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|event6text=Oni appears at Macworld NY running in multiplayer mode<br>Halo is announced | |event6text=Oni appears at Macworld NY running in multiplayer mode<br>Halo is announced | ||
|event7date=Aug. 12, 1999 | |event7date=Aug. 12, 1999 | ||
|event7text=Take-Two Interactive | |event7text=Take-Two Interactive announces that it will purchase 19.9% stake in Bungie, becoming the distributor for Oni and Halo;{{ref|name="T2"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20000118055725/http://pc.ign.com/news/9525.html IGN, "Take-Two Take Bungie"]}} purchase occurs in November{{ref|[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/946581/0000891554-00-000145.txt SEC 10-K filing for Take-Two Interactive]}}<br>Oni's stated release date is "before Christmas" 1999{{ref|name="T2"}} | ||
|event8date=Dec. 1999 | |event8date=Dec. 1999 | ||
|event8text=Brent Pease leaves the Oni team | |event8text=Brent Pease leaves the Oni team | ||
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|event10text=The announcement is made that multiplayer mode has been canceled | |event10text=The announcement is made that multiplayer mode has been canceled | ||
|event11date=Jun. 19, 2000 | |event11date=Jun. 19, 2000 | ||
|event11text=Microsoft purchases 100% stake in Bungie and Take-Two gains full IP rights over Oni and Myth | |event11text=Microsoft purchases 100% stake in Bungie and Take-Two gains full IP rights over Oni and Myth{{ref|[https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/06/20/microsoft-buys-bungie-take-two-buys-oni-ps2-situation-unchanged IGN: "Microsoft Buys Bungie, Take Two Buys Oni, PS2 Situation Unchanged"]}}{{ref|[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/946581/000112528202003845/b320556.htm SEC 10-K filing for Take-Two Interactive]}} | ||
|event12date=Aug. 28, 2000 | |event12date=Aug. 28, 2000 | ||
|event12text=Oni enters beta phase of development | |event12text=Oni enters beta phase of development{{ref|[http://carnage.bungie.org/oniforum/oni.forum.pl?read{{=}}4556 Oni Central Forum: "New news groups?"]}} | ||
|event13date=Nov. 4, 2000 | |event13date=Nov. 4, 2000 | ||
|event13text=Creation date on game data in the Windows retail release | |event13text=Creation date on game data in the Windows retail release | ||
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|event16text=Bungie West officially moves to Microsoft's headquarters at Redmond | |event16text=Bungie West officially moves to Microsoft's headquarters at Redmond | ||
|event17date=Dec. 17, 2000 | |event17date=Dec. 17, 2000 | ||
|event17text=Windows demo released | |event17text=Windows demo released{{ref|[http://carnage.bungie.org/oniforum/oni.forum.pl?read{{=}}7479 Oni Central Forum: "ONI DEMO!"]}} | ||
|event18date=Dec. 20, 2000 | |event18date=Dec. 20, 2000 | ||
|event18text=Oni is gold mastered for Mac | |event18text=Oni is possibly gold mastered for Mac, based on release of Mac demo{{ref|[https://carnage.bungie.org/oniforum/oni.forum.pl?read{{=}}8045 Oni Central Forum: Mac Demo News]}} | ||
| | |event19date=Jan. 2, 2001 | ||
|event19text=Second possible date of Mac gold master{{ref|[http://oni.bungie.org/newsarchives/2001/jan01.html#gold Oni Central: News for January 2001]}} | |||
| | |event20date=Jan. 22, 2001 | ||
| | |event20text=Oni is gold mastered for PlayStation 2{{ref|[https://web.archive.org/web/20010128150200/http://www.dailyradar.com/news/game_news_6691.html Daily Radar: "Oni Gets SCEA's Approval ", Jan. 22, 2001]}} | ||
| | |event21date=Jan. 29, 2001 | ||
| | |event21text=Official release date for Oni in North America on Mac, Windows and PS2{{ref|[http://oni.bungie.org/newsarchives/2001/jan01.html Oni Central: News for January 2001]}}{{ref|name="GOD release"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20010617133132/http://www.godgames.com/main.php?section{{=}}news&page{{=}}press&pr{{=}}ONI_Ships Godgames.com: "Gathering of Developers Ships Oni Nationwide for the PC and Macintosh"]}}{{ref|[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/oni-receives-final-approval/1100-2676645/ GameSpot: "Oni Receives Final Approval"]}} | ||
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==References== | |||
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[[Category:Oni history]] | [[Category:Oni history]] | ||