Nightly Discussion #12

After the finale we know that Twilight can be a badass when she needs to be! Plus that Wonderbolts uniform looks pretty snazzy on her I've got to say.

After reading the comments from last night I think I'm going to keep these posts right where they are. A few of our European friends made good points that if I move these posts back they'll still be sleeping plus some regulars also remarked that they wouldn't be able to attend if it was earlier. So at 10pm they will stay!

Twitter: Calpain

Disney PMVs - Petes Dragon

I honestly have never heard of Petes Dragon.  Maybe it was outside my generational gap?! Or maybe my daycares failed at playing it.

Anyway, we have a PMV Dedicated to it! Head on down below the break to check them all out.

POP Figures with Packaging Revealed

The upcoming POP figure lineup promises to create a new way to customize the hell out of your ponies, and based on the packaging appear to be going all out with it.  A whole bunch of images have appeared in the wild of each set, with all fo the mane 6 covered wit their packaging, along with a few other characters.  Head on down below the break for all of it!

Thanks to Michelle for sending them. 

Story: A Persimmon Spring

[Sad][Dark]

Author: Chuck Finley

Description: I, Queen Chrysalis of the Changelings, was a paragon of my kind. I was the greatest military ruler my people have ever known. I was mere months from conquering the most prosperous nation in the world.
Then a strange dragon rose from the stone, and everything changed.
I do not think of conquest any more. Now, I think of persimmons.

A Persimmon Spring

Additional Tags: Alternate Timeline, Flawed Heroes, Changelings

MLP Card Game Tournaments and Meetups - May 31st Update

Hopefully you are all enjoying your card playing over the summer! I'm going to be adding some achievements for this one in the next update. Keep an eye out for that!

And if you want to submit one, follow the template! We will not accept any that do not use it, so get to it! Quick!

Now go get your tournaments below.  

Daring Do Book Set Reduced in Price Even More on Barnes and Noble!

I'm not sure if this is in response to what Amazon is doing, but Barnes and Noble has once again dropped the price of the Daring Do book set. You can now pick it up for a whopping 43% off, coming in at $43. I doubt these will last, as they do seem to be related to the takedowns, so it might be a good idea to grab it while things are in flux.

Thanks to Robert for the heads up!

PonyCon: Lady Aria Phantasy Premieres Music Video for Pony Hit Single, 'Becoming Popular'

Big Apple PonyCon is promising to be one heck of a classy event next weekend! One of the biggest programs at the convention is going to be singing by Lady Aria who will cover a number of Daniel Ingram songs, to opera, Broadway, and more during an hour long extravaganza.

Check on after the break for a sample of her singing and I hope to see some of you there at the convention next week sitting in the audience with me.

Another Knockoff on the Way? Daring Do

A bit of a behind the scenes from those Chinese factories working on knockoffs in this one.  It looks like Daring Do may be in the planning stage if that image above is any indiction.  The submitter, Dizarp points out that Onlyfactory is pretty much the same deal (or maybe the same company with a different name) than the usual guys that create the 12 INCHES plushies we have seen appear in the last few weeks.  After a bit of drama with their creation process basing it on fan made plushies, it looks like this is their new way of doing it. 

Either we are going to see a massive shutdown soon, or Hasbro hurrying up with those approvals for licensors working on their current lines, because it looks like China isn't willing to wait around for years to take advantage of the brony dollars.

Obviously you can't buy her anywhere yet, but I'm guessing we will see these flood ebay along with the rest of them soon enough. 

Comic: Love Competition / What About Him? / Fluttershy Hugs / That's an Ugly Baby / Fluttershy Mane Styles / Game of Thrones

Big brothers have to watch out for their little sisters, but I think Shining could tone it down a little bit.

Even more comics! Crazy! Click for full guys.

Twitter: Calpain

Summer Achievements and Challenges - 2014

Good citizens of Equestria Daily, it has come to my attention that we are, in fact, on a summer break period! This means lots of you have free time, which is the perfect time for learning new things!

What better way to do that than setting GOALS and adding a point value to them?! That's marked progress right there, that's this year's ACHIEVEMENT system!

It's time to challenge yourself! Always wanted to learn to draw? Then draw! Interested into breaking into the music scene but can't find the motivation? Get some!  Need points to make it more tangible? We got em. 

