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Background

Ascaron was a game company headquartered in Gütersloh, Germany. It was founded in 1991 under the name Ascon by Holger Flöttmann. In August 2001, the company went into administration for the first time, but managed to survive and continued its operations. In April 2009, Ascaron Entertainment went bankrupt again, due to the financial losses on Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. The company was closed. In June 2009, Kalypso Media acquired the majority of licenses and assets of company. On June 18, 2009, it was announced that fifteen former employees of Ascaron would be part of Kalypso's newly founded studio Gaming Minds.

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1st Logo (1991-Late 90's)	2nd Logo (Late 90's-2009)	3rd Logo (2004-2009)

1st Logo (1991-Late 90's)

Logo: We see a heraldic picture of the red dragon and the name "Ascon" or "Ascaron" (in later years) over it. Details change between games.

Technique: None, except for the variants.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on their earliest games.^[Examples?]

2nd Logo (Late 90's-2009)

Logo: We see a heraldic red dragon is drawn by a white outline, which becomes red as it proceeds. The outline glows, making the picture white for a second, then explodes into a white background with the red dragon, and the name "ASCARON" in its corporate font over it.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: An uprising humming premise, followed by majestic horn fanfares.

Availability: Appeared on Ballerburg, Patrician III and Port Royale 2.

3rd Logo (2004-2009)

Logo: On a black background, we see three spikes slowly projecting, followed by other parts of the name, sending red light. When the name is complete, the red dragon flashes in a flame behind.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic soundtrack consisting of an orchestrated windy sound and two piano passes.

Availability: Seen on Arena Wars. A still version can be seen on Darkstar One.

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-Background: Ascaron was a game company headquartered in Gütersloh, Germany. It was founded in 1991 under the name Ascon by Holger Flöttmann. In August 2001 the company went into administration for the first time, but managed to survive and continued its operations. In April 2009 Ascaron Entertainment went bankrupt again, due to the financial losses on Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. The company was closed. In June 2009, Kalypso Media acquired the majority of licenses and assets of company. On June 18, 2009 it was announced that fifteen former employees of Ascaron would be part of Kalypso's newly founded studio Gaming Minds.
+{{MissingAvailabilitySources}}
+===Background===
+'''Ascaron''' was a game company headquartered in Gütersloh, Germany. It was founded in 1991 under the name '''Ascon''' by Holger Flöttmann. In August 2001, the company went into administration for the first time, but managed to survive and continued its operations. In April 2009, Ascaron Entertainment went bankrupt again, due to the financial losses on ''Sacred 2: Fallen Angel''. The company was closed. In June 2009, [[Kalypso Media]] acquired the majority of licenses and assets of company. On June 18, 2009, it was announced that fifteen former employees of Ascaron would be part of Kalypso's newly founded studio Gaming Minds.
+{{ImageTOC
+|Dot.png|1st Logo (1991-Late 90's)
+|Ascaron Entertainment (2002) (from the old CLG Wiki).jpeg|2nd Logo (Late 90's-2009)
+|Ascaron Entertainment (2004) (credit - EnormousRat).png|3rd Logo (2004-2009)
+}}
-st Logo
+===1st Logo (1991-Late 90's)===
+'''Logo:''' We see a heraldic picture of the {{color|red}} dragon and the name "Ascon" or "Ascaron" (in later years) over it. Details change between games.
-(1991 - Late 90's)
+'''Technique:''' None, except for the variants.
-Logo: We see a heraldic picture of the red dragon and the name "Ascon" or "Ascaron" (in late years) over it. Details change between games.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-Technique: None, except for the variants.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on their earliest games.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-Music/Sounds: None.
+===2nd Logo (Late 90's-2009)===
-Availability: Seen on the earliest games.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Ascaron Entertainment (2002) (from the old CLG Wiki).jpeg
+</gallery>
+'''Logo:''' We see a heraldic {{color|red}} dragon is drawn by a white outline, which becomes {{color|red}} as it proceeds. The outline glows, making the picture white for a second, then explodes into a white background with the {{color|red}} dragon, and the name "'''ASCARON'''" in its corporate font over it.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' An uprising humming premise, followed by majestic horn fanfares.
+'''Availability:''' Appeared on ''Ballerburg'', ''Patrician III'' and ''Port Royale 2''.
+===3rd Logo (2004-2009)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Ascaron Entertainment (2004) (credit - EnormousRat).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=DLlzSOglglQ}}
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see three spikes slowly projecting, followed by other parts of the name, sending {{color|red}} light. When the name is complete, the {{color|red}} dragon flashes in a flame behind.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-nd LogoAscaron Entertainment (2002)
-(Late 90's - 2009)
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic soundtrack consisting of an orchestrated windy sound and two piano passes.
-Logo: We see a heraldic red dragon is drawn by white outline, which becomes red as it proceeds. The outline glows, making the picture white for a second, then explodes into the white background with red dragon, and the name "ASCARON" in corporate font over it.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Arena Wars''. A still version can be seen on ''Darkstar One''.
-Technique: The dragon outline is drawn.
+[[Category:German video game logos]]
-Music/Sounds: An uprising humming premise, followed by majestic horn fanfares.
+[[Category:Germany]]
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
-Availability: Appeared on Ballerburg, Patrician III and Port Royale 2.
-rd Logo
-(2004-2009)
-Ascaron Entertainment (2004)
-Logo: On a black background, we see three spikes slowly projecting, followed by other parts of the name, sending red light. When the name is complete, the red dragon flashes in a flame behind.
-Technique: The spikes protrude down and the logo appears.
-Music/Sounds: Dramatic soundtrack consisting of an orchestrated windy sound and two piano passes.
-Availability: Seen on Arena Wars. Still version can be seen on Darkstar One.