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'''BMG Interactive''', originally known as '''BMG Interactive Entertainment''', was the multimedia and new technologies division of BMG Entertainment, itself a subsidiary of the Bertelsmann media empire.
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==Company==
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In 1998 BMG Entertainment sold BMG Interactive to [[Take-Two Interactive]], in exchange for 16% of Take Two's stock. At the time, BMG Entertainment was a publisher of UK-based [[DMA Design]]'s games and owned the intellectual property rights to the likes of ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]''. During a subsequent restructure, BMG Interactive effectively became the newly established "top tier" publishing label for Take Two, [[Rockstar Games]].
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|BMG Interactive|BMG Interactive Entertainment}}
===[[Sega Saturn|Saturn]]===
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*''[[BreakThru!]]'' (1995)
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==Gallery==
*''[[Off-World Interceptor Extreme]]'' (1995)
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<gallery>
*''[[The Horde]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Gex]]'' (1996)
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</gallery>
*''[[Solar Eclipse]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Bishoujo Variety Game: Rapyurasu Panic]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Tsuukai!! Slot Shooting]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Ippatsu Gyakuten Gambling King no Michi]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Gekiretsu Pachinkazu]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Slam 'n Jam '96 featuring Magic & Kareem]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[3D Baseball]]'' (1997)
 
*''[[Powerslave]]'' (1997)
 
*''[[Seikai Risshiden: Yoi Kuni - Yoi Seij]]'' (1997)
 
*''[[Mass Destruction]]'' (1997)
 
*''[[Jungle Park: Saturn Shima]]'' (1998)
 
*''[[Courier Crisis]]'' (1998)
 
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[[Category:Third-Party Development Companies]]
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:22, 9 March 2024

For the Japanese partnership with Victor, see BMG Japan.

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BMG Interactive
Founded: 1994
T-series code: T-180
Merged into: Take-Two Interactive (1998)
Headquarters:
New York, United States

BMG Interactive, originally known as BMG Interactive Entertainment, was the multimedia and new technologies division of BMG Entertainment, itself a subsidiary of the Bertelsmann media empire.

Company

In 1998 BMG Entertainment sold BMG Interactive to Take-Two Interactive, in exchange for 16% of Take Two's stock. At the time, BMG Entertainment was a publisher of UK-based DMA Design's games and owned the intellectual property rights to the likes of Grand Theft Auto. During a subsequent restructure, BMG Interactive effectively became the newly established "top tier" publishing label for Take Two, Rockstar Games.

Softography

Saturn

Gallery

References