L.A. Noire is a detective action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms in November 2011. The game is set in Los Angeles in the year 1947 and follows the investigations of Cole Phelps, a detective with the LAPD. The game's story is based on the novel of the same name by James Ellroy.