Electronic Arts/Logo Variations

These are the logo variations seen throughout the years by Electronic Arts, with more to be added overtime.

Need For Speed 2 (1997, PS1): A EA logo with  text is seen zooming in, with five light spots on the floor. Car noises are also heard in the background.

American McGee's Alice (2000, PC): The logo bursts into flames, and we briefly see Cheshire Cat's face as the logo fades out.

Clive Barker's Undying (2001): The logo fades into the Moon, then spins into a red symbol.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone (2001, PS1): The logo appears on a black background instead of a white one.

Rumble Racing (2001): The logo is already formed, but after a few seconds the circle spins really fast like the wheel of a car and rotates to the right while creating smoke.

Desert Strike Advance (2002): The logo is still, larger than normal, and the circle is removed.

Sid Meier's SimGolf (2002): The logo appears through some clouds.

Command and Conquer: Renegade (2002): Same as Clive Barker's Undying, but it doesn't turn to a red symbol.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002): The titular golden ring appears in a fire and rotates, transforming into the logo.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, GBA): The logo is still and lies on a parchment.

Medal of Honor: European Assault (2005): The logo starts off normally, but just before we hear "Challenge Everything", the logo turns black & white and the quality deteriorates, much like a 1940s style movie.

Black (2006): The logo is pale -tinted with interlacing.

Battlefield 2142 (2006): A walking robot comes into view and shoots at the camera, with a silver and pine green version of the Electronic Arts logo appearing after a few seconds. The EA byline appears below.

The Sims series/SimCity Societies/MySims series/SimAnimals (2006-2013): The shield has a outline and white letters, while the surface is gradient. A emerald (also known as a Plumbob in game) shines above the logo. It animates in a similar way as their "Challenge Everything" logo.
 * The first Sims game to use this logo was The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff and the last one being The Sims 3: Into the Future.
 * Until The Sims 2: Freetime, the logo had the "EA is an Electronic Arts brand." byline.
 * The version used on SimCity Societies lacks the PlumBob part, so the logo fades out after the logo's music.
 * SimAnimals and SimAnimals Africa have the logo on a white background.

Medal of Honor: Heroes (2006): The logo is a military badge with six stars on the top and bottom of the badge. It has the EA byline below.

Superman Returns (2006):
 * Console versions: The logo is a outline created with  sparks. The EA byline fades in below the logo.


 * DS version: The logo is coral with the "EA" in yellow, and it has the byline below it.

Harry Potter - Order of the Phoenix (2007) and The Half-Blood Prince (2009): The logo is (or ) with  letters and outline and an emboss effect.

Theme Park (2007, DS): The logo is a balloon. A copyright date appears below.

Skate (2007): The logo is put on a paper sheet background, and the circle resembles a trace left by a drink cup.

Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars (2007): A light slowly emerges from the darkness, gradually revealing a silver version of the Electronic Arts logo. Crystals of tiberium can be seen as well. The circle then collapses around the logo.

Need for Speed: ProStreet (2007) and Need for Speed: Shift (2009, Consoles): The logo is formed by a spinning wheel, which turns into a circle. It then goes to the game's safe driving disclaimer, where the wheel is actually placed onto a modified Mazda RX-7. On the latter, it is shortened, and the circle quickly flies off screen instead, transitioning to the NFS logo.

Hellgate: London (2007): The logo is brownish-orange on a red background, and is surrounded by a circle of runes.

Medal of Honor: Vanguard (2007): The logo is formed in a storm cloud, and lightning flashes behind it. The EA byline appears below.

Medal of Honor: Airborne (2007): We see close-ups of a colored Electronic Arts logo, with some war pictures in the background. It is then shown in full view, revealing the logo as a carving on a stone background. The camera then zooms into the logo.

Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (2007): The logo is made of stone and appears on a dark sky background, with the sounds of a warfare being heard. Some fire traces can be seen and after a few seconds, the screen trembles (as it could be near missile explosions).

Orcs & Elves (2007, DS): The logo takes the form of a gold coin. A pile of coins can also be seen in the background.

Bartender (2007, Japan): The logo is a neon sign, with the circle in and the "EA" in.

Dragon Zakura (2007, DS): The logo is with the inside of the shield in light blue, and various pink blossoms surround the "EA".

EA Playground (2007):
 * DS version: The logo is on a sky blue background. The border is aquamarine, the inside of the shield features a landscape, and the "EA" is lavender. splashes surround the shield.


