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

(September 1995)
Logo: We see two 3D circles swirling a one with a golden one inside it. The 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 circle remains around and shines. Then, the name "WarnerActive TM" fades in and "Active" turns italics.

FX/SFX: The circles swirling, the letters falling and moving. Rather good animation for 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)
Nicknames: "The Big W", "(\\')"

Logo: We see the famous "\\'" on a navy blue circle, based on the 1972-1984 theatrical logo. The background is 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)
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.