Rockstar Games has announced that L.A. Noire is expected to launch on both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 on May 17th, 2011 in North America and May 20th, 2011 in Europe.

L.A. Noire is a crime thriller that blends crime-solving, clue-finding, car chases and shoot-outs with new interrogation-based gameplay that will allow players to read characters' emotions in order to reveal the truth. Players will take on the role of Cole Phelps, a decorated war veteran, who rises through the ranks of the LAPD by solving a series of gruesome murders and other crimes that bring him face-to-face with the dark heart of Los Angeles during Hollywood's Golden Age.

L.A. Noire employs new MotionScan performance-scanning technology that utilizes 32 high-definition cameras to capture actors' faces in 3D, transferring every aspect of their performance into the game, enabling players for the first time to lip-read in-game characters and to read every facial expression down to the finest detail.