Near well populated areas, spirits -- magical creatures long since forgotten attempt to pour in from the Shadow World. A resurgence of Magic has recently led Mages to organize in Finland, Sweden and Canada. As power and balance begin to shift in unknown directions, Animators and Architects from all across the United States are now rising up to join the battle for world domination!

Join the battle for Los Angeles, New York, Washington and other cities around the world by downloading the free Shadow Cities app from the U.S. iTunes App Store. 

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Magic was torn out of this world over 600 years ago... and now it’s back!

Spirits, some long forgotten, pour through from the Shadow World and seek out other magical beings. There are rumored to be four houses of these spirits, each from a different breach in the seal between the planes.

One of these breaches has been located near the British Isles, one in Northern Europe, and two in Eastern Europe. Through these breaches pour the spirits of Dannan, Tiermes, Inrik, and Drioma into our world.

Dive deeper into the history of Shadow Cities by reading the Brief ...

Shadow Cities version 1.1.2 is now available for download in Canadian, Swedish and Finnish App Stores. 

This update contains mainly bug fixes and small stability fixes. The issue with Shadow Cities getting stuck in the background mode for some users is also fixed in version 1.1.2.

Download the latest Shadow Cities version from your App Store.

Get ready to conquer the cities of northern hemisphere as Northern Lights Campaign starts in a couple of hours. Besides few changes to the combat rules, Northern Lights re-introduces the Battlegroup Beacons: Animator High Command and Architect Battle Control.

The commanders of the losing Academy redouble their strategic support, creating Battlegroup Beacons to strike against the winning side, while the commanders of the winning Academy tend to spare their resources for the rainy day. 

Battlegroup Beacons appear in the Cloudview for the whole Battlegroup team. Additionally you will get a message of a new Battlegroup Beacon in the Main View ...

The Architect network dominated the capitals of Sweden, Canada and Finland by keeping Stockholm, Ottawa and Helsinki Gateways in their hold the biggest part of the Frodleikr Campaign. Fierce battles for Gateways were seen in biggest cities, but this week the magic of the Architects was overwhelming!

Lucky winners of the Shadow Cities customized iPhone 4 skins are: Jokeri, Vastarakki and Boogeypete from Finland, Hauk, IZON and Elisa from Sweden, and Wrath, Dawar and Telachii from Canada. We'll contact all of the winners through email for details.

Next Campaign starting May 24th

Architects were most victorious in Finland where ...

Meet other Shadow Cities enthusiasts over a coffee or a beer, hang out and be awesome together. You can use the Shadow Cities Meetup site to find communities near you or start a meetup in your town.

Join a local Shadow Cities community now and set up meetups at www.meetup.com/shadowcities.

Check the Meetup Help for more info on how to join and set up meetups in your city. 

Last friday Grey Area office was swarming with Mages! Over 40 Shadow Cities enthusiasts came over to chat, meet other Mages and share their thoughts and give feedback about Shadow Cities. Thanks to all our guest for a great evening! You guys are amazing!

Below are some pics from the meetup. If you got good shots to share, you can post a link to your pictures to the Forum topic started by Streka on Shadow Cities Forums.

Congrats to Architects! Canada, Sweden and Finland are all under Architect domination after the first round of Frodleikr Campaign. 

Animators, the round two will be your chance to take back the cities!

Round two of Frodleikr Campaign starts in less than an hour. Go!

The world conquest continues in Shadow Cities! Join the battle for Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and other cities around the world by downloading the free Shadow Cities app from the Canadian iTunes App Store. 

Already joined, but need a short introduction to Shadow Cities? Read the basics of how to become the Archmage of your neighborhood from the Common Guide to Magic.

Frodleikr Campaign brings changes to Battlegroup system. During the Campaign we'll be also welcoming Canadian Mages to join the battle over the cities. We'll let you know as soon as Shadow Cities is available for download  in Canada!

Here's how the new Battlegroups are formed:

• Battlegroups are formed of all the Mages of one of the three countries: Finland, Sweden and Canada. Instead of globally assigned Battlegroups of 100 Mages, you are now assigned to the same Battlegroup with all the Mages of your country.
• This means that you will see all the Mages of your country ...