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Background

Philos Laboratories Software Developer Ltd. was a Hungarian video game development company founded in 1996 as the successor of Morbid Visions. The company name was changed to Philos Entertainment Inc. after receiving a large sum from an investment firm in October 2000. Later in the company's history, Philos also offered motion capture services for a short time.

The company was closed in 2004, while working on Imperium Galactica III, and its employees joined Mithis Entertainment. They finished the game under the name of Nexus: Jupiter Incident.

1st Logo (March 1, 2000-June 2003)

Visuals: Around some big shadowy columns on an orange sunset, a monkey statue sitting with a crystal ball above its head is seen. The camera rotates to reveal a monument with the company logo carved on it. It reads "Philos laboratories". Above the words, the same monkey sits. The camera gets closer to the carving, while it's lighted by a sunset. The background clears to black and the logo fades a second after.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A calming orchestral tune which gets stronger at the end.

Availability: It can be seen on Theocracy and Rebels: Prison Escape.

2nd Logo (2004)

Visuals: Essentially just the logo from before, colored red with a white outline, on a black background.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: It was only seen on the first demo version of Nexus. Later versions use the Mithis logo.

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+{{PageCredits|capture=Chow Woon Gan|video=EnormousRat|edits=Chow Woon Gan}}
-st Logo
-(2000-2003)
+===Background===
+'''Philos Laboratories Software Developer Ltd.''' was a Hungarian video game development company founded in 1996 as the successor of Morbid Visions. The company name was changed to Philos Entertainment Inc. after receiving a large sum from an investment firm in October 2000. Later in the company's history, Philos also offered motion capture services for a short time.
+The company was closed in 2004, while working on ''Imperium Galactica III'', and its employees joined [[Mithis Studios|Mithis Entertainment]]. They finished the game under the name of ''Nexus: Jupiter Incident''.
-Philos Labs (2001)
+===1st Logo (March 1, 2000-June 2003)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Philos Laboratories (2001) (credit - EnormousRat).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=AlPLZ9cgSb0}}
+'''Visuals:''' Around some big shadowy columns on an {{color|orange}} sunset, a monkey statue sitting with a crystal ball above its head is seen. The camera rotates to reveal a monument with the company logo carved on it. It reads "{{color|gold|'''Philos''' laboratories}}". Above the words, the same monkey sits. The camera gets closer to the carving, while it's lighted by a sunset. The background clears to black and the logo fades a second after.
-Nickname: "Monkey Ball"
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-Logo: Around some big shadowy columns, a monkey statue sits with a crystal ball above its head. There is an orange sunset on the background. The camera rotates to reveal a monument with the company logo carved on it. It reads Philos laboratories. Above the words, the same monkey sits. We are getting close to the carving, while it's lighted by a sunset. The background clears to black and the logo fades a second after.
+'''Audio:''' A calming orchestral tune which gets stronger at the end.
-FX/SFX: The whole animation.
+'''Availability:''' It can be seen on ''Theocracy'' and ''Rebels: Prison Escape''.
-Music/Sounds: Wonderful calm tune.
+===2nd Logo (2004)===
-Availability: Can be seen on Theocracy and Rebels: Prison Escape.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Philos Laboratories (2004) (from the first demo of Nexus The Jupiter Incident).png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' Essentially just the logo from before, colored {{color|red}} with a white outline, on a black background.
+'''Technique:''' A still, digital graphic.
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
+'''Availability:''' It was only seen on the first demo version of ''Nexus''. Later versions use the [[Mithis Studios|Mithis]] logo.
+{{Video Game-Navbox}}
-nd Logo
+[[Category:Hungarian video game logos]]
-(2004)
+[[Category:Hungary]]
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
-Logo: Same logo as before, but now in red with white outline and simple surface.Philos Labs (2004)
-FX/SFX: None.
-Music/Sounds: Silent.
-Availability: Extremely rare; was only seen in first demo version of Nexus. Late versions use the Mithis logo.
-Editor's Note: None.
-Final Note: Philos Labs was closed in 2004, while working on Imperium Galactica III, and its employees joined Mithis Entertainment. They finished the game under the name of Nexus: Jupiter Incident.