Summary
- Video Games Deluxe clarifies that it's not working on an LA Noire spiritual successor, debunking rumors.
- Fans were hopeful for a new investigative game like LA Noire, but the studio is focusing on other Rockstar projects.
- Composer Freyja Garbett's deleted Instagram post sparked the rumors, which VGD shut down with an official statement. According to VGD, Snowden House was simply a VR tech demo based on a scrapped LA Noire case.
In response to recent rumors, development studio Video Games Deluxe has clarified that it is not working on a spiritual successor to LA Noire, and the source of the speculation was merely a misunderstanding regarding commissioned music for a now defunct project. LA Noire fans were disheartened by the news that something in the style of the hit detective game was not in the works, though VGD has stated it is working on something else.
The short-lived rumor of an LA Noire spiritual successor saw an enthusiastic surge of hope from fans who have long been asking for another game like the investigative action-adventure title. Unfortunately, it has now been officially confirmed that fans will not be receiving an LA Noire sequel any time soon.
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Video Games Deluxe released an official statement via LinkedIn clarifying that Sowden House, the rumored spiritual successor to LA Noire, was an old VR tech demo and nothing more. While the demo was indeed based on a scrapped case from LA Noire, VGD states that it has "no idea" if the project "will ever see the light of day."
LA Noire Fans Will Have To Keep Waiting For A Sequel
The initial rumors were sparked by a now deleted Instagram post from composer Freyja Garbett, in which she shared snippets of a jazz band recording session with a caption naming Sowden House as a psychological thriller set in 1940s Los Angeles. Many believed Garbett had inadvertently revealed a successor to LA Noire, as she named the game's development team as being part of the project, but VGD has since shut down any and all rumors with its official statement. The brief press release clarifies that VGD is working strictly on projects for Grand Theft Auto studio Rockstar Games, and the post from Garbett was of recordings that were being completed at VGD's request "to support a local composer."
One of the most successful detective games of all time, many fans have wondered why LA Noire never received a full sequel. While VGD did produce and release LA Noire: The VR Case Files, a shorter virtual reality project that was met with mixed reviews, audiences have held out hope that a third-person action game featuring a new detective and fresh investigations would be on the horizon. As it stands, VGD seems to be focusing its efforts exclusively on other Rockstar projects, with no LA Noire adjacent titles announced to be in the works.
Rumors of exciting video game projects frequently pop up, and as such, it has become crucial for studios to clarify whether rumors are accurate or not. As LA Noire fans mourn their brief excitement over the misunderstood Sowden House project, audiences may want to stay tuned for any updates on VGD's work for Rockstar Games.
LA Noire
- Released
- May 17, 2011
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Using groundbreaking new animation technology, MotionScan, that captures every nuance of an actor's facial performance in astonishing detail, L.A. Noire is a violent crime thriller that blends breathtaking action with true detective work to deliver an unprecedented interactive experience. Search for clues, chase down suspects and interrogate witnesses as you struggle to find the truth in a city where everyone has something to hide.
Amid the post-war boom of Hollywood's Golden Age, Cole Phelps is an LAPD detective thrown headfirst into a city drowning in its own success. Corruption is rampant, the drug trade is exploding, and murder rates are at an all-time high. In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, racketeering conspiracies and brutal murders, battling the L.A. Underworld and even members of his own department to uncover a secret that could shake the city to its rotten core.
