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This is a list of all known companies involved with owning, distributing, or developing [[Oni]]. Some of these rights may have lapsed since the time period of Oni's release (Jan. 2001), so in one column we list the rights as of that time, then, to the best of our knowledge, we give the current status of those rights.<br><br>
:''For a list of people who worked on Oni, see [[Credits]].''
 
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 as of that 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 store, fans should look for second-hand copies on sites such as Amazon and eBay. For the story of how Take-Two came to own Oni, see the Oni article's [[Oni#Change_of_ownership|Change of ownership]] section.
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|-
!Company
!Company
!Rights (then)
!Rights (release)
!Status of rights
!Rights (now)
{{th}}
{{th}}
!colspan="4"|Ownership
!colspan="4"|Ownership
|-
|[https://www.bungie.net/ Bungie, Inc.]
|[[wikipedia:IP_rights|IP rights]] (until June 2000)
|None (legacy page maintained [http://halo.bungie.net/projects/oni/default.aspx here])
|-
|-
|[http://www.take2games.com/ Take-Two Interactive]
|[http://www.take2games.com/ Take-Two Interactive]
|[[wikipedia:IP_rights|IP rights]], publishing
|IP rights (starting June 2000)
|Current
|IP rights
|-
|-
{{th}}
{{th}}
!colspan="4"|Distribution
!colspan="4"|Publishing/Distribution
|-
|Gathering of Developers *
|Windows
|Unknown (folded into 2K Games)
|-
|[http://www.rockstargames.com/ Rockstar Games] <sup>†</sup>
|PlayStation 2
|Current (no longer sold on website)
|-
|-
|[http://www.feralinteractive.com/?game=oni&language=english Feral Interactive]
|[http://macsoftgames.com MacSoft] <sup>‡</sup>
|Mac distribution (outside North America)
|Mac version (North America)
|Current; still selling Oni on their website
|Unknown (company has closed)
|-
|-
|Gathering of Developers<sup>†</sup>
|[[:Image:Mac (US) jewel case insert - outside.jpg|Jack of All Games]]
|PC distribution
|Mac version (North America) (also?)
|GoD was bought by Take-Two; Oni is not on Take-Two's online store*
|Unknown (company has [[wp:Jack_of_All_Games|closed]])
|-
|-
|[http://www.destineerstudios.com/macsoftgames/ MacSoft]
|[http://www.feralinteractive.com/en/ Feral Interactive]
|Mac distribution (North America)
|Mac version (outside North America)
|Unknown; not selling Oni on their website*
|Unknown (not sold on their website)
|-
|-
|[http://www.take2games.com/ Take-Two Interactive]
|[[Quotes/Manual#IMPORTANT_INFORMATION|TalonSoft]]
|PS2 distribution
|Distribution, tech support
|Current; PS2 version still being sold on website
|Unknown (company has closed)
|-
|-
{{th}}
{{th}}
!colspan="4"|Developers
!colspan="4"|Developers
|-
|-
|[http://www.bungie.net/projects/oni/default.aspx Bungie Software]
|Bungie, Inc.
|Original version (Windows & Mac (Carbon))
|Windows and Mac OS versions
|Bungie gave Take-Two the IP rights but may still have some ownership over the source
|None
|-
|-
|[http://www.feralinteractive.com/ Feral Interactive]
|Rockstar Canada (now Rockstar Toronto)
|(none)
|PlayStation 2 port
|Right to develop Mac OS X (Cocoa) port (Intel)
|Rockstar is owned by Take-Two
|-
|-
|[http://www.omnigroup.com/ The Omni Group]
|[http://www.omnigroup.com/ The Omni Group]
|Mac OS X (Cocoa) port (PPC)
|Maintaining [[History of Mac Oni|PPC macOS build]]
|Likely still have right to maintain source
|Unknown
|-
|-
|[http://www.rockstargames.com/ Rockstar Games]
|Feral Interactive
|PS2 port
|None
|Rockstar was bought by Take-Two
|Maintaining [[AE:FERAL|Intel macOS build]]
|}
|}


<nowiki>*</nowiki>Second-hand copies still on sale on sites such as Amazon and eBay.<br>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>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.<br />
<sup>†</sup>Most sources give GoD as the Windows distributor, but the box itself has the Rockstar logo on it.
<sup>†</sup>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]]).<br />
[[Category:Real World]]
<sup>‡</sup>MacSoft was owned by Destineer, which seems to have closed in 2011.
 
[[Category:Oni history]]

Revision as of 14:16, 6 August 2020

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

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 as of that 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 store, fans should look for second-hand copies on sites such as Amazon and eBay. For the story of how Take-Two came to own Oni, see the Oni article's Change of ownership section.

Company Rights (release) Rights (now)
Ownership
Bungie, Inc. IP rights (until June 2000) None (legacy page maintained here)
Take-Two Interactive IP rights (starting June 2000) IP rights
Publishing/Distribution
Gathering of Developers * Windows Unknown (folded into 2K Games)
Rockstar Games PlayStation 2 Current (no longer sold on website)
MacSoft Mac version (North America) Unknown (company has closed)
Jack of All Games Mac version (North America) (also?) Unknown (company has closed)
Feral Interactive Mac version (outside North America) Unknown (not sold on their website)
TalonSoft Distribution, tech support Unknown (company has closed)
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 macOS build Unknown
Feral Interactive None Maintaining Intel macOS build

*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.