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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)

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".

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: None.

Music/Sounds: 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)

Logo: On a white background, the same hat from before can be 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: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

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

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

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.

Technique: The logo forming and shining.

Music/Sounds: A sliding synth and a single heartbeat.

Availability: Was seen on Top Spin 2 and Top Spin 3 for all platforms except NDS.

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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 (France)|Infogrames]]. In 2005, it was acquired by [[Take-Two Interactive]] and was 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
+|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)===
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 '''Availability:''' Was used on ''Snow Racer'' for PlayStation and ''Waterworld'' for Game Boy.
 ===2nd Logo (May 20, 2000-August 2008)===
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 '''Availability:''' It appeared on ''Top Spin'' for all platforms, ''Ronaldo V-Football'', ''Ultimate Beach Soccer'' and the Nintendo DS port of ''Top Spin 3''.
 ===3rd Logo (March 29, 2006-June 27, 2008)===
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-[[File:PAM Development (Top Spin 2).jpg|center|350px]]
+PAM Development (Top Spin 2).jpg
+</gallery>
 '''Logo:''' On a white background, a pixelated {{color|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.
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 '''Availability:''' Was seen on ''Top Spin 2'' and ''Top Spin 3'' for all platforms except NDS.
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