Rockstar Games has formally announced today that Team Bondi’s crime investigative simulator, LA Noire will release on May 17, 2011 in North America and May 20 in Europe. The game has seen many release dates and delays since its initial announcement at E3 2006 as a Playstation 3 exclusive.
Set amidst the corrupt and violent undercurrents of Hollywood’s post-war Golden Age, L.A. Noire tells the story of World War II hero and aspiring young detective, Cole Phelps as he solves cases and climbs the ranks of the LAPD.
A dark crime thriller, LA Noire plays out across the various ‘desks’ of the LAPD, including Traffic, Homicide, Vice and Arson, each desk posing unique challenges and revealing a new side to the Los Angeles criminal underworld.
A new trailer celebrates the announcement, coupled with new screenshots. LA Noire will release on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
