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Background

Blizzard North was the development division of Blizzard Entertainment that was founded in 1993 as "Condor, Inc." It was best known for the Genesis version of Justice League: Task Force and the Game Boy and Game Gear versions of the NFL Quarterback Club series. In 1996, it was acquired by Blizzard Entertainment and was renamed to its then-current name. By that time, it was best known for the Diablo series. In 2005, Blizzard closed the studio.

Condor, Inc.

(November 1993-October 27, 1995)

Logo: Against a turquoise background, we see a white sphere containing a black silhouette of a condor in it. Above it is "CONDOR". There are shadows behind the logo.

Variant: There is one variant where the logo is in CGI.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: The CGI variant appears on Justice League: Task Force for Genesis. The standard version appears on NFL Quarterback Club (known as NFL Quarterback Club II on Game Boy) and NFL Quarterback Club '96 for Game Boy and Game Gear.

Editor's Note: None.

Blizzard North

1st Logo (January 3, 1997-May 8, 1998)

Logo: Same as the Blizzard logo, but in a silvery-green tone, and "ENTERTAINMENT" is removed. Under the logo is "NORTH" with an outlined rectangle to the left of it.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appears on Diablo for PC.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (June 29, 2000-June 29, 2001)

Logo: Against a snowy background, we see a big light blue blur appearing. Then it turns into the Blizzard logo letter-by-letter, and then the rectangle part and "NORTH" complete the logo. The logo is in a frozen-crystalised style. The snow continues to fall.

FX/SFX: The snowing, the logo forming part-by-part.

Music/Sounds: A low "whoosh" sound with different types of whooshes as the logo appears part-by-part.

Availability: Appears on Diablo II and its expansion pack, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.

Editor's Note: None.

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-Logo descriptions and editions by CuriousGeorge60
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+===Background===
-Background: Blizzard North was the development division of [[Blizzard Entertainment]] that was founded in 1993 as Condor, Inc. It was best known for the Genesis version of Justice League: Task Force and the Game Boy and Game Gear versions of the NFL Quarterback Club series. In 1996, it was acquired by Blizzard Entertainment and was renamed to it's then-current name. By that time, it was best known for the Diablo series. In 2005, Blizzard closed the studio.
+'''Blizzard North''' was the development division of [[Blizzard Entertainment]] that was founded in 1993 as "'''Condor, Inc.'''" It was best known for the Genesis version of ''Justice League: Task Force'' and the Game Boy and Game Gear versions of the ''NFL Quarterback Club'' series. In 1996, it was acquired by Blizzard Entertainment and was renamed to its then-current name. By that time, it was best known for the ''Diablo'' series. In 2005, Blizzard closed the studio.
+==Condor, Inc.==
+===(November 1993-October 27, 1995)===
+'''Logo:''' Against a {{color|turquoise}} background, we see a white sphere containing a black silhouette of a condor in it. Above it is "CONDOR". There are shadows behind the logo.
-Condor, Inc.
+'''Variant:''' There is one variant where the logo is in CGI.
-(1994-1996)
+'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-Condor, Inc. (1994)Condor, Inc. (1995)
+'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-Logo: Against the turquoise background, we see a white sphere containing a black silhouette of a condor in it. Above it is "CONDOR". There are shadows behind the logo.
+'''Availability:''' The CGI variant appears on ''Justice League: Task Force'' for Genesis. The standard version appears on ''NFL Quarterback Club'' (known as ''NFL Quarterback Club II'' on Game Boy) and ''NFL Quarterback Club '96'' for Game Boy and Game Gear.
-Variant: There is one variant where the logo is in CGI.
-FX/SFX: None.
+'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+==Blizzard North==
-Music/Sounds: None.
+===1st Logo (January 3, 1997-May 8, 1998)===
+'''Logo:''' Same as the Blizzard logo, but in a {{color|silver|silvery}}-{{color|green}} tone, and "ENTERTAINMENT" is removed. Under the logo is "NORTH" with an outlined rectangle to the left of it.
-Availability: The CGI variant appears on Justice League: Task Force for Genesis. The standard version appears on NFL Quarterback Club (known as NFL Quarterback Club II on Game Boy) and NFL Quarterback Club '96 for Game Boy and Game Gear.
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''FX/SFX:''' None.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Diablo'' for PC.
-_______________________________________________________________
+'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+===2nd Logo (June 29, 2000-June 29, 2001)===
-Blizzard North
+'''Logo:''' Against a snowy background, we see a big {{color|lightblue|light blue}} blur appearing. Then it turns into the Blizzard logo letter-by-letter, and then the rectangle part and "NORTH" complete the logo. The logo is in a frozen-crystalised style. The snow continues to fall.
-st Logo
-(1996-2000)Blizzard North (1996)
+'''FX/SFX:''' The snowing, the logo forming part-by-part.
-Logo: Same as the Blizzard logo, but in the silvery-green tone, and "ENTERTAINMENT" is removed. Under the logo is "NORTH" with a outline rectangle on the left of "NORTH".
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A low "whoosh" sound with different types of whooshes as the logo appears part-by-part.
-FX/SFX: None.
+'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Diablo II'' and its expansion pack, ''Diablo II: Lord of Destruction''.
-Music/Sounds: None.
+'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-Availability: Appears on Diablo for PC.
+[[Category:American video game logos]]
-Editor's Note: None.
+[[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
+[[Category:Activision Blizzard]]
-nd Logo
-(2000-2005)
-Logo: Against a snowy background, we see a big light-blue blur appearing. Then it turns into the Blizzard logo from letter-by-letter, and then the rectangle part and "NORTH", forming the logo. The logo is in the frozen-crystalised style. The snow continues to fall.
-FX/SFX: The snowing, the logo forming part-by-part.
-Music/Sounds: A low "whoosh" sound with different types "whooshes" as the logo appears part-by-part.
-Availability: Appears on Diablo II and it's expansion pack, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
-Editor's Note: None.