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Background

Lionhead Studios was a British video game development company founded in 1997 by former Bullfrog CEO Peter Molyneux, Mark Webley, Tim Rance, and Steve Jackson. The name "Lionhead" originated from Webley's pet hamster, who died not long after the naming of the studio. The company was acquired by Microsoft in 2006, following financial difficulties. Molyneux left the studio in 2012 to found 22Cans. On 7 March 2016, Microsoft announced the proposed closure of the company and the cancellation of Fable Legends. Lionhead officially closed down on 29 April 2016.

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1st Logo (27 March 2001-18 December 2002)	2nd Logo (14 September 2004-12 September 2014)	3rd Logo (4 October 2005-6 January 2009)	4th Logo (21 October 2008)

1st Logo (27 March 2001-18 December 2002)

Visuals: Over a grey background is millions of black and white stars. The stars then move around and form the print of a lion's head. The print then zooms in.

Trivia: This logo isn't a pre-rendered animation, but actually a real-time particle physics demo. When starting up Black & White, the stars (and even the finished logo) can be distorted and dragged around the environment.

Technique: Real-time CGI.

Audio: A majestic choir fanfare composed by Russell Shaw.

Availability: Seen on Black & White and its Creature Isle expansion pack.

2nd Logo (14 September 2004-12 September 2014)

Visuals: In a white environment, a Hero clad in black metal armour walks towards the screen. He stops, and then wields his sword, which he throws around and then thrusts into the ground. Just as he thrusts it, the ground ruptures and vulcanic matter emerges, throwing the Hero and his sword away. The screen then pans over the rupture, from which black smoke comes out. As the smoke clears, the Lionhead logo is revealed.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Walking sounds, then the sound of a sword drawing, and finally some crumbling and wind noises.

Availability: Can be found on Fable for Xbox. Also appeared on Fable: The Lost Chapters and Fable Anniversary.

3rd Logo (4 October 2005-6 January 2009)

Visuals: On a gradient white background, there is a black cup with the text "LIONHEAD STUDIOS" on the bottom. Then, some small black and white cubes begin pouring into the cup as it slowly swings back and forth. Once all the cubes are in, the cubes change colour as they form the lion's head print. Suddenly, the cup tilts to the left and dumps out all of the cubes. Then the head print fades in as the cubes fade out, and the logo stands back up in its place.

Trivia: Like the one seen on Black & White, this logo is also a real-time particle physics demo. When you start up The Movies or Black & White 2, click on the logo and drag it around to experiment with it.

Variant: On The Movies, the background colour has a bit more grey in it, and the head print forms as the cubes are pouring in.

Technique: Real-time CGI.

Audio: A synth choir note as the cubes start falling in, and a weird chant sound as the logo forms. Then some beeps as the cubes are dumped out, and a final synth note as the final logo comes in.

Audio Trivia: The sound effects, such as the chanting and beeping, comes from the music portion "Creature End Sequence" from the first Black & White game.

Availability: Can be found on Black & White 2. The same variant also appears on The Movies and its Stunts & Effects expansion pack.

4th Logo (21 October 2008)

Visuals: Over a white background is the Lionhead logo slowly fade in, while changing into different patterns quickly, while a bad TV reception effect is used. The logo finally comes to the centre and the reception clears out.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Some radio buzzing and a high-pitched buzz when the reception clears out.

Availability: Seen on Fable II.

