***** of the Orient details loose

Details for the next project from the LA Noire team - now working at KMM Games - slipped out last night in what now appears to have been an accidental update to the Team Bondi site.



Luckily I was up making 'Your mum' jokes about it last night and I copied the details down for you all!

Shanghai, 1936. ***** 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.

So Limimi's gut feeling about the game - set in Shanghai in the mid-18th Century - was a little bit off, and his dream of "some sort of management game - where you play a prostitute and your goal is to become the best prostitute in Asia" won't come to bear. Still, I'm amped to see what the KMM Games guys can put together this time - I was a huge fan of LA Noire despite typically hating adventure games.