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Rockstar sent word today announcing an all-new partnership with the makers of The Getaway, Team Bondi, to release a brand new title, L.A. Noire.

The title is an "interactive detective story set in the classic noir period of the late 1940’s." 

Based on the press release and our over-active imagination, we imagine the title will be something along the lines of Deja Vu'-style sleuthing in an open-ended GTA world complete with a healping dose of Sam Spade / L.A. Confidential chutzpah. A sniveling Peter Lorre stoolie character is a must!

The release states that the game is a "next-generation crime thriller" but does not however say which systems the game will be for or when it will be available. 

We should know more about what to expect soon as a full trailer is on the way on October 5th. 

Rockstar Games Announces L.A. Noire

Rockstar Games and Team Bondi join forces to publish this ground-breaking next-generation crime thriller

New York, NY – September 25, 2006 — Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is pleased to announce a partnership with Team Bondi Pty Ltd to publish the ground-breaking next generation crime thriller L.A. Noire. Developed by Team Bondi, a new Australian based studio founded by Brendan McNamara, of The Getaway, L.A Noire is an interactive detective story set in the classic noir period of the late 1940’s. L.A. Noire blends action, detection and complex storytelling and draws players into an open-ended challenge to solve a series of gruesome murders. Set in a perfectly recreated Los Angeles before freeways, with a post-war backdrop of corruption, drugs and jazz, L.A. Noire will truly blend cinema and gaming.

Sam Houser of Rockstar Games serves as Executive Producer and Brendan McNamara as Director of Development for L.A. Noire.

“Brendan and I have known each other for a long time, and to finally have the opportunity to work together on a game is exciting,” said Sam Houser , Founder of Rockstar Games. “The longstanding mutual respect and the combined experience between the two of us make this a great partnership,” added Brendan McNamara, CEO of Team Bondi.

L.A. Noire is a next-generation title and will be published by Rockstar Games. The official trailer will be released October 5th at www.rockstargames.com/lanoire.