Ubisoft Blue Byte

Background
Blue Byte is a German studio formed in 1988 and most famous for developing strategy games. It was taken over by Ubisoft in 2001.

1st Logo (1989)
Logo: On a rectangle, there is a sun rises on the water with the flying seagull with the words "BLUE BYTE" on the bottom.

Variant: On Twinworld, the logo is entirely yellow.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Opening theme of the game.

Availability: Seen on Great Courts and Twinworld.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1991-2014)
Logo: A asteroid zooms to a starfield and blows with a white wave. Then it blows again, making the background white and creating a box around, with "Blue Byte" smashing below. The words are handwritten.

FX/SFX: Originally none. From 2004 until 2015, The object exploding and words zooming; quite outdated animation for now.

Music/Sounds: Originally none. From 2004 until 2015, Sounds of zooming, explosion and words banging.

Availability: Common. The still version is also wide-spread. It was first used on Great Courts 2 and last seen on the 2012 trailer for Might & Magic: Heroes Online.

Editor's Note: None.

(September 30, 2014-May 18, 2016)
Logo: A simplfied version of the asteroid from the previous logo with the words "BLUE BYTE" in different font with the byline saying "A UBISOFT STUDIO" on the bottom.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the trailer.

Availability: Common. First seen on the launch trailer for Might & Magic: Heroes Online and last seen on Assassin's Creed Identity.

Editor's Note: None.