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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 »Team Bondi dev challenges crunch accusations
News coverage 'very one-sided', but studio insider says the group will learn from mistakes
Read More »Anatomy of a Blockbuster: LA Noire
Develop's monthly dissection of a recent hit game
Read More »Crunch helps no one, says Minecraft boss
Mojang's Kaplan: Endless hours will only slow staff down
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. …
Read More »Industry outrage at ‘brutal’ Team Bondi crunch
Excessive LA Noire workload 'absolutely unacceptable' says IGDA
Read More »Devs reveal LA Noire grind
The boss of Australian group Team Bondi screamed at staff in the middle of the office” during the brutal” development of LA Noire, according to an explosive depiction of life at the studio. Brendan McNamara is accused by one of eleven anonymous insiders as the angriest person I’ve ever met”. …
Read More »This isn’t a 9-to-5 job, says defiant McNamara
You can't make a triple-A game without killing yourself, says unashamed Team Bondi boss
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