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Background

2K Czech is the Czech division of 2K. It was initially founded as Illusion Softworks in 1997 by Petr Vochozka and Jan Kudera, and produced some successful games, including Mafia. In January 2008, the studio was purchased by Take-Two Interactive and was integrated into the 2K brand as 2K Czech. In January 2014, the studio's Prague office was closed, leaving the only division in Brno. In 2017, 2K Czech was merged into another 2K studio, Hangar 13.

Logo (August 24, 2010)

Visuals: A pistol quickly flies into view, before slowing down as the camera pans over the pistol slowly. On the pistol's top, the 2K Czech logo is carved into the side of it, which gives off a light blue gleam, and then the camera quickly tilts back from the pistol. The hand holding the pistol fires it, shooting a bullet towards his target: a shadowed mob boss with a cigar lit and a bottle of whiskey with the 2K Games logo on it, and the camera slows down drastically to show a shot of him in the distance. After going back to full speed, the bullet breaks the bottle, causing the camera to become focused on the 2K logo for a brief moment, before quickly sweeping around to reveal a red door. A silhouette of a gang member holding a tommy gun walks into the door, creating a "II" shape as smoke clears away to reveal the Mafia II logo in full.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: An ingame-type tense soundtrack with a slowed down sound of shooting.

Availability: Seen on Mafia II.

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-=== Background ===
+===Background===
-Illusion Softworks was founded by Petr Vochozka in the Czech Republic in 1997, and produced some successful games, including ''Mafia''. In 2008, Illusion was purchased by [[Take-Two Interactive]] and was renamed to 2K Czech. In 2014 the main office in Prague was closed, leaving the only division in Brno.
+'''2K Czech''' is the Czech division of [[2K Games|2K]]. It was initially founded as '''[[Illusion Softworks]]''' in 1997 by Petr Vochozka and Jan Kudera, and produced some successful games, including ''Mafia''. In January 2008, the studio was purchased by [[Take-Two Interactive]] and was integrated into the [[2K Games|2K]] brand as '''2K Czech'''. In January 2014, the studio's Prague office was closed, leaving the only division in Brno. In 2017, 2K Czech was merged into another 2K studio, Hangar 13.
+===Logo (August 24, 2010)===
-== Illusion Softworks ==
+<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
-===1st Logo (1998)===
+K Czech (2010).jpg
-[[File:7ba75d6729527cdbc0412c2e7254a65a.png|center|350px]]
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=EPG9zYy5kh4}}
+'''Visuals:''' A pistol quickly flies into view, before slowing down as the camera pans over the pistol slowly. On the pistol's top, the 2K Czech logo is carved into the side of it, which gives off a light blue gleam, and then the camera quickly tilts back from the pistol. The hand holding the pistol fires it, shooting a bullet towards his target: a shadowed mob boss with a cigar lit and a bottle of whiskey with the 2K Games logo on it, and the camera slows down drastically to show a shot of him in the distance. After going back to full speed, the bullet breaks the bottle, causing the camera to become focused on the 2K logo for a brief moment, before quickly sweeping around to reveal a red door. A silhouette of a gang member holding a tommy gun walks into the door, creating a "'''II'''" shape as smoke clears away to reveal the ''Mafia II'' logo in full.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Logo:''' We see a stylized {{Font color|silver|silver}} hat. Next to it is "ILLUSION" crossed by a thin line and "softworks" below aligned to the right.
+'''Audio:''' An ingame-type tense soundtrack with a slowed down sound of shooting.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Mafia II''.
-'''Availability:''' Only seen on two games, both released in the Czech Republic only: ''Léto s Oskarem'' and ''Lurid Land''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-===2nd Logo (July 26, 1999)===
-[[File:d_fqLZuxinKiEXEvpXRYxg21746.jpg|center|350px]]
-'''Logo:''' We see two {{Font color|green|greenish}} spaces on a black screen. One shows a scrabble starting with a {{Font color|yellow|yellow}} dot and two eyes looking from the inside. The second one has the words "ILLUSION" in black and "SOFTWORKS" in {{Font color|yellow|yellow}}.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' It was only seen on ''Hidden & Dangerous''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-===3rd Logo (April 30, 2000-2008)===
-[[File:pYt8ZuaUDT5e9MYOM3ZTcQ13320.jpg|center|350px]]
-'''Logo:''' We see a strange {{Font color|orange|orange}} figure with "{{Font color|blue|'''''illusion'''''}}" and "{{Font color|blue|''softworks''}}" below it.
-'''Variants:'''
-* On ''Mafia'', the logo is preceded by a long cutscene, where the gangster burns the logo on the arm of another gangster.
-* On ''Vietcong'', the logo zooms below and remains there, while a sequence of other logos pass by.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Hidden & Dangerous 2'' (and its addons), ''Mafia'', ''Vietcong'' and ''Flying Heroes''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-== 2K Czech ==
-===(August 23, 2010)===
-[[File:IY_uUfQgnHcUbcVRD6JWTQ25706.jpg|center|350px]]
-'''Logo:''' We move along the close-up of a pistol barrel, turned into slow motion and observe the 2K Czech logo carved on the barrel. When light passes it, the carve gleams {{Font color|blue|blue}}. The pistol makes a shot and we chase the bullet, again turned into slow motion as the bullet moves with a trail behind and crushes the bottle with a 2K logo on it, which also floats slowly. After this, the ''Mafia II'' intro plays.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Perfectly made animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An ingame-type tense soundtrack with a slowed down sound of shooting.
-'''Availability:''' Appeared on ''Mafia II''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' Because of the slow motion, the logo is not harmful.
+{{Chronology|[[Illusion Softworks]]}}
+[[Category:Czech video game logos]]
+[[Category:Czech Republic]]
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
 [[Category:2K Games]]
-[[Category:Czech logos]]
+[[Category:Take-Two Interactive Software]]
-[[Category:Video game logos]]
+[[Category:Czech-language logos]]
-[[Category:Czech video game logos]]