diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b118ce4ab..dafbb777f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,12 +111,16 @@ find_package(Git)
 if(GIT_FOUND)
     message(STATUS "Found GIT: ${GIT_EXECUTABLE}")
     # Get the current working branch
-    execute_process(COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_BRANCH OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE )
+    execute_process(COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}"
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_BRANCH OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE )
 
     # Get the latest abbreviated commit hash of the working branch
-    execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} log -1 --format=%h WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT_HASH OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} rev-parse HEAD WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT_HASH_FULL OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} log -1 --format=%ad WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT_DATE OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} log -1 --format=%h WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} OUTPUT_VARIABLE
+        GIT_COMMIT_HASH OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} rev-parse HEAD WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} OUTPUT_VARIABLE
+        GIT_COMMIT_HASH_FULL OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} log -1 --format=%ad WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} OUTPUT_VARIABLE
+        GIT_COMMIT_DATE OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
 else()
     message(STATUS "Unable to find GIT, commit information will not be available")
     set(GIT_BRANCH "")
diff --git a/Editor/CMakeLists.txt b/Editor/CMakeLists.txt
index ccf36a531..21a4202fc 100644
--- a/Editor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Editor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/DataSpec ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/Runtime)
 add_subdirectory(locale)
 add_subdirectory(icons)
+add_subdirectory(badging)
 
 atdna(atdna_Space.cpp Space.hpp)
 atdna(atdna_ResourceBrowser.cpp ResourceBrowser.hpp)
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ add_executable(urde WIN32 MACOSX_BUNDLE
 target_link_libraries(urde
                       UrdeLocales
                       UrdeIcons
+                      UrdeBadging
                       RuntimeCommon
                       DNAMP3 DNAMP2 DNAMP1
                       DNACommon specter specter-fonts freetype ${DATA_SPEC_LIBS}
diff --git a/Editor/SplashScreen.cpp b/Editor/SplashScreen.cpp
index db4da0aee..2e22a8159 100644
--- a/Editor/SplashScreen.cpp
+++ b/Editor/SplashScreen.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "SplashScreen.hpp"
 #include "version.h"
+#include "badging/Badging.hpp"
 
 namespace urde
 {
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@ namespace urde
 #define LINE_WIDTH 2
 #define TEXT_MARGIN 10
 
+#define BADGE_WIDTH 551
+#define BADGE_HEIGHT 217
+#define BADGE_MARGIN 35
+
 SplashScreen::SplashScreen(ViewManager& vm, specter::ViewResources& res)
 : ModalWindow(res, vm.rootView(),
               specter::RectangleConstraint(SPLASH_WIDTH * res.pixelFactor(),
@@ -95,6 +100,10 @@ void SplashScreen::updateContentOpacity(float opacity)
         m_buildInfo.reset(new specter::MultiLineTextView(res, *this, res.m_mainFont, specter::TextView::Alignment::Right));
         m_buildInfo->typesetGlyphs(m_buildInfoStr, clearColor);
 
+        m_badgeIcon.reset(new specter::IconView(res, *this, GetBadge()));
+        m_badgeText.reset(new specter::TextView(res, *this, res.m_heading18, specter::TextView::Alignment::Right));
+        m_badgeText->typesetGlyphs(BADGE_PHRASE, clearColor);
+
         m_newButt.m_view.reset(new specter::Button(res, *this, &m_newProjBind, m_newString,
                                                    nullptr, specter::Button::Style::Text));
         m_openButt.m_view.reset(new specter::Button(res, *this, &m_openProjBind, m_openString,
@@ -110,6 +119,8 @@ void SplashScreen::updateContentOpacity(float opacity)
     zeus::CColor color = zeus::CColor::lerp(clearColor, res.themeData().uiText(), opacity);
     m_title->colorGlyphs(color);
     m_buildInfo->colorGlyphs(color);
+    m_badgeIcon->setMultiplyColor({1.f, 1.f, 1.f, color.a});
+    m_badgeText->colorGlyphs(color);
     m_newButt.m_view->colorGlyphs(color);
     m_openButt.m_view->colorGlyphs(color);
     m_extractButt.m_view->colorGlyphs(color);
@@ -226,6 +237,12 @@ void SplashScreen::resized(const boo::SWindowRect& root, const boo::SWindowRect&
     centerRect.location[0] = root.size[0] / 2 - (SPLASH_WIDTH * pf / 2.0);
     centerRect.location[1] = root.size[1] / 2 - (SPLASH_HEIGHT * pf / 2.0);
 
