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Background

Sony Electronic Publishing was formed in 1991 after Sony's North American division bought CSG Imagesoft from the CBS/Sony Group and renamed the company Sony Imagesoft. Sony Electronic Publishing became the parent company of Sony Imagesoft. Starting in 1994, Sony Imagesoft started to use the Sony Electronic Publishing name when they expanded to PC products. In 1995, Sony Electronic Publishing was closed due to Sony Imagesoft merging with the development branch of Sony Computer Entertainment into Sony Interactive Studios America.

Logo (November 1994-1995)

Visuals: This is an enhanced print version of the Sony Imagesoft logo, except "IMAGESOFT" is replaced with "ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING", with "PUBLISHING" in spaced-out letters underneath "ELECTRONIC".

Technique: A still digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on Ghosts for PC and Mega Turrican (UK version) and Morph for Sega Genesis.

Unused Logo

Logo (December 31, 1994)

Visuals: Same as the 1st Sony Imagesoft logo, only it starts on a blue background, there is no flash, the rays are simpler, and the logo reads "ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING" in place of "IMAGESOFT".

Technique: 2D digital animation.

Audio: Same as the 1st Sony Imagesoft logo.

Availability: This was meant to appear on the 1995 Jeopardy! PC game, but it went unused. The logo's file (SONYLOGO.MOV) can be accessed in the "MOVIES" folder on the disc.

