Avalanche Software

Background
Avalanche Software was launched in 1996. In 2002, the studio was acquired by Disney, making it a division of their Disney Interactive Studios brand. In May 2016, with the shutdown of DIS, Avalanche was laid dormant for almost ten months, before being revived by Warner Bros., making the studio a division of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment dedicated to releasing products based on Disney franchises such as Cars.

1st Logo (1996-2000)
Nicknames: "Avalanche Mountain", "Paramount's Cousin"

Logo: On a black background, we see a white hemisphere propped up by two circle cones. The white text "AVALANCHE SOFTWARE" appears below the logo, with "SOFTWARE" in spaced-out letters under "AVALANCHE".

Variants:
 * On Mortal Kombat Trilogy and NHL Open Ice for the PlayStation, the pinkish- colored logo, made out of marble, tumbles towards the camera and lands to the marble background, giving the front faces its regular colors.
 * On Rampage 2: Universal Tour and Rampage Through Time, a yellowish-white light travels and shines behind the logo.
 * On Rampage 2: Universal Tour and Rugrats in Paris for the N64, the 3D logo stands in a circle of light.

FX/SFX: None, unless if you count fade-ins and fade-outs.

Music/Sounds: None.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On Mortal Kombat Trilogy and NHL Open Ice for the PlayStation, a rising deep choir note accompanied by whooshes and a deep bell-like toll.
 * On Rampage 2: Universal Tour and Rampage Through Time, the wind blowing in the background.

Availability: The normal version was seen on Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero for Nintendo 64. The custom variants appeared on the games listed above.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (Prince of Persia 3D variant) (December 6, 2000)
Logo: The camera rotates to the Avalanche Software logo (same text as the 4th logo) lying on the ground. A shine appears over the second "A" letter.

FX/SFX: The camera moving and the shine.

Music/Sounds: A loud whoosh.

Availability: Seen on Prince of Persia 3D for Dreamcast.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (NCAA College Football 2K2 variant) (August 28, 2001)
Logo: On a complicated background, the words "AVALANCHE" in white and "SOFTWARE" are seen.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on NCAA College Football 2K2 for Dreamcast.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (NCAA College Football 2K3 variant) (August 6, 2002)
Logo: A rugby ball falls on grass. When the camera rotates, we see the Avalanche logo carved on a field. Then the background changes to black, leaving only text designed the same way as in the previous logos.

FX/SFX: The ball falling to the grass, the camera rotating, the grass fading out.

Music/Sounds: Starts with the sound of the ball falling along with birds chirping, followed by a crowd cheering.

Availability: Seen on NCAA College Football 2K3.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo (November 26, 2002-)
Nickname: "Walking Letters"

Logo: On a white background, a letter "A" walks to the left, and other letters of the company name fall behind as it passes. When the letter "V" falls, the "A" attempts to continue walking, but the "V" squeaks, catching the attention of the "A", which jumps to the "V". The whole word "AVALANCHE" in 3D is seen. A hatch opens below the name and the word "SOFTWARE" is pulled up from it. "AVALANCHE" is pushed above by it, and a shadow is seen below.

Trivia: This logo is only used on-screen; box covers instead use the very first Avalanche logo even today.

Variant: On 25 to Life, the still logo shares the scrren with the Crystal Dynamics, Ritual Entertainment, and Hwy 1 Productions logos.

FX/SFX: Letters falling behind the walking "A", the hatch opening.

Music/Sounds: Various background noises and squeaks, and a short synth note.

Availability: Common. Can be seen on many games from the company, starting with Rugrats: Royal Ransom. Also appears on Disney games issued by WB since 2017, beginning with Cars 3: Driven to Win.

Editor's Note: None.