Below the break, you will find a boatload of badges to aim for, complete with a point system! Now go improve!

EqD in Watch_Dogs!

Considering all the pony references that seem to be in Watch_Dogs this isn't too surprising, but it is still extremely cool that EqD is a reference in the game. Heck, the Q is pretty much the same as our logo. It appeared on an engine too so I guess that makes EqD full of horsepower.

Thanks for the heads up, Sweetie Bot!

@CalpainEqD So far it only appears on the engine of the Kigan AWD. you can get one with the car on deman. app

— SweetieBot (@SweetieBotatDD) May 31, 2014

Twitter: Calpain

Livestream Saturdays and Drawfriend

That was a quick May, wasn't it? Can't believe we are just about to start June! With the approach of summer I wonder if we'll be getting more and more beach ponies in the coming months?

As always with this event, if you want to partake in the madness make sure to send an email to me at calpain@equestriadaily.com with your name, the type of art you'll be doing, a gallery link (optional) a link to your livestream and a banner (also optional). Make sure that your stream follows our content guidelines as laid out under our submit tab and also make sure to that you can be ready to stream at our standard time of 4pm EST / 1pm PST on Saturday. Also, if you participated in this week's stream event please send me the art you made so I can include it in next week's Livestream Drawfriend.

Twitter: Calpain

Drawfriend Stuff #1182

Fancy Pants has a badass house in this here fanon.  I wouldn't mind living in that.

Get some art below as always!

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Fancy-Pants Moves to Ponyville

Story Updates - May 31st

Story update time! Kinda early edition.  Get them all below as always.

Story: If You Came to Conquer (Update Sequel)

[Dark]

Author: cleverpun

Description: Nightmare Moon won. She defeated Celestia, broke the Elements, banished the sun. This all happened a very long time ago. So long ago, that she has had plenty of time to change her mind.
Of course, fixing our mistakes is never so simple, and never without consequences. Even with particularly potent help.

If You Came to Conquer
Inexcusable
You Too Will Deteriorate (New Sequel)

Additional Tags: Unfortunately, history can't be changed.

I have no Idea SFM: We Can Dance

It's dance time. SFM ponies obviously weren't meant for it, but damnit if we aren't going to do it anyway.  Head on down below the break for something equally amazing and unsettling. 

EQD Wildstar Guild - Server Chosen (Guild Open!)

With the launch of Wildstar, it looks like the final choice has been made on servers.  Assuming the game doesn't explode with everyone trying to login at once, we will be aiming for the PVE server Stormtalon.  Enough people wanted that over PVP that we went that route!

Expect it to open up some time later today, until then, if you plan to play with us, just roll Exile there.  It's pretty dependant on how stable servers are and how quickly we can get to level 12 and get 10 gold to to start the guild up. 

And if this is completely irrelevant to you, have some sweetie bot again below, because shes the best bot.

tl;dr 
SPACE PONIES
Faction:Exile
Server:Stormtalon
When: Some time tomorrow if we can get the guild open through inevitable server derps

Update: (Followup will go out once we are starting to invite, chances are I (Ended up with Sethisto) and a few others will be doing it) 

Update: Guild now open, /whisper Alexstrazse, Sethisto, or anyone else online for an invite to SPACE PONIES. 

Update: All of the servers are pretty bombarded at the moment as expected.  Don't stress too much about guild invites right now. 

(Also below the break, some character code for pony style characters from CurryKatsu!)

Trixie Keychain in Watchdogs!

WHAT IS THIS I SEE? Is that the Great and Powerful TRIXIE?

While caption the other day may have been a fake, this has been confirmed to be legit! It looks like some of the devs behind the game decided to sneak a few pony keychains into random cars throughout the city.  As you can see from the above image, it looks like Trixie in the coat and hat the main character wears.

Apparently there are a few others, and I'm still running around looking to confirm those. Quite a few fake Watchdogs rumors have been funneling in throughout the last week, so double checking is always good!

Thanks to Matt, Pixelzin, and everyone else for the heads up!

Update: More images and a /mlp/ Rainbow Dash reference below the break!

Nightly Roundup #987

I just love wifehorse and husbandhorse! Aren't they just adorable together?

Got plenty of news today guys so check it out after the break!

