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L.A. Noire

2011 neo-noir detective video game
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Summary

L.A. Noire is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,776 views/month, #120 of 19,301).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: British Academy Games Award for Music[3]
  • Composer: Simon Hale[4], Andrew Hale[5]
  • Publisher: Rockstar Games[6]
  • Genre: neo-noir video game[7], action-adventure game[8]
  • Developer: Team Bondi[9]
  • Part of the series: L.A. Noire[10]
  • Depicts: Stout Scarab[11]
  • Programmed in: Lua[12]
  • Platform: Xbox 360[13], PlayStation 3[14], Microsoft Windows[15], Nintendo Switch[16], Xbox One[17], PlayStation 4[18]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[19]
  • Language of work or name: English[20], French[21], German[22], Italian[23], Russian[24], Spanish[25]
  • Distribution format: digital distribution[26], digital download[27], optical disc[28]
  • Review score: 83/100[29], 86/100[30], 89/100[31]
  • Input device: gamepad[32]
  • Country of origin: Australia[33]
  • Publication date: May 17, 2011[34], May 20, 2011[35], November 14, 2017[36]
  • Voice actor: Aaron Staton[37], Michael McGrady[38], Sean McGowan[39], Ned Vaughn[40], Rodney Scott[41], Randy Oglesby[42], Keith Szarabajka[43], Gil McKinney[44], John Noble[45], Jim Abele[46], Andrew Connolly[47], Andy Umberger[48], Erika Heynatz[49], J.D. Cullum[50]
  • Distributed by: Take-Two Interactive[51], Steam[52], Humble Store[53], Nintendo eShop[54], Microsoft Store[55], PlayStation Store[56], Xbox Games Store[57]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[58]
  • ESRB rating: Mature 17+[59]
  • CERO rating: D (Ages 17 and up)[60]
  • Official website: http://www.rockstargames.com/lanoire[61]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[62]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[63]

  • First release date: 2011-05-31[64]

  • Genre(s): jazz[65]

  • Community tags: jazz[66]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e800b5de-ecee-4c67-a7ef-23a432a86dd6[67]

Why It Matters

L.A. Noire has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]

FAQs

What awards did L.A. Noire receive?

Honors received include British Academy Games Award for Music[3].

Related Entities

Australia Depth Analysis gamepad John Noble Los Angeles Lua Microsoft Windows optical disc PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Take-Two Interactive Team Bondi

References

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  59. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [62] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [65] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [66] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [67] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [68] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [69] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Wolverène · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 36
    Part of the series → L.A. Noire
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Part of the series: L.A. Noire"
  2. 9w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 30388, 30498
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Usk id: 30388, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142827862|L.A. Noire (#142827862)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → la-noire
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Goha.ru id: la-noire, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  4. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/L_A_Noire
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  5. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher → Rockstar Games
    Input device → gamepad
    Platform → —
    Award received → British Academy Games Award for Music
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007572609805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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