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===Background===
==Infogrames Entertainment, S.A.==
In late 2000, French software company [[Infogrames|Infogrames Entertainment SA]] bought struggling publisher [[Hasbro Interactive]] from [[Hasbro]], and with it the [[Atari Interactive (Hasbro Interactive)|Atari]] brand name. After beginning to use the brand on certain games in 2001, Infogrames rebranded most of its subsidiaries as Atari in May 2003, while reducing its own presence solely as a holding company that licensed out the Atari brand name from Atari Interactive. In October 2008, the company fully purchased Atari, Inc. and in May 2009, was rebranded as "'''Atari SA'''", after many financial struggles.
=== Background ===
'''Infogrames''' was a large French gaming company, famous for many titles, including ''Alone in the Dark'', ''Shadow of the Comet'', and ''Hogs of War''. The company began in 1983. They made several major acquisitions in the late 90's, which included buying [[Ocean Software]], [[Philips Interactive Media]], [[Gremlin Interactive (UK)|Gremlin Interactive]], [[Accolade]], [[Beam Software (Australia)|Beam Software]], [[GT Interactive Software]], [[Humongous Entertainment]], [[Shiny Entertainment]], Eden Games and [[Hasbro Interactive]] (with the [[MicroProse]] and [[Atari Corporation|Atari]] brands). The brand name of Atari, taken from [[Hasbro, Inc.|Hasbro]], was relaunched in October 2001 and replaced Infogrames' name in all games since 2003. In October 2008 the company fully assimilated the Atari name and eventually became the new [[Atari Interactive (France)|Atari, Inc.]] in the following year, after many financial struggles.
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=== 1st Logo (1984-1995) ===
|Atari (2001).jpeg|1st Logo (October 26, 2001-December 2, 2003)
|Atari (2003, DBZ Legacy of Goku 2).png|2nd Logo (June 18, 2002-October 20, 2009)
|Atari (2002).jpeg|3rd Logo (September 11, 2002-September 23, 2003)
|Atari (2006, part 1).png|4th Logo (August 25, 2003-May 7, 2010)
|Atari (2010).jpeg|5th Logo (May 25, 2010-November 25, 2014)
|Atari (2016).png|6th Logo (March 22, 2016-)
||7th Logo (2020-)
|Atari (2022) (From - Atari Mania).png|8th Logo (February 23, 2022-)
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===1st Logo (October 26, 2001-December 2, 2003)===
'''Nicknames:''' "The Armadillo", "The Rainbow Armadillo", "Ugly Armadillo"
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'''Logo:''' Against a white background, we see a black armadillo with rainbow stripes. Below it is the word "INFOGRAMES". The logo usually fades in, stays a while, and fades out. The quality of the logo may very on different platforms.
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'''FX/SFX:''' None.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the game.
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'''Availability:''' Rare, but can still be found on copies of old games from the 80s.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
=== 2nd Logo (1992) ===
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'''Nicknames:''' "Armadillo In The Dark", "The Rotating Armadillo", "CGI Armadillo", "InfogrAGH!", "Rainbow Armadillo II"
'''Logo:''' We fade in to see a primitive version of the 90's {{Font color|gray|gray}} Infogrames logo on a black background. After a brief flash of lightning and sudden clap of thunder, the armadillo becomes a very early CGI rendition of itself, and rotates in the same manner as an object from the game ''Alone in the Dark''. The logo fades out after it makes one rotation.
'''Variant:''' On some American versions of ''Alone in the Dark'', "INFOGRAMES" is replaced with "I*MOTION", which was Infogrames' trading name in the United States at the time. Some versions though have the regular logo.
'''FX/SFX:''' The thunder, the lightning flash, the armadillo turning into CGI and rotating.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Just the thunder.
'''Availability:''' This logo is only found on the game ''Alone in the Dark''. This logo is not a variant of the third logo; it is a direct precursor to it, and was therefore only used once.
