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:''For a list of people who worked on Oni, see [[Credits]].''
:''For a list of people who worked on Oni, see [[Credits]].''
:''For the story of how Take-Two came to own Oni, see the Oni article's [[Oni#Buyout|Buyout]] section.''
:''For a table showing which companies' logos appear on different versions of Oni's packaging, see [[Logos]].''


This is a list of all known companies involved with [[Oni]]. Some of these rights may have lapsed since Oni's release in Jan. 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. Since the distributors of the Windows and Mac versions are no longer selling Oni on their online stores, fans should look for secondhand copies on sites where people re-sell items, such as Amazon and eBay.
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.
 
Many people believe that Bungie still owns Oni's [[wp:IP_rights|IP]], or that it's Microsoft who 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.
 
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.


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Revision as of 19:18, 10 May 2022

For a list of people who worked on Oni, see Credits.

This is a list of all known companies involved with Oni. This information comes from the 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.

Many people believe that Bungie still owns Oni's IP, or that it's Microsoft who 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 Buyout section.

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.

Company Rights (past) Rights (now)
Owners
Bungie, Inc. IP rights (until around June 16, 2000) None (but legacy page used to be maintained here)
Take-Two Interactive IP rights (starting around June 16, 2000) IP rights
Publishers/Distributors
Gathering of Developers * Windows None (folded into 2K Games)
Rockstar Games † PlayStation 2 Current (but no longer sold on website)
MacSoft ‡ Mac version (North America) None (company has closed)
Jack of All Games Mac version (North America) (also?) None (company has closed)
Feral Interactive Mac version (outside North America) Current (but no longer sold on website)
TalonSoft § Distribution, tech support None (company has closed)
Buka Entertainment Russian translation Listed here but no longer sold
Century Thor Chinese release Unknown
MediaQuest Japanese release Company closed in 2005
King's International Multimedia Taiwanese release 1 (English Euro version) Unknown
Infogrames Taiwan Taiwanese release 2 (Chinese translation) Unknown
Kon Tiki Multimedia Slovak release (manual only) Unknown
Developers
Bungie, Inc. Windows and Mac OS versions None
Rockstar Canada (now Rockstar Toronto) PlayStation 2 port Rockstar is owned by Take-Two
The Omni Group Maintaining PPC Mac OS X build (2001-2003) Unknown
Feral Interactive Maintaining Intel Mac OS X build (2009-2015) Unknown
Localizers
Tarantula Studios UK (E)FIGS translations N/A
Elegant Chaos (E)FIGS translations N/A
Buka Entertainment Russian translation N/A
Century Thor Chinese translation N/A
MediaQuest Japanese localization N/A
Kon Tiki Multimedia Slovak localization (manual only) N/A

*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.
†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 US box).
‡MacSoft was owned by Destineer, which seems to have closed in 2011.
§TalonSoft had been owned by Take-Two since December 1998, but closed in 2002.

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