Venom Games

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Background: Venom Games was initially formed in January 2003 from the remnants of Rage Software's Newcastle Studio it's parent company went into administration. Their first game released in September 2004, Rocky Legends, was a successor to the team's previous adaptation of the popular film franchise. That same month, Take-Two Interactive purchased the studio, but after the release of their final game in June 2008, Don King Presents: Prizefighter, Take-Two shuttered the studio a month later, intending to wind down it's operations in Western Europe to focus on Eastern Europe and Asia.

1st Logo

(2004)

Logo:We see the text "venom games" in a lowercase, grungy, serif font surrounded by red, thin, nerves. The logo mildly shutters up and down.

FX/SFX: The logo shaking.

Music/Sounds: None

Availability: Seen only on Rocky Legends.

Scare Factor: Low

2nd Logo

(2006)

Logo:

FX/SFX: The abrupt zooms, the pulsing.

Music/Sounds: Electric guitar notes, accompanied by sounds of pulsing and flashing.

Availability: Seen on the Xbox 360 version of Prey (2006).

Scare Factor: Medium.

3rd Logo

(2008)

Logo: The logo, retaining the same design from the previous, simply zoom in, remains for a couple of seconds, and abruptly zooms out.

FX/SFX: The logo zooming.

Music/Sounds: The sounds of a boxing bells, timed with the animation.

Availability: Appears on Don King Presents: Prizefighter.

Scare Factor: None.