Tag Archives: team bondi
Thu, Aug 04, 2011 | 05:53 BST
Rumour – Team Bondi to join Dr D Studios
Kotaku is citing sources inside Sydney film studios suggesting a possible acquisition of LA Noire developer Team Bondi.
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Posted in: Australia, Rumour, Trade
Tags: Brendan McNamara, Dr D Studios, George Miller, Kennedy-Miller Mitchell Films, team bondi
Wed, Jul 27, 2011 | 19:09 BST
McNamara: Rockstar were “brave enough to take the risk” with L.A. Noire
Team Bondi head Brendan McNamara has said that when it came to publishing L.A. Noire, no other studio was willing to take a risk on the game other than Take Two’s Rockstar.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: Brendan McNamara, la noire, team bondi
Tue, Jul 26, 2011 | 15:09 BST
Splash Damage: Crunch time “inevitable”, but “respect for staff” is key
Paul Wedgwood, CEO of Brink developer Splash Damage, has told Edge that whilst the crunch period during development is all but inevitable, the key to a healthy studio is to do as much advanced planning as possible.
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Posted in: Jobs, Platform holders, Rockstar, Trade
Tags: Brink, crunch, michael pachter, Paul Wedgwood, splash damage, team bondi
Fri, Jul 22, 2011 | 11:38 BST
Team Bondi: Cut LA Noire content wouldn’t fit one Blu-ray
Team Bondi boss Brendan McNamara has said that cut content from LA Noire wouldn’t have been able to fit on a single Blu-ray.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: Brendan McNamara, la noire, team bondi
Thu, Jul 21, 2011 | 15:18 BST
Bondi’s McNamara: Rockstar “looking at” MotionScan for upcoming games
Boom. Team Bondi boss Brendan McNamara has claimed that Rockstar is currently looking at LA Noire’s famous facial technology MotionScan for its future batch of titles, including Grand Theft Auto V.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Rockstar
Tags: Brendan McNamara, grand theft auto v, GTA V, team bondi
Thu, Jul 14, 2011 | 21:32 BST
Heironymus: Some ex-staffers who left years ago “want to see Team Bondi destroyed”
Dave Heironymus, lead gameplay programmer at Team Bondi, has posted an open letter regarding the development of L.A. Noire over on Gamasutra where he states that some of the comments and stories regarding the slave-drive mentality at the firm which have come out lately, are from people who want “to see Team Bondi destroyed.”
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Posted in: Australia, Development
Tags: Dave Heironymus, L.A. Noire, team bondi
Sat, Jul 09, 2011 | 12:05 BST
The Weekly Wrap – Rockstar boots Bondi, Burnout goes downloadable
BioWare’s thinking about showing Tali’s face in ME3. We hope she pulls off her mask, revealing a Master Chief helmet. “ Let’s finish the fight,” she’ll say. Just like you’ve finished another week. And you didn’t think we could tie all of this together.
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Posted in: Bethesda, EA, PC, Rockstar, Weekly Wrap
Tags: Burnout Crash, Dishonored, team bondi
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 17:01 BST
Final LA Noire DLC gets trailered
Despite all the Team Bondi drama from earlier this week, Rockstar’s released the first trailer for Reefer Madness, the final DLC for LA Noire. The content, a Vice mission, sees Phelps and Earle in “one of the city’s biggest narcotics rings.” You can get the video below. It’ll cost you 320 MS points/£3.19 on PSN if buying separately on Wednesday. For those with the Rockstar Pass, it’s free.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: la noire, Reefer Madness, team bondi
Wed, Jul 06, 2011 | 16:25 BST
Where There’s Smoke: Team Bondi’s Sydney “sweat shop”
Everyone’s talking about Team Bondi, but is the Sydney studio just one of a growing number of developers bedevilled by harsh working conditions?
