After the Team Bondi scandal first came up in June, and continued to be a thing through July, the future of the studio became unclear. With all the bad press surrounding the team, doubt of their survival became an issue as even their former producer, Rockstar, was rumored to be distancing themselves from the developers. Now, according to another rumor, KMM is stepping in to fill the void left by Rockstar, potentially saving what is left of the studio from bankruptcy.

If this new rumor is to be believed, the remnants of the Team Bondi studio (including Brendan McNamara) may find a new home within Sydney-based KMM. Unfortunately for some employees of KMM animation shop Dr. D, the team currently finishing up Happy Feet 2, this possible agreement would mean bad news. Some of the former Team Bondi employees who left the studio because of McNamara and harsh working conditions found a home at Dr. D. If this turns out to be more than just scuttlebutt, I already feel bad for those former Bondi employees.

Rumour: Team Bondi to be absorbed into George Miller's KMM studio in Sydney [Kotaku via Joystiq]
Bankruptcy rumors circle Team Bondi [Develop]

Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)

Stephen Beirne

Chris Carter

L.A. Noire was one of my favorite games of all time, so I hope they still have some fight left in them.

TheNephilym

Well, by all means, PLEASE let them finish Happy Feet 2 before you go pissing in their Froot Loops. @Vic, dat Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg... mmmmm

TheNephilym

Oh, Jean-Baptiste....


...come at me bro...

Daniel Starkey

Nice choice of pic, also LA Noire was ~amaaaaaazing~.

EnigmaEmu

Is that Howie Mandel?

Brian Green

LA Noire was pretty boring
amazing story
boring as fucking hell game to actually PLAY

sooooooooooooo i dont see why this is possibly bad news???

Epic-Kx

HAPPY FEET 2?! YYEEESSSS.

N-effect-human

@Magnalon and others yearning for LA Noire continuation

I found this in the second source article:

"Rockstar owns the LA Noire IP.", which will save it from a situation like Interplay and Bethesda have over Fallout.

Also, "Rockstar Leeds is building the PC edition of LA Noire."
Fuck yes Leeds, fuck yes.

josmeister

Twas a lovely little game for sure, doubt I would buy anything else with McNamara involved after knowing how he treats his workers though

Jibberwocky

How the fuck do you mistake Bruce Willis for Howie Mandell?

TheNephilym

I'm pretty sure he was talking about Gary Oldman. It's the soul patch.

burnhost

Play tank game online
http://everfreegames.com/index.php/2011/08/06/indestruc2tank/

Plants vs Zombies play online
http://everfreegames.com/index.php/2011/08/06/plants-vs-zombies-play-online/

Cave Johnson

Negative, I am a meat popsicle.

mythbuilder

Best...picture...ever

Noir Trilby

Leelo Dallas Multi-pass!

Also, LA Noire was brilliant. I'd love for them to do a sequel with Jack Kelso as a P.I.

BoboTheMonkey

SMOKE YOU!

lung

@Bobo
Wrong answer. *BLAM!*

lung

We need a Fifth Element video game. That movie rocks.

SirNinjaFace

@lung: There was a Fifth Element game on PSOne, i think it was released around 1997-98 i think. I remember wanting to buy it but didn't, cause' i was afraid Chris Tucker and his voice was in the game! *bsss* And if i remember correctly it didn't get any glowing reviews.