LA Noire Honored As Selection in 2011 Tribeca Film Festival

One step closer to mainstream acceptance! R* Games LA Noire has been honored as an Official Selection in the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. It marks the first time a video game has been recognized by the festival.

“We’re thrilled that L.A. Noire is being recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival in this way,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “It’s a real honor, and another step forward for interactive entertainment.”

Rockstar Games will present an exclusive preview of LA Noire as part of the Tribeca Talks, taking place April 25, 2011. It will include a live screening of a case from LA Noire followed by a Q&A discussing the crossover between filmmaking and interactive entertainment. The Q&A will be moderated by Geoff Gilmore, Tribeca Enterprises Chief Creative Officer.

“What Rockstar and Team Bondi have accomplished with L.A. Noire is nothing less than groundbreaking,” added Gilmore. “It’s an invention of a new realm of storytelling that is part cinema, part gaming, and a whole new realm of narrative expression, interactivity, and immersion. We are poised on the edge of a new frontier.”