBA 2K7 and NHL 2K7 are day one launch titles, while College Hoops 2K7, Major League Baseball 2K7, The Darkness, The BIGS, NBA 2K8 and NHL 2K8 are a few other 2K titles that will be hitting Sony's next-gen platform.

Rockstar leaves us in the dark (News)

Oct 6, 2006

This first full length trailer for L.A. Noire, Rockstar's next-gen private-eye adventure, isn't about to satisfy our appetite for gameplay details, but you can already sense the game's atmospheric credentials. From the trailer's street chase to the prickly jazz soundtrack to the "nothing to see here" cop attitude, L.A. Noire is looking suspiciously like L.A. Confidential. Hit the Movies tab now to see the ...

L.A. Noire - trailer (Video)

Oct 6, 2006

The publishers of Grand Theft Auto turn their gaze on the corruption and crime of 1940s Los Angeles for a private-eye adventure.

L.A. Noire (Screenshots)

Oct 6, 2006

Rockstar's LA Noire exposed (News)

Sep 26, 2006

Monday 25 September 2006 Rockstar Games has lifted the lid on its latest project, LA Noire - a next-gen crime thriller that the publisher is billing as 'an interactive detective story set in the classic noir period of the late 1940s'. Developed by Australian-based studio, Team Bondi (which was founded by Brendan McNamara, director of Sony's cockney flavoured gangsta-'em-up, The Getaway), LA Noire promises a deadly cocktail of action and sleuthing as it invites the player into its open-ended ...

Rockstar unveils next gen crime saga (News)

Sep 25, 2006

When bad boy publisher Rockstar announces anything, the gaming world tends to stop whatever it's doing and take notice. Whether it's a report on what they had for breakfast that morning or the revelation of an entirely new game, we want to know all about it. So imagine our delight upon discovering that - this morning, anyway - it was the latter. The company has unveiled its plans to publish L.A. Noire, a 1940's Los Angeles-set crime thriller, for next generation platforms. The press release's ...

L.A. Noire - teaser (Video)

Sep 25, 2006

The publishers of Grand Theft Auto turn their gaze on the corruption and crime of 1940s Los Angeles for a private-eye adventure.

L.A. Noire - edited teaser (Video)

Sep 25, 2006

The publishers of Grand Theft Auto turn their gaze on the corruption and crime of 1940s Los Angeles for a private-eye adventure.