<span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro";"><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro";"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: "Source Sans Pro";">Famous Logos In Gaming
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;">Over the years, games have played an important role in society. Bringing people together, and allowing people to compete in a friendly setting. Over the last half a century we have seen video games join the realm of games, as people play in their homes together, online with others, or maybe just on their own. No matter how played, games are fun, and many of them are well-known household names. Here we have gathered some famous gaming logos that have swept the world by storm.
Call of Duty
While first-person shooters have been a fan-favorite genre
of gaming for quite some time, none hold a candle to the Call of Duty
franchise. Not only is it one of the most well-known and successful gaming
dynasties in the world, its catalog of titles and play options speak to a wide
variety of gaming enthusiasts. And with the myriad of games under the flagship
brand come many versions of the logo.
For the most part, Call of Duty has retained its signature
block letter style of logo. When the first game was released in 2003, the brand
title was big, bold, and imposing, giving it an instant attraction to gamers
who leaned toward games with punch and style. The biggest adjustments have come
in the color of the letters, an occasional metallic sheen, and little sub-logos
to indicate subheadings within the Call of Duty gaming system.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Released by Sega in 1990, the Sonic franchise has had a
couple of unique adjustments to its famed logo, much of which is attributed to
its humble international roots. The Japanese gaming company worked hard on
Sonic to get a foothold in the gaming market and with Sonic, they struck gold.
But, what good would it be without a dynamic symbol to attach to the beloved
spinning rodent?
That is why the first logo was designed with the name SONIC
in all caps, block letters, and in a sizeable font, with one last touch, the
spines of a hedgehog as part of the “C”. Below in smaller letters, still all
caps, was simply “THE HEDGEHOG.” It was all done in bold blue. The
international version was also blue, outlined in gold, with “THE HEDGEHOG”
stylized to indicate motion.
The logo has seen numerous shifts since then, altered to
meet the contemporary style of the landscape. The movie logo for instance shows
the letters in motion and vibrating. Sonic 2 has the Tails characters trademark
double tail as part of the number 2. In some versions, it has been shortened to
read SONIC only without “the hedgehog.”
Madden
Easily one of the most recognizable sports games loved by
competitive football enthusiasts, Madden football has seen more than a decade
of new versions as the sport progresses, as new players are added and removed
from rosters, and as graphics improve. All of this is thanks to the iconic
commentator, John Madden, who will forever be synonymous with all things
football.
The logo history begins with the first version of the game
back in 1988 and was very basic. It featured white all-cap letters on a black
background atop larger letters in yellow, shadowed by black. This lasted for 5
years and the logo read “John Madden Football” before it was shortened to just
“Madden” in 1994.
The biggest adjustments to the logo to date have in large
part to do with its sequels, the number of the new edition accompanying
“Madden” at the end of the name. Because it is a trademarked product of the
NFL, their logo is also present, along with the final touch, the EA games logo.
To be within the boundaries of copywriting and trademark guidelines, all four
of these must be present in all new iterations.
