TalixCon 2020

Welcome to TalixCon 2020
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Welcome to the ninth annual announcement event for TalixArts. It will showcase several new announcements for upcoming games, new ips, movies, and more. For the first time in years, everything covered under a single-day format.
Maven Ascension
Maven Ascension is going to be pushed to a mid 2021 release for Nintendo Switch. Added new information for Maven's seventh main entry, the new spiral physics system is going to be rebranded as Advanced Instinct. As Maven and Circuit explore the new setting of Tailto and battle the warlord, Zuzal, and his minions, the duo will encounter a weird energy source; this energy source--known as the Auri--is what Zuzal wants for ultimate control over Tailto. Maven and Circuit will have to use the Auri to enhance their weapons and skills to help defeat Zuzal. The Auri-empowered skills and enhancements Maven and Circuit will both embrace, will fuel a special meter. Once the meter is full, it will unlock the Advanced Instinct mode. This mode will enhance Maven's and Circuit's strength, agility, and give them speed to run fast and blast much more enemies than they have before. The meter can be refilled again and again as the civilians of Tailto--those who Maven and Circuit save and assist in personal missions--will give the duo Aura Talismans. Maven and Circuit must break the talismans to release auras (splinters of the Auri) so they can fuel their meter and unlock the Advanced Instinct. Maven and Circuit can also collect aura talismans by defeating Zuzal's generals. But during most of the gameplay, Maven and Circuit can embrace a mini-burst of Advanced Instinct by defeating Zuzal's footsoliders, grimlocks. 
There will be separate missions and side quests players will control either Maven or Circuit based on those certain missions. As mentioned two years ago, Tyi, Daisy, and Nevam will return only for the co-op player story mode. The new character bounty hunter, Joss the Jackal, will be seen in the main story mode unplayable. But once the main story is completed, Joss will be unlocked as a playable character in the co-op mode. In the co-op mode now officially known as "Red Zone". In Red Zone, Maven, Circuit, and two other characters will have face off against Zuzal's secret army both forces trapped in a labyrinth-like arena filled with devious traps and other surprises Zuzal crafted. 
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Dragonlore: Vargo Isle
Vargo Isle is the first DLC for the main game, Dragonlore. Vargo Isle is a isolated island miles away from Embris. In the DLC story, your hero/heroine and your dragon must explore the dreaded island to find missing dragon scales while defeating the island's guardians--mischievous creatures known as varmens. The more you explore the island and find the scales, the more dangerous the varmens will become. But stories of Vargo Isle has also spoken about a ivory dragon. Once you gather all the scales, it could create a special weapon for your dragon that you can use in the DLC and in the main game. If you locate and battle the Ivory Dragon, it could become a valuable ally if it joins you or an unforeseen threat that could endanger your own dragon. 
Dragonlore: Vargo Isle (DLC) will be coming by the end of the year.
Dark Rising 2
The first new game revealed is Dark Rising 2, the sequel to 2016's Dark Rising. The military science fiction third-person shooter sequel will feature similar gameplay to the original as well bringing back the co-op multiplayer mode and online mode. "Sunfall mode" will return in a new version call "Icefall mode"; it will feature the same capture-the-flag gameplay, but "Icefall" will have new strategy-based mechanics that will allow gamers to carefully choose where to face while dealing with intense snowstorms and hailstorms. 
The story mode will bring original game's protagonist, Zane Galton, as the sequel's story will focus on a brand new character, Harper Tell. In the sequel set years after the original, the RNA and the NAC are in constant war amidst in a dangerous snowstorm, and now Harper is forced in the middle as she must choose which side to choose. Either she must choose her family, who will do at nothing but to keep RNA's legacy intact or destroy what she always knew as her secret lover holds the key to bring the NAC the victory they need. Love and betrayal will define Harper's choice, and as she does, a deadly ancient race could rise again threatening both sides.
Dark Rising 2 will be coming for the Nintendo Switch]] in Late-2021.