+    boo::SWindowRect badgeRect = centerRect;
+    badgeRect.location[0] += LINE_WIDTH * pf;
+    badgeRect.location[1] += BADGE_MARGIN * pf;
+    badgeRect.size[0] = BADGE_WIDTH;
+    badgeRect.size[1] = BADGE_HEIGHT;
+
     boo::SWindowRect textRect = centerRect;
     textRect.location[0] += TEXT_MARGIN * pf;
     textRect.location[1] += (SPLASH_HEIGHT - 36) * pf;
@@ -236,6 +253,11 @@ void SplashScreen::resized(const boo::SWindowRect& root, const boo::SWindowRect&
         textRect.location[1] -= 5 * pf;
         m_buildInfo->resized(root, textRect);
 
+        textRect.location[0] = centerRect.location[0] + (SPLASH_WIDTH - TEXT_MARGIN) * pf;
+        textRect.location[1] = centerRect.location[1] + (BADGE_MARGIN + TEXT_MARGIN) * pf;
+        m_badgeIcon->resized(root, badgeRect);
+        m_badgeText->resized(root, textRect);
+
         textRect.size[0] = m_newButt.m_view->nominalWidth();
         textRect.size[1] = m_newButt.m_view->nominalHeight();
         textRect.location[1] = centerRect.location[1] + 20 * pf;
@@ -269,6 +291,8 @@ void SplashScreen::draw(boo::IGraphicsCommandQueue* gfxQ)
     {
         m_title->draw(gfxQ);
         m_buildInfo->draw(gfxQ);
+        m_badgeIcon->draw(gfxQ);
+        m_badgeText->draw(gfxQ);
         m_newButt.m_view->draw(gfxQ);
         m_openButt.m_view->draw(gfxQ);
         m_extractButt.m_view->draw(gfxQ);
diff --git a/Editor/SplashScreen.hpp b/Editor/SplashScreen.hpp
index 002977df5..1229848bb 100644
--- a/Editor/SplashScreen.hpp
+++ b/Editor/SplashScreen.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <specter/MultiLineTextView.hpp>
 #include <specter/FileBrowser.hpp>
 #include <specter/Menu.hpp>
+#include <specter/Icon.hpp>
+
 #include "ViewManager.hpp"
 
 namespace urde
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ class SplashScreen : public specter::ModalWindow
     std::unique_ptr<specter::TextView> m_title;
     std::string m_buildInfoStr;
     std::unique_ptr<specter::MultiLineTextView> m_buildInfo;
+    std::unique_ptr<specter::IconView> m_badgeIcon;
+    std::unique_ptr<specter::TextView> m_badgeText;
 
