It may have been a while since Studio Bondi went out of business, but it appears the cold case that was L.A Noire still has some amusing stories to tell. Thanks to Depth Analysis, the firm responsible for capturing the character’s facial expressions, the very best of the actor’s motion-captured mistakes are now available in-game for your viewing pleasure with the L.A. Noire Gag Reel.
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The developers behind L.A. Noire have released the first screenshot of their work in progress title Whore on the Orient. View the full article »
Rockstar have confirmed that the crime solving adventure title L.A. Noire may not be as dead as you think. Despite the untimely demise of Australia developer Team Bondi, Rockstar have kept the rights to the L.A. Noire brand and won’t rule out the possibility of developing a sequel. View the full article »
Rockstar Games is bringing L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The detective crime drama was previously announced for PC, and fortunately is also making its way to console this coming November.
Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive along with Team Bondi have announced the L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition for Windows PC, Steam and OnLive. View the full article »
Rumours have been swirling around Sydney-based development studio Team Bondi for quite some time and it looks like today those rumours have been confirmed as true. View the full article »
Sydney based Team Bondi has fallen from grace since its release of L.A. Noire. With news coming out of an abusive work environment resulting in Rockstar severing ties with the Australia studio.
It seems the studio may be on the verge of absorption according to Develop. An insider has claimed Team Bondi assets and remaining IP will being sold to KMM ((Kennedy-Miller Mitchell). View the full article »
Rumour is circulating that Team Bondi may be absorbed into KMM (Kennedy-Miller Mitchell) Studio. According to Kotaku, Brendan McNamara is believed to be in talks with George Miller with the remainder of Team Bondi to join the ranks of KMM.
Rumours surfaced after claims Rockstar are far from willing to publish Team Bondi’s next title following the media fiasco with L.A. Noire. View the full article »
Claims have emerged via GameIndustry.biz that Rockstar Games will be cutting its ties with the Australian games studio, and will not be publishing Team Bondi’s next title. The recent controversy surrounding working conditions and what ex-employees, the ‘Bondi Eleven’ have said about oppressive management by studio boss Brendan McNamara has attracted negative views and opinions from the game industry and gamers alike.
Internal emails were revealed to GamesIndustry.biz of unsavoury work practices including overtime, pay freezes and demanding schedules. According to an ex-employee at Team Bondi, the relationship between Rockstar and Team Bondi has been souring for quite awhile. View the full article »
Do you ever feel like L.A. Noire really captured the feeling of 1947 Los Angeles so well that it almost felt real? In this case it kind of is. L.A. Noire latest DLC “The Nicholson Electroplating Disaster” was inspired by real life crime that did occur back in 1947 Lose Angeles. The magnitude of the crime was large enough to make national headlines back in the day.
