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{{Hatnote|This article is about the satellite studio of Bungie which made Oni. For the company proper, see [[wp:Bungie|Wikipedia's article]]. For a complete list of the specific names behind Oni, see the [[Credits]] page. For the list of companies associated with Oni, see [[Rights]].}} | |||
[[Image:Big brains equals huge game.jpg|thumb|left|227px|Ten key members of the Bungie West team (click for names).]] | [[Image:Big brains equals huge game.jpg|thumb|left|227px|Ten key members of the Bungie West team (click for names).]] | ||
[[Image:Bungie West frontage.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The front of the San Jose office's building; taken by [[Harry]] when he [http://oni.bungie.org/special/ interviewed] the staff.]] | [[Image:Bungie West frontage.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The front of the San Jose office's building; taken by [[Harry]] when he [http://oni.bungie.org/special/ interviewed] the staff.]] | ||
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==Closing and relocation== | ==Closing and relocation== | ||
On June 19, 2000, it was announced that Bungie had been sold to Microsoft. As the majority of the work on Oni for Windows and Mac came to a close in the fall of 2000, some Bungie West personnel began moving to Bungie's new location, | On June 19, 2000, it was announced that Bungie had been sold to Microsoft. As the majority of the work on Oni for Windows and Mac came to a close in the fall of 2000, some Bungie West personnel began moving to [https://web.archive.org/web/20121018002238/http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2003928945_bungie06.html Bungie's new location], Microsoft's Millennium office complex in Redmond, Washington, while some employees went to other studios or formed their own. In 2005, Bungie moved out of the Redmond offices [https://web.archive.org/web/20050324160959/http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/202048 into a building in Kirkland], a suburb between Seattle and Redmond. | ||
In 2007, Bungie separated from Microsoft and | In 2007, Bungie [https://web.archive.org/web/20121018002238/https://www.seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2003928945_bungie06.html separated from Microsoft] and expanded their Kirkland office. Then in 2010 they [https://web.archive.org/web/20100801201152/https://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_073010 moved to neighboring Bellevue], just south of Kirkland. Further growth in the studio led to [https://www.geekwire.com/2021/bungie-inks-lease-two-floors-downtown-seattle-tower-room-300-employees/ opening a second office] in Seattle in 2021. Very few of the men and women behind Oni still work at Bungie; the list of their names is found at the end of the [[Oni]] article. | ||
<gallery mode="slideshow" caption="The San Jose office building as of 2025"> | |||
Bungie West frontage now.jpg | |||
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[[Category:Oni history]] | [[Category:Oni history]] | ||