'''Editor's Note:''' The sudden thunderclap, accompanied by the dark background might scare some younger viewers.
=== 3rd Logo (1991-1998) ===
'''Nicknames:''' "The Gray Armadillo", "Rainbow Armadillo III"
'''Logo:''' Same as the last logo, but the coloured stripes aren't as bright as the first logo.
'''Variant:''' Like with the last variant, on some North American released games, "I*MOTION" replaces "INFOGRAMES".
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the game.
'''Availability:''' Rare, found only on games of that period.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
=== 4th Logo (1995-2001) ===
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'''Nicknames:''' "Spiral Armadillo", "Fancy Rainbow Armadillo"
'''Visuals:''' On a blue, red, or gray background is a giant tripod on the right, even larger than the screen, and it begins to rotate. On each rotation, a word appears and then wipes out on the left. Each of them have a tripod instead of A. These words are: ATTACK, REAL, BLAST, PLAY, ESCAPE, ADDICT, GAME and A@#%!. After this, the giant tripod zooms inside the screen with the name below, and becomes white (metallic for the black version).
'''Logo:''' On a white background, a more stylized version of the armadillo draws itself starting from the tail (while slightly rotating anticlockwise), then the text "INFOGRAMES" fades in below.
'''Variants:'''
*On the PlayStation 2 version of ''Splashdown'', ''Stuntman'' and the PC version of ''Le Mans 24 Hours'', the Infogrames logo appears at the beginning, without the armadillo and with "PRESENTS" below it. The logo then plays as normal.
* Sometimes only the fade-in was used, and the background can be black. This can be seen on ''Starshot: Space Circus Fever'' (with the [[Nintendo]] logo) and ''V-Rally Edition '99'', both for Nintendo 64, and the PlayStation version of ''Mission: Impossible''.
*The PAL PlayStation 2 versions of ''Splashdown'' and ''MX Rider'' feature a prototype version that doesn't feature the "A@#%!" word and more narrower text.
* A still version exists, which was spotted on pre-2000 Game Boy Color games and on such DOS versions of ''The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun'', ''Tintin in Tibet'', ''The Smurfs'', ''Asterix and Obelix'' and ''Spirou''.
*On ''TransWorld Surf'', the blue background is lighter.
* On ''Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time'', the still logo is flat. Then it cuts to the [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]] logo.
*On ''Neverwinter Nights'' and the GBA version of ''Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma'', the logo is still, the background is white and the tripod and text are black.
* On ''Slave Zero'', the words "PRESS START BUTTON" are seen under the still logo.
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'''FX/SFXTechnique:''' The2D drawinganimation.
'''Audio:''' A disco synth followed with sudden crystallized noises.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A synthesized note with the faint arpeggio and a whoosh in the background, then a 6-note trumpet melody with the last note being the orchestral hit and a synthesized buzz when the feet, rainbow "stripes" and the eye of the armadillo fade in. None for the still version.
'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Appears on the company's games from this period such as ''V-Rally'' and ''Test Drive Off-Road 3''. The logo is surprisingly seen on the PS1 version and later copies of the PC version of ''Nicktoons Racing'', even though the entire packaging and title screen have the next logo.
*On ''Neverwinter Nights'', an orchestrated tune is heard.
*On the GBA version of ''Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma'', the opening theme of the game is heard.
'''Availability:''' Appears on several Infogrames titles from the time period branded under the Atari name:
'''Editor's Note:''' TBA.
*Blue: First used on ''Splashdown'', and went on to appear on ''TransWorld Surf'' (the next logo appears on the GameCube version of the latter), ''Stuntman'' (the GBA version uses a still version of the third logo), the PAL PlayStation 2 release of ''Superman: Shadow of Apokolips'', and the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of ''Battle Engine Aquila''.
*Metallic: First used on ''TD Overdrive: The Brotherhood of Speed'' (simply known as ''Test Drive'' in North America) and also appeared on ''Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee'', ''Grand Prix Challenge'' and the GameCube version of ''Ikaruga''.
