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Background

2K Czech is the Czech division of 2K Games. It was initially founded as Illusion Softworks in 1997 by Petr Vochozka and Jan Kudera, and produced some successful games, including Mafia. In January 2008, the studio was purchased by Take-Two Interactive and was integrated into the 2K brand as 2K Czech. In January 2014, the studio's Prague office was closed, leaving the only division in Brno. In 2017, 2K Czech was merged into another 2K studio, Hangar 13.

Logo (24 August 2010)

Visuals: The camera moves along the close-up of a pistol barrel, turned into slow motion and observe the 2K Czech logo carved on the barrel. When light passes it, the carve gleams blue. The pistol makes a shot and we chase the bullet, again turned into slow motion as the bullet moves with a trail behind and crushes a bottle with the 2K logo on it, which also floats slowly. After this, the Mafia II intro plays.

Technique: Perfectly made animation.

Audio: An ingame-type tense soundtrack with a slowed down sound of shooting.

Availability: Seen on Mafia II.

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 ===Background===
-Illusion Softworks was founded by Petr Vochozka in Czech Republic in 1997, and produced  some successful games, including ''Mafia'', until 2008, when they were purchased by Take-Two  and renamed 2K Czech. In 2014 the main office in Prague was closed, leaving the only division in Brno.
+'''2K Czech''' is the Czech division of [[2K Games]]. It was initially founded as '''[[Illusion Softworks]]''' in 1997 by Petr Vochozka and Jan Kudera, and produced some successful games, including ''Mafia''. In January 2008, the studio was purchased by [[Take-Two Interactive]] and was integrated into the [[2K Games|2K]] brand as '''2K Czech'''. In January 2014, the studio's Prague office was closed, leaving the only division in Brno. In 2017, 2K Czech was merged into another 2K studio, Hangar 13.
-===1st Logo (1998)===
+===Logo (24 August 2010)===
+<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+K Czech (2010).jpg
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=EPG9zYy5kh4}}
+'''Visuals:''' The camera moves along the close-up of a pistol barrel, turned into slow motion and observe the 2K Czech logo carved on the barrel. When light passes it, the carve gleams {{color|blue}}. The pistol makes a shot and we chase the bullet, again turned into slow motion as the bullet moves with a trail behind and crushes a bottle with the 2K logo on it, which also floats slowly. After this, the ''Mafia II'' intro plays.
-Logo: We see a stylized silver hat and the name, crossed by a thin line.
+'''Technique:''' Perfectly made animation.
-FX: None.
+'''Audio:''' An ingame-type tense soundtrack with a slowed down sound of shooting.
-Music/Sounds: None.
-Availability: Only seen on two games released in Czech: ''Léto s Oskarem'' and ''Lurid Land''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Mafia II''.
+{{Chronology|[[Illusion Softworks]]}}
-Editor's Note: Low.
+[[Category:Czech video game logos]]
+[[Category:Czech Republic]]
-===2nd Logo (1998-1999)===
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
+[[Category:2K Games]]
-Logo: There are two greenish spaces on the black screen. First of them shows the scrabbling starting with yellow dot and two eyes looking from inside. The second one has black "ILLUSION" and "SOFTWORKS" in yellow.
+[[Category:Take-Two Interactive Software]]
-FX: None.
-Music/Sounds: None.
-Availability : Very rare, as it's only seen on ''Hidden & Dangerous''.
-Editor's Note: Low.
-===3rd Logo (2000-2008)===
-Logo: There is a weird orange figure with "'''''illusion'''''" under it and "''softworks''" even below, both in blue font.<br />FX: None.<br />Music/Sounds: None.<br />Variants: <br />
-* On ''Mafia'', the logo was preceded by a long cutscene, where the gangster burned the logo on the arm of another gangster.
-* On ''Vietcong'', the logo zoomed below and remained there, while the sequence of other logos passed by.Availability: Common, seen on ''Hidden & Dangerous'' 2 (and its addons), ''Mafia, Vietcong'' and ''Flying Heroes''.<br />Editor's Note  : None.
-===4th Logo (2010)====
-<br />Logo: We move along the close-up of pistol barrel, turn into slow motion and observe the 2K Czech logo carved on the barrel. When the light passes it, the carve gleams blue. The pistol makes a shot and we chase the bullet, again turning into slo-mo as the bullet moves with a trail behind and crushes the bottle with 2K logo, which also floats slowly. After this the Mafia logo plays.<br />FX/SFX: Perfectly made animation.<br />Music/Sounds: An ingame-type tense soundtrack with slowed down sound of shooting.<br />Availability: Appeared on Mafia ''II''.<br />Editor's Note  : Low to Medium. Because of the slow motion, the logo is not harmful.<br />
-[[Category:Czech Logos]]
-[[Category:Video Game Logos]]
-[[Category:Czech Video Game Logos]]