     std::string m_newString;
     specter::ViewChild<std::unique_ptr<specter::Button>> m_newButt;
diff --git a/Editor/ViewManager.cpp b/Editor/ViewManager.cpp
index 139caca22..f79ca7be0 100644
--- a/Editor/ViewManager.cpp
+++ b/Editor/ViewManager.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "locale/locale.hpp"
 #include "ResourceBrowser.hpp"
 #include "icons/icons.hpp"
+#include "badging/Badging.hpp"
 #include "Runtime/Particle/CGenDescription.hpp"
 #include "Runtime/Particle/CElectricDescription.hpp"
 #include "Runtime/Particle/CSwooshDescription.hpp"
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ void ViewManager::init(boo::IApplication* app)
     m_mainCommandQueue = m_mainWindow->getCommandQueue();
     m_viewResources.init(m_mainBooFactory, &m_fontCache, &m_themeData, pixelFactor);
     m_iconsToken = InitializeIcons(m_viewResources);
+    m_badgeToken = InitializeBadging(m_viewResources);
     m_viewResources.prepFontCacheAsync(m_mainWindow.get());
     specter::RootView* root = SetupRootView();
     m_showSplash = true;
diff --git a/Editor/ViewManager.hpp b/Editor/ViewManager.hpp
index 43dea3341..d232d73fb 100644
--- a/Editor/ViewManager.hpp
+++ b/Editor/ViewManager.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class ViewManager : public specter::IViewManager
     specter::DefaultThemeData m_themeData;
     specter::ViewResources m_viewResources;
     boo::GraphicsDataToken m_iconsToken;
+    boo::GraphicsDataToken m_badgeToken;
     specter::Translator m_translator;
     std::unique_ptr<boo::IWindow> m_mainWindow;
     boo::IGraphicsDataFactory* m_mainBooFactory = nullptr;
diff --git a/Editor/badging/Badging.cpp b/Editor/badging/Badging.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38560ff2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Editor/badging/Badging.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#include "Badging.hpp"
+#include "athena/MemoryReader.hpp"
+#include <zlib.h>
+
+extern "C" uint8_t URDE_BADGE[];
+extern "C" size_t URDE_BADGE_SZ;
+
+namespace urde
+{
+static logvisor::Module Log("URDE::badging");
+static specter::Icon g_BadgeIcon;
+
+boo::GraphicsDataToken InitializeBadging(specter::ViewResources& viewRes)
+{
+    athena::io::MemoryReader r(URDE_BADGE, URDE_BADGE_SZ);
+
+    size_t fmt = r.readUint32Big();
+    if (fmt != 16)
+        Log.report(logvisor::Fatal, "incorrect icon texture format");
+    size_t width = r.readUint16Big();
+    size_t height = r.readUint16Big();
+    size_t mips = r.readUint32Big();
+    size_t decompSz = r.readUint32Big();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> texels(new uint8_t[decompSz]);
+    uLongf destSz = decompSz;
+    size_t pos = r.position();
+    if (uncompress(texels.get(), &destSz, URDE_BADGE + pos, URDE_BADGE_SZ - pos) != Z_OK)
+        Log.report(logvisor::Fatal, "unable to decompress badge");
+
+    return viewRes.m_factory->commitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx) -> bool
+    {
+        specter::IconAtlas<1, 1> atlas;
+
+        atlas.initializeAtlas(ctx.newStaticTexture(width, height, mips,
+                              boo::TextureFormat::RGBA8,
+                              texels.get(), destSz));
+        g_BadgeIcon = atlas.getIcon(0, 0);
+        return true;
+    });
+}
+
+specter::Icon& GetBadge()
+{
+    return g_BadgeIcon;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/Editor/badging/Badging.hpp b/Editor/badging/Badging.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec8753b5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Editor/badging/Badging.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef __URDE_BADGING_HPP__
+#define __URDE_BADGING_HPP__
+
+#include "specter/ViewResources.hpp"
+
+namespace urde
+{
+boo::GraphicsDataToken InitializeBadging(specter::ViewResources& viewRes);
+
+specter::Icon& GetBadge();
+}
+
+#ifndef BADGE_PHRASE
+#define BADGE_PHRASE "Prototype"
+#endif
+
+#endif // __URDE_BADGING_HPP__
diff --git a/Editor/badging/CMakeLists.txt b/Editor/badging/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b8e14cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Editor/badging/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0053 OLD)
+
+
+include_directories(${LIBPNG_INCLUDE_DIR} ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR})
+add_executable(packbadge packbadge.c)
+target_link_libraries(packbadge ${PNG_LIB} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
+
+add_custom_command(OUTPUT badge.bin COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:packbadge>
+                   ARGS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/badge.png
+                   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/badge.bin
+                   MAIN_DEPENDENCY badge.png COMMENT "Generating badge.bin")
+
+bintoc(badge.c ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/badge.bin URDE_BADGE)
+add_library(UrdeBadging
+    badge.c badge.bin
+    Badging.hpp Badging.cpp)
diff --git a/Editor/badging/badge.png b/Editor/badging/badge.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..925dd90e9
