San Francisco, CA - July 22, 2009 – SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced the launch of “Bayonetta™ Re-Envisioned,” a user-generated art contest, hosted by Wizard Entertainment at WizardUniverse.com.
The contest invites artists to submit original drawings to WizardUniverse.com of Bayonetta, the lead heroine in the self-titled SEGA game. The winning submission will be spotlighted in Wizard magazine and the winner will receive an Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, a 50 inch Panasonic TC-P50X1 HDTV Plasma TV and a developer-autographed copy of BAYONETTA for Xbox 360.
BAYONETTA is being developed for SEGA by PlatinumGames, the Japan-based independent video game development company that recently took the video game and art world by storm with the inventive look and gameplay mechanics of MadWorld™. Following in the forward thinking footsteps of this critically-acclaimed title, BAYONETTA is a stylistically unparalleled action game that stars a witch named Bayonetta who has guns attached to her hands and her feet, uses her larger-than-life hair, other weapons and acrobatic skills to subdue her angelic enemies.
“Partnering with Wizard Entertainment is a natural fit given their prominence in the comic community,” said Sean Ratcliffe, Vice President of Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. “We are excited to see what fans can do with a distinctive, feature-rich character like Bayonetta.”
All submissions must be received by August 28, 2009 to be eligible for consideration. Fans can vote for their favorite original drawing on WizardUniverse.com from September 1 to September 30, 2009. Wizard Entertainment and PlatinumGames will review the votes and comments to help them determine the Grand Prize winner, as well as the top 10 runners-up, who will be awarded with autographed copies of the game. The winners will be announced in October 2009. For the official rules, visit: www.wizarduniverse.com/bayonettacompetition.html. BAYONETTA™ is slated for release in January 2010 for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.
All information contained in this news post comes directly from a press release sent out by SEGA.
