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Hello everyone! We have TWO exciting announcements for you today, the first of which can win a copy of Half Genie Hero plus some neat stuff the fans have generously donated. There are 3 categories to enter. Artwork, Cosplay and Video. On top of that, each category has a unique prize.

Artwork - Your winning submission will be put into Half Genie Hero's art gallery for all to see!
Cosplay - You will win a custom, hand made Risky's Saber by Paul Esquer!
Video - You will win an Amazon.com gift certificate!

Additionally, all winners will receive their choice of platform of Half Genie Hero with Tinkerbat levels rewards! This includes the wallpaper, the game, digital OST, digital artbook, Tinkerbat transformation, both alternate costumes and Risky's Drifter Blade. **The art contest winner will have their name under "Featured Artist" in the credits**

Rules and Submissions

Interested? Here's how to enter. Submit your entry to Reddit.com via comments and have a link to video, cosplay or artwork. Once you do that, you're Ret-2-Go!

There will be one first prize winner per category and 2 runner-up prize winners per category for 9 total winners.

Your submission should be Shantae related and safe for work. Your video can be a flash animation, a skit or whatever you like! **Please do not exceed 15 minutes in time on video submissions**

In the unlikely event that a category receives fewer than 3 submissions, that category may be cancelled.
Winners will be contacted for information via their original source. For example, if you win on Youtube, you will be contacted via Youtube.

**Each contest will have the following deadline**
December 1st 11:59pm EST for Artwork
December 15th 11:59pm EST for Cosplay
December 31st 11:59pm EST for Video

Feel free to mention that the Paypal option is still open for donations where your submission is originally posted. Shantae would love all the help she can get!

But wait, there's more! The Shantae fans are working together to make a new Mermaid Shooter in the style of Risky's Revenge Sunken Cavern stage. The game will be non profit and free to play. It will have an initial version to show what the gameplay is like with a couple stages and bosses. As time goes on however, there will be more stages, more bosses and more upgrades. There is also a chance for high quality stills in place of traditional cutscenes and voice acting!

So what is the game all about? Shantae will be in her mermaid transformation the whole game in an underwater adventure across Sequin Land. The five Golden Warp Squid Brothers have been kidnapped by a new adversary. Each stage will have a shooter section and a boss section. Each stage past the first will also have a unique element about it to test your skills. This makes for 10 levels total and we might just throw in a mega boss at the very end.

As for Shantae, she can upgrade her abilities with gems. In keeping with Risky's Revenge, there will also be magic jam to find and collect from bosses for better speed, attack, range and powerups. When she is fully upgraded, she will be a force to be reckoned with!

Furthermore, we will have updates as the game comes along including artwork, music, team reveal and screencaps!

Get excited, stay excited.

The Kickstarter for WayForward's Shantae Half Genie Hero is nearing its conclusion! @WayForward is hosting a non stop livestream at Twitch.tv They are there answering questions, playing games and partying until the Kickstarter ends in another 18 or so hours. That is some serious dedication. If you like what you see from the livestream or you decide you want to help fund an awesome game, just go to Kickstarter.com and pledge something to help the cause.

If you aren't able to contribute, there are other ways to spread the word such as Facebook and Twitter. Use the hashtag #MegaFundShantae in your posts for the best results.

Thanks for reading and I'll be posting the results here tomorrow along with the future of the project depending how much they make and if we discover how long the Paypal option will be open.

Hello again Desura! Final here with more news about the Shantae Kickstarter: Kickstarter.com

The campaign is winding down to its 72 hour finale with livestreams and more reveals than before. Everyone who backed the game and is receiving it now gets a blue Shantae version with EVERY copy they decide to get. This will also extend to all backers via Paypal as well. But to the meat of this story....

Risky Mode Reached & Details

We've reached over 500 thousand dollars in under a week and got us our first of many awesome stretch goals, Risky Mode. This mode effectively DOUBLES the game as you get to play as Shantae's Archnemesis Risky Boots, Queen of the Sevens Seas, as you try to prevent Shantae from meeting her goals and eventually break into the Genie Realm! More information about it can be found in the links below. And remember, every chapter based stretch goal the game meets means Shantae AND Risky Mode get bigger and bigger!

Kickstarter.com
Kickstarter.com

One more thing to mention to all you Iphone users out there, Shantae Risky's Revenge is free on the Itunes store with a special costume. That's right, absolutely free for a limited time AND a bonus costume as well. Details are here: Kickstarter.com

Let's see this Kickstarter reach all its stretch goals for a truly awesome game with voice acting, animated cutscenes and 5 playable characters!

So for all of you fans of 2D platformers out there, I urge you to check out the Kickstarter of Shantae 1/2 Genie Hero by WayForward. It is the fourth game in the series and already funded, but there are plenty of stretch goals left to be met. $15 can get you a download of the game for nearly any platform and there are plenty of other tiers and rewards as well. Whether you decide to put down for it or not, I will be having a contest upon the games release to give out codes for the game. For now, all you gotta do is follow me on Twitter @FinalCataclsym and wait until the game is out. I'll tweet about the contest then.

Here's a link to the Kickstarter to all who are interested. Happy backing! Kickstarter.com