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Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns Giveaway

17/08/2015 by

Cyprus Comic Con are pleased to be able to host a give-away contest in celebration of the upcoming Guild Wars 2 expansion, Heart of Thorns – with great thanks to NCSOFT! Six lucky winners will be called out and contacted on Monday 24th August.
The incredible prizes up for grabs include;
  • 1 copy of the Guild Wars 2 Collectors Edition (does not include Heart of Thorns)
  • 5 copies of Guild Wars 2 including the Heart of Thorns expansion (digital editions)
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is the first expansion pack for NCSOFT‘s MMORPG sequel. New adventures await you in the heart of the Maguuma Jungle. Confront the growing hordes of Mordremoth’s minions, discover allies from ancient civilizations, and battle new enemies. Master new abilities with an expanded progression system, beyond level 80, such as hang gliding in the jungle or tearing the bark off heavily armored Mordrem. Each profession can learn a new skill that unlocks a new weapon, new traits, new skills, and unique mechanics that will transform your profession. With the new profession called Revenant, channel legendary powers to slaughter foes and unleash chaos on the battlefield. Work with fellow guild members to claim and grow your own guild hall in the Heart of Maguuma. Or battle against the best in the new Player vs. Player Stronghold game mode. Experience combat on an epic scale in the new World vs. World’s Borderlands map.

1345618935_main_Guild_Wars_2_Collectors_EditionThe awesome Guild Wars 2 Collector’s Edition includes:
  • Physical items
    • Guild Wars 2 game disc for PC and the best of Guild Wars 2 soundtrack CD
    • Collectible metal box and 10″ Rytlock figurine
    • Custom art frame, portfolio, and five art prints
    • Making of Guild Wars 2 112-page hardback book
  • Digital items
    • The Golem Banker which provides unlimited access to your account storage for five consecutive days
    • The Chalice of Glory, a one-time-use item that will add a set amount of Glory to your account
    • The Tome of Influence, a one-time-use item that will add a set amount of Influence to your guild
    • Miniature Rytlock
    • Summon Mistfire Wolf Elite Skill, an elite skill that summons a Mistfire Wolf to fight alongside you

Artist Profile: Panayiotis Verropoulos

17/08/2015 by

Panayiotis Verropoulos is a 23 year old Visual Effects Artist and Compositor, from Cyprus.

For more of Panayiotis’ work, visit his website and watch his demo reel on Vimeo.

From a very young age, Panayiotis discovered his passion for filmmaking and Visual Effects. He started delving more in to this world by watching tutorials and making his own small projects.

After completing his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from European University Cyprus, he was awarded with a full scholarship from one of the best schools for 3D Animation & Visual Effects; Vancouver Film School.

There, in one extremely intense year, following real studio pipelines and working with real industry people, he acquired the knowledge to pursue a career as a Compositor in Feature Films or TV series.

We are very pleased to have Panayiotis featuring at this year’s convention. We hope you also like his work and are looking forward to see more this coming August!

Artist Profile: Nikoletta Kyprianou

16/08/2015 by

Nikoletta Kyprianou is a freelance artist and illustrator from Nicosia, with a BA Degree from Middlesex University. Nikoletta really enjoys creating intricate pen drawings of weird and out of this world characters.

For more of Nikoletta’s work, check her out on Facebook.

She grew up watching old horror and fantasy movies and reading books and comics like Shivers, Goosebumps and Tales from the Crypt, which eventually inspired her art. Her work is all hand drawn with some final Photoshop touches, depending on the commission.

For the past 5 years, Nikoletta has been the art director for Power of the Night Festival and most of her current work includes, CD covers and booklets, concert and event posters and t-shirt design for many bands.

She was also included in the D&AD book of 2008 introducing young fresh talent, for creating a unique look for a series of well known fantasy novels.

We love Nikoletta’s illustration style and we are confident that her work will attract a lot of attention at our upcoming convention!

Excited to see more of Nikoletta’s drawings this coming August? Leave us a comment below!

Winners of the K Cineplex Ant Man Competition

15/08/2015 by

429431_310611282331575_1563166068_nAnnnnd heeeere are the winnnneerrs! We used random.org on the timestamps of your contest submissions and came out with four lucky winners. We’ll be contacting you separately to confirm pick-up of your tickets as well!

  • Nyree H.
  • Andreas L.
  • Maria N.
  • Christoforos P.

Congratulations! Cyprus Comic Con would once again like to thank K Cineplex for making this give-away possible!

Artist Profile: George Alexandrou

15/08/2015 by

A BA(hons) Animation graduate of Southampton Solent University, George works as a freelancer artist dealing with a vast array of projects. From music videoclips, to short films, theatre projections, ads, posters, comic books and any other work that requires artistry.

For more of George’s work, visit his website, and follow him on Youtube and Facebook.

George is an artist involved in both Animation and Illustration with a preference in more colourful and cheerful depictions of life and characters. His personal goal is to inspire and leave a positive note on the observer.

Depending on the project he is working on, George likes to use various media that will give him the best results possible. He generally works well with both traditional and digital means (Pencil, Ink, Paint, Photoshop, Illustrator).

His greatest achievement has been his university final year short film “HAVEN” winner of an RTS (Royal Television Society) award for ‘best student animated short’ in 2008, which led to George being featured in Computer Arts magazine as one of the most promising graduates of 2008 in the UK.

Currently, George is working on a couple of theatre productions as well as some comic book ideas, for which hopefully he will have a sample ready for us at this year’s Cyprus Comic Con!

Looking forward to see more of George’s work? Leave us your comments below!