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Background

Bethesda Game Studios is a division of Bethesda Softworks, which was formed in 2001 for in-house game development, with its parent company solely handling distribution onwards. The studio is responsible for The Elder Scrolls (since 2002) and Fallout (since 2008) series.

1st Logo (March 20, 2006-December 14, 2007)

Visuals: On a black background, a metallic cogwheel fades in with its middle part cut off. As it turns and stops, the metallic words "BETHESDA" and "GAME STUDIOS" fade in between the cogwheel's middle space, and the logo starts zooming in. The cogwheel and "GAME STUDIOS" fade out first, while "BETHESDA" remains for an extra second.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: Sounds of the cogwheel turning, followed by ambience.

Availability: Seen on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

2nd Logo (November 11, 2011)

Visuals: On a black background, we see the metallic Bethesda Game Studios logo slightly zoom in as a light passes through it.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A quiet dark ambiance sound.

Availability: Seen on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

3rd Logo (November 10, 2015-November 14, 2018)

Visuals: On a black and white "PLEASE STAND BY" test pattern, the inner circle of the test pattern turns into a cog, which zooms out and reveals the texts "BETHESDA GAME STUDIOS" in the middle part. The screen then fades into static.

Variant: On Fallout 76, the test pattern is in color.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: Film popping sounds and static.

Availability: Seen on Fallout 4 and Fallout 76.

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 ===Background===
-A division of [[Bethesda Softworks]], which was formed in 2001, dedicated to in-house game development.
+'''Bethesda Game Studios''' is a division of [[Bethesda Softworks]], which was formed in 2001 for in-house game development, with its parent company solely handling distribution onwards. The studio is responsible for ''The Elder Scrolls'' (since 2002) and ''Fallout'' (since 2008) series.
-===1st Logo (November 11, 2011)===
+===1st Logo (March 20, 2006-December 14, 2007)===
+{{YouTube|id=uOSYuFh24E4}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a metallic cogwheel fades in with its middle part cut off. As it turns and stops, the metallic words "'''BETHESDA'''" and "GAME STUDIOS" fade in between the cogwheel's middle space, and the logo starts zooming in. The cogwheel and "GAME STUDIOS" fade out first, while "'''BETHESDA'''" remains for an extra second.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
+'''Audio:''' Sounds of the cogwheel turning, followed by ambience.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion''.
+===2nd Logo (November 11, 2011)===
 {{YouTube|id=GKG1kT6_hQg}}
-'''Visuals:''' On a black background, we see the metallic Bethesda Game Studios logo (which is a black-and-white footprint of a cog wheel, cut in half by the word "'''BETHESDA'''" and "GAME STUDIOS" below it) slightly zoom in as a light passes through it.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, we see the metallic Bethesda Game Studios logo slightly zoom in as a light passes through it.
 '''Technique:''' CGI.
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 '''Availability:''' Seen on ''The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim''.
-===2nd Logo (November 10, 2015-November 14, 2018)===
+===3rd Logo (November 10, 2015-November 14, 2018)===
 {{YouTube|id=ceNgxBM8S3A}}
-'''Visuals:''' On a black and white "PLEASE STAND BY" test pattern, the inner circle of the test pattern turns into a cog, which reveals the texts "'''BETHESDA GAME STUDIOS"''' and then fades into static.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black and white "PLEASE STAND BY" test pattern, the inner circle of the test pattern turns into a cog, which zooms out and reveals the texts "'''BETHESDA''' GAME STUDIOS" in the middle part. The screen then fades into static.
+'''Variant:''' On ''Fallout 76'', the test pattern is in color.
-'''Technique:''' The animation of the cog turning and the static. In the variant found in ''Fallout 76'', the test pattern is in color.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''Audio:''' Popping sounds and then static.
+'''Audio:''' Film popping sounds and static.
-'''Availability:''' Was seen in ''Fallout 4'' with a different variant of it being in ''Fallout 76'' as well.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Fallout 4'' and ''Fallout 76''.
 [[Category:American video game logos]]