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Background

Insomniac Games is a game development studio based in Burbank, California founded in 1994. Prior to starting the company, Ted Price spent a few years as controller of a startup medical company. The studio had been known as Planet X Software, Outzone Software and Xtreme Software before they released their first title, Disruptor in 1996, when the name Insomniac was chosen. Insomniac became known for the original Spyro the Dragon games for PlayStation and is currently known for the Ratchet and Clank series and Resistance series, in addition to Marvel's Spider-Man and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. On August 19, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced it would acquire Insomniac Games, ending its independency.

1st Logo (November 20, 1996-October 24, 2000)

Original version, seen on Disruptor
Spyro The Dragon
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage/Gateway To Glimmer
Spyro: Year Of The Dragon

Logo: On a black background, we see the warped red word "INSOMNIAC" with a shine inside the "O" and "GAMES" underneath.

Variants:

Spyro the Dragon: A Gnorc walks up to a mountain holding a sign with the company's name on it. He puts the sign in the mountain and goes "Rah!" as we zoom in the sign. We zoom out and Spyro charges at the Gnorc.
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (known as Spyro 2: Gateway To Glimmer outside of North America): After a few seconds, the sign tilts left. We zoom out from the sign as we see the caveperson, looking at it in Skelos Badlands. He tilts it back to normal. He jumps, running away as the Lava Lizard chomps the sign before chasing the caveperson.
Spyro: Year of the Dragon: After a few seconds, the sign twangs as we zoom out to see the dragon egg near it in Fireworks Factory. The hand touches the sign, and the Ninja Rhynoc's head peers up behind it. He jumps, flipping in the air and landing near the egg. He looks both ways as if no one is looking. He proceeds by taking the egg and walks away, but Spyro charges at him just in time, the egg is in the air, crushing the sign into pieces, and landing near Spyro.

FX/SFX: Depends on the variant, but the Spyro variants are all rendered real time in-engine.

Music/Sounds: On Disruptor, none.

Music/Sounds Variants:

Spyro the Dragon: The sound of the footsteps as the Gnorc walks, a "thud" as he sticks the sign on top of the mountain, the Gnorc going, "Rah!" throughout the wind ambience and also the title's music.
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage/Gateway to Glimmer: A wooden creak as the sign tilts with the ambience of the lava bubbling, one more creak as the cave person tilts it back, the Lava Lizard growls, the cave person goes "WOAH!", and a "chomp" sound with stomping sounds of its feet.
Spyro: Year of the Dragon: A famous Warner-Bros wooden twang, a piece of wood grabbed as the hand places the sign, a whoosh as he jumps, a thud as he lands, then the music begins, a "grab" foley sound as he takes the egg, a Hanna-Barbera running sound effect as Spyro charges, a punch sound as he knocks the Rhynoc down, a wood clatter as the egg crashes the sign, and a last thud as the egg lands near Spyro.

Availability: Seen on Disruptor, Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage/Gateway to Glimmer, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon, all on PlayStation.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (November 4, 2002-2016?)

Ratchet & Clank (2002)
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando/Locked & Loaded
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Ratchet: Deadlocked/Gladiator
Resistance: Fall Of Man
Resistance 2

Logo: The word ''INSOMNIAC'' is seen, this time in white Pulp Fiction Regular font with a black border, the 'O' being replaced with a bright blue moon. ''GAMES'' is on the bottom right in a squashed Bank Gothic font.

Variants:

In the logo's early years, it was usually preceded by a screen reading ''A game created & developed by''
Ratchet & Clank (2002): TBA
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (known as Ratchet & Clank: Locked & Loaded in Europe): TBA
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal: TBA
Ratchet: Deadlocked (known as Ratchet: Gladiator in Europe): TBA
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools Of Destruction: TBA
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest For Booty: TBA
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time: TBA
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One: TBA
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault: TBA
Ratchet & Clank: Into The Nexus: TBA
Ratchet & Clank (2016): TBA
Resistance: Fall Of Man: TBA
Resistance 2: TBA
Resistance 3: TBA
Fuse: TBA
Sunset Overdrive: TBA

FX/SFX: Depends on the variant, but generally CGI.

Music/Sounds: TBA

Music/Sounds Variants: TBA

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: TBA

3rd Logo (September 7, 2018-)

Logo: TBA

Variants:

Marvel's Spider-Man: TBA
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Music/Sounds Variants: TBA

Availability: Seen on Insomniac games since Marvel's Spider-Man on PlayStation 4.