*Red: First used on ''MX Rider'' for the PlayStation 2, and also appeared on the 2002 version of ''Le Mans 24 Hours'' for PC. The still version was used on ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' for Xbox.
*White (still version): Only seen on the original 2002 CD release of ''Neverwinter Nights'' (replaced with the next two logos on the expansions), and the GBA version of ''Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma''.
=== 5th2nd Logo (2000June 18, 2002-2009October 20, 20152009) ===
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'''Nicknames:''' "Crazy Armadillo", "Springy Armadillo", "Spiral Armadillo II", "Colour Hysteria", "The Armadillo With No Feet"
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'''Visuals:''' There is a red rectangle with the Atari logo in it. The second "A" in "ATARI" is replaced with the tripod.
'''Logo:''' We cut from black to see a shiny black 3D line de-thickening itself on a flashing rainbow background. The line starts to wiggle and stretch (like a radio-wave), and then snap-compresses itself together like a spring. The line loosens itself to reveal a heavily spiral-stylised armadillo. The armadillo then becomes a 3D flat drawing, and the word "INFOGRAMES", in a black rectangle-like shape, fades in and zooms out in front of the logo. It lands on the logo as the background turns white. A shadow fades in below the logo, and then the entire thing cuts to black.
'''Variants:'''
*The logo is normally seen sideways, where the text is facing the right.
* A still version exists. The latter appeared on ''Duck Dodgers''. Sometimes, the logo is in the print style seen on game cases by this company, though this variant on some GBA games like ''Backyard Baseball 2003'' could have its colors inverted, with a copyright notice below.
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* On ''RollerCoaster Tycoon'' for Xbox, the logo is inverted, still and pans from bottom to top, plastering the Hasbro Interactive logo. ''RollerCoaster Tycoon 2'' has the logo on a white square over a black background, and pans from top to bottom.
*On ''Micro Machines'' for GBA, there is a red background with the stretched tripod posted over it (similar to the ''V-Rally 3'' and ''Driv3r'' variants).
* For the Lyons House division, it uses the same animation, but when it ends, the armadillo fades out and "Lyons House" writes itself below the banner. It uses a droning synth after the usual music. It is followed by the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment logo and is seen on ''Sheep, Dog, 'n' Wolf'' (or ''Looney Tunes: Sheep Raider'' in North America).
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'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming, the flashing colors, the springy line, the 3D effects, the fading.
'''Audio:''' None or the game's opening theme.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Several weird whooshing and stretching sounds and a synthesised hit (most of them are from [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]]'s sound effects library), ending in a heavy synth chord reminiscent of several [[Cyan Worlds]] logos.
'''Availability:''' Appears on several Infogrames and Atari titles from the time period, mainly on the Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo DS. This was originally introduced as a print logo.
'''Music/Sounds variants:'''
*The version on a red background appears on ''Superman: Countdown to Apokolips'' and ''Beyblade V-Force: Ultimate Blader Jam'' for GBA.
* The still version is silent, or it may have the opening theme of the game play over it.
*Last on-screen appearance is on the PlayStation 2 and Wii versions of ''Backyard Football '10''.
* On the 2015 iOS version of ''Pajama Sam: No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside'', the music is high pitched.
* ''Ghost Vibration'' has the music running faster and is also higher pitched.
* On ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Reading Time Activities'', the still version has the tail end of the Humongous Entertainment drum roll playing over it.
===3rd Logo (September 11, 2002-September 23, 2003)===
'''Availability:''' Very common. Used on lots of games from this period, produced by Infogrames and/or its divisions. Games branded under the Atari name however (such as ''Enter the Matrix'') do not have this logo (except for ''Ghost Vibration'', which had the regular Infogrames logo and no Atari logo outside the packaging). The still version (white on black) made a surprise appearance on the 2015 iOS versions of ''Spy Fox 3: Operation Ozone'' and ''Freddi Fish and the Case of the Creature of Coral Cove'', alongside the 1996-2002 Humongous logo, due to an editing mistake. The normal version also appeared on the 2015 iOS version of ''Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When it's Dark Outside'', due to (yet) another editing mistake.
