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Whore of the Orient is the next gritty drama from the team.

After the implosion of Team Bondi following the successful launch of L.A. Noire and the subsequent selling off of the assets to Kennedy-Miller Mitchell it seemed like the studio was done. Not so, however, as we’ve learned today that the embattled developer is alive and well, and working on something next gen. Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for Whore of the Orient. When you’re done giggling, read on.

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The L.A. Noire developer is shutting its doors

Team Bondi is throwing in the towel. After internal problems due to mistreated employees and over powerful management, the Austrailian Securities and Investments Commission revealed that Team Bondi will cease operations. This doesn't come as a surprise as the the company filed for bankrupcy last month.

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Traversing the uncanny valley

It was in the late 1970s that Masahiro Mori first observed what was later termed the uncanny valley. Through his work in robotics he noted that the human emotional response to his machinations would become more positive as they became more human in appearance and mannerism. This general upward trend in positive emotional response would continue until the robot achieved a level of near human realism, at which point the human reaction would drop off to the point of revulsion. The human reaction would remain in this uncanny valley and would only rise again once there was no discernable difference between the robot and a living, breathing human being.

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