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    Xav de Matos posted a new article, LA Noire dev owed over $1M to employees.

    A new report indicates that over 75% of the debt that ultimately forced L.A. Noire developer Team Bondi to close its doors came from unpaid wages at the studio.
    Oct 07, 2011 5:15pm PDT
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    Xav de Matos posted a new article, LA Noire dev owed over $1M to employees.

    A new report indicates that over 75% of the debt that ultimately forced L.A. Noire developer Team Bondi to close its doors came from unpaid wages at the studio. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      I heard nothing but great things about this game, sad that the devs are falling on hard times. That is pr... : Saldrin
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        yeah the game wasnt a commercial success or what - i thought it was popular : bolneze
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          It was a big hit. I think it moved 4-6 million copies, probably more by now, but it was in development fo... : Dr_Cube
          • :[ : bolneze
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      No wonder Rockstar dropped the developer like a hot potato. : Sailor of Fortune
      • Didn't want to be one-up'd in front of all the the other sweat shops? : capt trippsThis person is cool!
    • Well, at least they can't blame piracy. : Jobos
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      If Bondi managed their books better, minded their budget constraints, etc. do you think L.A. Noire would ... : Home Nugget
      • If they had been managed better in general yeah I think it would have been as good maybe even better cons... : OutlawSundown
    • Canadian Menz: $29.99 for LA Noire now @ FutureShop. (Ends Oct 9th) I really want to play this game, ... : MatthewPhillipsThis person is cool!
    • This explains a lot: http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/117/1179020p1.html : loppsided
    • The hole keeps getting deeper and deeper. Truly sad, as the game was great. : cruncht1me
    • Bottom line the game was great, their time management wasn't and their hairy as a gorilla boss screwed up... : TotalRecall