 * Wii version: The logo, in an color, pops up on a blue background, followed by some cartoon clouds.

SimCity (2007, DS): The "EA" has a golden relief texture, and the shield is with the inside in lilac.

Sommelier (2007, DS): The logo appears as a seal.

Pogo Island (2007, DS): The logo is intense, and the EA byline fades in below.

Smarty Pants (2007): The logo is light blue with a dark blue border, and is on a light blue background. The inside of the shield looks like a bubble.

Crysis (2007) and Crysis: Warhead (2008): The logo is a plate with six  lamps on its edge. They light on, then the center of the logo also lights up in a color.

Dead Space (2008): Blood drops fly over a star background, and a light appears a few seconds later, revealing the Electronic Arts logo in black.

Mirror's Edge (2008): A version of the EA logo is on a white background and is on the print of Faith's shoes, which fades out, leaving the logo intact.

Mass Effect (2008): The logo is on a dark blue background, and a light shines from the center of the logo.

Boom Blox (2008): The logo is attached to a cube on a white background. The letters and circle are black.

Nerf N-Strike: The Video Game (2008): The logo is with four sticks making it similar to the target. This also happens in Nerf N-Strike Elite. The "EA" is colored reddish-orange.

Ninja Reflex (2008, DS): The logo is yellow- with a picture of a katana, and the "EA" is white with a thick black border.

Army of Two (2008): The background is dark blue, and the logo is with some order elements attached to the bottom.

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (2008): The logo features a tattoo-like texture and is drawn on a sheet of sepia paper.

On the PS2 version, the logo is still, larger and on a black background.

Battlefield: Bad Company (2008): We see a grenade bouncing on the floor, having a yellow badge attached to it. The badge has a smiley face on one side and the EA logo with black letters on the other side. Then we proceed to the DICE logo.

Skate It (2008): We see a filmstrip moving, showing the ruins of a city, and then an old, faded out and burned out version of the logo (in a yellow color) appears. The letters are dark red.

Brain Quest (2008): The inside of the shield is dark blue and the background is light blue. A copyright date appears below.

Littlest Pet Shop (2008): The logo is pale with the inside in dark blue, and is put upon a gradient sky backdrop.
 * For the DS version, the logo is still.


 * For the Wii version, a steamroller appears, with steam emerging from its top. The steam then transforms into the logo.

Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (2008): Glowing segments of a scorpion tail gradually appear one-by-one. The shield, in orange with a red interior then appears, followed by the "EA" text in silver.

Spore (2008): The logo is white with letters, and appears over a starfield. It explodes and turns into a vortex.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008): The logo is red and zooms out through a map of the world. A hammer and sickle are seen inside, surrounded by moving rays. The "EA" text is made out of gold.

Populous (2008, DS): The shield is replaced by a wooden wheel.

Spore Creatures (2008, DS): The shield is solid white, and the text is.

Travel Games for Dummies (2008, DS): The logo is yellow and its edges look chipped.

Need for Speed: Undercover (2008): The logo's circle is revealed from shadowy lights and mist.

Burnout Paradise (2008): The logo smashes into the screen, then after two seconds, the circle bursts into flames. Suddenly after that, a circle with the game's setting (Paradise City) and the Illuminati in it appears. When that happens, two ribbons, one on each side draw themselves in a black fancy font, Paradise City draws itself in, while we see blood splatters at the back of the logo. We then hear the sounds of a car starting (which is actually from two cars in the game, the Nakamura Ikusa GT and the Jansen P12). The logo then zooms in quickly.

The Godfather II (2009): On a white background, we pan down as there are many blood splatters and among them is the EA logo in blood red with the letters in white. The camera continues moving down and blood oozes from the logo.

Need for Speed: Shift (2009, Android): The logo is black with a 3D grid behind it and it is crushed to particles clockwise.

The Saboteur (2009): On a sheet of sepia paper, blood makes two lines, then a click is heard and the EA logo, in black, is sprayed onto it. The camera then pans down from the logo.

Brutal Legend (2009): The logo is a steel biker sign with the head of a scary-looking creature beneath the "EA". After a few seconds, blood is poured onto the logo.

Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure (2009, DS): The logo is on a monocle.

Hasbro Family Game Night 2 (2009): The game's logo flips to a light blue version of the EA logo with a relief texture. The "EA" is notably more rounded than usual.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009): The logo is silver, badly damaged, and shines.

