{"id":28345,"date":"2013-04-17T11:10:10","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T01:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=28345"},"modified":"2013-04-17T11:10:10","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T01:10:10","slug":"forge-your-own-original-shield-design-and-secure-your-legend-from-beyond-the-grave-in-dark-souls-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=28345","title":{"rendered":"FORGE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL SHIELD DESIGN AND SECURE YOUR LEGEND FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE IN DARK SOULS II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><i>Popular Shield Design Contest Returns Offering Players Another Chance of Immortality in Dark Souls II<\/i><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA \u00a0\u2013 April 17<sup>th<\/sup>, 2013 \u2013<b> <\/b>NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe announce announces that a <b><i>DARK SOULS\u2122 II<\/i><\/b> shield design contest will begin today on the game\u2019s official Facebook page at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darksouls\">www<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darksouls\">.<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darksouls\">facebook<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darksouls\">.<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darksouls\">com<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darksouls\">\/<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darksouls\">darksouls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Channel your inner medieval craftsman and create the best shield design; showing off your skills as a warrior artist. Then, submit your works of art, and watch the votes tally up from every corner of the globe from fellow <b><i>Dark Souls II<\/i><\/b> fans.<\/p>\n<p>The submission and voting period for shield designs will begin on April 15<sup>th<\/sup> and run through May 13<sup>th<\/sup>. Beginning May 14<sup>th<\/sup> no further submissions will be taken and the contest enters into a \u201cvoting only\u201d phase until May 20<sup>th<\/sup>. On May 20<sup>th<\/sup> the shield designs that receive the most fan votes will be submitted for a final round of judging by the <b><i>Dark Souls II<\/i><\/b> development team at FromSoftware in Japan. The FromSoftware development team will select the final six winning shield designs to be included within the final <b><i>Dark Souls II<\/i><\/b> game. The winners will be announced at San Diego Comic Con taking place from July 18<sup>th<\/sup> through the 21<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>The six lucky winners will be able to engage in battle with their friends online while proudly bearing the shield of their own design. Other players will also be able to carry the shields designed by their compatriots into battle.<\/p>\n<p><b>How to enter the <i>Dark Souls II<\/i> Shield Design Contest:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Become a fan on the official <b><i>Dark Souls II<\/i><\/b> Facebook page at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darksouls\">www<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darksouls\">.<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darksouls\">facebook<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darksouls\">.<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darksouls\">com<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darksouls\">\/<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darksouls\">darksouls<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Check out the Shield Design Facebook application<\/li>\n<li>Download the blank shield template<\/li>\n<li>Create up to three original masterpieces of heraldic design<\/li>\n<li>Submit your finished designs via Facebook before <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">May 14,<\/span><\/b> 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sign up today for this unique opportunity and carve your name indelibly in <b><i>Dark Souls II<\/i><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Dark Souls<\/i><\/b><b><i> II<\/i><\/b> will be available on the PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PCs. For more information on <b><i>Dark Souls II<\/i><\/b>, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.darksoulsii.com\/\">http:\/\/www.darksoulsii.com\/<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.namcobandaigames.eu\">http:\/\/www.namcobandaigames.eu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular Shield Design Contest Returns Offering Players Another Chance of Immortality in Dark Souls II\u00a0 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA \u00a0\u2013 April 17th, 2013 \u2013 NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe announce announces that a DARK SOULS\u2122 II shield design contest will begin today on the game\u2019s official Facebook page at www.facebook.com\/darksouls. 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