SouthPeak games has just launched its X-Blades official art contest. With prize money up for grabs and the chance to have your artwork appear in a publication, it's certainly worth considering if you've got a good eye and a steady hand.
Today a second artwork contest for X-Blades is being announced by SouthPeak Games, in coordination with developers Gaijin Entertainment and TopWare Interactive
TVGB: "As I screamed "From my cold, dead hands!" at the poor booth woman my eyes caught some flashing swords, pretty graphics and a mostly naked woman. Needless to say I was distracted and intrigued and at that moment the controller was taken from me."
SouthPeak Games today announced that the official website for X-Blades is now live. As a hack-and-slash masterpiece with a captivating Anime style, X-Blades will provide breathtaking combat scenes and truly fantastic worlds. Its official website will serve as an ideal source for information on both the game's features and its final stages of development. X-Blades stars Ayumi, a dynamic young relic hunter in search of a mysterious artifact. Relying solely on her fighting skill, pistol blades and mystical abilities, Ayumi must battle against armies of creatures and other fortune-seekers determined to stop her from escaping with the relic alive.
SouthPeak Games is taking on the rather ambitious task of freshening up 3rd person hack-and-slash games with their newly announced X-Blades by putting you in control of a blond little anime-styled hottie named Ayumi, a heroine who is both "stunningly seductive" and "tenacious".
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