LA Noire has been stirring up a great deal of buzz lately, showcasing many of its anticipated facets both online, as well as at recent conferences and expositions.
For the first time in history, a video game is being featured at a film festival. The Tribeca Film Festival is honoring LA Noire as an Official Selection with recognition at the festival. Tribeca Enterprises’ Chief Creative Officer, Geoff Gilmore, details the key points of featuring the game at the film festival:
What Rockstar and Team Bondi have accomplished with LA Noire is nothing less than groundbreaking. It’s an invention of a new realm of storytelling that is part cinema, part gaming, and a whole new realm of narrative expression, interactivity, and immersion. We are poised on the edge of a new frontier.
In conjunction with the recognition, Rockstar will show of an exclusive preview of LA Noire on April 25th, 2011 during the Tribeca Talks series. The preview will be moderated by Gilmore, and will feature a live demo of the game. There will also be a Q&A regarding the making of the game, the technology incorporated, as well as storytelling in the video game arena.
This selection and showcase is enthusiastically welcomed by the Rockstar team. Founder of Rockstar Games, Sam Houser, shares their excitement:
We’re thrilled that LA Noire is being recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival in this way. It’s a real honor, and another step forward for interactive entertainment.
Check out the poster for the showcase below:
LA Noire is shaping up to be a big hit, while bringing fresh ideas to the video game medium. After getting a close look at PAX East, it’s a no-brainer that the intuitive gameplay and the detailed narrative are enabling factors of making the game worthy to receive a nod at a festival that focuses on film.
LA Noire is set for a May 15th release date for Xbox 360 and PS3.
What do you think about a video game being recognized at a film festival? What are your expectations for LA Noire? Let us know in the comments!
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I absolutely love this selection by Tribeca. It really reinforces the cinematic quality of video games.
As a film graduate and massive games fan I think it’s great that games are gaining recognition at festivals etc, but I can’t help but think that the festival made the choice based on how much (virtually) free pr it’s going to gain them by being associated with LA Noire – chances are the emblem will be placed on the cover of the game so thats a few million people made aware of the festival.
Might just be me being cynical but as a business owner it does seem a little odd that something like Heavy Rain didn’t get considered aswell?
Kind of reminds me when Red Dead Redemption was featured on TV. Rockstar’s been putting out a lot of games where the story can stand out all on its own and the gameplay is a large bonus. I’m looking forward to it.