It's a shame, really. Even with L.A. Noire's faults and general repetition, I found it to be a quite adequate game. One and done. I hope some of the team gets together to form a new studio. Hopefully with decent hours. And with a reasonable developmental cycle. That's kind of important, too.
I just saw that Team Bondi shut down, wow that was really unexpected. Anyone have any thoughts? I honestly thought Rockstar would have bought them.
Rockstar did not want to purchase them because the partnership made for L.A. Noire was laced with hatred for each other. The main issue of all of this is the Macnamera, no paid overtimes, high employee turnover rate and general mismanagement.
Color me completely unsurprised. I do hope that all of the employees affected are able to find better employment elsewhere.
Well, maybe not McNamara. That guy can spend the rest of his days manning the production line at a Vegemite plant, given all of the nasty things he's alleged to have done.
Well we can totally throw out that LA Noire sequel that everybody wanted right? OH WAIT
If Rockstar wanted to make another LA Noire, they'd buy the rights to the name. Kinda like the whole Red Dead thing being a Capcom property at first.
And I would love a sequel if Jack Kelso was the main protagonist. But I sure fuckin hated Phelps.
I actually wouldn't mind a more modern oriented LA Noire style of game. I'd really love to see more physical crime scene analytics than just sitting in front of a computer and going ENHANCE THAT IMAGE.
I'm not sure about how they handled the development of the game or how they treated workers but what I do know is that not only was LA Noire a great game but it should of helped Australian game development grow.
Well we can totally throw out that LA Noire sequel that everybody wanted right? OH WAIT
If Rockstar wanted to make another LA Noire, they'd buy the rights to the name. Kinda like the whole Red Dead thing being a Capcom property at first.
And I would love a sequel if Jack Kelso was the main protagonist. But I sure fuckin hated Phelps.
I think Rockstar already owns the LA Noire franchise since they published it and funded the game.
I don't believe the details of their deal were made public. For all we know, Team Bondi might have gotten to keep the IP. However since they're liquidating their assets, I'm sure Rockstar would be the first one to swoop in and pick it up, if they don't already own it.
When a company has its manager come out and say "Hey guys. We are soooooo close to releaseing if yous can put more hours so we can finish next week!" Next weeks rolls by "aww sorry guys we have pushed back. we know you put in alot of "UNPAID" hours into the last week...awww what a shame" They did that three or four times. They cracked the whip to get unpaid overtime. When it was a lie.
Rockstar never wanted to support them, they were bound to close down
Rockstar came in wanting to buy them and to have a Rockstar Sydney studio. No amount of money and rockstar staff going to Team Bondi to finish the game would have been enough if there were not flaws within Team Bondi's studio. Don't forget this game was Sony Published and backed before they lost interest in this project ever happening.
Rockstar never wanted to support them, they were bound to close down
Rockstar came in wanting to buy them and to have a Rockstar Sydney studio. No amount of money and rockstar staff going to Team Bondi to get the project rolling to completion would have been enough if their were flaws within Team Bondi's studio. Don't forget this game was Sony Published and backed before they lost interest in this project ever happening.
Pretty much this. Rockstar did have a vested interest in Team Bondi. The problem, however, was that Team Bondi was a total clusterfuck of an organization.
Rockstar never wanted to support them, they were bound to close down
Rockstar came in wanting to buy them and to have a Rockstar Sydney studio. No amount of money and rockstar staff going to Team Bondi to get the project rolling to completion would have been enough if their were flaws within Team Bondi's studio. Don't forget this game was Sony Published and backed before they lost interest in this project ever happening.
Pretty much this. Rockstar did have a vested interest in Team Bondi. The problem, however, was that Team Bondi was a total clusterfuck of an organization.
You'd think Rockstar would've checked this before backing them up...
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