Battlefield 1943 (2009): The logo is designed as a letter from Iwo Jima, with the words "NOV 16 1943" and "IWO JIMA" on it. It is in grayscale and still.

Dragon Age: Origins (2009): On a white background, a sword makes a red dragon. The dragon makes a spin. When it comes back, it roars at the viewer. The dragon flies away and transforms to the EA logo. It zooms in to make way for the BioWare logo.

Need for Speed: Nitro (2009): The logo is black with some segments surrounding it, and the background is sprayed with green-yellow paint. Then it suddenly changes to a smaller version of the logo over a white background, and then to the game's logo.


 * For the DS version, the logo is still.

Zubo (2009): The logo is light blue and has a little branch attached to one of its corners.

Charm Girls Club (2009): The logo is purple, on a bouncing locket, and the background is psychedelic purple with stars falling in the background.




 * The DS version reuses this variant, but it is still.

Shounen Oni Ninden Tsumuji (2009, DS): The logo is black/white and an orange safari background can be seen within the logo.

Scrabble (2009, DS): The logo is carved on a wooden block. A reflection can be seen on the ground, similar to Hasbro Family Game Night.

Trivial Pursuit (2009): Several colored segments form the circle, followed by the EA wordmark. Like the Hasbro Family Game Night and Scrabble variants, a reflection is visible on the ground.

Dante's Inferno (2010): A piece of fabric and a hanging cross (which belongs to Dante, the main character) waves across the screen, then the fabric obscures the screen. The EA logo, in black, is stitched on it, and it is surrounded by some pictures. The Visceral Games variant follows a few seconds later, and the cross is shown again.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010): We see two overhead views of a military transport, with the "EA" wordmark partially visible. The camera pulls back to reveal the logo inside a circle on a white background, slowly zooming out.

Mass Effect 2 (2010): The logo is set on a starfield. It is moon with a crack, and the letters are.

Flips (2010): The logo is beige and some yellow- pages appear within the shield.

Monopoly (2010, DS): The shield is.

Rock Band, Rock Band 2, and Rock Band 3 (2007, 2008, and 2010): The logo appears on a guitar pick.

Medal of Honor (2010): The logo is black on a dark background and flying debris can be seen within the logo. Sounds of a warfare accompany this variant.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010): The logo is static white, and glitches, transitioning to the Criterion Games logo and then to the game's opening sequence.

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (2010): From an overhead view, a war device lands on the ground, unfolds and reveals the Electronic Arts logo with a glow.

Army of Two: The 40th Day (2010): The logo is a stamp on some kind of packing material, then it burns out.

Skate 3 (2010): The logo is formed by spinning purple rays.

Shank (2010): The logo is a brush-drawn circle superimposed over a desert background.

DeathSpank (2010): The logo is a chipped purple plate and the "EA" is in butter yellow.

Create (2010): The logo is white with a landscape inside the shield, and is put on a black-blue gradient background. A spark lands on the logo and then proceeds to run around it while leaving various other sparks behind its path.

RISK: Factions (2010): The logo is in black-and-white and a world map is seen within the shield.

Dragon Age 2 (2010): Many tentacles get sucked inside the EA logo (with the same design from Dragon Age: Origins). The logo then explodes, releasing a dragon, which flies and emerges flames, and this continues to the BioWare logo.

Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010): Same as the Dante's Inferno variant, but it is brown and the pictures on the left and right of the logo are different.

Crysis 2 (2011): The logo is a signal plate without lights.

Dead Space 2 (2011): The logo glows over a spiral structure made of various dots, surrounded with two halves of a circle. It is placed over a starfield background.

Dead Space: Aftermath (2011): On a black background, we see the Dead Space 2 variation of the EA logo, but it has a sharper structure.

Bulletstorm (2011): In a rapid first-view action, the EA logo with a grungy yellow circle zooms in towards us. The other logos proceed after this.

Shift 2: Unleashed (2011): The logo is metallic, transparent and is placed over a close view of asphalt.

Rango (2011): The logo has a Wild West design. It gets hit by a bullet and rolls away.

Alice: Madness Returns (2011): The logo is made of numerous wobbling chunks, colored in tones of.

Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011): An light moves from the center and reveals the logo in a golden color, with a light shining from behind.

Shadows of the Damned (2011): A ghostly version of the EA logo is wiped over a dark, cemetry-like landscape.

Battlefield 3 (2011): The logo is -white and constantly flickers.

Need for Speed: The Run (2011): The logo is gold and forms over a dark background.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): The logo is metallic and has lightning crackling over it. The background is stormy. It zooms out like the Warner Bros. Pictures variant from the film.


