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Life can change quickly when you’re shown the existence of new realities. Especially when these new realities reveal that decisions need to be made and sides must be chosen. Congratulations to Kansasjack of the Architects for submitting this awesome short story and winning a customized Shadow Cities skin for iPhone 4!

"That's where it began for me, a decade or more for the others, but the novelty never dimmed for either of us - it's like repeating a Christmas morning where you are attacked by candy-filled snakes..."

Check out the full story, 'No Time to Think. An Architect ...

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Shadow Stories

When attempting to manipulate the shadow and harness the energy of powerful spirits, things don’t always go the way we intend. Congratulations to Taloneos of the Architects for submitting this awesome comic and winning a customized Shadow Cities skin for iPhone 4!

Check out 'Misadventures with a Catcher' by Taloneos of the Architects here!

Have a story you want to tell? Share with us ANY creative writing piece, comic, video or non-fictional recount of Shadow Cities and we’ll blog our favorites on www.shadowcities.com as well as our Facebook page.

Anyone can participate in the ‘Shadow Stories ...

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Shadow Stories

Shadow Stories has returned with an epic fan fiction account of an Animator who connects with the secrets and philosophies of an age long forgotten. Congratulations to Slinki of the Animators for submitting this awesome story and winning a customized Shadow Cities skin for iPhone 4!

“Fighting on the front-line has never really been my thing. Don't get me wrong I love nature with all the passion and ferocity of any Animator, but they're peaple too, miss-guided, but the life force is just as strong in them, as it is in us. I dreampt of time when we ...

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An Ode to Shadow Cities!

Check out Doof007 of the Animators ode to the magic of Shadow Cities! An epic and powerful tale that reveals the deep and almost sorrowful emotion involved with rune casting letters and shapes. 

May the music ease the struggle one sometimes faces when the game mistakenly reads your casted spells backwards. The full video, entitled “I can Draw a Z” is available here.

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Tip From a Mage – New Society and You!

We believe the Shadow Cities community is the best place to go for hints and tips! In an effort to better connect the great minds of all our Shadow Cities mages, and honor the greatest, we bring you ‘Tip from a Mage’!

When you see us post on Facebook that we’re collecting game tips, you will have two hours to post your best Shadow Cities gameplay tip. If your tip is chosen, it will be published in the in-game Staff Channel for the all Shadow Cities mages to read, credited to your name and team.

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Design Challenge - Art Inspired By Magic

It's time to announce the final winner of Shadow Cities Design Challenge! The lucky winner of Shadow Cities t-shirt and iPhone 4 skin is Italian Animator MetalOnion who sent us a picture of the most beautiful Shadow Cities pendant. Congrats!

Thank you to all the mages who shared their designs and art inspired by magic during the competition!

You can view all the works sent to the competition from the Design Challenge image folder on Facebook.

Even this competition ends for now there are more to come, so stay tuned!

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Design Challenge - Spirit Caught On Camera

This just might be the first time anyone has actually caugh a spirit on camera! ;) Thank you GodOD of the Architects for submitting this awesome pic to the Shadow Cities Design Challenge! You can view the full image here.

Get inspired by magic and participate in the Shadow Cities Design challenge by sharing your own piece of Shadow Cities art on Shadow Cities Facebook page. Competition will run for one more week so there's still plenty of time to get creative!

All picked winners are rewarded with smoking hot Shadow Cities customized skins for iPhone 4 & Shadow Cities Academy ...

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Shadow Cities Available in Many New Areas!

As the shadow’s spread continues to envelop the world, mages in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Philippines, and Mexico join the battle for global domination! Will these newly Awakened mages seek the wisdom of the ancient Animators or will they be drawn to the forward thinking of the technology driven Architects?

Join the battle for Melbourne, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro as well as many other cities around the world by downloading the free Shadow Cities app from your local iTunes store!

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Design Challenge - Weekly Winner Announced!

There are no limits to the creativity of Shadow Cities Mages! Check out these beautiful stained glass Academy Seals by Shindeor of Animators.

Get inspired by magic and participate in the Shadow Cities Design challenge by sharing your own piece of Shadow Cities art on Shadow Cities Facebook page.

All picked winners are rewarded with smoking hot Shadow Cities customized skins for iPhone 4 & Shadow Cities Academy t-shirts. Competition ends on August 31st 2011.

Read more about the Design Challenge competition here.

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Shadow Stories

Shadow Stories presents the reciting of one Animator intent on proving to the world how imagination and passion can be used to inspire and lead. How will you react when you hear the powerful melody of the Animator Chant sound in your neighborhood?

Congratulations to Misseire of the Animators for submitting the winning entry for the latest Shadow Stories publication!

Animator Chant, by Misseire the Animator

Signing in for my very first spawn.
Light so bright and a new star dawns.

Shadow Cities! Green the streets! 

Time to choose! I become an Animator!
Electric warriors for the world of nature ...

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