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+===Background===
-Background: Lionhead Studios was a British video game development company founded in 1997 by Peter Molyneux, Mark Webley, Tim Rance, and Steve Jackson. The name "Lionhead" originated from Mark Webley's pet hamster, who died not long after the naming of the studio. The company was acquired by Microsoft in 2006 following financial difficulties. Molyneux left the studio in 2012 to found 22Cans. On March 7, 2016, Microsoft announced the proposed closure of the company and the cancellation of ''Fable Legends''. Lionhead officially closed down on April 29, 2016.
+'''Lionhead Studios''' was a British video game development company founded in 1997 by former [[Bullfrog Productions|Bullfrog]] CEO Peter Molyneux, Mark Webley, Tim Rance, and Steve Jackson. The name "'''Lionhead'''" originated from Webley's pet hamster, who died not long after the naming of the studio. The company was acquired by [[Xbox Game Studios|Microsoft]] in 2006, following financial difficulties. Molyneux left the studio in 2012 to found 22Cans. On 7 March 2016, Microsoft announced the proposed closure of the company and the cancellation of ''Fable Legends''. Lionhead officially closed down on 29 April 2016.
+{{ImageTOC
-st Logo
+|Lionhead Studios (2001).png|1st Logo (27 March 2001-18 December 2002)
+|Lionhead Studios (2004).png|2nd Logo (14 September 2004-12 September 2014)
+|Lionhead Studios (2005).png|3rd Logo (4 October 2005-6 January 2009)
+|Lionhead Studios (2008).png|4th Logo (21 October 2008)
+}}
+===1st Logo (27 March 2001-18 December 2002)===
-(2001)
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Lionhead Studios (2001).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=zZd5M_EF_t8}}
+'''Visuals:''' Over a {{color|grey}} background is millions of black and white stars. The stars then move around and form the print of a lion's head. The print then zooms in.
-Nicknames: "The Black & White Stars"
+'''Trivia:''' This logo isn't a pre-rendered animation, but actually a real-time particle physics demo. When starting up ''Black & White'', the stars (and even the finished logo) can be distorted and dragged around the environment.
-Logo: On a grey background, we see millions of black and white stars. The stars then move around and then form the print of a lion's head. The print then zooms in.
+'''Technique:''' Real-time CGI.
-FX/SFX: The stars.
-Music/Sounds: A majestic fanfare composed by Russell Shaw.
+'''Audio:''' A majestic choir fanfare composed by Russell Shaw.
-Availability: Only seen on ''Black & White''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Black & White'' and its ''Creature Isle'' expansion pack.
+===2nd Logo (14 September 2004-12 September 2014)===
-Editor's Note: None.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Lionhead Studios (2004).png
+Lionhead Studios (2014).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=4snRK2uGfOw|id2=ADl28DJpvOI}}
+'''Visuals:''' In a white environment, a Hero clad in black metal armour walks towards the screen. He stops, and then wields his sword, which he throws around and then thrusts into the ground. Just as he thrusts it, the ground ruptures and vulcanic matter emerges, throwing the Hero and his sword away. The screen then pans over the rupture, from which black smoke comes out. As the smoke clears, the Lionhead logo is revealed.
-nd Logo
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-(2004, 2005, 2013)
+'''Audio:''' Walking sounds, then the sound of a sword drawing, and finally some crumbling and wind noises.
-Nicknames: "The Fable Logo"
+'''Availability:''' Can be found on ''Fable'' for Xbox. Also appeared on ''Fable: The Lost Chapters'' and ''Fable Anniversary''.
-Logo: TBA
+===3rd Logo (4 October 2005-6 January 2009)===
-FX/SFX: TBA
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Lionhead Studios (2005).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=2OPnZEXoVGs|id2=tY6kdj92gX8}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a gradient white background, there is a black cup with the text "LIONHEAD STUDIOS" on the bottom. Then, some small black and white cubes begin pouring into the cup as it slowly swings back and forth. Once all the cubes are in, the cubes change colour as they form the lion's head print. Suddenly, the cup tilts to the left and dumps out all of the cubes. Then the head print fades in as the cubes fade out, and the logo stands back up in its place.
-Music/Sounds: TBA
+'''Trivia:''' Like the one seen on ''Black & White'', this logo is also a real-time particle physics demo. When you start up ''The Movies'' or ''Black & White 2'', click on the logo and drag it around to experiment with it.
-Availability: Uncommon. Can be found on ''Fable'' for Xbox. Also appeared on ''Fable: The Lost Chapters'' and ''Fable Anniversary.''
+'''Variant:''' On ''The Movies'', the background colour has a bit more {{color|grey}} in it, and the head print forms as the cubes are pouring in.
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''Technique:''' Real-time CGI.
-rd Logo
+'''Audio:''' A synth choir note as the cubes start falling in, and a weird chant sound as the logo forms. Then some beeps as the cubes are dumped out, and a final synth note as the final logo comes in.
-(2005-2006)
+'''Audio Trivia:''' The sound effects, such as the chanting and beeping, comes from the music portion "Creature End Sequence" from the first ''Black & White'' game.
-Nicknames: "The Falling Cubes", "The Black & White 2 Logo", "Real-Time Physics Demo"
+'''Availability:''' Can be found on ''Black & White 2''. The same variant also appears on ''The Movies'' and its ''Stunts & Effects'' expansion pack.
-Logo: On a gradient white background, we see a black cup with the text "LIONHEAD STUDIOS" on the bottom. Then, some small, black and white cubes begin pouring into the cup as it slowly swings back and forth. Once all the cubes are in, the cubes change color as they form the lion's head print. Suddenly, the cup tilts to the left and dumps out all of the cubes. Then the head print fades in as the cubes fade out, and the logo stands back up in its place.
+===4th Logo (21 October 2008)===
-Variant: On ''The Movies'', the background color has a bit more grey in it, and the head print forms as the cubes are pouring in. The logo is also movable by clicking and dragging with the mouse.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Lionhead Studios (2008).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=IfMMa1kkK-M}}
+'''Visuals:''' Over a white background is the Lionhead logo slowly fade in, while changing into different patterns quickly, while a bad TV reception effect is used. The logo finally comes to the centre and the reception clears out.
-FX/SFX: The logo and the cubes falling.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-Trivia: This logo isn't a pre-rendered animation, it's actually a real time particle physics demo. When you start up ''The Movies'' or ''Black & White 2'', click on the logo and drag it around to experiment around. Also, the sound effects such as the chanting and beeping comes from the music portion "Creature End Sequence" from the first ''Black & White'' game.
+'''Audio:''' Some radio buzzing and a high-pitched buzz when the reception clears out.
-Music/Sounds: A synth choir note as the cubes start falling in, and a weird chant sound (comes from the soundtrack of the first ''Black & White'' game) as the logo forms. Then some beeps as the cubes are dumped out, and final synth note as the final logo comes in.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Fable II''.
-Availability: Uncommon. Can be found on ''Black & White 2''. The same variant also appears on ''The Movies'' and its ''Stunts & Effects'' expansion pack.
+[[Category:British video game logos]]
-Editor's Note: None.
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
+[[Category:United Kingdom]]
-th Logo
+[[Category:Microsoft]]
+[[Category:Xbox Game Studios]]
-(2008)
-Nicknames: "The Epileptic Static", "The Fable II Logo"
-Logo: On a white background, like the 2nd logo, we see the Lionhead logo slowly fade in, while changing into different patterns quickly, while a bad TV reception effect is used. The logo finally comes to the center and the reception clears out.
-FX/SFX: The static.
-Music/Sounds: Some radio buzzing and a high-pitched buzz when the reception clears out.
-Availability: Rare. Only seen on ''Fable II''.
-Editor's Note: TBA