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA.
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=== 6th Logo (May 18, 2001) ===
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'''Nickname:''' "Armadillo In The Dark II"
'''Logo:''' We fade in to see a still of the 2000s Infogrames logo, colored in white. The armadillo and the banner are lit up by a flashlight, and then the logo fades out.
'''FX/SFX:''' The flashlight panning through the logo.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Just the wind blowing.
'''Availability:''' It's only seen on ''Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare''.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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==Atari SA==
In 2001, [[Hasbro, Inc.|Hasbro]] sold [[Hasbro Interactive]] and its subsidiaries to French publisher [[Infogrames (France)|Infogrames Entertainment, SA]] (IESA). IESA then renamed it to Infogrames Interactive, Inc. On May 7, 2003, IESA officially reorganized its subsidiaries into Atari-branded names, which included renaming Infogrames Interactive, Inc. to Atari Interactive, Inc. In 2008, Infogrames completed the full acquisition of Atari, and a year after, the parent company name was abandoned in favor of the Atari name.
===1st Logo (2001-2003)===
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'''Visuals:''' There is a big red ball with a reflection of the tripod over it. The picture zooms out, while concentric circles of glass swirl around the sphere. The red ball appears to be inside of another white ball, with the remaining background red or white. Some letters quickly flip and change on the sides of the tripod, which make words (in order: Eat, Insane, Habit, Heavy, Chaos, React, Fear, Escape, Race, Real, Fast, Game & Play) and later the word "ATARI" comes in below the tripod. The circles slow down before the logo fades.
'''Nickname:''' "Seven Times Action"
'''Logo:''' On a blue, red, or black background, we see a giant tripod on the right, even larger than the screen, and it begins to rotate. On each rotation, the word appears and then wipes out on the left. Each of them have a tripod instead of A. These words are: ATTACK, REAL, BLAST, PLAY, ESCAPE, ADDICT, GAME and A@#%!. After this, the giant tripod zooms inside the screen with the name below, and becomes white (Metallic for the black version).
'''Early Variant:'''
* On the PlayStation 2 version of ''Splashdown'', ''Stuntman'' and the PC version of ''Le Mans 24 Hours'', the Infogrames logo appears at the beginning, without the armadillo and with "PRESENTS" below it.
'''Variants:'''
*On ''Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide'' for PC, the logo is slightly altered: the tripod and the Atari text are replaced with the 2003 versions of each, meaning the tripod featured is the version that is shaped like an "A".
* The PlayStation 2 version of ''Splashdown'' and ''MX Rider'' feature a prototype version that doesn't feature the "A@#%!" word and more narrower text.
* On the GBA version of ''TransWorld SurfStuntman'', the blue backgroundlogo is lighterstill.
*On ''Beyblade V-Force: Super Tournament Battle'', the logo is shorter.
* On ''Neverwinter Nights'' and the GBA version of ''Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma'', the logo is still, the BG is white and the tripod and text are black.
* On ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' for Xbox, A still version with a red BG and copyright information appears below the logo. It follows after the next logo plays below.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''FX/SFX:''' Simple, but effective animation.
'''Audio:''' Several noises followed with a computerized voice saying "ATARI". On the GBA version of ''Stuntman'', a tune from the game plays.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A disco synth followed with sudden crystallized noise.
'''Availability:''' AppearsAs with the last logo, this appears on several [[Infogrames (France)|Infogrames]] titles from the time period branded under the Atari name, mostly Xbox titles:
*The regular red variant first appeared on ''The Terminator: Dawn of Fate'' and appeared on these games: ''TransWorld Snowboarding'', ''Superman: The Man of Steel'', ''Furious Karting'', ''Apex''/''Racing Evoluzione'', and the PAL release of ''Beyblade: Let it Rip!''. It also appeared on a trailer for ''Battle Engine Aquila'', and the demo of ''Fugitive Hunter: War on Terror'', which can be found on the OPM Issue 71 demo disc.
