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Background

DICE Canada was formerly known as "Sandbox Studios", a Canadian children-oriented and casual game developer that was formed in 1998 by former developers of Utopia Technologies. In April 2001, it was acquired by Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment (DICE) and was given their moniker. When EA completed the buyout of DICE in 2006, this subsidiary was shut down.

Sandbox Studios

1st Logo (May 19, 2000)

Nickname: "Disney's Dinosaur Variant"

Logo: On a beach, we pan near a pail and a sandcastle to see a sand sculpture of a dinosaur. It suddenly comes to life as we see a dinosaur underneath it escaping from the sand, crushing it and running away. We zoom downwards and turn to a sandly plate with two handprints and "Sandbox Studios" written over it. The plate rotates a bit clockwise, then fades out.

FX/SFX: In-game animation of the dinosaur and other elements (birds etc).

Music/Sounds: Various ambient sounds and the dinosaur roaring, ending in a synth note.

Availability: Seen on Disney's Dinosaur for PS1.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (November 13-December 1, 2000)

Logo: On a black background, we see an orange-outlined rectangular box with a picture of a sandbox with two handprints in it above, and the childish-looking text "Sandbox Studios" underneath.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on The Emperor's New Groove and Hoyle Card Games for Game Boy Color.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (May 23, 2001)

Nickname: "The Blast Lacrosse Variant"

Logo: Zooming into a stadium, we see a lacrosse player (a kind of sport with ball and stick) playing with the ball. He hits the ball, making it fly and smash the screen. There is a picture of a brown handprint on the ball's surface, with the name "SANDBOX studios" written in the center. The background remains.

Trivia: The Acclaim Sports logo appears on the walls, if one looks closely into the background.

FX/SFX: In-game motion of the player and the ball.

Music/Sounds: Public shouting with a rock entry, which then fades out.

Availability: Seen on Blast Lacrosse.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (June 1, 2001)

Logo: We see an underground car park, where a red car hastily escapes the police patrol. One of the police cars loses control, bumps the wall and gets close to the screen, with the Sandbox logo attached to its rear bumper.

FX/SFX: Animation of the cars.

Music/Sounds: Sounds of braking and police siren, slowing down at the end.

Availability: Only seen on Matchbox Emergency Patrol.

Editor's Note: None.

DICE Canada

(2001-2006)

Logo: On a red background, we see the standard DICE logo, except "canada" is seen below "diCe", and the dot in the center of the logo is replaced by a maple leaf.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Barbie: Gotta Have Games for PS1, and on some Game Boy games with a white background. This doesn't appear on home console ports, as they use the normal DICE logo. A hint for those who want to see it: DICE Canada mainly produced licensed games, and the name of the division is mentioned in the game credits.

Editor's Note: None.

