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Shanghai, 1936. Whore of the Orient. Paris of the East. The most corrupt and decadent city on the planet, where anything can be had or done for the right price. Plaything of Western powers who greedily exploit the Chinese masses. Boiling pot of Chinese nationalism, with the Kuomintang ruthlessly trying to suppress Communism and the labour movement. Home to the International Police Force, a group of Western cops hopelessly trying to keep the lid on and keep the peace.

From the development team who brought you L.A. Noire and The Getaway, along with the Academy Award winning film production team of Kennedy Miller Mitchell comes a completely new and original IP being developed for next generation games consoles and PC.

The Getaway, famous for its photo-realistic look, strong narrative and uncompromising gameplay style, sold over 4 million units on the PlayStation 2. The release of L.A. Noire set the quality bar even higher selling over 5 million units. L.A. Noire was critically heralded as a breakthrough for interactive storytelling and was the first game ever to be invited to be shown at New York's world renowned Tribeca Film Festival. L.A. Noire has gone on to become the UK's fastest selling original IP - a title previously held by The Getaway - and a worldwide number one hit. Using award winning animation technology to capture every actor's facial performance in astonishing detail, L.A. Noire combined breathtaking action with true detective work to deliver an unprecedented interactive experience.

http://teambondi.com/




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There's still a Team Bondi?



I thought they went out of business? If not this looks interesting.



badgenome said:
There's still a Team Bondi?


no. they are now a different company but it looks like they are using their old webpage still. weird.

 

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After liquidation, Team Bondi's assets and most of its staff went to Kennedy-Miller Mitchell. Some of the former employees have gone to work in different Rockstar studios. Rockstar retained the L.A. Noire intellectual property.

Interviewed in November 2011, Kennedy-Miller-Mitchell heads George Miller and Doug Mitchell commented on the success of L.A. Noire and the acquisition of Team Bondi. Miller said that many staff members from Team Bondi '… immediately went to work on Happy Feet Two'.[51]

KMM also acquired the rights to Brendan McNamara's next game, titled Whore of the Orient, which McNamara describes as “one of the great untold stories of the 20th Century”[52] Miller and Mitchell commented on this and another project, a game supporting the Mad Max sequel Fury Road, to which the remnants of Team Bondi may also be attached. According to Mitchell, '… With the government’s support we can immediately go forward with two games. Warner Bros is standing by, willing to do Fury Road; the incentive would bring it back here in a New York minute. It’s not immediately obvious but the potential in the video games sector is massive'.[51]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Bondi

the title bar on the webpage says KMM too.



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Oh snap seems interesting,.



thranx said:

no. they are now a different company but it looks like they are using their old webpage still. weird.

Oh, word.

The premise is an interesting one, but if the game is like L.A. Noire... I'd rather play Happy Feet Two.



Whore? Doubt they gonna keep that name if they're releasing on consoles.



Too much Orient and not enough whores in that screenshot.



Is this description wrong by ten years? 1936 were already fightings with Japan, the full war started 1937. Communists in Shanghai were already eradicated, the communists were at the north-west at the time, tried to avoid complete destruction by Chiang Kai-shek. Ten years before would match the general description more, this was the time of communist crackdown by the Kuomintang:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_massacre_of_1927



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