Ubisoft Blue Byte

Background

Blue Byte is a German studio formed in 1988 and most famous for developing strategy games. It was taken over by Ubisoft in 2001.

Blue Byte

1st Logo (1989)

Logo: On a rectangle, there is a sun rises on the water with the flying seagull with the words "BLUE BYTE" on the bottom.

Variant: On Twinworld, the logo is entirely yellow.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Opening theme of the game.

Availability: Seen on Great Courts and Twinworld.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1991-2014)

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Logo: A blue asteroid zooms to a starfield and blows with a white wave. Then it blows again, making the background white and creating a box around, with "Blue Byte" smashing below. The words are handwritten. The animated version of the logo was used from 2001 until 2006.

FX/SFX: Originally none. From 2001 until 2006, The object exploding and words zooming; quite outdated animation for now.

Music/Sounds: Originally none. From 2001 until 2006, Sounds of zooming, explosion and words banging. On Anno 1404, the sound effects of Related Designs logo is heard over the still logo.

Availability: Common. The still version is also wide-spread. It was first used on Great Courts 2 and last seen on the 2012 trailer for Might & Magic: Heroes Online. The animated version was first used on The Settlers IV and last seen on The Settlers II (10th Anniversary).

Editor's Note: None.

Ubisoft Blue Byte

(September 30, 2014-May 18, 2016)

Logo: A simplfied version of the asteroid from the previous logo with the words "BLUE BYTE" in different font with the byline saying "A UBISOFT STUDIO" on the bottom.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the trailer.

Availability: Common. First seen on the launch trailer for Might & Magic: Heroes Online and last seen on Assassin's Creed Identity.

Editor's Note: None.