No tricks: Whore of the Orient may not see the light of day
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L.A. Noire spiritual successor probably won't be released.
READ MORE >Supposed Whore of the Orient gameplay footage leaked
A minute of gameplay footage supposedly from Team Bondi's mysterious and ill-fated Whore of the Orient has stumbled onto the Internet, dazed and shivering as if emerging from an opium den into the harsh light of day. If it is what it's claimed to be, it's clearly from an ear...
READ MORE >"Not surprising that previs gameplay would look like a game they just finished making. geeze ..."
see all 9 commentsDisplaced LA Noire staff forms new studio
Former members of Team Bondi and KMM have started a new indie studio in Sydney, Australia, following the closure of the KMM game division last month. It's called Intuitive Game Studios.
READ MORE >"I hope Whorient (heh) comes out eventually, uncompromised. It sounded like a really cool concept."
see all 3 commentsReport: Whore of the Orient studio shut down
The future of Whore of the Orient is in doubt, following reports of layoffs at KMM.
READ MORE >"With a name like that, it won't be historical. Probably just a buncha BS."
see all 12 commentsWhore of the Orient to be 'similar' to L.A. Noire
Whore of the Orient, Team Bondi's follow-up to L.A. Noire, is apparently in pre-production and is aiming for a 2015 release, according to some job listing uncovered by super sleuth superannuation. The title will supposedly go into full production next year.
READ MORE >"Possibly, but they already have all the engine and technology stuff sorted out, all they need to ..."
see all 18 commentsMorning Caffeinated! -- Greenlight mail, ladies of the evening, and ArenaNet kudos
Ramblings and musings of occasional significance to the Shacknews audience. This is the morning edition for August 31, 2012. Topics include: Greenlight will mean more mail for journalists, will Whore of the Orient get past the ESRB, a pat on the back for ArenaNet. and Wake u...
READ MORE >"I'll mention it on Tuesday when we have a lot of articles to offer from the show. Steve is there ..."
see all 12 commentsWhore of the Orient coming to next-gen consoles and PC
Whore of the Orient, the next title from the director behind L.A. Noire, will be coming to PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720. A first image from the game was also revealed.
READ MORE >"Well say what you want about Team Bondi, they've got some incredible settings. First a pitch ..."
see all 27 commentsField Report: LA Noire Touch Edition
Last week, Rockstar Games released a new version of LA Noire with touch controls. But you'd be forgiven if you didn't know about it--it's a touch version created exclusively for OnLive.
READ MORE >"I'm disappointed to hear the touch controls were less than ideal. In any case, having what is ..."
see all 3 commentsWhore of the Orient is LA Noire director's next game
George Miller's KMM studio has picked up the rights to LA Noire director Brendan McNamara's new script, titled Whore of the Orient.
READ MORE >"Having worked on HF2, I can say that for most staff it was contract-based and as per the usual ..."
see all 20 commentsLA Noire director blames 'bad press' for studio closure
LA Noire project head Brendan McNamara has commented on the Team Bondi closure, his reputation, and more.
READ MORE >"Telling him to his face doesn't do the good deed of warning people to stay away from what sounds ..."
see all 11 commentsLA Noire director working on new game
The studio behind LA Noire may be no more, but that hasn't stopped the game's writer and director, Brendan McNamara, from pursuing a new title, one that expands upon the lessons learned from his crime drama for Rockstar.
READ MORE >"He's like American McGee but at least he settled down eventually and started being a good guy ..."
see all 6 commentsWhy Cole is 'psychotic' in LA Noire
Team Bondi's Brendan McNamara explains Cole's sudden, violent mood swings.
READ MORE >"What he says about suddenly expecting realism from everything else is true. LA Noire gets the ..."
see all 6 commentsL.A. Noire used to feature 'forceful' interrogations
Rockstar's VP of Product Development, Jeronimo Barrera, looks back at L.A. Noire's development and reveals that it once let players beat up interrogation subjects.
READ MORE >"would have made replays much more fun if you had some fightnight style interrogations in it!"
see all 7 commentsL.A. Noire: Complete Edition confirmed for consoles too
Rockstar has announced a 'Complete Edition' of Team Bondi's LA Noire is coming to consoles in November, complete with all the DLC packs.
READ MORE >"I dunno, I import all my games now to avoid Aussie rape tax, I think 60$ US?"
see all 12 commentsLA Noire dev owed over $1M to employees
A new report indicates that over 75% of the debt that ultimately forced L.A. Noire developer Team Bondi to close its doors came from unpaid wages at the studio.
READ MORE >"Bottom line the game was great, their time management wasn't and their hairy as a gorilla boss ..."
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"change the name of the game , you idiots! who is in charge there?"
- MartyHowe see all 8 comments