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You know that Entertainment Top 40 released last week and published online by the games press (including MCV)? Well it was wrong. MCV can reveal that the video game numbers were based on the raw Chart-Track data and were not up-weighted to account for the whole market. That means Black …
Read More »LA Noire’s McNamara’s next game is called ‘Whore of the Orient’
The name of the next game from LA Noire studio boss Brendan McNamara has been revealed, and it’s a striking one – Whore of the Orient. And while McNamara’s Team Bondi studio is now closed, the game still looks set for a release at some point after the rights were …
Read More »I don’t justify crunch, says Team Bondi boss
McNamara comes clean in candid interview; Makes no excuses for overtime fiasco; Says news media went too far
Read More »McNamara: Crunch fiasco was why Team Bondi closed
LA Noire studio boss breaks silence on how Australiaâ??s most promising outfit broke apart
Read More »L.A. Noire Complete Edition coming to OnLive
Rockstar Games has announced a new bundle for its critically acclaimed detective thriller will be released for OnLive this November. L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition will also be released on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on November 11th, three days after its November 8th launch in the US. The SKU …
Read More »Team Bondi enters administration
One of Australia's most promising studios faces closure
Read More »Team Bondi goes into administration
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is reporting that Team Bondi has entered administration after a notification of discharge on 26th August. Develop reported recently that Team Bondi was allegedly going to be acquired by KMM Studios, the Australian developer working on Happy Feet 2. Although the company’s status …
Read More »Team Bondi ‘sells off assets and IP’
Staff given choice of new job at Kennedy Miller Mitchell or severance pay, Develop source claims
Read More »LA Noire sells 4m, Duke Nukem hits profit, diversity promised
Following a quarter of decline for the publisher, Take-Two has pledged future diversity in its software offerings. That’s not to say the period was without success. Recent release LA Noire has now sold 4m units, though considering Rockstar has been bankrolling that game for half a decade it’s unknown whether …
Read More »Uncertainty surrounds Team Bondi future
Sydney studio Team Bondi is on the precipice of financial collapse, according to a growing number of online sources. Claims that the company is filing for bankruptcy originate from theNeogafdiscussion board. They have not been substantiated by an official representative.A Team Bondi spokesperson declined to initially comment when approached by …
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