Many of the cases of the game are representations of real-life crimes which occurred during 1940s Los Angeles.
A majority of the actors in this game have appeared on the show Mad Men (2007) including Aaron Staton who plays Cole Phelps.
This was the first video game to be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival. It was shown as an hour-long film, followed by a session where the audience could ask questions to the developers about the making of the game.
The game took seven years to develop.
Even though L.A. Noire was critically acclaimed and sold well, the game's lengthy development and use of cutting edge facial capture technology caused the studio, Team Bondi, to close down shortly after its release.