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{{Hatnote|For a list of people who worked on Oni, see [[Credits]].}}
Many people erroneously believe that Bungie still owns the [[wp:Intellectual property#Rights|IP rights]] to [[Oni]], or that it's a Rockstar-developed game because they saw their logo on the PS2 version, or that Microsoft owns the title since they bought Bungie before Oni's release.
This is a list of all known companies involved with [[Oni]]. This information comes from the [[:Category:Manuals|manuals]], the box art, and community knowledge. Some companies' rights may have lapsed since Oni's release in 2001, so in one column we list the rights that were held at one time, then we give the current status of those rights to the best of our knowledge.


For a table showing which companies' logos appear on different versions of Oni's packaging, see [[Logos]]; for pictures of the boxes and discs, see [[:Category:Packaging images]]. Note that the logos on the boxes are not always thorough or even accurate with regards to rights.
The reality is that Take-Two Interactive came to own Oni through a series of events explained in {{SectionLink|Oni|Buyout}}. The rights to Oni aren't complicated at the IP level, but many other companies had a hand in the sales, distribution and localization of the game around the world. There was even continued development of the Mac version post-release.


Many people erroneously believe that Bungie still owns Oni's [[wp:Intellectual property#Rights|IP]], or that Microsoft owns it since they bought Bungie before Oni's release. For the story of how Take-Two came to own Oni, see the Oni article's [[Oni#Buyout|Buyout]] section.
Below is an attempt to list all the companies involved with Oni. This information comes from the manuals, the box art, lots of research, and community knowledge. Some companies' rights have lapsed since Oni's release in 2001, so in one column we list the rights that were held at first, and then we give the current status of those rights to the best of our knowledge.


Since the distributors of the Windows and Mac versions are no longer selling Oni on their online stores, fans who wish to own the game should look for secondhand copies on sites where people re-sell items, such as Amazon and eBay.
For pictures of the game boxes and discs, see [[Releases]]. Note that the logos on the boxes can be very misleading with regards to which companies were involved with a release; the [[Logos]] page documents the choices that were made, illogical though they may be. For a list of people who worked on Oni, see [[Credits]].
 
Since distributors are no longer selling Oni on their online stores, fans who wish to own the game should look for secondhand copies on sites where people re-sell items, such as Amazon and eBay.