 
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Maven Versus: Round 3
Next up is the reveal of Maven Versus: Round 3. The game is the third in the Maven Versus series. In the game, Maven, Circuit, Tyi, Daisy, Nevam, Jasper, their other allies, and their enemies from both the Original Trilogy and Harbinger Trilogy will unite again. Similar to Mario Kart, this one will follow the same like the previous two entries as it will focus heavily on races. 
In the game’s story, Maven and Circuit are stunned when they heard a mysterious force has captured Tyi and Daisy; the two race to Tyi and Daisy's last known whereabouts and are soon shocked when they discover a message left by the Queen of Vactica, Queen Ukara. Ukara swears vengeance on those that expelled King Regindon and wants to recapture all of Maven's friends and foes to go against one another once more. This time, Queen Ukara is upping the stakes by poisoning them. One must win the queen's tournament to get the cure or else. 
Like the other two games, the gameplay will feature racing mechanics. The characters can ride many types of vehicles from cars to trucks to motorcycles, to gliders, to speedboats, and etc. The game will also feature co-op play allowing several players to play mission races and time races. The game's setting returns to Planet Vactica (first seen in the first Maven Versus)
Maven Versus: Round 3 will be released for the Nintendo Switch and the Notus. Coming out on late November/early December.
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Wisps
Next up is the reveal of Wisps. It is the strategy and puzzle-solving video game sequel to the beloved 2017 standout Wisp which followed a wayward wisp named Lantern returning to his home of Solas. But when his hometown falls prey to the Shadow Lord, Lantern helps another wisp that needs of help. Her name is Dio. Join together, Lantern and Dio will embark on new mission puzzles to obtain new halo keys important to help them in their joint-quest to avenge their town against the mighty Shadow Lord. 
Still having the essence of Pikmin and Little Big Planet, the scrolling adventure continues this time imploring the use of co-op gameplay. Now most of the new puzzle missions require Lantern and Dio to work together and solve the challenge, while defeating the Shadow Lord's minions. There will also be a custom puzzle creator mode, heavily inspired by Super Mario Maker, where players can customized their own puzzle and upload it; play your level while also sharing it for others to play. 
Wisps will be released for the Nintendo 2DS in mid 2021.
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Breakdown
Next up is the reveal of Breakdown. It is a brand new ip that is entirely crazy new fighting/mashup game. Inspired by Streets of Rage and Mortal Kombat, this game is set in a underground world where players must control one of five fighting bandits looking to start a revolution against the tyrannical Governor who is trying to permanently ban fighting. Those caught fighting, the Patrollers will find capture and torture you until the Governor deems you free--if you can. To upset the Governor, these Radz (the fighters who want to rebel) will have to fight other radz and publicize it so the Upper Peeps can join the Radz' fight against the Governor. 
Breakdown will feature 1-on-1, 2-on-2, and 3-on-3 matches; there will also be a special match known as "Roulette" where your selected Rad will face a number of radz. As you rad's reputation rises, the leaders want your rad to be the "Face of the Revolution". Can you handle it. The Underground wants you to fight for control, lead the change, stop the Governor.
See if you can do it as Breakdown will be out on the Switch May 2021. 
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Super Mario Bros. Warpout
Next up is the reveal of Super Mario Bros. Warpout. In Warpout, Mario, Luigi, and their friends discover a gold pipe which reveals some sort of new type of warp. Now as Mario and the others go through the gold pipe, Browser trying to seek the power for himself unintentionally hits the pipe. The hit causes Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, and Toad to be seperated in a time warp. With each of them lost in time, Mario is in a desperate race to reunite with his friends and as they do, they all must find a way to get back to their present time. But along the way, as they each explore time-altering worlds, unpredictable new foes, and brand new time skills allowing Mario and his friends to freeze, speed-up, rewind, and teleport from one place to the other. 
