Rockstar Games has announced the release date for their eagerly awaited film noire inspired title LA Noire.

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LA Noire is being developed at and includes cutting edge facial animation technology Motionscan which uses 32 HD cameras to accurately pick up actor's facial performances making the game's facial animations the most realistic to date.

The game follows Cole Phelps as he rises through the ranks of the LAPD solving a series of grisly homicides and other crimes in the seedy underbelly of the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Rockstar's Sam Houser said: "L.A. Noire breaks new ground for us. Its intense blend of and real detective work defies genre conventions to create a unique and captivating thriller."

LA Noire will arrive in North America on May the 17th and on May the 20th for and PlayStation 3.

By Ewan Aiton