Focus Home Interactive

Background
Focus Home Interactive is a French publishing and distributing company.

1st Logo (Early 2000's-2004)


Logo: There is a 3D blue oval which zooms in. On the left side, the custom F letter is plastered and other letters OCUS are inside the oval. There ae also HOME INTERACTIVE in small font, also inside the oval.

Technique: Just zooming.

Audio: None.

Availability: It's seen on French releases. Most notably appears on Runaway.

2nd Logo (2004-2007)


Logo: A blue ball comes to the screen. It has two dots and a line together resembling the face. The ball begins to inflate until it blows, filling the screen blue with FOCUS logo in white. Below is HOME INTERACTIVE which instantly changes to EXTREME PUBLISHING.

Technique: The ball animation.

Audio: Sounds of air inflation and blow.

Availability: Seen on the French releases of 80 Days, Trackmania Nations and Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle.

3rd Logo (2007-2012)
Logo: There is a rounded space on the screen, and many black particles come in to represent small animated scenes. First they create running car, transforming into sailing boat, then it becomes the war action plan with arrows and finally the particles create two battling knights. Then they float and create HOME INTERACTIVE under the zooming FOCUS word.

Technique: Animation of the particles.

Variants: There are some custom variants used on later games and trailers before transition to the next logo.

Audio: Repeating creaking soundtrack.

Availability: Found on Loki, Blood Bowl and some French releases like Escape from Paradise City. The animated variant is abandoned now in favor of custom game variants.

4th Logo (2012-)


Logo: The metallic FOCUS word pans over with the blue star at background, which leaves green lens flare. Then the words "HOME INTERACTIVE" pop up underneath.

Technique: The logo made in great animation.

Audio: A hollow sound.

Availability: Seen on many European releases like Game of Thrones, MagRunner and Realms of Ancient War.