* Blue: First used on ''Splashdown'', and went on to appear on ''TransWorld Surf'' (the next logo appears on the GameCube version of the latter), ''Stuntman'' (The GBA version uses a still version of the next logo), the PAL PlayStation 2 release of ''Superman: Shadow of Apokolips'', and the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of ''Battle Engine Aquila''
**The altered variant only appears on the original releases of ''Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide'' for PC. If ''Hordes of the Underdark'' is installed, it will be replaced with the next logo.
* Metallic: First used on ''TD Overdrive: The Brotherhood of Speed'' (Simply known as ''Test Drive'' in North America) and also appeared on''Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee'', ''Grand Prix Challenge'' and Nintendo GameCube version of ''Ikaruga''.
**The shorter variant appears on ''Beyblade V-Force: Super Tournament Battle'' for the GameCube.
* Red: First used on ''MX Rider'' for the PlayStation 2, and also appeared on the 2002 version of ''Le Mans 24 Hours'' for PC. The still version was used on ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' for Xbox.
*The white background version appears on ''TransWorld Surf: Next Wave'' for the Nintendo GameCube, ''Unreal Championship'' for the Xbox, and the 2002 ''Micro Machines'' remake.
===4th Logo (August 25, 2003-May 7, 2010)===
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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===2nd Logo (September 2002-November 2003)===
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Atari (2004, Tuteuf Mega Compet GBA).png|''Titeuf: Mega Compet'' (GBA)
Atari (2006, Arthur and the Invisibles GBA).png|''Arthur and the Invisibles'' (GBA)
Atari (2006, Backyard Sports GBA).png|''Backyard Sports: Football 2007'', ''Backyard Sports: Basketball 2007'' and ''Backyard Sports: Baseball 2007'' (all GBA)
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'''Visuals:''' On a white background, the Atari tripod logo is shown. It is transparent white at first, and then fills up with a red color. It zooms out, and "{{color|red|AT RI}}" is drawn around it. The tripod serves as the second "{{color|red|A}}" and adds a longer middle section of the tripod. Then, the letters slide behind the tripod.
'''Nickname:''' "Crystal Circles"
'''Logo:''' There is a big red ball with a reflection of the tripod over it. The picture zooms out, while concentric circles of glass swirl around the sphere. The red ball appears to be inside of another white ball, with remaining background red or white. Some letters quickly flip and change on the sides of the tripod, which make words (In order, they are Eat, Insane, Habit, Heavy, Chaos, React, Fear, Escape, Race, Real, Fast, Game & Play.) and later the word ATARI comes into below the tripod. The circles slow down before the logo fades.
'''Variants:'''
*Like the last logo on game covers, the logo is sideways, where the text is facing the right.
* On ''Beyblade V-Force: Super Tournament Battle'', the logo is shorter.
*The colors may be opposite (red background, white name), without any box around the text. This is mostly used on GBA and DS titles.
* On the GBA version of ''Stuntman'', the logo is still.
*On the GBA version of ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'', the full logo appears, with the tripod on top (still having the longer middle section) and the Atari text (without the tripod as the second "A") below.
*On ''Trivial Persuit: Unhinged'' and the PlayStation 2 version of ''Titeuf: Mega Compet'', the logo is sped up and is higher pitched as a result.
*On ''Risk: Global Domination'' and ''Jenga World Tour'' for the Wii, a slower, lower pitched version of the logo plays.
*On PlayStation 3, some Xbox 360, and some later PC titles, an HD variant is used. This version misses the filling of the tripod - instead, it just appears and zooms out. Then the logo folds into the HD "High Definition Gaming" marker after completion.
