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Background

Power and Magic Development (commonly known as PAM Development) was a French game developer founded in 1995 in Paris, formerly part of Infogrames. In 2005, it was acquired by Take-Two Interactive and was closed in 2008.

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1st Logo (1995-July 23, 1998)	2nd Logo (May 20, 2000-August 2008)	3rd Logo (March 29, 2006-June 27, 2008)

1st Logo (1995-July 23, 1998)

Visuals: On a black background, a blue cap with yellow stars and a magic wand under it is seen in a spotlight. Below it is "POWER AND MAGIC DEVELOPMENT".

Variant: On Waterworld for Game Boy, the logo is black-and-white and bit-crushed on a white background. "A GAME BY" also appears above.

Technique: A still, sprite-based graphic.

Audio: None, or the opening theme of the game.

Availability: Was used on Snow Racer for PlayStation and Waterworld for Game Boy.

2nd Logo (May 20, 2000-August 2008)

Visuals: On a white background, the same hat from before is seen to the right of "PAM". Below it is "power and magic DEVELOPMENT", with the former being in a mix on gray and red, and the latter being black. Sometimes, "www.pamdev.com" is seen below.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: It appeared on Top Spin, Ronaldo V-Football, Ultimate Beach Soccer, and the Nintendo DS port of Top Spin 3.

3rd Logo (March 29, 2006-June 27, 2008)

Visuals: On a white background, a pixelated orange line appears and flips up, sharpening in the process. It reveals to be "PAM" next to a box with the hat silhouette, along with the URL on the bottom. The logo then shines once before quickly sliding to the right.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: A sliding synth and a single heartbeat.

Availability: It was seen on Top Spin 2 and Top Spin 3 for all platforms except Nintendo DS.

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+===Background===
-Background: Power and Magic Development, commonly known as PAM Development, was a Paris-based developer founded in 1997, formerly part of Infogrames. In 2006 it was acquired by Take 2 and closed in 2008.
+'''Power and Magic Development''' (commonly known as '''PAM Development''') was a French game developer founded in 1995 in Paris, formerly part of [[Atari SA|Infogrames]]. In 2005, it was acquired by [[Take-Two Interactive]] and was closed in 2008.
+{{ImageTOC
-st Logo
+|PAM Development (Snow Racer).jpg|1st Logo (1995-July 23, 1998)
+|PAM Development (Top Spin).jpg|2nd Logo (May 20, 2000-August 2008)
+|PAM Development (Top Spin 2).jpg|3rd Logo (March 29, 2006-June 27, 2008)
+}}
+===1st Logo (1995-July 23, 1998)===
-(1998)
+<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+PAM Development (Snow Racer).jpg
+PAM Development (Waterworld).jpg
+</gallery>
-Logo: On a black background, a blue cap with yellow stars and a magic wand under it can be seen in a spotlight. Below it is "POWER AND MAGIC DEVELOPMENT", with the letters in the former words being red, making "PAM".<br />FX/SFX: None.<br />Music/Sounds: None.<br />Availability: Was used on ''Snow Racer''for PlayStation.<br />Editor's Note: None.<br />2nd Logo
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a blue cap with yellow stars and a magic wand under it is seen in a spotlight. Below it is "{{color|red|P}}OWER {{color|red|A}}ND {{color|red|M}}AGIC DEVELOPMENT".
+'''Variant:''' On ''Waterworld'' for Game Boy, the logo is black-and-white and bit-crushed on a white background. "'''''A GAME BY'''''" also appears above.
-(2000-2008)
+'''Technique:''' A still, sprite-based graphic.
-Logo: On a white background, the same hat from before can be seen to the right of "PAM" in red, grey, and blue respectively. Below it is "power and magic DEVELOPMENT", with the former being lowercase and in a mix on grey and red, and the latter being uppercase and black. Sometimes, "www.pamdev.com" is seen below.<br />FX/SFX: None.<br />Music/Sounds: None.<br />Availability: It appeared on ''Top Spin'' for all platforms, then on ''Ultimate Beach Soccer'' and the Nintendo DS port of ''Top Spin 3''.<br />Editor's Note: None.<br />3rd Logo
+'''Audio:''' None, or the opening theme of the game.
-(2006-2008)
+'''Availability:''' Was used on ''Snow Racer'' for PlayStation and ''Waterworld'' for Game Boy.
-Logo: On a white background, a pixelated orange line appears and flips up, sharpening in the process. It reveals to be "PAM" next to a box with the hat silhouette, along with the URL on the bottom. The logo then shines once before quickly sliding to the right.<br />FX/SFX: The logo forms and shines.<br />Music/Sounds: Sliding synth and a single heartbeat.<br />Availability: Was seen on ''Top Spin 2'' and ''Top Spin 3'' for all platforms except NDS.<br />Editor's Note: None.<br />
+===2nd Logo (May 20, 2000-August 2008)===
+<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+PAM Development (Top Spin).jpg
+PAM Development (Ronaldo V-Football).jpg
+PAM Development (Ultimate Beach Soccer).jpg
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background, the same hat from before is seen to the right of "'''{{color|red|P}}{{color|gray|A}}{{color|blue|M}}'''". Below it is "{{font|Impact|power and magic}} DEVELOPMENT", with the former being in a mix on gray and red, and the latter being black. Sometimes, "www.pamdev.com" is seen below.
+'''Technique:''' A still, digital graphic.
+'''Audio:''' None.
+'''Availability:''' It appeared on ''Top Spin'', ''Ronaldo V-Football'', ''Ultimate Beach Soccer'', and the Nintendo DS port of ''Top Spin 3''.
+===3rd Logo (March 29, 2006-June 27, 2008)===
+<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+PAM Development (Top Spin 2).jpg
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background, a pixelated orange line appears and flips up, sharpening in the process. It reveals to be "{{color|orange|'''PAM'''}}" next to a box with the hat silhouette, along with the URL on the bottom. The logo then shines once before quickly sliding to the right.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
+'''Audio:''' A sliding synth and a single heartbeat.
+'''Availability:''' It was seen on ''Top Spin 2'' and ''Top Spin 3'' for all platforms except Nintendo DS.
+[[Category:French video game logos]]
+[[Category:France]]
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
+[[Category:2K Games]]
+[[Category:Take-Two Interactive Software]]