EA Black Box

Background: EA Black Box was a studio founded in Vancouver, Canada, in 1998 by former employees of Radical Entertainment as "Black Box Games". It never used a logo until 2000 and seems not to use it for many years after 2002. In June 2002, it was purchased by Electronic Arts and became the wholly-owned subsidiary known as EA Black Box. It's primary known for Need of Speed series and Skate series. In July 2012, it was renamed Quicklime Games during the development of Need for Speed World, and shortly thereafter closed for good in April 2013.

1st Logo (2000-2002)

Logo: We zoom through giant 0's and 1's (like binary code) to the words "BLACK B...X GaMeS" on the screen. A yellow box comes and takes its place as the letter "O". There are blue rays beaming from the box, and many dots Black Box Games (2000)and the background flicker.

Variant: There is a still variant where the rays are gray instead of blue. Plus, the text is black and "GAMES" is smaller.

FX/SFX: The flipping and merging on the standard Genesis variant. The variants have different animation.

Music/Sounds: Several adverse grinding sounds.

Availability: Seen on NHL Hitz 2003 and 2002, as well as on Sega Soccer Slam. The still variant can be seen on NHL 2K for Sega Dreamcast although the animated variant appears after the game's intro on said game with the cheat codes having been entered when starting the game.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd LogoEA Black Box - CLG Wiki (November 18, 2008)

Logo: The EA logo appears first and the Black Box logo after. The "O" letter is replaced with an orange box. When shown, the logo transitions into a speedometer with the box converting into its arrow, and further into the intro.

FX/SFX: Background lightning and shining effects.

Music/Sounds: Various noises and screeches.

Availability: Seen on Need for Speed: Undercover.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (2009)EA Black Box (2009)

Logo: We see a grainy background with a reflection of some room. There is a crumpled gray box with "BLACK BOX" written below. The sides of the box randomly rotate.

FX/SFX: The screen trembling and the box's sides rotate.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on the trailer for Skate 2.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (2010) EA Black Box (2010) Logo: There are chipped white words "BLACK BOX", where "BOX" is below and "O" is replaced with a box.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on the trailer for Skate 3.

Editor's Note: None.

EA Black Box - CLG Wiki 5th Logo (November 15, 2011)

Logo: The name appears in gray, with the last "X" overlapped by a 3D rhombus box, orange inside.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Need for Speed: The Run.

Editor's Note: None.