 * For the DS version, the logo is still and the background is different.

Mass Effect 3 (2012): The logo, in orange, is revealed through a portal apparatus with the BioWare logo following it.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (2012): The logo is made out of dark red stone on an orange hellscape background, and crumbles after a few seconds.

Syndicate (2012): The logo is made from a dotting network, with the shield in and the EA wordmark in.

Medal of Honor: Warfighter (2012): The logo looks like an explosion with a few fragments flying.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012): The logo is on a white background, the EA text is black and the circle is red, and zooms in the top of the circle.

Plants vs. Zombies 2 (2013-present): The logo is light brown with some plant roots around it and a flower can be seen above the "EA" wordmark.

Crysis 3 (2013): The logo is a signal plate with  lights.

Dead Space 3 (2013): The logo, in a gray color, appears on a futuristic, rusted monitor. The camera slowly pans around. It fades away, and the Visceral Games variation follows afterward.

Battlefield 4 (2013): The logo glows white with a slight orange tint on a black background, with some slight static overlay. It flashes away after a moment.

Need for Speed Rivals (2013): The logo is briefly revealed on asphalt.

Army of Two: Devil's Cartel (2013): The logo is composed from metal parts on a sparkling background.

Peggle 2 (2013): The logo is embedded on a blue peg.

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (2014) and its sequel (2016): The logo spins in from the right on a white background. The outline is made out of grass, and the EA wordmark is. Then a zombie's hand appears and tries to grab the "EA" text, but some plants' roots appear. They grab the zombie's hand and pull it down, causing the logo to spin into the PopCap logo.

This was designed by Petrol Advertising. The logo was shortlisted at the 2013 Clio Entertainment Awards for audiovisual technique, but lost to the 20th Century Fox The Wolverine Japanese trailer variant.


 * The game's sequel, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 reuses this variant, but the background is purple-orange instead.

Titanfall (2014): The logo is made on a piece of metal machinery, and the circle is split into three segments.

Need for Speed (2014 film adaptation): The 2006 logo is on a sepia-toned background, like the other studio logos. The logo is in scope as well.

The Sims series (2014-present): The logo zooms in on a white background with various shades of green moving inside it, matching the colors of the Plumbob. It turns white and 3D as the Maxis logo forms. The Sims 4 is the first game to use this logo.

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014): The logo is white, placed next to the BioWare logo (also in white) and put on a thunderstorm background.

Battlefield Hardline (2015): The logo, in grainy white, briefly appears, then flashes and vanishes.

Need for Speed (2015): The logo is on a black background.

Star Wars: Battlefront (2015): The logo is in a metallic color and is seen on a black background.

Unravel (2016): The logo is and the circle is made out of yarn.

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016): The logo is red on a white background again and has a copyright notice underneath it. It gets wiped away to reveal the DICE logo in the same color scheme.

Titanfall 2 (2016): The logo is light gray with a slight gradient effect on a black background.

Need for Speed Payback (2017): The logo is black, smaller than usual, and is on a white background.

Star Wars Battlefront II (2017): The logo, in blue, is drawn from white glowing lines on a black background, with some static being visible. It glitches into the DICE logo in the same style. Copyright information is also seen at the bottom of the screen during this and the proceeding logos.

Battlefield V (2018): The logo is placed behind a layer of shattered glass, making it look misshapen. This only appears in the opening cutscene for the game's first mission, "My Country Calling", as the game itself does not feature an opening logo on startup.

Unravel 2 (2018): A sparkle appears on a black background, revealing the logo. Like the previous game, the circle is made of red yarn.

Apex Legends (2019) On a sheet of sepia paper, the logo flashes, then returns to normal, and flashes away.

Anthem (2019): The logo is next to the Frostbite Engine logo on a black background, and is still. A small copyright notice can also be seen on the bottom right.

Need for Speed Heat (2019): The logo is really small and is on a cyan-blue-magenta gradient background.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019): The logo is drawn in white on a black background, and as a result looks incomplete.

Star Wars: Squadrons (2020): The logo draws in against a purple-orange background. The camera then pans away from it.

Grid Legends (2022): The logo appears in the rain. A car then passes by, transitioning to the Codemasters logo.

Need for Speed Unbound (2022): Against a background of Lakeshore, the game's setting, we see few previous EA logos, like the 1982 logo and 1993 logo; they flash into the wordmark.