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Chow Woon Gan
Video captures courtesy of
Chow Woon Gan and Martinlgna SalasV
Chow Woon Gan
Video captures courtesy of
Chow Woon Gan and Martinlgna SalasV
Widescreen Games
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
Widescreen Games was a video game development studio founded in December 1999 by Olivier Masclef, Dominique Peyronnet and Pierre Deltour. It was based in Lyon, France. The company acquired Kawaii Studio in 2006. In April 2009, the company ran into trouble when CD Projekt cancelled development on The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf, a title the company had worked on. The company was liquidated by the Bankruptcy Court of Lyon on July 9, 2009. Another game, Highlander, in which Widescreen Games had also worked on, was then cancelled by Square Enix on December 10, 2010.
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| 1st Logo (November 14, 2001) | 2nd Logo (November 21, 2003-January 7, 2005) | 3rd Logo (April 12, 2005-August 15, 2006) |
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Visuals: Over a black background, there is the silver letter "W". A yellow star is placed in the middle of the letter. Below, there are a white line and the white company name "WIDESCREEN GAMES" in a Bank Gothic font, respectively. The logo is placed below the Cryo Interactive Entertainment logo.
Technique: A still, digital graphic.
Audio: None.
| Media Title | Platform(s) | Date(s) of Release | Additional Note(s) |
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| Frank Herbert's Dune MobyGames | PlayStation 2, Windows | November 14, 2001 | Only appearance |
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Visuals: On a black background, a light blue rectangle slides in from the left, along with two rectangles in blue and dark blue from the bottom, and four small blue squares from the right, which altogether forming the logo. A white star then fades inside the rectangle's left, followed by the gray company name "Widescreen Games", along with the small "game development" and a rectangle consisting of four rectangles colored in beige, with the next three rectangles being lighter one by one, below the right side of the rectangle.
Technique: Real-time 2D animation.
Audio: None or the opening theme of the game.
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Visuals: On a black background, there are three squares, one of them is light blue and two of them are in a darker shade of blue, one by one, sliding in from the left and right, respectively. Four small blue squares come to the right of the third square, forming a filmstrip. At the same time, a white star comes to the left of the first square with leaving blue trails behind, which disappears after the star stops into position. A blue light glows and moves to the right to reveal the company name "Widescreen Games" and the small words "game development", all in a gray color. The light then vanishes and a small rectangle consists of four rectangles colored in beige, with the next three rectangles being lighter one by one, fades in beside the small words.
Variant: A still variant exists.
Technique: 2D CGI.
Audio: Some whooshes, four electrical beeps when the filmstrip is forming, and a male announcer saying the company name in deep voice.
| Media Title | Platform(s) | Date(s) of Release | Additional Note(s) |
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| Dead to Rights II MobyGames | PlayStation 2, Windows, XBOX | April 12, 2005 | Debut appearance |
| Wild Water Adrenaline featuring Salomon MobyGames | PlayStation 2 | September 2005 | Still variant |
| Pirates: Legend of the Black Buccaneer MobyGames | PlayStation 2, Windows | August 15, 2006 | Final appearance Also appeared on the game's intro as a still variant |
External Links
- Official website for Widescreen Games (archived)
- Widescreen Games on MobyGames
- Widescreen Games on Wikipedia (French)
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