===Background===
'''Blizzard Entertainment''' (formerly "Silicon & Synapse") was founded on February 8, 1991 by Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham, and Frank Pearce as "[[Silicon & Synapse]]". It had to be renamed to its current name in 1994 shortly after being sued by [[Interplay Entertainment]]. In July 2008, it merged with [[Activision]] to become Activision Blizzard, but it still remains a subsidiary of it. They are best known for creating the ''Warcraft'', ''Diablo'', and ''StarCraft'' franchises, all of which have become worldwide hits.
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==Silicon & Synapse==
===(November 1991-March 31, 1994)===
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'''Logo:''' We see a crystallized rectangle. On the left of the rectangle is a brain wearing sunglasses with its arms and legs crossed in a crystallized style. On the right is "Silicon & Synapse" in a crystallized styled font.
'''Variant:''' On the SNES version of ''Rock n' Roll Racing'', the [[Software Creations]] logo is shown in the bottom right corner.
'''Technique:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the opening theme of the game.
'''Availability:''' Appears on ''RPM Racing'', ''The Lost Vikings'' and ''Rock N' Roll Racing'' (the Genesis version of the latter title however, has the 1st Blizzard logo instead).
==Blizzard Entertainment==
===1st Logo (August 1994-October 27, 1995)===
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'''Variant:''' On the Nintendo 64 version of ''StarCraft'' (known as ''StarCraft 64''), it's a still logo.
'''Technique:''' The wavy lines, done in reallyReally cool effects. None for the still variant.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Various electric sounds, followed by a small "whoosh", a loud "slam" when "ENTERTAINMENT" appears, and quiet "twinkling". For the still variant, the opening theme of the game.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a bunch of white lines tracing the Blizzard logo. After about six seconds, the lines disappear, and the Blizzard logo appears.
'''Technique:''' The2D tracingcomputer linesanimation.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the trailer.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a huge {{color|blue}}/{{color|darkviolet|purple}} light shine across the screen from top-right to center. The light then disappears, revealing the Blizzard logo.
'''Technique:''' TheCGI shining lightanimation.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A big "whoosh".
'''Variants:'''
* Later versions of this logo hashave the logo shinier and the flashing omitted.
* On the ''World of Warcraft'' expansion pack ''The Burning Crusade'', the logo is {{color|gold}}.
'''Technique:''' TheCGI fading and flashinganimation. Pretty disappointing compared to the previous logo.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the game, accompanied by some "whooshes".
'''Availability:''' Seen on the ''World of Warcraft'' expansion pack titled ''The Burning Crusade'', as well as several more games from the company.
===9th Logo (June 2007)===
'''Availability:''' Seen only on the ''Warcraft'' film.
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