**On ''My Horse and Me'', this variant is used, but without the HD part.
'''FX/SFXTechnique:''' The2D animation of the logo.
'''Audio:''' A loud synth descending sound, then a whoosh and a beep at the very end.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Several noises followed with the computerized voice saying "ATARI".
'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Availability:''' As with the last logo, this appears on several [[Infogrames (France)|Infogrames]] titles from the time period branded under the Atari name, mostly Xbox titles:
*The still version is silent.
*On the original version of ''Sid Mayer's Civilization III: Conquests'', the intro music plays over the existing sounds.
'''Availability:''' Appears on almost every title from the company released during this time period.
The regular red variant first appeared on ''The Terminator: Dawn of Fate'' and was used on these games: ''TransWorld Snowboarding'', ''Superman: The Man of Steel'', ''Furious Karting'', ''Apex''/''Racing Evoluzione'', and the PAL release of ''Beyblade: Let it Rip!''. It also appeared on a trailer for ''Battle Engine Aquila'', and the demo of ''Fugitive Hunter: War on Terror'' which can be found on the OPM Issue 71 demo disc.
*The still version (and the logo overall) made its debut on ''Blue's Clues: Blue Takes You to School'' for PC, and appears on mostly PC and kid-friendly titles, like ''Backyard Basketball''/''Junior Sports Basketball'', ''My Horse and Me'' and its sequel, etc.
** The shorter variant appeared on ''Beyblade V-Force: Super Tournament Battle'' for the Nintendo GameCube.
*The animated version first appeared on ''The Temple of Elemental Evil'' for the PC and appears on many PS2, Xbox, PC, GCN, and Wii titles until its last appearance on ''Project Runway'' for the Wii (even though the 5th logo appears on the cover). It does also appear on at least one Xbox 360 title - ''Asterix at the Olympic Games'' - as well.
* The white background version appears on ''TransWorld Surf: Next Wave'' for the Nintendo GameCube, ''Unreal Championship'' for the Xbox, and the 2002 ''Micro Machines'' remake.
**It also appears on ''Backyard Basketball'' and ''Duel Masters: Sempai Legends'' for the Game Boy Advance.
**The widescreen version appears on ''Neverwinter Nights 2'' for PC (base game and ''Mask of the Betrayer'' expansion).
*The Atari HD version first appeared on ''Test Drive Unlimited'' for the Xbox 360 (and the later PC port), and went on to appear on ''Bullet Witch'' (Xbox 360), ''Neverwinter Nights 2'' (PC, from ''Storm of Zehir'' onwards), the European version of ''Legendary'' (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) ''Race Pro'' (Xbox 360), ''Ghostbusters: The Video Game'' (PS3 (excluding Europe), Xbox 360, PC), ''The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena'' (Xbox 360, PS3, PC), alongside game trailers from that timeline. It last appeared (and the logo overall) on the second trailer for ''Test Drive Unlimited 2''. May have appeared on the Xbox 360 version of ''Backyard Football '10'' as well.
===5th Logo (May 25, 2010-November 25, 2014)===
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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===3rd Logo (June 2002-2008)===
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'''Visuals:''' Over a white gradient background, many little red squares come together and form the word "{{color|red|ATARI}}" with its common tripod logo above. Both are in 3D view with a little shine. The URL "www.atari.com" appears below the text and tripod. The tripod is back to its original look.
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'''VariantsTechnique:''' CGI.
'''Audio:''' Some kind of up-speeding console sounds.
* The logo is normally seen sideways, where the text is facing the right.
* On ''Driv3r'' for the GBA, the Atari logo is seen on a yellow background with the stretched tripod (similar to the ''V-Rally 3'' variant on the same console), scanlines and copyright year.
* On ''Driver 2'' for GBA, the red shield with the logo was placed on a white background.
* On ''Micro Machines'' for GBA, there's the red background with the stretched tripod posted over it (similar to the ''V-Rally 3'' and ''Driv3r'' variants).
