L.A. Noire officially delayed

1940s detective game L.A. Noir has been delayed to "the first half of calendar 2011", Take Two has announced.

Rockstar previously said the game was due out this autumn.

The confirmation, which comes in Take-Two Interactive's Q3 earnings release, comes as no surprise: rumour of the game's delay hit the internet in July.

In the game, players rise through the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department as they interrogate criminals and other shadey characters.

Team Bondi founder Brendan McNamara reckons the development team's "defeated the uncanny valley", so good are the character's faces.