Regarding the new gameplay of time abilities, players must choose wisely while in some worlds, they are forced to play to time runs. Pass the run successfully, earn more time stars and flags. In the gameplay, players control Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, and Toad as they each will go through time-altering worlds, like Mario exploring Camelot; Luigi exploring the Jurassic jungle; Peach exploring to the Future Mushroom Kingdom; Toad exploring a Bowser-themed park.
There will be more information in the near future. Plus news of a new character and more new abilities.
Super Mario Bros. Warpout is set to release sometime in 2022 for the Switch.
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Lyricana: City of Beats
Next up is the reveal of Lyricana: City of Beats. It is another brand new ip and a music rhythm action mobile game; the game follows the protagonist as you must traverse the mysterious world of Lyricana. As you explore the music-based city, you must play a musical sequence and pass it by following the beat-based levels. Passing each level will unlock new collectibles and new songs. As the levels get harder, the more you must pass with precision. If you fail, you have to repeat until you complete the level.
Lyricana: City of Beats will be out on mobile devices on January 2021.
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The Drive: Wildstyle
Next up is the reveal of The Drive: Wildstyle. It is a driving simulation mobile game based on the Cubevix series,The Drive; it is the first game to be based on a Cubevix series. Wildstyle is heavily inspired by the Need for Speed franchise and the Subway Surfers game. The mobile racing game will allow players to control one of the four Banana Boyz (Ace Z, Lue, KD, or Goro) as you traverse many street-based levels around Jungtropolis while outracing and outwitting the clumsy Police Captain Stripes, his troops, and Plunder Hog's gang. The player will have to collect banana slices to recover their energy, gears to boost their rides, and coins scatter all over the levels. Gaining specific amount of coins can unlock players special collectibles like new enhanced rides, customized attire for each Banana Boyz, and artworks. Aida will provide helpful hints throughout the game to help players as they ride and race against the looney cops and the unstable Hog Gang.
The Drive: Wildstyle will be out on mobile devices by December 2020.
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Maven the Lynx
Next up is the reveal of the computer animated film adaption of Maven the Lynx; it will be based on TalixArts' flagship series. The film will be a retelling and reboot to the first game's story and Maven: Silver Tail.
Premise
"In the island of Joto, a rash, immature lynx named Maven is trying to honor his late parents by trying to become the apprentice his Uncle Midas wants him to be. However, when a mysterious thief steals something valuable, Maven tries to pursue only to encounter an witty smart cybird named Circuit. Now the two must work together when their quest to find the thief leads them on a daring adventure and a possible life saving mission." 
The characters will be voiced by a talented cast.
Voice Cast
*KJ Apa as Maven the Lynx
*Zach Galifianakis as Circuit the Cybird
*Vanessa Hudgens as Selena the Jaguar aka Silver Tail
*Ralph Fiennes as Lord Gargan 
*Kiersey Clemons as Princess Lana the Lioness
*Michael Rooker as Midas the Lynx
*JD McCrary as Prince Liam the Lion
*Chiwetel Ejiofor as King Leodias the Lion
*Paul Giamatti as Professor Quartz the Gorilla
*Keegan-Michael Key as Dido the Gator
*Sean Gunn as Didee the Crocodile
 
Maven the Lynx: The Movie has a undetermined release date but eyes could be pointing to 2022, if not sooner. 
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The Drive Season 2
Next up is the reveal of the second season of The Drive, the wildly racing series in vein of Looney Tunes meet Ocean's Elven The main cast from the first season remain the same.
