diff --git a/Templates/Empty/game/art/gui/splash.bmp b/Templates/Empty/game/art/gui/splash.bmp
deleted file mode 100644
index 47cb47f97..000000000
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diff --git a/Templates/Empty/game/art/gui/splash.png b/Templates/Empty/game/art/gui/splash.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..333df9eb3
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diff --git a/Templates/Empty/game/main.cs b/Templates/Empty/game/main.cs
index 87daf9770..44b333b87 100644
--- a/Templates/Empty/game/main.cs
+++ b/Templates/Empty/game/main.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $defaultGame = "scripts";
 // Set profile directory
 $Pref::Video::ProfilePath = "core/profile";
 $Core::windowIcon = "core/torque.png";
-$Core::splashWindowImage = "art/gui/splash.bmp";
+$Core::splashWindowImage = "art/gui/splash.png";
 
 function createCanvas(%windowTitle)
 {
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/art/gui/splash.bmp b/Templates/Full/game/art/gui/splash.bmp
deleted file mode 100644
index 47cb47f97..000000000
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diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/art/gui/splash.png b/Templates/Full/game/art/gui/splash.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..333df9eb3
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diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/main.cs b/Templates/Full/game/main.cs
index d4a6656e0..65aae6d7f 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/main.cs
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/main.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $defaultGame = "scripts";
 // Set profile directory
 $Pref::Video::ProfilePath = "core/profile";
 $Core::windowIcon = "core/torque.png";
-$Core::splashWindowImage = "art/gui/splash.bmp";
+$Core::splashWindowImage = "art/gui/splash.png";
 
 function createCanvas(%windowTitle)
 {