Aussie L.A. Noire developer goes into receivership

I saw that today. How shit is that? :S

It's not good eh. Sad that such a great game (from what I hear, I haven't bought it yet) from an Australian development house gets themselves that much into strife.

I would have thought the hard part was over with the cash rolling in.

sad year for aussie game dev

Wonder if this means we won't see the PC version after all :-(

Ah good point.

pc port should still be ok, rockstar own the ip, and usually ported games are done by another studio anyway.

[Attachment 8341]Sydney's Team Bondi, the studio behind the critically acclaimed L.A. Noire, has gone into administration. A report from the Australian Securities & Investments Commission explains that an administrator was appointed on Tuesday. The studio's office is being advertised for lease.

This unfortunate news is received after a string of dramas at the studio; being subject to criticisms regarding unsuitable working conditions from staff, a treacherous six year development of L.A. Noire, and Rockstar pulling out as the studio's publisher.

LA Noire developer placed in administration [TG Daily]

Such a shame. Hopefully the PC release is still on the cards. Promoted to news.

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First I've heard about 'Lawsuits' from previous employees, at most it was employees that weren't happy with work conditions, but they left or got let go, not sure what grounds a they could sue on though.

That asside, it a shame that this studio is shutting down, LA Noire was awesome and I would have loved to have seen what else they produce as Team Bondi.

Indeed there is an innacuracy in my news bite: the lawsuit referenced is actually in regards to Aaron Martinez, a tester previously on the Take-Two payroll, citing unpaid wages. I have updated the article.

The matter of the many dissatisfied employees in regards to Team Bondi working conditions is still brewing, with rumours of a class action against Brendan McNamara.