The website of the shuttered Team Bondi developer is showing something entirely different today. It's a small teaser consisting of a screenshot background and a brief description of Whore of the Orient, the next title from former Team Bondi founder, Brendan McNamara. Sydney based games developer, KMM Interactive Productions, acquired Team Bondi's assets and staff late last year and also acquired the rights to McNamara's next title following his hit detective thriller game, L.A Noire.
KMM Interactive is aiming this for the PC and next generation consoles, and it looks like it has the publishing support of Warner Bros if the WB logo on the website teaser is of any indication. In-depth details on Whore of the Orient is still forthcoming, but McNamara looks to be covering another period piece with plans on bringing the same level of ambition of his past titles such as The Getaway and L.A Noire to this new game. From the website...
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.
KMM seem to currently be on the look out for talent from many disciplines for their studio and this game, so if you're a programmer (engine, gameplay, or tools), artist (texture, or senior), or animator (lead or senior), visit the Team Bondi website for further details.