===Background===
In late 2000, French software company [[Infogrames|Infogrames Entertainment SA]] bought thestruggling publisher [[Atari Interactive (Hasbro Interactive)|Atari]] brand name from struggling publisher [[Hasbro Interactive]], alongand with itsit the [[MicroProseAtari Interactive (Hasbro Interactive)|Atari]] sub-studiobrand name. After beginning to use the brand name 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.
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'''LogoVisuals:''' On a {{color|blue}}, {{color|red}}, or {{color|gray}} background, we seeis 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).
'''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.
*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.
*On ''TransWorld Surf'', the {{color|blue}} background is lighter.
*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 ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' for Xbox, a still version with a {{color|red}} background and copyright information appears below the logo. It follows after the third logo plays below.
'''Technique:''' Simple, but effective2D animation.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' A disco synth followed with sudden crystallized noises.
'''Music/SoundsAudio Variants:'''
*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:
*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''.
===2nd Logo (June 18, 2002-October 20, 2009)===
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'''LogoVisuals:''' WeThere seeis a {{color|red}} rectangle with the Atari logo in it. The second "A" in "ATARI" is replaced with the tripod.
'''Variants:'''
*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 {{color|gold}} 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 {{color|red}} shield with the logo, albeit with the more angular R (as if the bitmap was poorly-traced), is placed on a white background.
**A similar variant appars on ''Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II'', but the logo is properly rendered.
*On ''Micro Machines'' for GBA, there is a {{color|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 1st logo appears at the beginning).
'''Technique:''' MostlyA nonestill, sprite-based graphic..
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' None or the game's opening theme.
'''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.
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'''LogoVisuals:''' There is a big {{color|red}} ball with a reflection of the tripod over it. The picture zooms out, while concentric circles of glass swirl around the sphere. The {{color|red}} ball appears to be inside of another white ball, with the remaining background {{color|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.
'''Variants:'''
*On ''Beyblade V-Force: Super Tournament Battle'', the logo is shorter.
'''Technique:''' 3D animationCGI.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' Several noises followed with a computerized voice saying "ATARI". On the GBA version of ''Stuntman'', a tune from the game plays.
'''Availability:''' As with the last logo, this appears on several Infogrames titles from the time period branded under the Atari name, mostly Xbox titles:
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'''LogoVisuals:''' On a white background, the Atari tripod logo is shown. It is transparent white at first, and then fills up with a {{color|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.
'''Variants:'''
*Like the last logo on game covers, the logo is sideways, where the text is facing the right.
*The colors may be opposite ({{color|red}} background, white name), without any box around the text. This is mostly used on GBA and DS titles.
*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, some Wii, 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.
'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' A loud synth descending sound, then a whoosh and a beep at the very end.
'''Music/SoundsAudio Variants:'''
*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:''' Very common. Appears on almost every title from the company released during this time period.
*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 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 9th5th logo appears on the cover). It does also appear on at least one Xbox 360 title - ''Asterix at the Olympic Games'' - as well.
**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).
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'''LogoVisuals:''' Over a white gradient background, many little {{color|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.
'''Variant:''' The games usually have this logo still on a black background, with or without the {{color|red}} box.
'''Technique:''' The animation in CGI.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' Some kind of up-speeding console sounds.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Depends on the game:
*Animated version: DebutedIt 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''.
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'''LogoVisuals:''' On a white background, {{color|red}} squares form the Atari tripod logo. After the tripod is completed, it slams down, sending many little {{color|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.
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' Sounds of electricity charging, then a bass drop.
'''Availability:''' Current. 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''.
===7th Logo (2020-)===
'''LogoVisuals:''' Just the Atari logo on a background, depending on the game.
'''Variants:'''
*On ''Pong Quest'', the {{color|red}} logo zooms out onto a white background.
*On ''Tempest 4000'', the logo appears in white on a black background, and then flashes out.
*On ''Kombinera'', the logo is on a red background, similar to the 2010 logo.
'''Technique:''' NoneA still, digital graphic.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' None or the title theme of the game.
'''Availability:''' Current. Appears on ''Pong World'' and the Nintendo Switch and Atari VCS ports of ''Tempest 4000,'' as well as ''Kombinera''.
===8th Logo (February 23, 2022-)===
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'''LogoVisuals:''' On a {{color|gray}} background, we see the Atari logo zoomzooms 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 {{color|gold|golden}} "50".
'''Technique:''' All the2D animation in the logo.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' A retro-themed sounder, with a whoosh for the "50" portion.
'''Availability:''' Current. This is likely only to be used in 2022 as a celebratory logo for Atari's 50th anniversary.
*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''.
*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''.
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