Team Bondi, L.A. Noire and The Truth: The Perils of Online News, by Andrew McMillen, October 2011

Australian freelance journalist Andrew McMillen discussing the exhilarating and depressing experience of breaking the story behind the painfully protracted development of L.A. Noire, a video game created by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games in 2011.

This presentation was given at the Brisbane Emerging Writers Festival (http://www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au/) on Saturday 15 October 2011, as part of a panel discussion around the topic of "Writing online -- How different is writing for an online audience, how can you do it creatively, and what are the challenges and opportunities for writers working in this field?"

"This is a cautionary tale about online journalism," Andrew begins. "It's about learning first-hand how the internet can be a beautiful and terrible place to break news. It's about choosing what kind of writer you want to be."

The transcript of Andrew's presentation is here: http://andrewmcmillen.com/2011/10/18/talk-team-bondi-l-a-noire-and-the-truth-...

Further reading.

"Why Did L.A. Noire Take Seven Years To Make?" by Andrew McMillen, published on IGN Australia, 25 June 2011: http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/117/1179020p1.html

"The Emails Behind The Whistle Blowing at Team Bondi" by Andrew McMillen, published on GamesIndustry.biz, 5 July 2011 (and later republished on Eurogamer.net): http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-05-la-noire-the-team-bondi-emails-a...

For more on Andrew McMillen, visit http://andrewmcmillen.com/ or follow him on Twitter (@NiteShok)

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