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!Rights (past)
!Rights (past)
!Rights (now)
!Rights (now)
!Game page
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!colspan="4"|Owners
!colspan="4"|Owners
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|[https://www.bungie.net/ Bungie, Inc.]
|[https://www.bungie.net/ Bungie, Inc.]
|IP rights (until around [https://tsdr.uspto.gov/caseviewer/assignments?caseId=75570211&docIndex=1&searchprefix=sn#docIndex=1 June 16, 2000])
|IP rights (until around [https://tsdr.uspto.gov/caseviewer/assignments?caseId=75570211&docIndex=1&searchprefix=sn#docIndex=1 June 16, 2000])
|None (but legacy page used to be maintained [https://web.archive.org/web/20210126215213/http://halo.bungie.net/projects/oni/default.aspx here])
|None
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20210126215213/http://halo.bungie.net/projects/oni/default.aspx]
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|[https://www.take2games.com/ Take-Two Interactive]
|[https://www.take2games.com/ Take-Two Interactive]
|IP rights (starting around June 16, 2000)
|IP rights (starting around June 16, 2000)
|IP rights
|IP rights
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!colspan="4"|Publishers/Distributors
!colspan="4"|Publishers/Distributors
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|Windows
|Windows
|None (folded into 2K Games)
|None (folded into 2K Games)
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|[https://www.rockstargames.com/ Rockstar Games] <sup>†</sup>
|[https://www.rockstargames.com/ Rockstar Games] <sup>†</sup>
|PlayStation 2
|PlayStation 2
|Current (but no longer sold on website)
|Current (but no longer sold on website)
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|[http://macsoftgames.com MacSoft] <sup>‡</sup>
|[http://macsoftgames.com MacSoft] <sup>‡</sup>
|Mac version (North America)
|English Mac version (North America)
|None (company has [[wp:MacSoft|closed]])
|None (company has [[wp:MacSoft|closed]])
|
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|[[:Image:Mac (US) jewel case insert - outside.jpg|Jack of All Games]]
|[[:Image:Mac (US) jewel case insert - outside.jpg|Jack of All Games]]
|Mac version (North America) (also?)
|English Mac version (North America) (also?)
|None (company has [[wp:Jack_of_All_Games|closed]])
|None (company has [[wp:Jack_of_All_Games|closed]])
|
|-
|-
|[https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/ Feral Interactive]
|[https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/ Feral Interactive]
|Mac version (outside North America)
|English and FIGS localizations for Mac (Europe)
|Current (but no longer sold on website)
|Current (but no longer sold on website)
|
|-
|-
|[[Quotes/Manual#Important_Information|TalonSoft]] <sup>§</sup>
|[[Quotes/Manual#Important_Information|TalonSoft]] <sup>§</sup>
|Distribution, tech support
|Distribution, tech support
|None (company has [[wp:TalonSoft|closed]])
|None (company has [[wp:TalonSoft|closed]])
|
|-
|-
|[https://www.buka.ru Buka Entertainment]
|[https://www.buka.ru Buka Entertainment]
|Russian translation
|Russian localization
|Listed [http://www.buka.ru/cgi-bin/show.pl?id=92 here] but no longer sold
|Listed [http://www.buka.ru/cgi-bin/show.pl?id=92 here] but no longer sold
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|Century Thor
|Century Thor
|Chinese release
|Chinese localization
|Unknown
|Unknown
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|-
|MediaQuest
|MediaQuest
|Japanese release
|Japanese localization, Mac/Windows
|Company closed in 2005
|Company closed in 2005
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|-
|King's International Multimedia
|King's International Multimedia
|Taiwanese release 1 (English Euro version)
|Taiwanese Windows release 1 (English Euro version)
|Unknown
|Unknown
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|-
|Infogrames Taiwan
|Infogrames Taiwan
|Taiwanese release 2 (Chinese translation)
|Taiwanese Windows release 2 (Chinese localization)
|Company was sold to Bandai Namco
|Company was sold to Bandai Namco
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|[http://kontiki.sk/index.php/en/ Kon Tiki Multimedia]
|[http://kontiki.sk/index.php/en/ Kon Tiki Multimedia]
|Slovak release (manual only)
|Slovak Windows release (localized manual only)
|Unknown
|Unknown
|
|-
|Proein
|Spanish Windows, PS2 release
|Defunct
|[http://web.archive.org/web/20011224145800/http://www.proein.com/novedades.asp?pos=97]
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|-
!colspan="4"|Developers
!colspan="4"|Developers
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|Windows and Mac OS versions
|Windows and Mac OS versions
|None
|None
|
|-
|-
|Rockstar Canada (now Rockstar Toronto)
|Rockstar Canada (now Rockstar Toronto)
|PlayStation 2 port
|PlayStation 2 port
|Rockstar is owned by Take-Two
|Rockstar is owned by Take-Two
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|-
|[https://www.omnigroup.com/ The Omni Group]
|[https://www.omnigroup.com/ The Omni Group]
|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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|-
|-
|Feral Interactive
|Feral Interactive
|Maintaining [[FERAL|Intel Mac OS X build]] (2009-2015)
|Maintaining [[FERAL|Intel Mac OS X build]] (2009-2015)
|Unknown
|Unknown
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!colspan="4"|Localizers
!colspan="4"|Localizers
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|Tarantula Studios UK
|Tarantula Studios UK
|(E)FIGS translations
|(E)FIGS translations
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|-
|Elegant Chaos
|Elegant Chaos
|(E)FIGS translations
|(E)FIGS translations (technical assistance)
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|-
|Buka Entertainment
|Buka Entertainment
|Russian translation
|Russian translation
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|-
|Century Thor
|Century Thor
|Chinese translation
|Chinese translation
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|-
|MediaQuest
|MediaQuest
|Japanese localization
|Japanese localization
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|-
|Kon Tiki Multimedia
|Kon Tiki Multimedia
|Slovak localization (manual only)
|Slovak localization (manual only)
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|}
|}

Revision as of 12:32, 4 July 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 erroneously believe that Bungie still owns Oni's 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 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) Game page
Owners
Bungie, Inc. IP rights (until around June 16, 2000) None [1]
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 ‡ English Mac version (North America) None (company has closed)
Jack of All Games English Mac version (North America) (also?) None (company has closed)
Feral Interactive English and FIGS localizations for Mac (Europe) Current (but no longer sold on website)
TalonSoft § Distribution, tech support None (company has closed)
Buka Entertainment Russian localization Listed here but no longer sold
Century Thor Chinese localization Unknown
MediaQuest Japanese localization, Mac/Windows Company closed in 2005
King's International Multimedia Taiwanese Windows release 1 (English Euro version) Unknown
Infogrames Taiwan Taiwanese Windows release 2 (Chinese localization) Company was sold to Bandai Namco
Kon Tiki Multimedia Slovak Windows release (localized manual only) Unknown
Proein Spanish Windows, PS2 release Defunct [2]
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 N/A
Elegant Chaos (E)FIGS translations (technical assistance) N/A N/A
Buka Entertainment Russian translation N/A N/A
Century Thor Chinese translation N/A N/A
MediaQuest Japanese localization N/A N/A
Kon Tiki Multimedia Slovak localization (manual only) N/A 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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