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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 the Czech Republic in 1997, and produced some successful games, including ''Mafia''. In 2008, Illusion was purchased by [[Take-Two Interactive]] and was renamed to 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>
-[[File:7ba75d6729527cdbc0412c2e7254a65a.png|center|350px]]
+K Czech (2010).jpg
-'''Logo:''' We see a stylized {{Font color|silver|silver}} hat and the company name, crossed by a thin line.
+</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.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' Perfectly made animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' An ingame-type tense soundtrack with a slowed down sound of shooting.
-'''Availability:''' Only seen on two games, both released in the Czech Republic only: ''Léto s Oskarem'' and ''Lurid Land''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Mafia II''.
-===2nd Logo (1998-1999)===
-[[File:d_fqLZuxinKiEXEvpXRYxg21746.jpg|center|350px]]
-'''Logo:''' We see two {{Font color|green|greenish}} spaces on a black screen. One shows a scrabble starting with a {{Font color|yellow|yellow}} dot and two eyes looking from the inside. The second one has the words "ILLUSION" in black and "SOFTWORKS" in {{Font color|yellow|yellow}}.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-''Music/Sounds:'' None.
-'''Availability:''' It was only seen on ''Hidden & Dangerous''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-===3rd Logo (2000-2008)===
-[[File:pYt8ZuaUDT5e9MYOM3ZTcQ13320.jpg|center|350px]]
-'''Logo:''' We see a strange {{Font color|orange|orange}} figure with "{{Font color|blue|'''''illusion'''''}}" and "{{Font color|blue|''softworks''}}" below it.
-'''Variants:'''
-* On ''Mafia'', the logo is preceded by a long cutscene, where the gangster burns the logo on the arm of another gangster.
-* On ''Vietcong'', the logo zooms below and remains there, while a sequence of other logos pass by.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Hidden & Dangerous 2'' (and its addons), ''Mafia'', ''Vietcong'' and ''Flying Heroes''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-===4th Logo (2010)===
-[[File:IY_uUfQgnHcUbcVRD6JWTQ25706.jpg|center|350px]]
-'''Logo:''' We move 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 {{Font color|blue|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 the bottle with a 2K logo on it, which also floats slowly. After this, the ''Mafia II'' intro plays.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Perfectly made animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An ingame-type tense soundtrack with a slowed down sound of shooting.
-'''Availability:''' Appeared on ''Mafia II''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' Because of the slow motion, the logo is not harmful.
+{{Chronology|[[Illusion Softworks]]}}
+[[Category:Czech video game logos]]
+[[Category:Czech Republic]]
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
 [[Category:2K Games]]
-[[Category:Czech Logos]]
+[[Category:Take-Two Interactive Software]]
-[[Category:Video Game Logos]]
-[[Category:Czech Video Game Logos]]