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Chow Woon Gan
Video captures courtesy of
EnormousRat and CWG's Logo Archive
Chow Woon Gan
Video captures courtesy of
EnormousRat and CWG's Logo Archive
Studio Liverpool
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
In 2000, Psygnosis was renamed to SCE Studio Liverpool. The studio continued to release new instalments of the Wipeout and Formula 1 game franchises (the latter of which was taken over from Studio 33). On January 29, 2010, Sony made a public statement on restructuring Studio Liverpool. Later on August 22, 2012, after Sony assessed all European studios, they announced the closure of the studio. Their Liverpool studio's website would remain in operation, as it is home to a number of Sony World Wide Studios and SCE Departments. Former employees of the company then formed two independent studios, Firesprite (which Sony had acquired in September 2021) and Playrise Digital.
Animated Logos
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Visuals: On a dark periwinkle and black gradient background with various digital-based layers on the periwinkle gradient, a spinning ring is shown in front of the background. All of a sudden, lightning strikes through the ring several times, causing the screen to flash, revealing the Fusion Team logo (consisting of the periwinkle text "FUSION" with a white border and the white "TEAM" in a Helvetica font below) and an outlined white rectangle containing the company name "STUDIO LIVERPOOL", both of which flashes in. Once they are fully revealed, the white PlayStation buttons (a triangle, a circle, a cross and a square) flashes in one-by-one below the outlined rectangle.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: High-pitched laughter, followed by thunderclaps and a one-note ethereal synth tune.
| Media Title | Platform | Date of Release | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wipeout Fusion OSCA MobyGames | PlayStation 2 | June 18, 2002 |
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Visuals: A metallic rounded square plate containing a black outlined rounded rectangle on top with the outlines of four arrows (resembling D-pad) in front of a circle with nail holes onto each corner of the shapes. Four sides of a metallic outlined circle then zooms out, while spinning, before it lands onto the plate which causes the scene to pulsates quickly. This is followed by four arrows, which does the same thing as the circle. After a while, a triangle on the top-left corner of the first arrow and the black company name, "STUDIOLiverpool" below the emblem slams onto the plate. It then flashes into a 2D version of the completed logo after a second.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A whoosh, metallic whirring and slamming noises, which ends with two heartbeats.
| Media Title | Platform | Date of Release | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula One 2002 OSCA MobyGames | PlayStation 2 | November 1, 2002 | |
| Formula One 2003 OSCA MobyGames | PlayStation 2 | July 11, 2003 |
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Visuals: After the Sony Computer Entertainment America in-credit text variant, the blue text "A STUDIO LIVERPOOL GAME" types in letter-by-letter while a pink arrow pointing the bottom-left flashes two times when this happens. At the same time, a blue digital display containing a barcode, the company's initials "S'L'" in pink, the address of the company's headquarters, and a split box on its right, where the formation of the pink logo takes place, in which the D-pad appears one-by-one, followed by an outlined circle wipes in behind the D-pad, a triangle slides to the top-left corner, "STUDIO"Liverpool" appearing with a blinds effect word-by-word, and an outlined rounded square fades in, which encloses the D-pad. After a few seconds, everything in the digital display disappears, while the text wipes out to the left, and the pink arrow on its left flashes two times before it ends.
Technique: 2D digital animation.
Audio: Quiet computer noises, a whoosh when the D-pad appears and when the logo disappears along with the digital display beside it.
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Visuals: At the beginning of the game's intro, various rectangles and lines in shades of blue wipe in over a dark cyan background. During this, the cyan D-pad irises in while four parts of the cyan outlined circle irises in behind the D-pad, which forms the company's emblem on the bottom-right corner of a dark cyan rectangle with the bottom-right part being trimmed, as a triangle flashes in on the top-left side of the D-pad. When the logo formations takes place, dark cyan text showing "POWERED BY SCEEL" appears below with various letters flashing in randomly. The rectangles (including the one containing the emblem) and the text wipes out, segueing into the rest of the intro sequence.
Technique: 2D CGI.
Audio: The opening theme of the game.
Print Logo
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Visuals: A white outlined rounded square is shown with a cross made out of four arrows, resembling a D-pad. A white ring can be seen behind it and a triangle can also be seen on its top-left corner. Below the square, there are the words "STUDIOLiverpool" in a blocky font.
Technique: A still, digital graphic.
Audio: A synth tune with various ascending and descending electronic notes.
| Media Title | Platform | Date of Release | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fomrula 1: Championship Edition OSCA MobyGames | PlayStation 3 | February 27, 2007 |
External Links
- Official website for Studio Liverpool (archived)
- Psygnosis
on Wikipedia, containing info on its successor Studio Liverpool
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