Editor's Note: TBA

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 === Background ===
-Insomniac Games (previously known as Planet X Software, Outzone Software and Xtreme Software before settling on Insomniac) is a game development studio based in Burbank, California founded in 1994. Prior to starting the company, Ted Price spent a few years as controller of a startup medical company. Its first title was ''Disruptor''. Insomniac became known for the original ''Spyro the Dragon'' games for PlayStation and is currently known for the ''Ratchet and Clank'' series and ''Resistance'' series, in addition to ''Marvel's Spider-Man'' and ''Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales''. On August 19, 2019, [[Sony Interactive Entertainment (Japan)|Sony Interactive Entertainment]] announced it would acquire Insomniac Games, ending its independency.
+Insomniac Games is a game development studio based in Burbank, California founded in 1994. Prior to starting the company, Ted Price spent a few years as controller of a startup medical company. The studio had been known as Planet X Software, Outzone Software and Xtreme Software before they released their first title, ''Disruptor'' in 1996, when the name Insomniac was chosen. Insomniac became known for the original ''Spyro the Dragon'' games for PlayStation and is currently known for the ''Ratchet and Clank'' series and ''Resistance'' series, in addition to ''Marvel's Spider-Man'' and ''Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales''. On August 19, 2019, [[Sony Interactive Entertainment (Japan)|Sony Interactive Entertainment]] announced it would acquire Insomniac Games, ending its independency.
 === 1st Logo (November 20, 1996-October 24, 2000) ===
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 File:Insomniac Games (1999).png|''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage/Gateway To Glimmer''
 File:Insomniac Games (2000).png|''Spyro: Year Of The Dragon''
-</gallery>'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the red word "INSOMNIAC" with a shine inside the "O" and "GAMES" underneath.
+</gallery>'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the warped red word "INSOMNIAC" with a shine inside the "O" and "GAMES" underneath.
 '''Variants:'''
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 * ''Spyro: Year of the Dragon'': After a few seconds, the sign twangs as we zoom out to see the dragon egg near it in Fireworks Factory. The hand touches the sign, and the Ninja Rhynoc's head peers up behind it. He jumps, flipping in the air and landing near the egg. He looks both ways as if no one is looking. He proceeds by taking the egg and walks away, but Spyro charges at him just in time, the egg is in the air, crushing the sign into pieces, and landing near Spyro.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Depends on each game.
+'''FX/SFX:''' Depends on the variant, but the ''Spyro'' variants are all rendered real time in-engine.
 '''Music/Sounds:''' On ''Disruptor'', none.
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 === 2nd Logo (November 4, 2002-2016?) ===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-'''Logo:''' TBA
+File:Insomniac Games (2002).png|''Ratchet & Clank (2002)''
+File:Insomniac Games (2003).png|''Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando/Locked & Loaded''
+File:Insomniac Games (2004).png|''Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal''
+File:Insomniac Games (2005).png|''Ratchet: Deadlocked/Gladiator''
+File:Insomniac Games (2006).png|''Resistance: Fall Of Man''
+File:Insomniac Games (2008).png|''Resistance 2''
+</gallery>'''Logo:''' The word <nowiki>''INSOMNIAC'' is seen, this time in white Pulp Fiction Regular font with a black border, the 'O' being replaced with a bright blue moon. ''GAMES''</nowiki> is on the bottom right in a squashed Bank Gothic font.
-'''Variants:''' TBA
+'''Variants:'''
+* In the logo<nowiki>'s early years, it was usually preceded by a screen reading ''A game created & developed by''</nowiki>
-'''FX/SFX:''' TBA
+* ''Ratchet & Clank (2002)'': TBA
+* ''Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando'' (known as ''Ratchet & Clank: Locked & Loaded'' in Europe): TBA
+* ''Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal'': TBA
+* ''Ratchet: Deadlocked'' (known as ''Ratchet: Gladiator'' in Europe): TBA
+* ''Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools Of Destruction'': TBA
+* ''Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest For Booty'': TBA
+* ''Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time'': TBA
+* ''Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One'': TBA
+* ''Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault'': TBA
+* ''Ratchet & Clank: Into The Nexus'': TBA
+* ''Ratchet & Clank (2016)'': TBA
+* ''Resistance: Fall Of Man'': TBA
+* ''Resistance 2'': TBA
+* ''Resistance 3'': TBA
+* ''Fuse'': TBA
+* ''Sunset Overdrive'': TBA
+'''FX/SFX:''' Depends on the variant, but generally CGI.
 '''Music/Sounds:''' TBA
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 '''Logo:''' TBA
-'''Variants:''' TBA
+'''Variants:'''
+* ''Marvel's Spider-Man'': TBA
+* ''Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales'': TBA
 '''FX/SFX:''' TBA