L.A. Noire is a 2011 action-adventure video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games. Set in 1947 Los Angeles, the game follows detective Cole Phelps’s rise among the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department as he solves a range of cases across various bureaus. When he is tasked with investigating a morphine distribution ring involving several of his former squadmates from World War II, Phelps finds both his personal and professional life falling into turmoil, and reluctantly joins forces with his estranged former comrade, Jack Kelso, as they uncover a major conspiracy involving prominent Los Angeles figures. Wikipedia
Research exclusive to this game
Donnelly, Kevin J., William Gibbons, and Neil Lerner. “Transcribing musical worlds; or, Is LA Noire a music game?.” In Music in Video Games, pp. 77-103. Routledge, 2014.
Research that includes this game in its sample
Pallant, Chris. “Now I Know I’ma Lowlife’: Controlling Play in GTA: IV, Red Dead Redemption, and LA Noire.” Ctrl-Alt-Play: Essays on control in video gaming (2013): 133-145.
Schellekens, Jasper. (2019). The unusual suspects. THINK Magazine, 27, 39-41.
Wright, Esther. “Marketing authenticity: Rockstar Games and the use of cinema in video game promotion.” Kinephanos: Journal of Media Studies and Popular Culture 7, no. 1 (2017): 131-164.