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+===Background===
-Background: DICE Canada was formerly known as "Sandbox Studios", a Canadian children-oriented and casual game developer that was formed in 1998 by former developers of Utopia Technologies. In April 2001, it was acquired by Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment (DICE) and renamed to its then-last name. When EA completed the buyout of DICE in 2006, this subsidiary was shut down.
+'''DICE Canada''' was formerly known as "'''Sandbox Studios'''", a Canadian children-oriented and casual game developer that was formed in 1998 by former developers of Utopia Technologies. In April 2001, it was acquired by Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment ([[DICE]]) and was given their moniker. When [[Electronic Arts|EA]] completed the buyout of DICE in 2006, this subsidiary was shut down.
+==Sandbox Studios==
+===1st Logo (May 19, 2000)===
+'''Nickname:''' "Disney's Dinosaur Variant"
-Sandbox Studios
-st Logo
-(May 19, 2000)Sandbox Studios (2000)
+'''Logo:''' On a beach, we pan near a pail and a sandcastle to see a sand sculpture of a dinosaur. It suddenly comes to life as we see a dinosaur underneath it escaping from the sand, crushing it and running away. We zoom downwards and turn to a sandly plate with two handprints and "Sandbox Studios" written over it. The plate rotates a bit clockwise, then fades out.
-Nickname: "Disney's Dinosaur Variant"
+'''FX/SFX:''' In-game animation of the dinosaur and other elements (birds etc).
-Logo: On a beach, we pan near a pail and a sandcastle to see a sand sculpture of a dinosaur. It suddenly comes to life as we see a dinosaur underneath it escaping from the sand, crushing it and running away. We zoom downwards and turn to a sandly plate with two handprints and "Sandbox Studios" written over it in the same font as before. The plate rotates a bit clockwise, then fades out.
-FX/SFX: In-game animation of the dinosaur and other elements (birds etc).
+'''Music/Sounds:''' Various ambient sounds and the dinosaur roaring, ending in a synth note.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Disney's Dinosaur'' for PS1.
-Music/Sounds: Various ambient sounds and the dinosaur roaring, ending in a synth note.
+'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-Availability: Seen on Disney's Dinosaur for PS1.
+===2nd Logo (November 13-December 1, 2000)===
-Editor's Note: TBA.
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see an {{color|orange}}-outlined rectangular box with a picture of a sandbox with two handprints in it above, and the childish-looking text "Sandbox Studios" underneath.
+'''FX/SFX:''' None.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-nd Logo
-(November 13-December 1, 2000)
-Sandbox Studios (2000)Sandbox Studios (2000)
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''The Emperor's New Groove'' and ''Hoyle Card Games'' for Game Boy Color.
-Logo: On a black background, we see an orange-outlined rectangular box with a picture of a sandbox with two handprints in it above, and the childish-looking text "Sandbox Studios" underneath.
-FX/SFX: None.
+'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+===3rd Logo (May 23, 2001)===
-Music/Sounds: None.
+'''Nickname:''' "The Blast Lacrosse Variant"
-Availability: Seen on The Emperor's New Groove and Hoyle Card Games for Game Boy Color.
+'''Logo:''' Zooming into a stadium, we see a lacrosse player (a kind of sport with ball and stick) playing with the ball. He hits the ball, making it fly and smash the screen. There is a picture of a {{color|brown}} handprint on the ball's surface, with the name "SANDBOX studios" written in the center. The background remains.
-Editor's Note: TBA.
+'''Trivia:''' The [[Acclaim Sports]] logo appears on the walls, if one looks closely into the background.
+'''FX/SFX:''' In-game motion of the player and the ball.
-rd Logo
-(May 23, 2001)
+'''Music/Sounds:''' Public shouting with a rock entry, which then fades out.
-Nickname: "The Blast Lacrosse Variant"
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Blast Lacrosse''.
-Logo: Zooming into a stadium, we see a lacrosse player (a kind of sport with ball and stick) playing with the ball. He hits the ball, making it fly and smash the screen. There's a picture of brown handprint on the ball Sandbox Studios (2001)surface, with the name "SANDBOX studios" written in the center. The background remains.
+'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-Trivia: Notice on the background, there is the Acclaim Sports logo on the walls.
+===4th Logo (June 1, 2001)===
-FX/SFX: In-game motion of the player and the ball.
+'''Logo:''' We see an underground car park, where a {{color|red}} car hastily escapes the police patrol. One of the police cars loses control, bumps the wall and gets close to the screen, with the Sandbox logo attached to its rear bumper.
-Music/Sounds: Public shouting with the rock entry, which then fades out.
+'''FX/SFX:''' Animation of the cars.
-Availability: Seen on Blast Lacrosse.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' Sounds of braking and police siren, slowing down at the end.
-Editor's Note: TBA.
+'''Availability:''' Only seen on ''Matchbox Emergency Patrol''.
+'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+==DICE Canada==
-th Logo
-(June 1, 2001)
+===(2001-2006)===
+'''Logo:''' On a {{color|red}} background, we see the standard DICE logo, except "canada" is seen below "diCe", and the dot in the center of the logo is replaced by a maple leaf.
-Logo: We see an underground car park, where a red car hastily escapes the police patrol. The car of police loses control, bumps the wall and becomes close to the screen, and there is a Sandbox logo attached to the rear bumper.
-FX/SFX: Animation of the cars.
+'''FX/SFX:''' None.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-Music/Sounds: Sounds of braking and police siren, slowing down at the end.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Barbie: Gotta Have Games'' for PS1, and on some Game Boy games with a white background. This doesn't appear on home console ports, as they use the normal DICE logo. A hint for those who want to see it: DICE Canada mainly produced licensed games, and the name of the division is mentioned in the game credits.
-Availability: Only seen on Matchbox Emergency Patrol.
-Editor's Note: TBA.
+'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+[[Category:Canadian video game logos]]
+[[Category:Canadian logos]]
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
-DICE Canada
+[[Category:Electronic Arts]]
-th Logo
-(2001-2006)
-DICE Canada (2001)
-Logo: On a red background, we see the standard DICE logo, except "canada" is seen below "diCe", and the dot in the center of the logo is replaced by a maple leaf.
-FX/SFX: None.
-Music/Sounds: None.
-Availability: Seen on Barbie: Gotta Have Games for PS1, and on some Game Boy games with a white background. This doesn't appear on home console ports, as they use the normal DICE logo. A hint for those that want to see it, DICE Canada mainly produced licensed games, and the name of the division ismentioned in the game's credits.
-Editor's Note: TBA.