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Background

Founded in 1994 by Christine Hsu, Paradox Development was a development studio based in Moorpark, California. It became a part of Midway Games in 2004, under the name of "Midway Studios Los Angeles". In 2008, Midway closed the division and moved its assets to the San Diego studio.

1st Logo (September 1995)

Nicknames: "The Duck Shield", "The Paradox Duck Shield"

Logo: We see the Paradox logo in bronze, which consists of a circle and the name written in two lines right to it. Inside the circle are two ducks, light and dark, posing as an infinity sign (Chinese yin / yang). A light shine appears through the "O" letter.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the game.

Availability: Only seen on the Sega 32X port of Blackthorne.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (October 1998)

Logo: Over a blue mist, a three-dimensional construction zooms in and folds into an inter-connected triangular figure similar to a radiation mark. It shines and the word "PARADOX" in spaced-out letters shrinks from the sides, with "A" being inside the construction. "DEVELOPMENT", also in spaced-out letters, appears below with the byline "CWS ENTERTAINMENT LTD".

FX/SFX: The animation of constructions.

Music/Sounds: A hollow windy sound, which gradually slows down. After it, a loud synth plays.

Availability: Seen on the unreleased game Thrill Kill for PlayStation.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (November 30, 1999-March 6, 2003)

Nicknames: "The Duck Shield II", "The Paradox Duck Shield II"

Logo: In darkness, multiple parts of a shield fly and create the Paradox circle, again, rigged with two ducks. It shines with an orange outline and the word "PARADOX", in a similar font as before and in spaced-out letters, shrinks from the sides. The word "DEVELOPMENT", again in spaced-out letters, appears below and the whole logo gains an intensive yellow tint.

FX/SFX: The flying particles and the shine, the logo being revealed.

Music/Sounds: Part of the previous logo's soundtrack with the first seconds cut out.

Availability: The most common around the Paradox logos. It was seen on Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style, X-Men: Mutant Academy and its sequel, and X-Men: Next Dimension.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (October 7, 2003-April 7, 2005)

Nicknames: "The Duck Shield III", "The Paradox Duck Shield III"

Logo: We start over a gray sea with a stormy orange skiy. The shield with the ducks zooms in and caps the sky inside the upper duck and the sea inside the lower duck. When the shield zooms in, the name appears already in place, with the word "PARADOX" above the logo and the word "DEVELOPMENT" below it.

FX/SFX: The animation of water and shield zooming.

Music/Sounds: Thunder sounds.

Availability: Seen on the two Backyard Wrestling games.

Editor's Note: None.

