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LA Noire developer to be emptied of staff, according to unverified sources
Read More »Rockstar considering LA Noire face tech for GTA
LA Noire’s MotionScan face capture technology could be used in the next installment of Grand Theft Auto. Speaking to PSM3, as reported by CVG, the studio’s co-founder Brendan McNamara confirmed that Rockstar is looking into the possibilities of MotionScan for GTA and other properties. He said: "Yeah, I think they’re …
Read More »Rockstar eyes MotionScan for GTA V
Team Bondi co-founder confirms that Grand Theft Auto publisher interested in MotionScan
Read More »Games aping films ‘become bastard half-children’
Develop Conference: Games attempting emotional drama 'resemble the inverted baboon in The Fly'
Read More »L.A. Noire debuts at No.1 in Japan
Rockstar Games’ L.A. Noire has taken the top spot in the Japanese charts after its first week on sales, leading a wave of Western-developed successes in the region. The Team Bondi-developed detective thriller shifted more than 70,000 copies in Japan, with the PS3 copy taking No.1. The game was one …
Read More »Western games shine in Japanese charts
LA Noire debuts at No.1, followed by fellow Western-developed games Infamous 2 and Goldeneye
Read More »LA Noire developer disputes crunch claims
Team Bondi’s management is actively working to learn from mistakes”, one dev at the company has said, weeks after it was revealed a controversial crunch culture had swept through the studio. David Heironymus, a programmer at the Australian indie studio, claimed however that allegations against Team Bondi have been exaggerated …
Read More »Anatomy of a Blockbuster: LA Noire
Develop's monthly dissection of a recent hit game
Read More »Rockstar ‘will not publish’ next Team Bondi game
Sources claim that Rockstar won't be publishing LA Noire developer's next game
Read More »Rockstar’s ‘disdain’ for Team Bondi
The ongoing disgruntlement surrounding the fraught relationship between LA Noire developer Team Bondi and publisher Rockstar has taken another turn. An un-named former Team Bondi staffer has spoken of Rockstar’s "disdain" for the studio and suggested that the relationship that finally dragged LA Noire to market will not be resurrected. …
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