Cast:
*Nolan North voices Ace Z, the wildly leader of the Banana Boyz
*JR Bourne voices Lue, the genius member and hacker of the Banana Boyz
*Matt Lanter voices KD, the youngest member of the Banana Boyz
*Michael Shanks voices Goro, the brute member of the Banana Boyz
*Jaime Murray voices Aida, a A.I. assistant that aides the the Banana Boyz in their quests
*Michael Dorn voices Plunder Hog, the crazy hog kingpin of Jungtropolis
*Bob Odenkirk voices Captain Stripes, the tiger eccentric police captain who wants to stop the Banana Boyz
And here are additions of new cast members:
New cast additions
*James Marsters voices Bootwin, a shady bear tradesman who sets the Banana Boyz against another rival crew
*Winston Duke voices Eddy, the strong, fierce leader of the Dynamites, a rival crew
*Ashleigh Murray voices Maddie, another member of the Dynamites, Eddy's young sister, and a love interest for Ace Z
*Spencer Treat Clark voices Woods, the craziest member of the Dynamites
*Elden Henson voices Ropes, the rival genius member of the Dynamites
Summary:
"After huminating Plunder Hog and his Hog gang while keeping Capt. Stripes busy, the Banana Boyz seek to do delivery jobs for the people of Jungtropolis and try to stay away from breaking the law. However all that changes when a shady trader dupes the Boyz and when they seek to get even, they soon come across the dastardly rival crew known as The Dynamites. With this crew pushing the boyz to limits they never saw before, the Banana Boyz must stick together and outwit their new rivals even seeking help from who they never thought would help them, Captain Stripes." 
Here are list of the season 2 episodes.
Season 2 Episodes:
[2A]
2x01 "Braking with Success"
2x02 "Driven Mad" 
2x03 "Insert the Dynamites"
2x04 "You Got Oil in Your Pants"
2x05 "Lost Horizon" 
2x06 "Wheel Before the Hog" 
2x07 "Step This Fray"
2x08 "Drift Apart"
[2B]
2x09 "Going Royale"
2x10 "Earn Your Stripes"
2x11 "Fuel for Thought"
2x12 "Down Under There"
2x13 "Uh-Road"
2x14 "Banana Boyz Will Be Boyz"
2x15 "It's A Pad, Pad, Pad World" (1)
2x16 "It's A Pad, Pad, Pad World" (2)
The Dynamites will be available as new collectible characters in The Drive: Wildstyle game. The second season of The Drive will be split in two parts; available for Cubevix with 2A arriving mid November 2020 and 2B arriving March 2020.
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Weirdworld 2
Next up is the reveal of the second season of Weirdworld or Weirdworld 2. The lite horror webseries continues following different characters, as they each experience strange and unique situations in the strange paradise-like island known as Weirdworld. Mark Hamill will reprise his voice role as the Keeper, the mysterious host of Weirdworld.
Summary:
"Welcome Back...If You Dare Weirdworld welcomes you back as the experiences will defy and mystify you than ever before. Want to create Frankenstein's child, want to save a doomed alien race, want to explore a scary western town with creepy werewolves waiting to eat you, and more. This time, your experiences could even...kill...?!"
The second season will focus on six brand new characters: Charlie, Anna, Dalton, Harry, Penny, and Teagan. The six episodes will each focus on a character and their unique experiences at Weirdworld, while The Keeper will appear in all episodes.
Season 2 -- The Return 
2.1 "Charlie"
2.2 "Anna"
2.3 "Harry"
2.4 "Penny"
2.5 "Dalton"
2.6 "Teagan"
The second season of Weirdworld will be coming mid December 2020 for Cubevix.
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The Chronicles of Zeke
Next up is the reveal of a new series titled, The Chronicles of Zeke. This series is a time-telling mystery adventure; described to be an "noir-like odyssey" split in eight episodes. The story focuses on a simple salesman named Zeke Samuel, who has the ability of projection; as he tries to control his ability, he will have to protect his ability while trying to investigate his past that will take him on a long expedition for the truth.
Ben Schwartz will voice the main protagonist, Zeke Samuel. Other voice castings will be announced later.
