We want to thank you guys for all the awesome submissions to our holiday contests! We present the winners below, and if you’d like to see all of the entries, please check out the galleries on our Facebook page!
HOLIDAY ART CONTEST
GRAND PRIZE: Kuromai
1st RUNNER UP: Ziru L.
2nd RUNNER UP: Orlando S.
“HOLIDAY CHEER(S)” CONTEST
GRAND PRIZE: Phillip P. – Gamindustri Goddess Glug
Try the drink that combines the tastes of the 4 CPU Goddesses of Gamindustri for your festive holidays! The main piece, the hot chocolate, is made out of dark chocolate, what the lovely Noire adores, flavored by the quiet Blanc’s love of tangerines (actually just orange zest), and mixed with the generous Vert’s specially made peppermint extract that she uses in her own tea. Finally, enjoy the sweet Neptune’s bubbly berrylicious blueberry sauce (that she claims she made herself) that tops this festive drink. All mixed together, it creates a plethora of flavours that complement each other in a special way! You’re sure to feel your shares refresh when drinking this!
Recipe:
Makes 4 Servings
Ingredients
• 3 cups 2 % milk
• 1 cup light cream
• 1 cup semisweet dark chocolate chips
• ½ tbsp. Peppermint extract
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 1 large orange
• Blueberry syrup / sauce
• Crushed dark chocolate chips
• Crushed Candy Canes
• Whipped Cream
Procedure
1. Begin by pouring the milk and cream into a heavy large saucepan.
2. Using a vegetable peeler, remove the skin (the orange part of the skin only) from the orange. Add the peels to milk (reserve the orange for another use or eat it).
3. Bring the milk mixture to simmer over medium-high heat, then remove it from the heat. Cover the saucepan and let the mixture steep for 30 minutes.
4. Strain the milk mixture into a large bowl. Rinse the saucepan and return the mixture to the same saucepan.
5. Warm milk mixture again over a medium-low heat to a simmer. Add the chocolate chips and the peppermint extract. Whisk the chocolate until it has melted and mixed. Add the sugar and whisk until it has dissolved. Continue to the warm chocolate mixture, continuously whisking until it becomes thick, usually about 5-7 minutes.
6. Pour the hot chocolate into cups. Top the hot chocolate with whipped cream, blueberry sauce, crushed candy cane, and crushed dark chocolate chips and serve immediately. Enjoy!
1st RUNNER UP: Nathan M. – Gingerbread Snowball
Despite the name, my drink isn’t made of shaved ice, but rather delicious ice cream! The perfect cap to any holiday meal!
Gingerbread Snowball
2oz gingerbread syrup
2oz milk
10oz vanilla ice cream
Blend above ingredients for one minute or until mixture is well blended and creamy
Rim glass with gingerbread syrup, then coat with graham cracker crumbs
Top with whip cream and a gingerbread man
2nd RUNNER UP: Anthony E. – Minty Iffy!
Minty Iffy!
1 tbs Peppermint Syrup
1 shot of espresso
1/2 cup of frothed 2% milk
1/2 tsp of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 crushed mini candy cane
Garnish:
2 mint leaves
Please mix well to melt the chocolate. (^_^;)
Hope everyone enjoys!
Happy Holidays!
Omega Quintet is available for preorder on both Gamestop and Amazon. Secure your front-row seat to this RPG/idol hybrid PS4 show today~
Snag Agarest: Generations of War (and all its DLC) for 50% off on Steam’s Autumn Sale! As part of the same sale Agarest Zero (and all its DLC) is 40% off on Steam. Be quick, though, because the sale only lasts until December 2nd!
Download the game on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/237890
Get more details on the sale at the Ghostlight blog:
http://blog.ghostlight.uk.com/post/the-steam-autumn-sale-begins
From now until Dec. 4th, Record of Agarest War ZERO is on sale on the iTunes store. Pick it up at the discounted price before it’s gone!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/record-of-agarest-war-zero/id934753052
“Holiday Cheer(s)” Contest + Holiday Art Contest!
The holidays are upon us, and to celebrate, we’ve decided to hit you guys with a double-whammy of contests. We’ve got the “Holiday Cheer(s)” drink recipe contest and a holiday-themed art contest inspired by characters from either Hyperdevotion Noire or Omega Quintet! It’s like a present within a present!
Check out the awesome prizes that you can win! Both contests will have a Grand Prize winner and two runners-up, for a total of 6 winners! Please make sure you read all the rules below before entering.
GRAND PRIZE: 1/7 scale painted Purple Heart figure (approx. 8″ or 20cm tall)
1st RUNNER-UP: Set of two 14×20″ (36×51 cm) clear posters
2nd RUNNER-UP: 12×8.5″ (31x22cm) clear folder
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HOLIDAY ART CONTEST: We want to see how you guys get in the spirit of the holidays! Draw inspiration from either Hyperdevotion Noire or Omega Quintet and send us an original, holiday-themed piece of art using characters from either of those games! The art can be in any format, so if you feel like making a gingerbread Noire, go right ahead!
“HOLIDAY CHEER(S)” CONTEST: Celebrating the holidays usually means scarfing down bucketloads of food, but what does one wash it all down with? That’s where you come in!
Send us a delicious, original, non-alcoholic drink recipe that celebrates the holidays, along with a picture of your creation. Feel free to name and decorate your drink to make it more festive. Iffy and her friends will test them out and see their favorites!
The top entry in each category as voted by the Idea Factory staff will receive a super-special holiday gift package Grand Prize, with exclusive goodies from Japan!
Stay tuned when all prize details will be announced next week!
HOW TO ENTER
Happy holidays, and we can’t wait to see the creative, delicious, awesome entries you’ll be sending our way!
Who’s the real star of Omega Quintet? We’re doing a character poll to find out who YOUR favorite is! Whichever idol wins will be featured in a special surprise in the future. Voting is easy!
1) Check out the character pages on the official Omega Quintet page. http://bit.ly/omgqch
2) Once you’ve chosen, vote in our poll! You can vote as many times as you want. Polls close on 12/10 at 12:00am PST. If you’ve got a favorite, make sure you guarantee a win by getting your friends to vote too!
Vote below, or go to http://bit.ly/omqcharp2
Compile Heart announced its new title at the Sony Conference in Tokyo a few days ago! Check out the website!
New screenshots are updated on the official website for Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2! Also, Neptunia Re;Birth2 is now available to preorder on GameStop and Amazon!
Aksys released Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi for PS3 today! Its Limited Edition is one of the most unique one yet! Be sure to order your copy today from Amazon or GameStop!
Check out the detailed info here!
Ghostlight is pleased to announce that both Agarest: Generations of War and Agarest: Generations of War Zero are now on sale on Steam! Agarest Zero is receiving a mighty 33% discount ($13.99 / £10.04 / 13,39€) and Agarest: Generations of War is receiving an incredible 66% discount ($5.09 / £3.73 / 5,09€)!
Steam page:
Agarest: Generations of War
Agarest: Generations of War Zero
Ghostlight is also excited to confirm that they will be releasing Agarest: Generations of War 2 on Steam later this year! More information coming soon!
