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Background

Black Label Games was a short-lived publishing label of Vivendi Universal Games, which focused on titles aimed at the more mature gamer, described as "innovative, high-quality titles to satisfy the growing consumer appetite for increasingly sophisticated content."

1st Logo (placeholder logo) (August 20, 2002)

Visuals: The words "BLACK" and "LABEL" are revealed in a beaming blue light. Then, an oval rectangle appears around, and the word "GAMES" in a silver bar. The logo glows and fades away.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Stormy sounds.

Availability: Only appears on The Thing for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows.

2nd Logo (September 24, 2002-June 17, 2003)

Visuals: A bright blue-toned flash occurs and folds into the name, then another splash forms the oval rectangle around, now colored in gray.

Variant: On Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter, the logo is still.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A harsh wind sound, followed with cork sticking.

Availability: Appears on three games: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for PS2, Xbox and Windows, the North American Windows release of Enclave (European version uses the Swing! Entertainment logo) and Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter for PS2, Xbox and Windows.

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 ===Background===
-'''Black Label''' was a short-lived publishing alias of [[Universal Interactive]], before the latter was fully absorbed into [[Vivendi Universal Games]].
+'''Black Label Games''' was a short-lived publishing label of [[Vivendi Games|Vivendi Universal Games]], which focused on titles aimed at the more mature gamer, described as "innovative, high-quality titles to satisfy the growing consumer appetite for increasingly sophisticated content."
-===1st Logo (July 19, 2002-June 17, 2003)===
+===1st Logo (placeholder logo) (August 20, 2002)===
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+{{YouTube|id=p4ibp54h1lc}}
-'''Logo:''' A bright {{color|blue}}-toned flash occurs and folds into the name, then another splash forms the oval rectangle around, now colored in {{color|gray}}.
+'''Visuals:''' The words "BLACK" and "LABEL" are revealed in a beaming {{color|blue}} light. Then, an oval rectangle appears around, and the word "GAMES" in a {{color|silver}} bar. The logo glows and fades away.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The logo forming.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Audio:''' Stormy sounds.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A harsh wind sound, followed with cork sticking.
-'''Availability:''' Appeared on ''Enclave'', ''Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter'' and ''Lord of The Rings: Fellowship of the Ring''.
+'''Availability:''' Only appears on ''The Thing'' for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows.
+===2nd Logo (September 24, 2002-June 17, 2003)===
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-===2nd Logo (August 20, 2002)===
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 Black Label Games (2nd Logo).jpeg
 </gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=p4ibp54h1lc}}
+{{YouTube|id=1-SuiZN9iis}}
+'''Visuals:''' A bright {{color|blue}}-toned flash occurs and folds into the name, then another splash forms the oval rectangle around, now colored in {{color|gray}}.
-'''Logo:''' The words "BLACK" and "LABEL" are revealed in a beaming {{color|blue}} light. Then, an oval rectangle appears around, and the word "GAMES" in a {{color|silver}} bar. The logo glows and fades away.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The logo emitting light.
+'''Variant:''' On ''Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter'', the logo is still.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Stormy sounds.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Audio:''' A harsh wind sound, followed with cork sticking.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''The Thing''.
+'''Availability:''' Appears on three games: ''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' for [[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[Xbox]] and Windows, the North American Windows release of ''Enclave'' (European version uses the [[Swing! Entertainment]] logo) and ''Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter'' for [[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[Xbox]] and Windows.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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-[[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
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+[[Category:Microsoft]]
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