LA Noire's release date pushed back

Rockstar Games' new video game LA Noire will not be released until next year, it has been confirmed.

The news of the title's release date being delayed was announced by Take-Two, which owns Rockstar Games.

Initially announced as a PlayStation 3-exclusive, the game was due to be launched in the final quarter of this year for the Xbox 360 as well. However, it is now expected to release some time between January and June in 2011.

Take-Two's chairman Strauss Zelnick said: "Every time we push the envelope creatively, it takes a while. In this particular instance, I'm not going to disclose all the advancements, they're pretty extraordinary, they are complex and worth waiting for.

"Equally, we do try to pick the right marketing window. That is important. One of the things we're proud of around here is we've extended the marketing window. We've shown the market if you put something fantastic out people will come out for it. That's for pretty much year round."

Adding to this, chief executive Ben Feder said: "If a title needs more time it needs more time and we're willing to give it. I will say about L.A. Noir that as I look around competitively at the marketplace, there is nothing else quite like it in terms of the gameplay and the technology behind it. We want to make sure we get it absolutely right."

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