First LA Noire DLC release date

By Tom Phillips Published 19 May, 2011

"Nicholson Electroplating" for June.

Upcoming L.A. Noire's first paid-for DLC, the "Nichlson Electroplating arson case", launches for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 21st June.

Rockstar now lists the new content on its site. Gamers who bought L.A. Noire at a Best Buy midnight launch event are able to nab the add-on for free.

Word of the DLC leaked earlier this week after being spotted on Best Buy flyers. It's listed as the "first DLC pack", rather unsurprisingly implying more DLC will follow.

Rockstar has been silent on its post-release L.A. Noire plans, although the title launched with a raft of pre-order exclusives the developer has promised will later be made available to all.

There's also that mysterious Rockstar Pass, promised to launch for the game this week, but is nowhere to be seen.

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Tom joined Eurogamer in 2010 and has quickly made his mark writing news and columns and coming up with puntastic straplines. Questionable beard. @TomPhillips151 on Twitter.

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Comments (27) Latest comment 1 year ago

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  • YenRug #1 1 year ago

    Now we just need to know the prices for the masses of DLC that's going to be showing up for this game...

  • GamesProgrammer Verified Games Team Programmer, Eutechnyx Ltd. #2 1 year ago

    So ive just got my copy, at work so cant play it yet, but is the PS3 exclusive Case on the disk or will we have to wait for PSN Store to come back?

  • GamesConnoisseur #3 1 year ago

    I m fine with paid for DLC as long as they were being developed after the release date, preferably way after as adding value and replayability to the initial outlay.

    This stinks of relocating as much game assets and charge extra, perhaps with a bit of tinkering rather than back to drawing board for new story/quests.

  • MrChuckles #4 1 year ago

    How do people know this DLC wasn't developed after LA Noire went into cert? That is up to 1-3 months for most bigger games. You could say 'delay it, then i won't be as pissed off as it won't be out on day 1' but i bet most purchases happen in the first week, especially for a linear game that will be traded in as soon as people finish it.

  • captain_Carl #5 1 year ago

    "Gamers who bought L.A. Noire at a Best Buy midnight launch event are able to nab the add-on for free."

    The fuck?

  • BBIAJ #6 1 year ago

    @FluffyTrucker:

    Why are you such a miserable sod!?

    If it's not "30FPS Fail!" this, then it's "DLC Fuck Off!" that!

    Lighten up!

  • jaywalker3010 Verified Mastering Manager, Square Enix #7 1 year ago

    If they have plans for `lots` of new cases, then they should allow you to pick 5 for free, regardless of which ones, with your original `paid for game`.. These were CLEARLY cut from the main game to make it fit (they've said as much)
    Edited by jaywalker3010 at 19/05/11 @ 14:24

  • randompanda #8 1 year ago

    MrChuckles - There are plenty of articles on the net talking how much much content had to be scrapped from the final release of the game. It's not entirely unreasonable to assume that content was never deleted and simply put aside from DLC.

    Saying that, I genuinely don't think they could fit much more game onto the disc in this particular case.
    Edited by randompanda at 19/05/11 @ 14:32

  • Genyus #9 1 year ago

    Why don't they fix the game first before working on DLC? What is it with gaming companies these days..

  • gillri #10 1 year ago

    wont bother with this, my copy came today and im loving it but I will sell it on completion and this maybe further down the line pick up the GOTY edition with all DLC included

  • M_of_the_sys #11 1 year ago

    @randompanda

    Aren't the trophies for the DLC already on the disc? Makes me thing it was scrapped.

    Anyway, when DLC is announced this early on, I wait for the GOTY edition.

  • kinky_mong #12 1 year ago

    @BBIAJ: Don't forgot him posting "Fuck Off Nintendo" in any relevant articles. It's a shame, Fluffy used to be one of the funniest members of this site (and there's a brief flash of him being funny again in the Draw Mohammed thread) but his comments activity is just tiresome.

  • Darren #13 1 year ago

    The game cases last anywhere between 30 and 90 minutes from what I've been reading so hopefully this DLC will be priced accordingly and no more than 400 MP with shorter cases costing less (yeah, like that will ever happen!). The potential for DLC is unlimited with this game so lets hope they're all worthwhile buying.

  • GrizzleBoy #14 1 year ago

    Am I the only person who actually DOESN'T like to hear about the newest DLC for a game before its actually released?