* On ''Battle Engine Aquila'', the sideways logo appears in the game's title screen and intro (The 4th logo appears at the beginning)
'''Availability:''' Depends on the game:
'''FX/SFX:''' Mostly none.
*Animated version: It debuted on the E3 trailer for ''Test Drive Unlimited 2'', and later appeared on the game itself. It would also appear on titles such as the ''Star Raiders'' (2011), ''Warlords'' (2012) and ''Haunted House'' (2010) remakes, and the console versions of ''Backyard Sports: Rookie Rush''.
*Red box on white BG: Appeared on the iOS version of ''Haunted House'', the 2011 ''Yar's Revenge'' remake, ''Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers'' (with URL on the Xbox 360 version), ''Fishdom'' and ''Jewel Match'' on Nintendo DS (US version) and ''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D''.
*Red box on black BG: Appeared on ''Blade Kitten'', ''Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale'', and ''The UnderGarden''.
*White tripod and text on black BG: Appeared on the PC version of ''Project Runway'', ''Ghostbusters: Sanctrum of Slime'', and the Nintendo DS version of ''Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers''.
*Red tripod and text on white BG: Appeared on ''Atari Scratchers'', ''Breakout: Boost'', ''Asteroids: Gunner'', ''Atari Greatest Hits Volume 1'' and ''Atari Greatest Hits Volume 2''.
*White tripod and text on red BG: Appeared on ''Centipede: Infestation''.
*Black tripod and text in a white square on black BG: Appears on the DS version of ''Backyard Sports: Rookie Rush''.
===6th Logo (March 22, 2016-)===
'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the game's opening intro.
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'''Visuals:''' On a white background, red squares form the Atari tripod logo. After the tripod is completed, it slams down, sending many little red squares everywhere. "{{color|red|ATARI}}" is on the bottom of the tripod, but unlike the last logo, the text is longer and there is no URL.
'''Availability:''' Appears on several Infogrames and Atari titles from the time period, mainly on the Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo DS. This was originally introduced as a print logo.
* As a print logo, the first game this appeared on was the NorthAmerican release of ''Neverwinter Nights'' for the PC, and last appeared on the European version of ''Beyblade: Let it Rip!'' for the PlayStation.
'''Editor's NoteTechnique:''' NoneCGI.
'''Audio:''' Sounds of electricity charging, then a bass drop.
'''Availability:''' It first appeared on the trailer for ''Atari Vault'' on Steam, and later appeared on said game. It also appears on ''Roller Coaster Tycoon World'', also for Steam. It later appeared on ''RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures'' and ''Tempest 4000''.
===4th7th Logo (August 20032020-March 2010)===
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'''Nickname:''' "The Tripod A II"
'''Visuals:''' Just the Atari logo on a background, depending on the game.
'''Logo:''' On a white background, the Atari tripod logo is shown. It is transparent white at first, and then fills up with a red color. It zooms out, and "AT RI" is drawn around it, also in red. The tripod serves as the second "A" and adds a longer middle section of the tripod. Then, the letters slide behind the tripod.
'''Variants:'''
*On ''Pong Quest'', the red logo zooms out onto a white background.
* Like the last logo on game covers, the logo is sideways, where the text is facing the right.
*On ''Tempest 4000'', the logo appears in white on a black background, and then flashes out.
* The colors may be opposite (red background, white name). Usually appeared on NDS.
*On ''Kombinera'', the logo is on a red background, similar to the 2010 logo.
* On PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and some later PC titles, an HD variant was created. This version misses the filling of the tripod - instead, it just appears and zooms out. Then the logo folds into the HD "High Definition Gaming" marker after completion.
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'''Audio:''' None or the title theme of the game.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A loud synth descending sound, then a whoosh and a beep at the very end.
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* The still version (and the logo overall) made it's debut on ''Blue's Clues: Blue Takes You to School'' for PC.