Binary files /dev/null and b/Editor/badging/badge.png differ
diff --git a/Editor/badging/packbadge.c b/Editor/badging/packbadge.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a1b84c00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Editor/badging/packbadge.c
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <zlib.h>
+#include <png.h>
+
+#if __FreeBSD__
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#endif
+
+#if _WIN32
+#define _bswap32(v) _byteswap_ulong(v)
+#define _bswap16(v) _byteswap_ushort(v)
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#include <Windows.h>
+#else
+#define _bswap32(v) __builtin_bswap32(v)
+#define _bswap16(v) __builtin_bswap16(v)
+#endif
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+    if (argc < 3)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: packbadge <in.png> <out.bin>\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    /* Validate input */
+    FILE* fp = fopen(argv[1], "rb");
+    if (!fp)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "'%s' is not able to be opened for reading as a regular file\n", argv[1]);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    FILE* ofp = fopen(argv[2], "wb");
+    if (!ofp)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "'%s' is not able to be opened for writing as a regular file\n", argv[2]);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    size_t decompSz = 0;
+    int numMips = 1;
+
+    z_stream z = {0};
+    size_t rowSz = 0;
+    uLong rowSzC = 0;
+    png_bytep row;
+    png_bytep rowC;
+
+    /* Get PNG data */
+    char header[8];
+    fread(header, 1, 8, fp);
+    if (png_sig_cmp((png_const_bytep)header, 0, 8))
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "invalid PNG signature in '%s'\n", argv[1]);
+        fclose(fp);
+        fclose(ofp);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    png_structp pngRead = png_create_read_struct(PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    if (!pngRead)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "unable to initialize libpng\n");
+        fclose(fp);
+        fclose(ofp);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    png_infop info = png_create_info_struct(pngRead);
+    if (!info)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "unable to initialize libpng info\n");
+        fclose(fp);
+        fclose(ofp);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (setjmp(png_jmpbuf(pngRead)))
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "unable to initialize libpng I/O for '%s'\n", argv[1]);
+        fclose(fp);
+        fclose(ofp);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    png_init_io(pngRead, fp);
+    png_set_sig_bytes(pngRead, 8);
+
+    png_read_info(pngRead, info);
+
+    png_uint_32 width = png_get_image_width(pngRead, info);
+    png_uint_32 height = png_get_image_height(pngRead, info);
+    decompSz = width * height * 4;
+    png_byte colorType = png_get_color_type(pngRead, info);
+    png_byte bitDepth = png_get_bit_depth(pngRead, info);
+
+    if (colorType != PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB_ALPHA)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "'%s' is not in RGBA color mode\n", argv[1]);
+        fclose(fp);
+        fclose(ofp);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (bitDepth != 8)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "'%s' is not 8 bits-per-channel\n", argv[1]);
+        fclose(fp);
+        fclose(ofp);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (setjmp(png_jmpbuf(pngRead)))
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "unable to read image in '%s'\n", argv[1]);
+        fclose(fp);
+        fclose(ofp);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    uint32_t fmt = _bswap32(16);
+    uint16_t w = _bswap16(width);
+    uint16_t h = _bswap16(height);
+    uint32_t mips = _bswap32(numMips);
+    uint32_t dsz = _bswap32(decompSz);
+    fwrite(&fmt, 1, 4, ofp);
+    fwrite(&w, 1, 2, ofp);
+    fwrite(&h, 1, 2, ofp);
+    fwrite(&mips, 1, 4, ofp);
+    fwrite(&dsz, 1, 4, ofp);
+
+    rowSz = width*4;
+    rowSzC = compressBound(rowSz);
+    deflateInit(&z, Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION);
+
+    row = malloc(rowSz);
+    rowC = malloc(rowSzC);
+
+    for (png_uint_32 r=0 ; r<height ; ++r)
+    {
+        png_read_row(pngRead, row, NULL);
+        z.next_in = row;
+        z.avail_in = rowSz;
+        while (z.avail_in)
+        {
+            z.next_out = rowC;
+            z.avail_out = rowSzC;
+            z.total_out = 0;
+            deflate(&z, Z_NO_FLUSH);
+            fwrite(rowC, 1, z.total_out, ofp);
+        }
+    }
+    png_destroy_read_struct(&pngRead, &info, NULL);
+
+    int finishCycle = Z_OK;
+    while (finishCycle != Z_STREAM_END)
+    {
+        z.next_out = rowC;
+        z.avail_out = rowSzC;
+        z.total_out = 0;
+        finishCycle = deflate(&z, Z_FINISH);
+        fwrite(rowC, 1, z.total_out, ofp);
+    }
+    deflateEnd(&z);
+    free(row);
+    free(rowC);
+
+    fclose(fp);
+    return 0;
+}