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 ===Background===
-'''Sony Imagesoft''' (formerly "CSG Imagesoft") was founded in 1989 and purchased by Sony in 1992. The division published games for 16-bit consoles. Later, it was renamed to "'''Sony Electronic Publishing'''" and expanded to PC products. Soon after, it was closed due to Sony's attention on the arrival of the [[PlayStation]].
+'''Sony Electronic Publishing''' was formed in 1991 after Sony's North American division bought CSG Imagesoft from the [[Sony Music Entertainment|CBS/Sony Group]] and renamed the company [[Sony Imagesoft]]. Sony Electronic Publishing became the parent company of Sony Imagesoft. Starting in 1994, Sony Imagesoft started to use the Sony Electronic Publishing name when they expanded to PC products. In 1995, Sony Electronic Publishing was closed due to Sony Imagesoft merging with the development branch of [[Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] into [[989 Studios#Sony Interactive Studios America|Sony Interactive Studios America]].
+===Logo (November 1994-1995)===
-==Sony Imagesoft==
-===1st Logo (1992-November 1, 1994)===
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-Sony Imagesoft (1993).png
+Sony Electronic Publishing (1995).png
-Sony Imagesoft (1993) 4.png
-Sony Imagesoft (1993) 8.png
-Sony Imagesoft (1993) 2.png
-Sony Imagesoft (1993) 5.png
-Sony Imagesoft (1994).png
-Sony Imagesoft (1993) 6.png
-Sony Imagesoft (1993) 3.png
-Sony Imagesoft (1993) 7.png
-Sony Imagesoft (1993) 11.png
-Sony Imagesoft (1993) 9.png
-Sony Imagesoft (1993) 10.png
 </gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=mDcF4TO00gY|id2=Rhj9IMDyAM4}}
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Red Feather", "The Sony Feather"
+'''Visuals:''' This is an enhanced print version of the [[Sony Imagesoft]] logo, except "IMAGESOFT" is replaced with "ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING", with "PUBLISHING" in spaced-out letters underneath "ELECTRONIC".
-'''Logo:''' A stylized {{color|red}} feather is seen standing on a surface and emitting light rays from its point. The background is black. This box is included into another white box, where "SONY" (in its corporate font) is above, and "IMAGESOFT" is below.
+'''Technique:''' A still digital graphic.
-'''Variants:'''
-*On ''Last Action Hero'', the logo is stretched to screen.
-*On SNES games, the logo is darker.
-*On the Game Gear version of ''Cliffhanger,'' the logo is on a {{color|yellow}} background.
-*On some NES games, the logo is on a {{color|gray}} background.
-*On the Game Gear and Game Boy versions of ''Last Action Hero'', the logo is surrounded by a striped border. On the latter, there is a drop shadow.
-*There is an animated version of this logo, which is seen on ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (the [[Sega CD/Mega CD|Sega CD]] port at least). It carries out like the next logo with some differences: the feather drops slower and points all the way to the right corner, while remaining {{color|red}} throughout the logo, and the box coasts to the center as it appears.
-*A different animated version is seen on the Sega CD port of ''Mary Shelley's Frankenstein''. The feather noticably swirls a little more before pointing dead center, and the box just rotates up after a bright flash.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None. The feather falling and the flash on the animated versions.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on ''Ghosts'' for PC and ''Mega Turrican'' (UK version) and ''Morph'' for Sega Genesis.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+==Unused Logo==
-'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
-*The ''Dracula'' animated version features a distorted low-pitched version of the next logo's music.
-*The ''Frankenstein'' animated version has a low-tempo vibrato theme playing throughout.
+===Logo (December 31, 1994)===
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Cliffhanger'', ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'', and ''Last Action Hero'', as well as other games.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-===2nd Logo (March 1993-May 26, 1995)===
 <gallery mode=packed heights=200>
-Sony Imagesoft (1994) 4.png
+Sony Electronic Publishing.jpg
-Sony Imagesoft (1994) 2.png
-Sony Imagesoft (1994) 3.png
-Sony Imagesoft (1993) 12.png
-Sony Imagesoft (1993) 13.png
 </gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=vYcdqGCOh9Y|id2=sQD2CpPlOqA}}
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Red Feather II", "The Sony Feather II"
-'''Logo:''' Against a black background, the feather from before falls from the top, swirling and making the place with its point down. Colored light rays are emitted from the point, like in the previous logo.
-'''Variants:'''
-*A later animated version has improved look and quality.
-*The still version is more graphic and has shadows.
-*There is a print version of this logo made in {{color|blue}} (or {{color|green}}) colors and similar to the previous logo.
-*There is a simple version used on ''Gear Works'' where the {{color|blue}} rectangular part is gone, leaving only the feather and the rays.
-*The feather animation is superimposed against the studios of ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'' on PC versions of those shows' video game adaptations.
-*On ''ESPN Speed World'', the logo is inside a white rectangular box. Plus, the logo is crushed by the game's title logo.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The flying feather and light rays. None for the still versions.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A soft orchestral tune with piano. None or the game's opening theme on the still versions.
-'''Availability:''' The still version is common and seen on various games like ''Frankenstein'', ''Mickey Mania'', ''No Escape'', ''Hook'', ''Wheel of Fortune'', and ESPN series. The animated version was used on several Sega CD games and ''Johnny Mnemonic'' for PC. The blue version can be found on ''Skyblazer''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-===3rd Logo (August 1, 1994)===
-[[File:Sony Imagesoft (ESPN variant).jpg|center|350px]]
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Red Feather III", "The Sony Feather III"
-'''Logo:''' It's similar to the regular logo from the era, but the background is more {{color|purple|purplish}} with the colors in the feather over it more gradually fading, the light rays are shown as black cuts, and the company name is in 3D. The logo gets crushed in from the title screen.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Used on ''ESPN National Hockey Night'' for Sega CD.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-==Sony Electronic Publishing==
-===1st Logo (November 1994-1995)===
-[[File:Sony Electronic Publishing (1995).png|center|350px]]
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Print Feather", "The Sony Feather IV"
-'''Logo:''' This is an enhanced print version of the Sony Imagesoft logo, except "IMAGESOFT" is replaced with "ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING", with "PUBLISHING" in spaced-out letters underneath "ELECTRONIC".
-'''FX/SFX:''' Probably the same animation as before, but generally it's still.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None for the still version.
-'''Availability:''' Very rare due to its short life span. Seen on ''Ghosts'' for PC and ''Mega Turrican'' (UK version) and ''Morph'' for Sega Genesis.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-===2nd Logo (December 31, 1994)===
-[[File:Sony Electronic Publishing.jpg|center|350px]]
 {{YouTube|id=64KMPIqTvGQ}}
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Print Feather II", "The Sony Feather V"
-'''Logo:''' Same as the 2nd Sony Imagesoft logo, only it starts on a {{color|blue}} background, there is no flash, the rays are simpler, and the logo reads "ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING" in place of "IMAGESOFT."
+'''Visuals:''' Same as the 1st [[Sony Imagesoft]] logo, only it starts on a {{color|blue}} background, there is no flash, the rays are simpler, and the logo reads "ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING" in place of "IMAGESOFT".
-'''FX/SFX:''' The feather falling, the rays spreading out. Basically the same as the 2nd logo, but far simpler.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 2nd logo.
+'''Technique:''' 2D digital animation.
+'''Audio:''' Same as the 1st Sony Imagesoft logo.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. So far, this is only known to appear on the 1995 ''Jeopardy!'' PC game. It appears to be unused, but the file (SONYLOGO.MOV) can be accessed in the "MOVIES" folder on the disc.
+'''Availability:''' This was meant to appear on the 1995 ''Jeopardy!'' PC game, but it went unused. The logo's file (SONYLOGO.MOV) can be accessed in the "MOVIES" folder on the disc.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 [[Category:American video game logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Video game logos]]
-[[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
-[[Category:Sony Corporation (Japan)]]
+[[Category:Sony Corporation]]