* The animated version first appeared on ''The Temple of Elemental Evil'' for the PC and last appeared on ''Project Runway'' for the Wii (Even though the 9th logo appears on the cover).
* The Atari HD version first appeared on ''Test Drive Unlimited'' for the Xbox 360 and last appeared on a trailer for ''Test Drive Unlimited 2''.
===8th Logo (February 23, 2022-)===
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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===5th Logo (2003)===
'''Logo:''' On a black background, some sort of silver liquid forms up a metal-colored Atari tripod. "ATARI" is formed through a laser, also in a metal color. The tripod has the same look as the last logo.
'''FX/SFX:''' The forming liquid and the "ATARI" appearing through the laser.
'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA.
'''Availability:''' Only appears on ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' for Playstation 2 and Xbox, and ''Terminator 3: War of the Machines'' for the PC.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
===6th Logo (2010-2016)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a gray background, the Atari logo zooms out, with the tripod showcasing various stripes of colors (like on Atari 2600 games and on commercials). The logo has a VHS effect to it. Afterwards, they fade out to make way for the brand's 50th Anniversary logo, which consists of various striped shapes of many colors forming the golden "50".
'''Logo:''' Over a light blue background, many little red squares come together and form word ATARI with its common tripod logo above. Both are in 3D view with a little shine. The URL www.atari.com appears below the text and Tripod. The tripod is back to its original look.
'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
'''Variants:''' The games usually have this logo still on a black background, with or without the red box.
'''Audio:''' A retro-themed sounder, with a whoosh for the "50" portion.
'''FX/SFX:''' The animation in CGI.
'''Availability:''' This is likely only to be used in 2022 as a celebratory logo for Atari's 50th anniversary.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Some kind of up-speeding console sounds.
*First appeared on the trailer for the Nintendo Switch/Atari VCS port of ''Tempest 4000''. Also appeared on trailers for ''Kombinera'' and ''Gravitar: Recharged'' and for a series of collectable Atari 2600 cartridges.
*Appears on ''Atari Mania'' for PC and Nintendo Switch and on ''Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection''.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Depends on the game:
*Also shows up at the end of the interview between the company's current CEO Wade Rosen and Atari, Inc. founder Nolan Bushnell, and at the beginning of an interview with Warren Robinett, the creator of Atari's ''Adventure''.
* Animated version: Seen on trailers for new Atari games. It also appears on some games such as ''Star Raiders'' and ''Test Drive Unlimited 2''.
* Red box on white BG: Appeared on ''Haunted House'' for iOS, ''Yar's Revenge'', ''Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers'' and ''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D''.
* Red box on black BG: Appeared on ''Blade Kitten'', ''Backyard Sports: Rookie Rush'' and ''The UnderGarden''.
* White tripod and text on black BG: Appeared on ''Project Runway'' (Possibly the PC version, as the Wii version uses the 7th logo) and the Nintendo DS version of ''Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers''.
* Red tripod and text on white BG: Appeared on ''Atari Scratchers'', ''Breakout: Boost'', ''Asteroids: Gunner'', ''Atari Greatest Hits Volume 1'' and ''Atari Greatest Hits Volume 2''.
* White tripod and text on red BG: Appeared on ''Centipede: Infestation''.
* Black tripod and text in white square on black BG: Appears on the DS version of ''Backyard Sports: Rookie Rush''.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
===7th Logo (2016-present)===
'''Logo:''' On a white Background, red squares form the Atari tripod logo. After the tripod is completed, it slams down, sending many little red squares everywhere. "ATARI" is on the bottom of the tripod, but unlike the last logo, the text is longer and there is no URL.
'''FX/SFX:''' CGI Animation.
'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA.
'''Availability:''' Brand new. It first appeared on the trailer for ''Atari Vault'' on Steam, and later appeared on the said game. It also appears on ''Roller Coaster Tycoon World'', also for Steam.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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