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Background

2K Games is a wholly owned subsidiary and the publishing brand of Take-Two Interactive. It was formed in 2005 in a second effort of concern several internal studios into one brand (the first was Rockstar Games). The company was born after Take-Two bought Visual Concepts from Sega for $24 million, and it became core for the 2K Sports label. Some studios were changed names in order to expand the 2K label, such as 2K Boston, Australia, Marin, West, China and Czech.

(March 1, 2005-)

Logo: We quickly move through a tunnel made of red frames and lines. The frames then transform into a red parallelepiped shield with the connected letters "2K" carved on it. The shield rotates twice and the background lines clear to black. The word "GAMES" appears underneath the shield as it shines.

Variants:

Starting with Shattered Union, "GAMES" was removed.
On Nintendo DS games, the logo is still with no relief effect.
On Carnival Games Mini-Golf for Wii, the logo is still on a white background.
On Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for GBA and Motocross Mania 3 for PS2, the logo is color-reversed.

FX/SFX: The tunnel effect and the rotating shield.

Music/Sounds: A soft electronic-rock tune ending with a computerized announcer saying "2-kay."

Availability: Common. Seen on games like BioShock, Borderlands and Family Guy: Video Game! for PSP, PS2, and Xbox.

Editor's Note: None.

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 ===Background===
-'''2K Games''' is a wholly owned subsidiary and the publishing brand of [[Take-Two Interactive]]. It was formed in 2005 in a second effort of concern several internal studios into one brand (the first was [[Rockstar Games]]). The company was born after Take-Two bought [[Visual Concepts]] from [[Sega (Japan)|Sega]] for $24 million, and it became core for the [[2K Sports]] label. Some studios were changed names in order to expand the 2K label, such as 2K Boston, Australia, [[2K Marin|Marin]], West, China and [[2K Czech|Czech]].
+'''2K Games''' is a wholly owned subsidiary and the publishing brand of [[Take-Two Interactive]]. It was formed in 2005 in a second effort of concern several internal studios into one brand (the first was [[Rockstar Games]]). The company was born after Take-Two bought [[Visual Concepts]] from [[Sega]] for $24 million, and it became core for the [[2K Sports]] label. Some studios were changed names in order to expand the 2K label, such as 2K Boston, Australia, [[2K Marin|Marin]], West, China and [[2K Czech|Czech]].
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-'''Logo:''' We quickly move through a tunnel made of {{Font color|red|red}} frames and lines. The frames then transform into a {{Font color|red|red}} parallelepiped shield with the connected letters 2K carved on it. The shield rotates twice and the background lines clear to black. The word "''GAMES''" appears underneath the shield as it shines.
+'''Logo:''' We quickly move through a tunnel made of {{color|red}} frames and lines. The frames then transform into a {{color|red}} parallelepiped shield with the connected letters "'''''2K'''''" carved on it. The shield rotates twice and the background lines clear to black. The word "''GAMES''" appears underneath the shield as it shines.
 '''Variants:'''
-* Starting with ''Shattered Union'', "GAMES" was removed.
+*Starting with ''Shattered Union'', "''GAMES''" was removed.
-* On Nintendo DS games, the logo is still with no relief effect.
+*On Nintendo DS games, the logo is still with no relief effect.
-* On ''Carnival Games Mini-Golf'' for Wii, the logo is still on a white background.
+*On ''Carnival Games Mini-Golf'' for Wii, the logo is still on a white background.
-* On ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' for GBA and ''Motocross Mania 3'' for PS2, the logo is color-reversed.
+*On ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' for GBA and ''Motocross Mania 3'' for PS2, the logo is color-reversed.
 '''FX/SFX:''' The tunnel effect and the rotating shield.
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 '''Editor's Note:''' None.
-[[Category:2K Games]]
 [[Category:Video game logos]]
 [[Category:American video game logos]]
 [[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:2K Games]]
+[[Category:Take-Two Software]]