L.A. Noire- By Rockstargames

L.A. Noire is an upcoming video game (Coming May 20th 2011) developed by Team Bondi in conjunction with Rockstar Games and published by Rockstar Games. Initially announced as only for the PlayStation 3, the game was later reported to also be scheduled for release on the Xbox 360. L.A. Noire is set in "a perfectly re-created Los Angeles" of 1947, with players being given an open-ended challenge to solve a series of murder mysteries.

As the title suggests, the game draws heavily from both plot and aesthetic elements of film noir - stylistic films from the 1940s and 1950s that shared similar visual styles and themes including crime, sex and moral ambiguity and were often shot in black and white with harsh, low-key lighting. The game uses a distinctive coloring-style in homage to the visual style of film noir. The post-war setting is the backdrop for plot elements that reference the detective films of the '40s (as well as James Ellroy's novel L.A. Confidential and the Academy Award winning Curtis Hanson film based on it), such as corruption and drugs, with a classical jazz soundtrack.

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The game takes place in Post-War 1940s Los Angeles, a city of glamour, fame and wealth, but also where crime, vice corruption is rife. The player assumes the role of Cole Phelps, an LAPD officer who rises through the ranks of the department. He has joined the police force to "right the wrongs" he committed during the Second World War. He starts off as a patrol-man, then a traffic detective, homicide, vice, and finally arson investigator. Each rank gives the player a partner who will help Phelps in his investigations, fights, and arrests. The game blends investigative elements such as mystery, and crime solving, with fast paced action sequences from chases on foot to car, as well as gun-play. As well as the storyline missions, the player can choose to work on optional side-investigations following a call from dispatch. The player can also travel on foot, as well as in different vehicles.


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Max Payne 3

Max Payne 3 is an upcoming third person shooter video game in the Max Payne franchise published by Rockstar Games for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 .Development is taken by Rockstar Studios a collaborative effort led by Rockstar Vancovour along with New England, London and Toronto studiosThis is the first game in the series not to be developed by Finnish game developer Remedy Entertainment and not being written by series creator Same Lake

The game was originally scheduled for release in late 2009. However, it was pushed back to 2010 alongside several othe Take Two Interactive franchises in order to "benefit from having more development time." In June 2010, the game was again pushed back to 2011. On December 21, it was not present on the 2011-2012 calendar year, and was pushed back again

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According to Rockstar's Sam Houser, they are starting a new chapter of Max's life with the game. "This is Max as we've never seen him before, a few years older, more world-weary and cynical than ever." Since the last game, the press release states Max has left New York behind and has "drifted from bad to worse." The press release then goes on to say Max has been double-crossed in this new city and he is searching for the truth and a way out. The game will be set in Sao Paulo, where Payne is working in the private security sector for a wealthy local family, set 12 years after the events of the second game. Rockstar Initially claimed that series staple Jame McCaffrey would not return to the role of Max Payne, instead opting for an older actor.However, in a May edition of Edge it was confirmed that James McCaffrey will not only return to voice Max Payne, but will also return in a full acting role through motion capture.

  

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