Following the extensive expose on work practices at L.A. Noire developer Team Bondi, the International Game Developers Association has said that it will fully investigate the issue. IGDA Board of Directors chair Brian Robbins said that the organization wanted all the facts before proceeding.
“[But] certainly reports of 12-hour a day, lengthy crunch time, if true, are absolutely unacceptable and harmful to the individuals involved, the final product, and the industry as a whole,” Robbins told Develop. “We encourage any Team Bondi employee and/or family member to email qol@igda.org with comments about the recent past and current situation - positive or negative.”
L.A. Noire was published by Rockstar Games, who has had its own problems with poor conditions in the past. A group of family members' related developers at Red Dead Redemption developer Rockstar San Diego lashed out at management for its mistreatment of employees. Is this a repeat performance?
