Release Date?
11th November 2011 - PC
17th May 2011 - XBOX
17th May 2011 - PS

Who created LA Noire?
Team Bondi and Rockstar Games

Which games engines were used to create LA Noire?
Havok Physics which is made by an irish company called Havok which allows real time collisions and dynamics of rigid bodies in 3D

Which platforms is LA Noire available on?
PC, XBOX and playstation

What rating is LA Noire?
18

Initial Video Game Research

What is the global video industry worth?

·      June 2011 - $65billion or $74billion (Guardian)

What is it the value of the british video game industry?

·      £3.6 billion

·      (31 million games in the UK)

·      (UK games played 43,000,000 hours a day)

How many homes have games consoles?

·      8 out of 10 homes (Telegraph)

What is the most popular games console?

·      PS2 – 153.5 million

What are the current sales percentages for each 7^th generation console?

·      Wii – 89.36 million

·      XBOX360 – 57.6 million

·      PS3 – 55.5 million

Find statistics on the relationship between gender and consoles?

Female – 40% Males – 60%

What are the top 5 most successful games?

·      Wii sports - 41m

·      Super Mario Bro’s – 40m

·      Pokemon – 32m

·      Tetris – 31m

·      Duck Hunt – 28m