    I've never been a fan of this generation of gaming where DLC (aka already existing content removed from release copies in most cases) has been popularized by none other than gamers themselves through console wars (360 getting "exclusive" episodic content in GTAIV was the first big step by gamers to embrace DLC).

    I've never bought DLC for any game just out of my own principle (which is that I should be able to pay for a game once and enjoy it over its lifetime like I used to before 360/PS3 existed), but I've at least accepted that other people may not mind spending the money.

    However, it seems devs are REALLY pushing it now.

    What is with all these new games coming out with DLC planned before the game even hits the stores?

    Maybe its because games have no actual challenge to them these days and can be completed in one long sitting, that devs feel the need to tell you just days after (or even before) a game goes live that there's actually more stuff that you can do after completing the game.

    Meh.

    Long story short:- Fuck DLC.

  • Darren #15 1 year ago

    GrizzleBoy - Normally I don't like hearing about DLC pre-release but considering this is a 20+ hour game on three discs (one 25 GB Blu-ray Disc for the PS3), I don't feel like I'm being short-charged this time round. Also the structure of the game which has you solving cases makes it ideal for bite-sized chunks of DLCs so long as they aren't priced at 800 MP each.

    Wonder what the Rockstar Pass is for though? Is it so you can pay a one-off 800 MP and download all the DLC as it is made available at a lower overall cost? Would be nice if that was the case (no pun intended).

  • DiamondIce #16 1 year ago

    @GamesProgrammer

    I had to download my DLC (The Naked City case) from the Xbox Live Marketplace - it was around 450MB. I guess the PS3 is the same?

  • DiamondIce #17 1 year ago

    @GamesProgrammer

    I had to download my DLC (The Naked City case) from the Xbox Live Marketplace - it was around 450MB. I guess the PS3 is the same?

    What the fuck is wrong with people negging a fact? I was offering help to somebody.
    Edited by DiamondIce at 19/05/11 @ 18:59

  • GrizzleBoy #18 1 year ago

    @Darren

    Yeah, apologies for the rant. It wasn't meant solely for this game.

    I guess the idea of knowing that paying full price for a game wont deliver the complete experience, before I've even had the opportunity to pay full price. It just seems to leave a bad taste in my mouth.

    Is 20+ hours actually that long for an adventure game though?
    Edited by GrizzleBoy at 19/05/11 @ 15:48

  • Stockings #19 1 year ago

    That was quick, nice moneygrab ;)

  • pestibug #20 1 year ago

    Ah, the expected DLC's for LA noire. A bit sooner then expected, but well, if there is one game that can benefit from good and not too expensive DLC it must be this game. As long as these new DLC's are cool cases to solve, then it only extends the lifetime fo the game.

    Funny thing tho' earlier there was a article saying LA noire was originally 6 dvd's. Wonder how much from that went straight to the "This is for DLC bin". Anyway, if these DLC's a reasonably priced and in good quality, it's all cool in my book.

  • Haq-1 #21 1 year ago

    @GamesProgrammer

    Ye, you will have to wait until the store is back up but theres PLENTY of hours to get through in the story so no big deal

  • -cerberus- #22 1 year ago

    Fellow gamers, vote with your wallets: don't buy it. I know I won't. Sick of this DLC fad.

  • geeza2020 #23 1 year ago

    unfortunately its not a fad, fads pass, yet I can only see DLC sticking around :-(

  • BBIAJ #24 1 year ago

    @-cerberus-:

    That's fine if you want o make a stance, but don't go and try forcing it upon others, that's just not right.

    As for me, I'll lap up all the L.A. Noire DLC they can throw at me!

  • brseg #25 1 year ago

    It is rather early to talk about dlc, but I expect its partly to discourage people from trading-in. No multiplayer, and little replayability could be an issue after you're done with the story.

    I think I'll wait for the (patched!) GOTY edition. It doesn't quite grab me like RDR did, I felt I had to experience that right away.

  • midnight_walker #26 1 year ago

    Does the DLC fit snugly into the main story, or is it completable after you finish the game? If it's one of those "load a save from the middle of the game to play the DLC" jobbies it can fuck right off. Otherwise, it's fine.

  • -cerberus- #27 1 year ago

    @BBIAJ #25: I didn't force anything on anyone. You do whatever it is you think is best for you. Yet it's simple: you either buy it or you don't. Hence, you vote with your wallet, yes?
    Edited by -cerberus- at 19/05/11 @ 20:26