Aspiring artists are being given a chance to have their work featured in game. Namco Bandai has announced a design competition, with the winning three designs being featured in the upcoming title, Dark Souls. Fans are being asked to create up to three original shield designs using any of the three blank templates provided. The three winning designs, one for each shield template, will be made available as Dark Souls post-launch content, meaning three lucky winners will be able to stride into battle with their friends online proudly bearing the shield they designed.
Process:
Become a fan on the official Dark Souls Facebook page at www.facebook.com/darksouls
Download the blank shield templates
Create up to three original masterpieces of heraldic design
Submit your finished designs via Facebook on or before July 13th 2011
Fans vote until 20 July.
Winning designs announced on 28 July.
Each of the ten winners will receive a copy of Dark Souls signed by game director Hidetaka Miyazaki. The final 3 winners will see their designs brought to life for all time in the Dark Souls universe, and will receive a signed copy of the limited edition game plus their names in the game credits.