Blitz Games

Background
Blitz Games was a British video game developer based in Leamington Spa. Founded in 1990 by the Oliver Twins, they were best known for making games for several companies, including Atari, THQ and Disney Interactive Studios. In 2013, Blitz was dissolved from financial problems, but then the Oliver Twins formed a new company, Radiant Worlds, which was acquired by Rebellion.

Logo (1996)
Logo: On a dark-blue marble background, an arrow flies up and merges with two pieces of a round bar, one red and one blue. The bar zooms out and a large pressure stamp plants "INTER CTIVE STUDIOS LIMITED" on the bar, with the triangle of the arrow posing as the "A". The bar faces the camera after the stamp leaves.

FX/SFX: The bar and the stamp moving.

Music/Sounds: Machinery sounds.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen only on Firo and Klawd.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1998-1999)
Logo: On a black background with red code numbers and letters, the camera pans across the new logo, which is the text "INTER CTIVE STUDIOS" in gold and red and blue halves of the arrow from before posing as the "A." Once the logo is in full view, an outline of the logo flies toward the camera before fading out, leaving the black background and logo behind.

Variants:

-On Glover, the logo is in the room with the Hasbro Interactive and A-Team logos. The PSX version has the still logo on the game's opening.

FX/SFX: Depends on the variant.

Music/Sounds: Radio and computer noises. Otherwise, it's the opening music of the game.

Availability: Rare. Seen on WarGames: Defcon 1 and Glover.

Editor's Note: Shall we play some games?

1st Logo (2000-2009)
Logo: On a white background, a red ring draws itself in. It spins around twice while the camera zooms out, enclosing the logo in a box with the words "BLITZ GAMES" underneath it. The ring stops spinning and copyright notice fades in below.

Variants:

-In 2001, "BLITZ" was changed to red.

-in 2005, the logo was enhanced. The ring was shinier and the text appears before the box encloses the logo. The logo is also smaller.

FX/SFX:

Music/Sounds: A long whoosh while the ring draws itself in, and two smaller whooshes when the ring spins. Music/Sounds Variants: The 2005 variant would have the small whooshes cut out and the long whoosh echoing, accompanied by a metallic whoosh.

Availability: Seen on many games by Blitz, starting with Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge.

Editor's Note: If you played SpongeBob's Atlantis Squarepantis, Pac-Man World 3 or Frogger 2, you'd probably recognize this logo.

2nd Logo (2010-2013)
Logo: We start off on a white background before quickly fading into a red-orange background with ash-like particles floating around. The Blitz Games logo also fades in slightly blurred, then becoming clear with red text and ring. The logo stays on for a little bit before fading to white.

FX/SFX: The logo zooming in and becoming clear, the fire effects.

Music/Sounds: A calm, soothing violin-based piece ending with a synth note.

Availability: Found on Blitz's last few projects before closure, including Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two and SpongeBob's Surf and Skate Roadtrip.

Editor's Note: This logo serves as an epic send--off for Blitz, and is a beautiful final logo for their last moments of life.