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+===Background===
-Background: Founded in 1994 by Christine Hsu, Paradox Development was a development studio based in Moorpark, California, which became a part of Midway in 2004, under the name of "Midway Studios Los Angeles". In 2008 Midway closed the division and moved its assets to San Diego studio.
+Founded in 1994 by Christine Hsu, '''Paradox Development''' was a development studio based in Moorpark, California. It became a part of [[Midway Games]] in 2004, under the name of "Midway Studios Los Angeles". In 2008, Midway closed the division and moved its assets to the San Diego studio.
+===1st Logo (September 1995)===
+[[File:Paradox Development (1995).jpg|center|350px]]
+'''Nicknames:''' "The Duck Shield", "The Paradox Duck Shield"
+'''Logo:''' We see the Paradox logo in {{color|brown|bronze}}, which consists of a circle and the name written in two lines right to it. Inside the circle are two ducks, light and dark, posing as an infinity sign (Chinese yin / yang). A light shine appears through the "O" letter.
-st Logo
-(1995)
+'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-Nicknames: "The Duck Shield", "The Paradox Duck Shield"
+'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the game.
-Logo: We see brown logo which consists of the circle and the name written in two lines right to it. Inside the circle, there are two ducks, light and dark, posing as infinity sign (Chinese yin / yang). A light shine appears through "O"Paradox Development (1994) letter.
+'''Availability:''' Only seen on the Sega 32X port of ''Blackthorne''.
-FX/SFX: None.
+'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the game.
+===2nd Logo (October 1998)===
-Availability: Only seen on Blackthorne port for Sega 32X.
+[[File:Paradox Development (1998).jpg|center|350px]]
+{{YouTube|id=vQ5sDkdev8s}}
+'''Logo:''' Over a {{color|blue}} mist, a three-dimensional construction zooms in and folds into an inter-connected triangular figure similar to a radiation mark. It shines and the word "{{color|silver|'''PARADOX'''}}" in spaced-out letters shrinks from the sides, with "A" being inside the construction. "{{color|silver|DEVELOPMENT}}", also in spaced-out letters, appears below with the byline "CWS ENTERTAINMENT LTD".
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''FX/SFX:''' The animation of constructions.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A hollow windy sound, which gradually slows down. After it, a loud synth plays.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on the unreleased game ''Thrill Kill'' for PlayStation.
-nd Logo
-(1998)
+'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-Logo: Over a blue mist, the 3D construction zooms in and folds into an inter-connected triangular figure similar to the radiation mark. It shines and the word, "PARADOX" in spaced-out letters, shrinks from the sides, with "A" being inside the construction, and Paradox Development (1998) "DEVELOPMENT", also in spaced-out letters, appears below with the byline "CWS ENTERTAINMENT LTD".
+===3rd Logo (November 30, 1999-March 6, 2003)===
-FX/SFX: The animation of constructions.
+[[File:Paradox Development (1999).jpg|center|350px]]
+{{YouTube|id=7kz4BoVWql0}}
+'''Nicknames:''' "The Duck Shield II", "The Paradox Duck Shield II"
+'''Logo:''' In darkness, multiple parts of a shield fly and create the Paradox circle, again, rigged with two ducks. It shines with an {{color|orange}} outline and the word "{{color|gold|'''PARADOX'''}}", in a similar font as before and in spaced-out letters, shrinks from the sides. The word "{{color|gold|DEVELOPMENT}}", again in spaced-out letters, appears below and the whole logo gains an intensive {{color|gold|yellow}} tint.
-Music/Sounds: Hollow windy sound, then slowing down. After it, a loud synth plays..
+'''FX/SFX:''' The flying particles and the shine, the logo being revealed.
-Availability: Seen on unreleased game Thrill Kill for PlayStation.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' Part of the previous logo's soundtrack with the first seconds cut out.
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''Availability:''' The most common around the Paradox logos. It was seen on ''Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style'', ''X-Men: Mutant Academy'' and its sequel, and ''X-Men: Next Dimension''.
+'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+===4th Logo (October 7, 2003-April 7, 2005)===
-rd Logo
+[[File:Paradox Development (2003).jpg|center|350px]]
-(1999-2002)
+'''Nicknames:''' "The Duck Shield III", "The Paradox Duck Shield III"
+'''Logo:''' We start over a {{color|gray}} sea with a stormy {{color|orange}} skiy. The shield with the ducks zooms in and caps the sky inside the upper duck and the sea inside the lower duck. When the shield zooms in, the name appears already in place, with the word "{{color|silver|PARADOX}}" above the logo and the word "{{color|silver|DEVELOPMENT}}" below it.
-Nicknames: "The Duck Shield II", "The Paradox Duck Shield II"
+'''FX/SFX:''' The animation of water and shield zooming.
-Logo: In darkness, multiple parts of the shield fly and create circle, again, rigged with two ducks. It shines with orange outline and the word, "PARADOX" in the similar font as before and in spaced-out letters, shrinks from the sides. The word, "DEVELOPMENT" again in spaced-out letters, appears below and the whole logo Paradox Development (2000)gains intensive yellow tint.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' Thunder sounds.
-FX/SFX: Flying particles and the shine, the logo revealing.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on the two ''Backyard Wrestling'' games.
-Music/Sounds: Part of the 2nd logo soundtrack with first seconds
-cut out.
+'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-Availability: Most common around the Paradox logos. It was seen on Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style, X-Men: Mutant Academy with its sequel, and X-Men: Next Dimension.
+[[Category:American video game logos]]
-Editor's Note: None.
+[[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
+[[Category:Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]]
+[[Category:Warner Bros.]]
-th Logo
+[[Category:WarnerMedia]]
-(2003-2004)
-Nicknames: "The Duck Shield III", "The Paradox Duck Shield III"
-Logo: We start over a gray sea with stormy orange skies. The shield with ducks zooms in and caps the sky inside the upper duck and sea inside the lower duck. When the shield zooms in, the name appears already in place, with the word, Paradox Development (2004)"PARADOX" above the logo and the word, "DEVELOPMENT" below it.
-FX/SFX: The animation of water and shield zooming.
-Music/Sounds: Thunder sounds.
-Availability: Seen on two Backyard Wrestling games.
-Editor's Note: None.