L.A. Noire is ambitious. It throws the player headlong into a complex, emotional detective saga set in 1947 Los Angeles. Team Bondi doesn’t conceal the game’s literary and film influences; allusions to classic noir abound, and the game succeeds in capturing the dark, morally ambiguous atmosphere... More

Rockstar and Team Bondi’s L.A. Noire is one of the most anticipated games of the year. Blending Rockstar’s signature open-world gameplay with a breathtakingly original system of investigation and interrogation, this dark detective saga stares into the seedy black heart of 1940s Los Angeles... More

With L.A. Noire, Rockstar is forgoing the outlandish action of the GTA series, presenting gamers with criminal cases to investigate and solve. The latest gameplay trailer explains how protagonist Cole Phelps will rise through the ranks of the LAPD. In addition to showing glimpses of Phelps' time... More

Rockstar revealed early in L.A. Noire's development that the title isn’t striving for realism only in terms of impressive visuals and animations, but that cases in the game have striking similarities to real-world crimes. Research by Team Bondi included sifting through Los Angeles newspapers... More

The latest Rockstar video focuses on two biggest keys to the L.A. Noire's murder mystery intrigue – interrogation and investigation. The video walks you through the typical case progression, from crime scene to the questioning of witnesses and suspects. The more clues you find during your investigations... More

Rockstar Games has released a trailer for a DLC-exclusive mission called The Naked City. L.A. Noire tells the story of LAPD detective Sam Phelps as he investigates homicides in the era of the Black Dahlia murders. The Naked City is one such case, and gamers can obtain it as an exclusive pre-order bonus... More

Since we gave the world its first look into the dark world of L.A. Noire with our March 2010 cover story, Rockstar has incrementally lifted the veil, each time revealing a bit more about this intriguing title. Recently, I got my first opportunity to play L.A. Noire. Rockstar ran me through a brief interlude... More

L.A. Noire is one of the most anticipated games of 2011, thanks in no small part to the amazing facial animation capture technology that was created for the the by developer Team Bondi and its sister company Depth Analysis. Now, Rockstar has released this new video, which goes into greater detail on... More