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{{Hatnote|For a list of people who worked on Oni, see [[Credits]].}} | {{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 | 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. | ||
The reality is that Take-Two Interactive came to own Oni through a series of events explained in the Oni article's [[Oni#Buyout|Buyout]] section. 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. | |||
Below is an attempt to list all the companies involved with Oni. This information comes from the [[:Category:Manuals|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). | Below is an attempt to list all the companies involved with Oni. This information comes from the [[:Category:Manuals|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). | ||
For pictures of the boxes and discs, see [[:Category:Packaging images]]. Note that the logos on the boxes | For pictures of the boxes and discs, see [[:Category:Packaging images]]. 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. | ||
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. | 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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|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 [[wp:Gathering of Developers|merged into Global Star Software]] | |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.buka.ru Buka Entertainment] | |[https://www.buka.ru Buka Entertainment] | ||
|Russian localization | |Russian localization | ||
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|[http://www.buka.ru/cgi-bin/show.pl?id=92] | |[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 | ||