Griptonite Games

Background
In 1994, Steve Ettinger opened the Seattle division of Realtime Associates, which was acquired by Amaze Entertainment in 1999 and was renamed Griptonite Games. In 2005, Griptonite was closed, but was revived three years later by Foundation 9 Entertainment. In 2009, Amaze itself was closed and merged into Griptonite Games. In August 2011, F9E sold the studio to Glu Mobile.

1st Logo (November 16, 2001-December 1, 2011)
Logo: We see two and  flames with "GRIPTONITE" under them and "GAMES" under "GRIPTONITE". Under the logo is either "An Amaze Entertainment Studio" (2001-2005) or "A Foundation 9 Entertainment Studio" (2008-2011).

Variants: These variants are from the GBA, DS, or 3DS.
 * The Princess and the Frog and Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief: The background is black.
 * High School Musical 3: Senior Year: The background is white.
 * X-Men Origins: Wolverine: The logo is on a wooden background and has been slashed, with some of its pieces being angled slightly differently as a result.
 * Daredevil: The background is.
 * Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: The logo is superimposed over a beach background.
 * Digimon Racing: The logo is shaped differently and has a border around it.
 * Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: The logo is placed into a black-and-white filmstrip.
 * Robots: The logo is superimposed over the game's intro.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: Usually none, but on Robots, the game's opening theme is heard.

Availability: It can be seen on Nintendo DS, 3DS and GBA games, like the Harry Potter and Chronicles of Narnia series, along with the aforementioned titles.

2nd Logo (June 27, 2006-May 1, 2009)
Logo: We see letters from the company's name coming towards the camera at a close angle. They zoom away and form the name, and the other parts of the logo begin to appear before the logo jumps onto the screen. It begins to zoom out, and the byline appears.

Technique: The moving letters and parts.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.

Availability: Rare. Only seen on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, both for PSP.

3rd Logo (October 13, 2009-June 1, 2012)
Logo: In an orange cave with numerous flying sparks, we see a white, grungy version of the Griptonite Games logo on a wall. The shadow of a beast decides to cover the wall and leaves afterwards. It then clears, leaving only the sparks, and the regular logo appears for a while.

Technique: The fire and the beastly shadows.

Music/Sounds: The sound of a cracking fireplace and the monster's snuffling.

Availability: Seen on Where the Wild Things Are for Wii, PS3 and X360, and Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Masterpiece, only for Wii.

4th Logo (November 17, 2009-November 16, 2010)


Logo: An intense -ish light reveals the wordmark, which zooms out. The light spot moves through the word before two glowing "starbursts" appear, dimming and turning into the two flames from the previous three logos. A small box with "GAMES" flies from the right side, and the byline appears.

Technique: The light animation.

Music/Sounds: A short fanfare.

Availability: Rare. First seen on Princess and the Frog, and later appeared on Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet for Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii.

5th Logo (November 19, 2009)


Logo: On a misty dark blue background, many lines are drawn by light, and they form an outline of the Griptonite logo, which reveals itself. Static noise goes through the logo.

Technique: The glowing lines and static.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.

Availability: Extremely rare. Only seen on Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines for PSP.

6th Logo (May 24-November 15, 2011)


Logo: We see many pyramids grow from air. As we zoom out, the Gryptonite wordmark is revealed as the air turns. "GRIPTONITE" is colored. The Foundation 9 byline is shown. The logo glows.

Technique: High class CGI. Better than any previous animations.

Music/Sounds: Whooshes for the pyramisa as the peaks pass by, followed with a short fanfare.

Availability: Rare. Appeared on Kung Fu Panda 2, The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns - Again! and Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat.