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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Warner Bros. Games''' (also known as '''WB Games''') is the major publishing unit of [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]] founded on January 14, 2004. Warner Bros. Games is not to be confused with said company. | '''Warner Bros. Games''' (also known as '''WB Games''') is the major publishing unit of [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]] founded on January 14, 2004. Warner Bros. Games is not to be confused with said company. | ||
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|WBgames1.jpg|1st Logo (October 18-November 15, 2005) | |WBgames1.jpg|1st Logo (October 18-November 15, 2005) | ||
|WBgames2.jpg|2nd Logo (October 17, 2006-October 12, 2010) | |WBgames2.jpg|2nd Logo (October 17, 2006-October 12, 2010) | ||
|WBgames8.jpg|3rd Logo (August 25, 2009-March 1, 2019) | |WBgames8.jpg|3rd Logo (August 25, 2009-March 1, 2019) | ||
|WBgames11.jpg|4th Logo (December 12, 2010- | |WBgames11.jpg|4th Logo (December 12, 2010-October 18, 2013) | ||
|Warner Bros. Games Logo (2019).png|5th Logo (November 3, 2020-) | |Warner Bros. Games Logo (2019).png|5th Logo (November 3, 2020-) | ||
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===1st Logo (October 18-November 15, 2005)=== | ===1st Logo (October 18-November 15, 2005)=== | ||
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{{YouTube|id=1iW51HRQrN8}} | {{YouTube|id=1iW51HRQrN8}} | ||
'''Visuals:''' | |||
'''Visuals:''' A grated, metallic rotating cube that shows a tilted Warner Bros. shield carved on each side appears from the dark. The word "'''GAMES'''" in Helvetica Condensed Bold appears below. After a few seconds, the cube slows down and goes into the darkness. | |||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{YouTube|id=ZnFicXvOv7c|id2=7FdlW8LHxUY}} | {{YouTube|id=ZnFicXvOv7c|id2=7FdlW8LHxUY}} | ||
'''Visuals:''' | |||
'''Visuals:''' An image of the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank, California from the 1998 [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] logo is seen tinted in {{color|steelblue|smoky blue}}. Then the picture waves for a second, and a {{color|steelblue|navy blue}} WB shield is revealed, done in the same style as the previous logo, on a smoky background. "{{color|steelblue|'''GAMES'''}}" also slides in to the bottom of the shield. | |||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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'''Visuals:''' Starting from a glowing {{color|blue}} surface, which features computerized patterns, the screen zooms out from the inside of a bannerless Warner Bros. shield logo. The shield's outline and letters are glowing {{color|gold}}, and the background is a {{color|blue}}-black gradient. The shield flashes and reveals a box underneath it, also in {{color|blue}} and outlined in {{color|gold}} with the word "{{color|gold|GAMES}}" in a Copperplate-like font on it. Light sparks move on various {{color|gold|golden}} parts of the logo. | '''Visuals:''' Starting from a glowing {{color|blue}} surface, which features computerized patterns, the screen zooms out from the inside of a bannerless Warner Bros. shield logo. The shield's outline and letters are glowing {{color|gold}}, and the background is a {{color|blue}}-black gradient. The shield flashes and reveals a box underneath it, also in {{color|blue}} and outlined in {{color|gold}} with the word "{{color|gold|GAMES}}" in a Copperplate-like font on it. Light sparks move on various {{color|gold|golden}} parts of the logo. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* The still version is much more common, | * The still version is much more common, often set on various backgrounds. Since WB Games publishes many games, there are many variants. | ||
* In later years, the logo was enhanced with a black background that fades to a {{color|blue}}-black gradient background and the logo being shinier. | * In later years, the logo was enhanced with a black background that fades to a softer {{color|blue}}-black gradient background and the logo being shinier. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
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* It also appears on every LEGO video game from ''LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4'' to ''The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame'', ableit using custom variants on each game. It was also left intact on the Nintendo Switch port of ''LEGO Marvel Superheroes'' (released on October 5, 2021), despite the 2019 logo being used on the copyright screen and packaging. | * It also appears on every LEGO video game from ''LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4'' to ''The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame'', ableit using custom variants on each game. It was also left intact on the Nintendo Switch port of ''LEGO Marvel Superheroes'' (released on October 5, 2021), despite the 2019 logo being used on the copyright screen and packaging. | ||
===4th Logo (December 12, 2010- | ===4th Logo (December 12, 2010-October 18, 2013)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="180"> | ||
WBgames11.jpg | WBgames11.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{YouTube|id=PJdIM-q3uKo|id2=lIvpMbjHzxM}} | {{YouTube|id=PJdIM-q3uKo|id2=lIvpMbjHzxM}} | ||
'''Visuals:''' It starts off at Warner Bros. Studios in the daytime with the famous Warner Bros. water tower. The camera pans forward and to the right of the tower, showing its other side. As the camera pans, the sky turns dark and stormy and the tower opens up to reveal the WB Games logo from before, now in a {{color|gold|neon yellow}} color. | '''Visuals:''' It starts off at Warner Bros. Studios in the daytime with the famous Warner Bros. water tower. The camera pans forward and to the right of the tower, showing its other side. As the camera pans, the sky turns dark and stormy and the tower opens up to reveal the WB Games logo from before, now in a {{color|gold|neon yellow}} color. | ||
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'''Audio Variant:''' The "Kratos" ''Mortal Kombat'' trailer has the first seven piano notes of the 1999 [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] fanfare playing, which slows to a stop when it turns into lightning. | '''Audio Variant:''' The "Kratos" ''Mortal Kombat'' trailer has the first seven piano notes of the 1999 [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] fanfare playing, which slows to a stop when it turns into lightning. | ||
'''Availability:''' It debuted on the "Kratos" trailer of the 2011 ''Mortal Kombat'' game, and was later seen on the game itself. It was since used on ''F.E.A.R. 3'' | '''Availability:''' It debuted on the "Kratos" trailer of the 2011 ''Mortal Kombat'' game, and was later seen on the game itself. It was since used on ''F.E.A.R. 3'' and ''Lollipop Chainsaw'', and also appeared on ''Mortal Kombat Legacy''. | ||
===5th Logo (November 3, 2020-)=== | ===5th Logo (November 3, 2020-)=== | ||
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Warner Bros. Games Logo (2019).png | |||
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'''Visuals:''' The 2019 Warner Bros. shield, with "WARNER BROS. GAMES" in its corporate font below on a black background. Sometimes, only the shield is shown. | '''Visuals:''' The 2019 Warner Bros. shield, with "WARNER BROS. GAMES" in its corporate font below on a black background. Sometimes, only the shield is shown. | ||
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'''Audio:''' None or the opening theme of the game. | '''Audio:''' None or the opening theme of the game. | ||
'''Availability:''' It first appeared on ''Bakugan: Champions of Vestoria'' and then on ''Mortal Kombat 11'' starting with the ''Ultimate'' update and has appeared on every game from Warner Bros. since. | '''Availability:''' It first appeared on ''Bakugan: Champions of Vestoria'' and then on ''Mortal Kombat 11'' starting with the ''Ultimate'' update, and has appeared on every game from Warner Bros. since. | ||
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[[Category:American video game logos]] | [[Category:American video game logos]] | ||