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Posted in: Australia, Development, Trade
Tags: Brendan McNamara, team bondi
Tue, Jul 05, 2011 | 13:49 BST
Report – Rockstar “will not publish” next Bondi project
“Disdain” for LA Noire developer Team Bondi on the game’s development from publisher Rockstar means it won’t publish the Sydney studio’s next game, a wide-ranging expose on GI.biz is reporting.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: Brendan McNamara, Rockstar, team bondi
Tue, Jun 28, 2011 | 13:27 BST
IGDA to investigate Team Bondi crunch policy
The International Game Developers Association has said it’ll investigate claims over LA Noire developer Team Bondi’s crunch work policy.
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Posted in: Australia, Development, Rockstar
Tags: Brian Robbins, igda, la noire, team bondi
Sat, Jun 25, 2011 | 20:17 BST
Team Bondi feature describes reported working conditions during L.A. Noire development
IGN has an excellent feature posted on the trials and tribulations Team Bondi went through to get L.A Noire out the door, and it also brings more to light regarding the reported issues surrounding the departure of frustrated staff.
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Posted in: Action, Australia, Development, Jobs, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: Brendan McNamara, L.A. Noire, team bondi
Thu, Jun 23, 2011 | 17:33 BST
LA Noire to launch on PC this fall with bumped visuals
Rockstar’s announced a PC version of LA Noire, confirming it’ll release this fall after the console versions shipped 4 million units to date.
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Posted in: Action, PC, Rockstar
Tags: la noire, rockstar leeds, team bondi
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 18:37 BST
“PS3 wasn’t really something that existed,” when Team Bondi started work on L.A. Noire
Team Bondi’s technical director, Franta Fulin, has said development on L.A. Noire took quite a while because when the team first started on it, PS3 “wan’t really something that existed,” yet.
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Posted in: Action, Development, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, team bondi
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 15:26 BST
PSA: L.A. Noire DLC Nicholson Electroplating now available
Rockstar has released the L.A. Noire DLC case Nicholson Electroplating for PSN and XBL.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, Nicholson Electroplating, rockstar pass, team bondi
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 07:36 BST
Uncredited L.A. Noire staff describe Team Bondi crunch conditions
Further to claims of over 100 missing staff credits for L.A. Noire, an alleged inside source has described crunched conditions at Team Bondi which led to the departure of frustrated staff.
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Posted in: Action, Development, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: credits, L.A. Noire, la noire, team bondi
Fri, Jun 17, 2011 | 21:34 BST
More Friday Shorts: L.A. Noire, Lucius, Apogee, Rock Band 3
It’s Friday. Read these shorts before you go out on the town.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: apogee, dragons dogma, facebook, funny or die, harmonix, hitman avatar goodies, hydra controller, L.A. Noire, Little Deviants, Lucius, MapleStory, maroon 5, Nexxon, portal 2, puddle of mudd, Ratchet & Clank: See the Skin Design Contest, rock band 3, street fighter shirts, Street Fighter x Tekken, Swords and Sorcery, team bondi, world of tanks
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 | 17:49 BST
Trailer for L.A. Noire DLC Nicholson Electroplating released
Rockstar has released a new trailer for the upcoming L.A. Noire DLC case, “Nicholson Electroplating”, along with some interesting facts on it.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, Nicholson Electroplating, rockstar pass, team bondi
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 14:29 BST
Rockstar Pass discount extended into next week
Rockstar’s announced that it’s extended the discount for its Rockstar Pass into next week. The deal will enable users who haven’t done so to buy the pass, which will allow you to download DLC of LA Noire for free instead of buying them separately without the pass, for a discounted price of $9.99 or 800 MS points. After this week, it’ll cost $12/960 MS points.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSN, Rockstar, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: la noire, rockstar pass, team bondi
Mon, Jun 13, 2011 | 14:38 BST
Report – UK games retail sees YoY decrease in May despite LA Noire launch
UK games retail went into a YoY decrease tailspin for the month of May despite the launch of Rockstar’s LA Noire, a report from MCV is claiming.
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Posted in: Action, Retail, Rockstar, UK
Tags: la noire, team bondi, UK games retail
Microsoft’s Kinect patent suggest they will be always be watching