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Thanks so much for this! (nt)
Posted By: Freewill <freewill@clanplaid.net>Date: 7/26/00 3:05 a.m.

In Response To: The word of G.O.D (Pico)

> Ask and yea shall receive;

> I emailed Gathering of Developers for info on Oni...got a very quick reply
> from Robert Westmorland (don't know his title). Nothing Earth shattering,
> but it was nice to get such a quick reply. His reply is on top and my
> letter/questions are below.

> Tom,

> Thanks for your interest in ONI. The answers to your questions are as
> follows:

> 1) We are currently planning an October 2000 ship date for ONI, but as
> this is technology that date could change.

> 2) Publishers are responsible for the financing, marketing and operational
> aspects of bringing a game to market. As there are many different
> developers and publishers in the business, the methods and involvement
> varies from company to company. With Gathering, our main efforts go into
> financing, marketing and procurement of licenses. Our parent company,
> Take2 Interactive handles more of the operational aspects of these
> projects.

> 3) Gathering will handle all aspects of PR/Marketing for ONI. That
> includes but is not limited to the following: Retail promotions/ads, Press
> events, Magazine advertising, Internet strategies, Packaging, Demos and
> much much more.

> 4) I would expect you will see a splash or two about ONI on our site in
> the not too distant future :)

> I hope this answers your questions adequately. Please feel free to contact
> me if you need more information.

> Sincerely,

> Robert Westmoreland

> -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 2:12 PM To:
> info@godgames.com; Customerservice@godgames.com Subject: Looking for info
> on Oni

> Hi-

> I am looking for any info that you can give to me regarding Bungie's
> upcomming software title, Oni.

> From what I understand, Gathering of Developers will be responsible for
> the publishing of Oni, as the game (along with the Myth franchise) was
> sold to Take Two, your parent company.

> I've been checking your website (www.godgames.com) for over a month now to
> see if any information would be posted re: Oni. Aside from two brief news
> posts on June 20, the day after the buyout, nothing regarding Oni has
> appeared on your site.

> Gathering of Developers's President, Harry Miller, has stated: "As
> far as Gathering is concerned, we are excited about having ONI for our
> Fall lineup, and are excited about working with the Myth franchise."

> I'm looking for the following information:

> Rumors are that Oni will ship around the time of the PS2 introduction,
> around late October. Harry Miller has stated it is part of the Fall
> lineup. Is this still correct?

> What exactly does g.o.d do when they are the publisher of a software
> title? What responsibilities does a publisher take on?

> What role will g.o.d play in the PR/Marketing of Oni, if any?

> Will we see any information re: oni on the g.o.d website? Or is the g.o.d.
> website simply a portal for developers (ie, Bungie west).

> Thanks for any info you can pass along.

> Tom

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Replies:

The word of G.O.DPico 7/25/00 5:31 p.m.
     Re: The word of G.O.DNathan 7/25/00 9:29 p.m.
     Thanks so much for this! (nt)Freewill 7/26/00 3:05 a.m.



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