Warner Interactive

Background: Warner Interactive was a short-lived publishing division of Time Warner that was formed in 1995 with the acquisition of one of the most successful independent European publishers of that time, Renegade Software. It was also the successor of WarnerActive, the CD-ROM publishing unit of WEA Corporation, formed earlier in the same year of 1995.

(1995)
WarnerActive (1995)

Logo: We see two 3D circles swirling - a gray one with a golden one inside it. Two gray letters "W" and "A" fall from the top and bottom sides, merge themselves inside the circles and become white. The letter "A" misses the horizontal bar. The golden circle then becomes an arc, posed over the letters, and the gray circle remains around and shines. Then, the name "WarnerActive TM" fades in and "Active" turns italics.

FX/SFX: The circles swirl, letters fall and move. Rather good sequence for the computer game world of 1995.

Music/Sounds: An original musical score with metallic entries.

Availability: Seen on Panic in the Park. This game was later released under the banner of Warner Interactive.

Editor's Note: None.

1st Logo (1995-1996)
Warner Interactive (1995)

Nicknames: "The Big 'W'", "(\\')"

Logo: We see the famous \\' on a navy blue circle, based on the 1972-1984 theatrical logo. The background in white. The words "WARNER INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT" are written below, each on a separate line.

Variant: On Virocop, the logo shares the screen with Renegade's logo.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Pitball and Virocop, among others. Many titles were actually released under the name of Time Warner or Renegade Software.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1996-1997)
Warner Interactive (1996)

Nicknames: "The Big 'W' II", "(\\') II"

Logo: The logo is similar to the previous one, but now the background is black and the text reads "WARNER INTERACTIVE" on one line. Also, the custom Warner font is used, like in its movie counterpart.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on 3 Skulls of the Toltecs and International Moto X.

Editor's Note: None.

Final Note: When Time Warner decided to get out of the video games business in 1997, it sold Warner Interactive to GT Interactive.