Brendan McNamara (Writer of LA Noire and Founder of defunct dev Team Bondi) returning to games.

[deadasdisco]

This info is from a recently posted random job listing. As you may remember he had gone quiet ever since the fallout of Team Bondi's working conditions and subsequently closed its doors. The small team at his studio was responsible for the recent LA Noire VR files, and according to job listing, seems to be returning to console games as well. Whatever happens from this I have no clue.

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-game-engine-programmer-at-video-games-deluxe-759161266/

 

[ILikeFeet]

Sony and Rockstar probably don't want anything to do with him, so it will be interesting to see who picks up the tab.

safe to say Whore of the Orient ain't on the table

 

[ActWan]

Great to hear.

 

[ASleepingMonkey]

He's very talented, he wrote that whole game himself supposedly and it's a pretty well-done story even if you don't like it as a video game. Hopefully he's learned from the past and reflected on the conditions of Team Bondi and can create something wonderful again.

Whore of the Orient maybe?

Sony and Rockstar probably don't want anything to do with him, so it will be interesting to see who picks up the tab.

safe to say Whore of the Orient ain't on the table

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I mean like the listing says, they did stuff with the recent VR version of LA Noire so he's still somewhat close to Rockstar.

 

[Toumari]

Worth noting he was also the Director/Writer of The Getaway.

Nice to see him making a comeback.

 

[deadasdisco]

Worth noting he was also the Director/Writer of The Getaway.

Nice to see him making a comeback.

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Thanks for making that known, I completely forgot, great game that was.

 

[Dr. Caroll]

He's an absolutely terrible boss. Let him design games but don't give him any power over employees.

 

[Deleted member 864]

I completely forgot about the working conditions at Team Bondi, if anything I hope he's learned from his mistakes.

 

[VectorPrime]

Is this the guy who squashed cake break?

 

[Fart Master]

This guy is a massive scumbag from all accounts so I'm not sure why anyone is happy about this.

 

[VectorPrime]

This guy is a massive scumbag from all accounts so I'm not sure why anyone is happy about this.

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"Muh video games!"

 

[deadasdisco]

This guy is a massive scumbag from all accounts so I'm not sure why anyone is happy about this.

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Not defending his past with mentioning this but he has ex Team Bondi devs back at his new studio, so they seem to have some respect for him. Hopefully he learnt from his mistakes.

 

[Palette Swap]

Let's hope he won't be in a position where he can hurt anyone.

 

[Absoludacrous]

"Muh video games!"

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Everything pointed to Rockstar having to step in and wrestle creative control over the last two years of LA Noire anyway just to get the game out the door, so I'm not sure what the "Muh video games!" people are even clinging to at this point.

 

[Juan29.Zapata]

I feel sorry for anyone who works for him. Most at Team Bondi intentionally avoided him in Australia's programming world because he's a shitty boss.

 

[PSqueak]

Cake Day beware!

 

[Marano]

Inb4 someone says MS is picking up this guy (it's probably not MS).

 

[Man God]

Everything pointed to Rockstar having to step in and wrestle creative control over the last two years of LA Noire anyway just to get the game out the door, so I'm not sure what the "Muh video games!" people are even clinging to at this point.

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Same reason people still defend Kojima.

 

[ArjanN]

Same reason people still defend Kojima.

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Even as a driveby shitpost that makes no sense.

 

[BossAttack]

He's very talented, he wrote that whole game himself supposedly and it's a pretty well-done story even if you don't like it as a video game. Hopefully he's learned from the past and reflected on the conditions of Team Bondi and can create something wonderful again.

Whore of the Orient maybe?

I mean like the listing says, they did stuff with the recent VR version of LA Noire so he's still somewhat close to Rockstar.

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Eh, if you've seen LA Confidential then you're less impressed by the writing. LA Noire is basically just LA Confidential.

 

[JDSN]

Nah.

 

[Fart Master]

Eh, if you've seen LA Confidential then you're less impressed by the writing. LA Noire is basically just LA Confidential.

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It's pretty bog standard noire storytelling which I guess is the point but even than near the end it falls apart. Tons of significantly better games even back in 2011.

 

[Gospel]

Funny, I was just looking to see what he'd been up to a just a few weeks ago. Studio management and aggression/passion aside, he's a very talented visionary, and I'd love to see what sort of project results from a few years spent on something that never came to fruition.