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Background: In 1994, Time Warner purchased Atari Games, renaming it to "Time Warner Interactive". In 1996, Time Warner sold its gaming division to Midway Games.
===Background===
In 1994, Time Warner purchased Atari Games ([[Atari Corporation]]'s former arcade gaming unit, which spun off from the parent company in 1984), renaming it to "Time Warner Interactive". In 1996, Time Warner sold its gaming division to [[Midway Games]].


===1st Logo (1994-1996)===
===1st Logo (1994-1996)===
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'''Nickname:''' "The Time Warner Eye"
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Nickname: "The Time Warner Eye"
'''Logo:''' We see a slowly spinning scarlet sphere, while the camera zooms out and reveals the distorted picture of the complete logo. Two curve lines form the Warner eye's outline, and the logo takes its right position. A rectangle with clouds and the sky occupies the upper left corner of the eye. The words "{{font|serif|TIME WARNER}}" with "INTERACTIVE" in the box below are seen.


Logo: We see a slowly spinning scarlet sphere, while the camera zooms out and reveals the distorted picture of the complete logo. Two curve lines form the Warner eye's outline, and the logo takes its right position. A rectangle with clouds and the sky occupies the upper left corner of the eye. The words "TIME WARNER" with "INTERACTIVE" in the box below are seen.
'''Trivia:''' The "Time Warner Eye" logo is based on the logo from Time Warner Cable.


Trivia: The "Time Warner Eye" logo is based on the logo from Time Warner Cable.
'''Variants:'''
 
Variants:
*A still version exists.
*A still version exists.
*Sometimes, the word "PRESENTS" appears below.
*Sometimes, the word "PRESENTS" appears below.
*On some games, the background is white and there is no box. The sphere is darker, closer to the color crimson glory.
*On some games, the background is white and there is no box. The sphere is darker, closer to the color crimson glory.
*On ''Primal Rage'' for DOS and PSX, the logo is sped up.
*On ''Primal Rage'' for DOS and PSX, the logo is sped up.
*On ''Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers'', there is no eye as half of the screen is occupied by the Warner Bros. Consumer Products logo.
*On ''Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers'', there is no eye as half of the screen is occupied by the [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|Warner Bros. Consumer Products]] logo.
*On ''Power Rally'' for Jaguar, the eye is right to the company name.
*On ''Power Rally'' for [[Atari Jaguar]], the eye is right to the company name.


FX/SFX: The moving sphere and eye bars. In other cases, none.
'''FX/SFX:''' The moving sphere and eye bars. In other cases, none.


Music/Sounds: None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.


Availability: Rare. The animated version can be found on ''Primal Rage'' for 3DO, PlayStation and DOS. The still version can be found on other games during the era, such as the Genesis version of ''The Lawnmower Man'' and ''Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing'' on the Sega Saturn.
'''Availability:''' Rare. The animated version can be found on ''Primal Rage'' for 3DO, [[PlayStation]] and DOS. The still version can be found on other games during the era, such as the Genesis version of ''The Lawnmower Man'' and ''Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing'' on the [[Sega Saturn]].


Editor's Note: None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===2nd Logo (1995-1996)===
===2nd Logo (1995-1996)===
Time Warner Interactive (1996)
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'''Nickname:''' "The Time Warner Eye II"


Nickname: "The Time Warner Eye II"
'''Logo:''' We see a comet flying around the planet Earth, then it moves over the sea to the horizon and makes a light splash there. The comet's trace on the sky becomes an outline of the Warner eye. After this, the 3D words "{{font|serif|TIME}}" and "{{font|serif|WARNER}}" slide from left and right respectively, and "INTERACTIVE" zooms out into a white box. A {{color|blue}} line then draws on top of the box and a "TM" symbol fades in to the right of the box.


Logo: We see a comet flying around the planet, then it moves over the sea to the horizon and makes there a light splash. The comet's trace on the sky becomes an outline of the Warner eye. After this, the 3D words "TIME" and "WARNER" slide from left and right, "INTERACTIVE" zooms out into a white box. A blue line then draws on top of the box and a "TM" symbol fades in to the right of the box.
'''Variants:'''
*The arcade version of ''Area 51'' has a shorter version of the logo that starts with the comet hitting the planet.
*A videotaped version was found on Time Warner's release trailer for ''Endorfun''.


Variant: The arcade version of ''Area 51'' has a shorter version of the logo that starts with the comet hitting the planet.
'''FX/SFX:''' The comet flying, the words sliding, the drawing of the line.


FX/SFX: The comet flying, words sliding, drawing of the blue line.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A new-age fanfare.


Music/Sounds: A new-age fanfare.
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on the arcade port of ''Area 51'', ''Return Fire'' for PlayStation, and the release trailer for ''Endorfun''.


Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on the arcade port of ''Area 51'' and ''Return Fire'' for PlayStation.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 
Editor's Note: None.


===3rd Logo (1997)===
===3rd Logo (1997)===
Time Warner Interactive (1997)
Logo: There is the text part from Time Warner logo, words separated by blue line. There is a thin gray line below the picture and "PRESENTS" under it.


FX/SFX: None.
'''Logo:''' It's only the text part of the Time Warner Interactive logo, with "PRESENTS" fading in under it.


Music/Sounds: None.
'''FX/SFX:''' The fade-in of "PRESENTS".


Availability: Strange enough, appeared on a Japanese Sega Saturn game named ''Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru''.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.


Editor's Note: None.
'''Availability:''' This logo appeared posthumously on a Japanese Sega Saturn game named ''Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru''.


'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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