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Background

Blue Byte is a German studio formed in 1988 by Thomas Hertzler and Lothar Schmitt and most famous for developing strategy games. It was taken over by Ubisoft Entertainment in 2001. Related Designs was merged into Blue Byte in 2013, and a third studio in Berlin was established in 2018. Since 2019, Ubisoft Blue Byte acts as the parent company of Ubisoft's three German studios, which became branded as Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Mainz and Ubisoft Berlin. By 2020, the "Blue Byte" name was phased out.

Blue Byte

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1st Logo (1989)	2nd Logo (1991-August 15, 2012)

Ubisoft Blue Byte

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Logo (August 19, 2013-August 30, 2016)

Blue Byte

1st Logo (1989)

Visuals: On a rectangle, there is a sun rising on the water with the flying seagull and the words "BLUE BYTE" on the bottom.

Variant: On Twinworld, the logo is entirely yellow.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: The opening theme of the game.

Availability: Seen on Great Courts and Twinworld.

2nd Logo (1991-August 15, 2012)

Visuals: A blue asteroid zooms to a starfield and blows with a white wave. Then it blows again, making the background white and creating a box around, with "Blue Byte" in a handwritten font smashing below. The animated version of the logo was used from 2001 until 2006.

Variant: A still version exists.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic. For the animated version, 2D computer animation.

Audio: None. For the animated version, a whoosh is first heard, then an explosion sound. Another explosion sound is heard when the asteroid blows, followed by two metallic banging noises.

Audio Variant: On Anno 1404: Dawn of Discovery, the sound effects of the Related Designs logo are heard over the still logo, due to a synchronization error.

Availability:

It was first used on Great Courts 2 and last seen on the Gamescom trailer for Silent Hunter Online.
The animated version was first used on The Settlers IV and last seen on The Settlers II (10th Anniversary).

Ubisoft Blue Byte

Logo (August 19, 2013-August 30, 2016)

Visuals: A simplified version of the asteroid from the previous logo (three asteroid shapes overlaid in different shades of blue) with the words "Blue Byte" in a different font and the byline "A UBISOFT STUDIO" ("UBISOFT" is in the corporate font) below.

Variant: On Champions of Anteria, the logo zooms in slowly.

Technique: A still, digital graphic. Zooming effects for the Champions of Anteria variant.

Audio: None.

Availability: First seen on the announcement trailer for Panzer General Online and last seen on Champions of Anteria.

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 ===Background===
-'''Blue Byte''' is a German studio formed in 1988 and most famous for developing strategy games. It was taken over by [[Ubisoft Entertainment (France)|Ubisoft]] in 2001.
+'''Blue Byte''' is a German studio formed in 1988 by Thomas Hertzler and Lothar Schmitt and most famous for developing strategy games. It was taken over by [[Ubisoft Entertainment]] in 2001. [[Related Designs]] was merged into Blue Byte in 2013, and a third studio in Berlin was established in 2018. Since 2019, Ubisoft Blue Byte acts as the parent company of Ubisoft's three German studios, which became branded as '''Ubisoft Düsseldorf''', '''Ubisoft Mainz''' and '''Ubisoft Berlin'''. By 2020, the "Blue Byte" name was phased out.
+{{SeparateTOC
+| Blue Byte|
+{{ImageTOC
+|Dot.png|1st Logo (1989)
+|Blue Byte (1991).jpg|2nd Logo (1991-August 15, 2012)
+}}
+| Ubisoft Blue Byte|
+{{ImageTOC
+|Blue Byte (2016).jpg|Logo (August 19, 2013-August 30, 2016)
+}}
+}}
 ==Blue Byte==
 ===1st Logo (1989)===
-'''Logo:''' On a rectangle, there is a sun rises on the water with the flying seagull with the words "BLUE BYTE" on the bottom.
+'''Visuals:''' On a rectangle, there is a sun rising on the water with the flying seagull and the words "<span style="background:linear-gradient(180deg,white,blue); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">{{Font|Serif|BLUE BYTE}}</span>" on the bottom.
-'''Variant''': On ''Twinworld'', the logo is entirely yellow.
+'''Variant:''' On <u>''Twinworld''</u>, the logo is entirely yellow.
+'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Opening theme of the game.
+'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the game.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on ''Great Courts'' and ''Twinworld''.
+===2nd Logo (1991-August 15, 2012)===
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-===2nd Logo (1991-2014)===
+Blue Byte (1991).jpg
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
 Blue Byte (2004).png
 Blue Byte (2009).jpeg
 </gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=rnR6dMjeT_8}}
+{{YouTube|id=rnR6dMjeT_8|t=11}}
-'''Logo:''' A {{color|blue}} asteroid zooms to a starfield and blows with a white wave. Then it blows again, making the background white and creating a box around, with "'''Blue Byte'''" smashing below. The words are handwritten.
+'''Visuals:''' A blue asteroid zooms to a starfield and blows with a white wave. Then it blows again, making the background white and creating a box around, with "Blue Byte" in a handwritten font smashing below. The animated version of the logo was used from 2001 until 2006.
+'''Variant:''' A <u>still version</u> exists.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Originally none. From 2004 until 2015, The object exploding and words zooming; quite outdated animation for now.
+'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic. For the animated version, 2D computer animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Originally none. From 2004 until 2015, Sounds of zooming, explosion and words banging.
-'''Availability:''' Common. The still version is also wide-spread. It was first used on ''Great Courts 2'' and last seen on the 2012 trailer for ''Might & Magic: Heroes Online''.
+'''Audio:''' None. For the <u>animated version</u>, a whoosh is first heard, then an explosion sound. Another explosion sound is heard when the asteroid blows, followed by two metallic banging noises.
+'''Audio Variant:''' On <u>''Anno 1404: Dawn of Discovery''</u>, the sound effects of the [[Related Designs]] logo are heard over the still logo, due to a synchronization error.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+'''Availability:'''
+* It was first used on ''Great Courts 2'' and last seen on the Gamescom trailer for ''Silent Hunter Online''.
+* The <u>animated version</u> was first used on ''The Settlers IV'' and last seen on ''The Settlers II (10th Anniversary)''.
 ==Ubisoft Blue Byte==
-===(September 30, 2014-May 18, 2016)===
+===Logo (August 19, 2013-August 30, 2016)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-'''Logo:''' A simplfied version of the asteroid from the previous logo with the words "BLUE BYTE" in different font with the byline saying "A '''UBISOFT''' STUDIO" on the bottom.
+Blue Byte (2016).jpg
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' A simplified version of the asteroid from the previous logo (three asteroid shapes overlaid in different shades of blue) with the words "Blue Byte" in a different font and the byline "A '''UBISOFT''' STUDIO" ("'''UBISOFT'''" is in the corporate font) below.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
+'''Variant:''' On <u>''Champions of Anteria''</u>, the logo zooms in slowly.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the trailer.
+'''Technique:''' A still, digital graphic. Zooming effects for the ''Champions of Anteria'' variant.
-'''Availability:''' Common. First seen on the launch trailer for ''Might & Magic: Heroes Online'' and last seen on ''Assassin's Creed Identity''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
+'''Availability:''' First seen on the announcement trailer for ''Panzer General Online'' and last seen on ''Champions of Anteria''.
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