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!colspan="4"|Publishers/Distributors
!colspan="4"|Publishers/Distributors/Localizers
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|Gathering of Developers
|Gathering of Developers
|English Windows U.S. release
|English Windows U.S. release
|None<ref>Gathering had been owned by Take-Two since May 2000, and was merged into 2K Games in 2004 or 2005 when 2K was created as a label.</ref>
|None<ref>Gathering had been owned by Take-Two since May 2000, and was [[wp:Gathering of Developers|merged into Global Star Software]] (another subsidiary of Take-Two) in 2004. Global Star was then [[wp:List of Global Star Software games|merged into 2K Games]] in 2007.</ref>
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|[https://www.rockstargames.com/ Rockstar Games]
|[https://www.rockstargames.com/ Rockstar Games]
|English PlayStation 2 U.S. release<ref>Rockstar has been owned by Take-Two since 1998 when T2 bought Rockstar's parent company BMG Interactive. Even though Rockstar is only listed as the PS2 publisher in many places, and Gathering was supposed to be the Windows publisher, most PC boxes only have the Rockstar logo on it and not Gathering's (with the exception of the [[:Image:Windows_%28US%29_box_art_-_back.jpg|US box]]).</ref>
|English PlayStation 2 U.S. release<ref>Rockstar has been [[wp:Rockstar Games|owned by Take-Two]] since 1998 when T2 bought Rockstar's parent company BMG Interactive. Even though Rockstar is only listed as the PS2 publisher in many places, and Gathering was supposed to be the Windows publisher, most PC boxes only have the Rockstar logo on it and not Gathering's (with the exception of the [[:Image:Windows_%28US%29_box_art_-_back.jpg|US box]]).</ref>
|Current (but no longer sold on website)
|Current (but no longer sold on website)
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|[https://www.rockstargames.com/games/oni][https://museum.rockstarnexus.com/websites/2011-05/games/oni/][https://web.archive.org/web/20160104200105/http://www.rockstarwarehouse.com/store/tk2rstar/en_US/pd/productID.304297400]
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|[http://macsoftgames.com MacSoft]
|[http://macsoftgames.com MacSoft]
|English Mac version (North America)
|English Mac version (North America)
|None (company has closed)<ref>MacSoft was owned by Destineer, which seems to have [[wp:MacSoft|closed in 2011]].</ref>
|None (company has closed)<ref>MacSoft was owned by Destineer, which [[wp:MacSoft|seems to have closed in 2011]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110705050141/http://www.destineerstudios.com/macsoftgames/ This] is how their site looked before it was closed and replaced by the "''in memoriam''" page linked behind "MacSoft" above.</ref>
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|Jack of All Games
|Jack of All Games
|English Mac version (North America)<ref>MacSoft actually sold the game on their store. It seems that JoAG was performing some kind of support on the distribution side (see logo [[:Image:Mac (US) jewel case insert - outside.jpg|here]]), but didn't sell the game themselves. Jack of All Games also had overseas operations by the time Oni came out, so T2 may in fact have used them for distribution support in Europe too and their logo just didn't happen to make it onto the product.</ref>
|English version (distribution)<ref>It doesn't look like JoAG had a storefront where they sold Oni; instead it seems that they were performing support on the distribution side in the U.S. and overseas. Although we haven't seen their logo on any product outside the U.S., [https://web.archive.org/web/20010628051538/http://www.anime.com.au/games/oni/oni_4.asp Australian] [https://web.archive.org/web/20010308191637/http://www.gameloft.com.au/jeux/reviews/pc/oni.html reviewers] regarded JoAG as the distributor of the Windows version.</ref>
|None (company has closed)<ref>Jack of All Games had been owned by Take-Two since 1998, then [[wp:Jack of All Games|sold to IT company Synnex]] in 2010 and folded into their distribution operations.</ref>
|None (company has closed)<ref>Jack of All Games had been owned by Take-Two since 1998, then was [[wp:Jack of All Games|sold to IT company Synnex]] in 2010 and folded into their distribution operations.</ref>
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|[[wikt:EFIGS|EFIGS]] Mac releases (Europe)
|[[wikt:EFIGS|EFIGS]] Mac releases (Europe)
|Current? (no longer sold on website)
|Current? (no longer sold on website)
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20071031151305/http://www.feralinteractive.com/?game=oni&language=english]
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20071031151305/http://www.feralinteractive.com/?game=oni&language=english][https://web.archive.org/web/20180212012441/http://support.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-linux-games/oni/]
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|[https://www.application-systems.de/ Application Systems Heidelberg]
|[https://www.application-systems.de/ Application Systems Heidelberg]
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20041025230531mp_/http://www.application-systems.de/oni/]
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20041025230531mp_/http://www.application-systems.de/oni/]
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|[[Quotes/Manual#Important_Information|TalonSoft]]
|TakeAdvantage
|European distribution
|Unknown
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|[[Quotes/Manual#Important Information|TalonSoft]]
|Distribution, tech support
|Distribution, tech support
|None (company has closed)<ref>TalonSoft had been owned by Take-Two since December 1998, but [[wp:TalonSoft|closed in 2002]].</ref>
|None (company has closed)<ref>TalonSoft had been owned by Take-Two since December 1998, but [[wp:TalonSoft|closed in 2002]].</ref>
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|MediaQuest
|MediaQuest
|Japanese localization, Mac/Windows
|Japanese localization, Mac/Windows
|Company closed in 2005
|Unknown<ref>The brand name MediaQuest was [https://www.mobygames.com/company/3820/mediaquest/ retired in 2005] in favor of the label Kids Station, but ownership of MediaQuest properties presumably stayed under the same parent company [[wp:Mitsui & Co.|Mitsui & Co.]] (though if MQ's properties were assigned to Kids Station, then it's worth noting that Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan has [[wp:Kids Station|co-ownership of Kids Station]] now).</ref>
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|[https://www.buka.ru Buka Entertainment]
|[https://buka.ru/ Buka Entertainment]
|Russian localization
|Russian localization
|Listed [http://www.buka.ru/cgi-bin/show.pl?id=92 here] but no longer sold
|Current? (no longer sold on website)
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20220314085345/http://www.buka.ru/cgi-bin/show.pl?id=92]
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|King's International Multimedia
|King's International Multimedia
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|Taiwanese Windows release 2 (Chinese localization)
|Taiwanese Windows release 2 (Chinese localization)
|Company was sold to Bandai Namco
|Company was sold to Bandai Namco
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|GreenLeaf
|Brazilian Portuguese Windows release (localized manual only)
|Unknown
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|Optimus Multimedia<ref>Specifically the division known as Onet.pl Unit OPM, as identified on [[:Image:Windows (PL) release - back.jpg|the box]].</ref>
|Polish PS2 release (localized manual only)
|Unknown
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|Rockstar Canada (now Rockstar Toronto)
|Rockstar Canada<ref>Now known as Rockstar Toronto.</ref>
|PlayStation 2 port
|PlayStation 2 port
|Rockstar is owned by Take-Two
|Rockstar is owned by Take-Two
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|Maintaining [[History of Mac Oni|PPC Mac OS X build]] (2001-2003)
|Maintaining [[History of Mac Oni|PPC Mac OS X build]] (2001-2003)
|Unknown
|Unknown
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20070307093831/https://www.omnigroup.com/games/oni/]
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|Feral Interactive
|Feral Interactive
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|N/A
|N/A
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|Tarantula Studios UK
|Tarantula Studios UK<ref>Now known as Rockstar Lincoln.</ref>
|French, Italian, German, Spanish translations
|French, Italian, German, Spanish translations
|N/A
|N/A