Season 1 episodes:
1.1 "Chapter 1: The Lily"
1.2 "Chapter 2: The Mouse"
1.3 "Chapter 3: The Fork"
1.4 "Chapter 4: The Boogeyman"
1.5 "Chapter 5: The Mountain"
1.6 "Chapter 6: The Lookout"
1.7 "Chapter 7: The Charlotte"
1.8 "Chapter 8: The Ending"
The Chronicles of Zeke will be available for Cubevix mid 2021.
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Ninjas
Next up is the reveal of another new series, Ninjas. It is based on the TalixArts game, Bad Ninja and will be set in the Bad Ninja universe. The webseries will be a companion piece to the game. It will focus on the return of Sensei Lo as he tries to run his Wind Dojo and supervise a new crop of surly ninjas-in-training. Gun-Wo will make appearances, but the story will center on three upcoming ninjas trying to be like Gun-Wo and their difficult training.
Voice cast
*Ki Hong Lee as Lin, a spunky new ninja-in-training, who's trying to master the art of wind manipulation
*Shane Kim as Aki, a goofy ninja-in-training, who's trying to master the art of wind transport
*Sydney Park as Kitty, a insightful ninja-in-training who's trying to master the art of wind linking
*Ludi Lin as Gun-Wo, the main protagonist of Bad Ninjas game and now the idolized hero of the new students; he is still mastering the arts of wind manipulation
*Rosa Kato as Fiona, Sensei Lo's daughter and another helper of the dojo; Gun-Wo's love interest
*Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Xan, a rising new leader of the Yuon Tribe, a dangerous group of rival ninjas who helped abducted Sensei Lo in Bad Ninjas game
*Jay Chou as Pax, another member of the Youn tribe and Xan's only friend
*Robin Shou as Sensei Lo, the master and main teacher of the Wind Dojo, who was abducted by the Yuon Tribe back in Bad Ninjas
*Michelle Yeoh as Lady Hon, the lovable and likable storekeeper nearby the dojo who usually treat the young ninjas with food and drinks
Season 1
1x01 "Ready or Not"
1x02 "Practice Lite"
1x03 "Luck Be Me Alright"
1x04 "Got Me Some Mojo"
1x05 "Fi's Right Moves"
1x06 "The Dawn of Our Hero"
1x07 "Innocence"
1x08 "Dojo Takeover"
1x09 "Pax On, Pax Off"
1x10 "Exam"
Ninjas will be available for Cubevix January 2021.
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Pearl
The Notus X2 (NX2) is the second TalixArts tablet console device that is the successor to the original Notus released back in late 2015 and the Notus S. The NX2 is pretty much similar to the original, but has drastic changes. First of which is the tablet is much thinner than the thicker original. The interface is much smoother, having a full HD screen, and a megapixel HD front/back camera. The interface has five centered icon features.
*Zenith = The red hexagon icon represents Zenith (formerly TalixPrime); it is the centered store where you can purchase and download games from TalixArts and other studios. All of the past and current TalixArts games are available in Zenith.
*Ridge = The orange diamond icon represents Ridge; it is the library where you can read fanmade short fiction, novels, and other stories based on Nintendo characters, Fantendo characters, and other customized characters.
*Web = The globe icon represents the internet browser; where you can connect to the web, surf and explore the internet.
*Games = The green diamond icon represents the game library; where all the games you purchased from Zenith will be downloaded there automatically; this is where you can access and play your downloadable games. When you save your games' progessess, once you go back to the games library and replay your game; you will automatically continue where you left off.
*Cubevix = The purple cube icon represents the streaming service, Cubevix. This is where you can watch all the Cubevix-made series and TalixJr.-made films that are featured there (past and current). 
All the new games, DLC, mobile games, movie, and shows that was announced above will all be available for the NX2.
Another notable change from the original (where it only had three colors) and the Notus S (which had four colors), the NX2 will come in seven skins each color based on a jewel. The one above showcases the Pearl; below are the six other jewel skin versions.
 Diamond
 Emerald 
 Gold 
 Sapphire 
 Onyx 
 Ruby 
The Notus X2 will be available May 2021.
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