Nightly Discussion #11

You know, if Luna is the Princess of the Roundups, why not have Tia be the Princess of the Discussions? It's the end of her day after all and I'm sure she'd be eager to talk about what went on during it! So chat away with her down below.

Speaking of the discussions, someone mentioned that since the discussion is no longer anchored by news would it be possible to move it to an earlier time. What do you guys think? Do you want it to still be at 10pm blog time or would you like it to be at 8pm blog time?

Let me know and I'll adjust!

Twitter: Calpain

Music of the Day #319

I really need to find some time to go to the beach this summer.  Preferably someplace in the Carribbean.  Now those are beaches!

We have music for you, so go listen to it!

Story: Festival of Lights

[Slice of Life]

Author: Cascadejackal

Description: Once, every decade, the changeling race prepares for their most sacred of days. It is a celebration of life, of the past, of the bond between all Queens, past and present, and their subjects. It is a time of joy, when all changelings return from the world beyond Flutter Valley, to be with their families.
But one filly looks forward to it more than most. For Chrysalis, future Queen of the Changelings, this is her first Festival of Lights, and her first step on the road to becoming Queen.

Festival of Lights

Additional Tags: Young Chrysalis and Changeling Festivals

Comic: Moody Mark Crusaders Pt 3 / My Little Goth Ponies / Adapting to Night Pt 3 / The Fire of Friendship Pt 3 / Derpy Bucks Her First Tree / Good Dog

These Moody Mark Crusader comics are cute in their own dark way. Nice to see that Sweetie Belle is still the endless optimist.

Click for full!

Twitter: Calpain

Trailer Released for True Tail - Double Rainboom Team's New Animation

While not directly pony, it's fun to still keep up with what groups in the fandom have moved on to after their big debut in the pony world.  Double Rainboom's Zachary Rich and his team of minions have been working on a new IP called True Tail for a while now.  This is a new trailer to show off the characters that will be involved in it. 

Head on down below the break to check it out!

Some New, Some Old, Shirts at Unamee

Temporary tee shirt site Unamee has a bunch of stuff up available right now for the usual 11 dollar price tag that these types of sites usually run with.  Some of these have been up before (on other sites too at that!) while others are new.  Head on over here to pick them up!

Thanks to Crossbow,  Phillip, and everyone else for sending them!

BronyCon Announces Claire and Ian James Corlett

Good news coming out of Bronycon for all you Sweetie Belle fans out there. It looks like Claire and her dad James will be in attendance.

Full release below the break!

Funko Daring Do and Rarity Teased

It looks like Rarity is finally going to see the light of day in the Funko line, and she is paired with Daring Do! These are only the early models at the moment, but I for onke am more than happy with the design on that pith hat.  Rarity's mane and tail are some of the most interesting ones we have seen from the toy line to extend on that.

Thanks to @Cheezedoodle96 for he heads up!

Drawfriend Stuff #1181

I wonder if we will ever see Gilda again? It seems a lot of the other villains have made returns at some point.

Get some art while we wait to find out!

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You Changed

Story: The Steadfast Sky (Update Complete!)

[Adventure][Friendshipping] Wow, oldschool fic completion time! Hope you are up for a long one.

Author: The Grey Potter

Description: The tyrannical Shadow Stallion oppresses Equestria, coating the land in a thick layer of clouds, tightly controlling the population. Three children, the unicorns Celestia and Luna, along with a Draconequus, Discord, must live up to their fate. They must find the Elements of Harmony and take up their rightful place as Equestria's new gods and saviors.

The Steadfast Sky (New - Part 50!)
The Steadfast Sky (Alternate)

Not Quite Hearth's-Warming Special

Additional Tags: Speculative Equestrian History, First Person Introspection, long

MLP Monopoly Junior on the Way!

#MyLittlePony Bastelstunde im Büro. Anne flippt fast aus vor Entzücken! Rainbow Dash!! #DasLebenIstSehrwohlEinPonyhof pic.twitter.com/fJBWnWAkZU
— Winning Moves.de (@WinningMoves) May 27, 2014

Another pony board game is heading our way with the addition of an MLP Monopoly Junior set to go along with the normal MLP Monopoly board game!

Thanks to Gerjet for letting us know!

Twitter: Calpain

Story: Twenty Minutes (Fallout Equestria Universe)

We are slowly opening up Fallout Equestria submissions once again now that the new pre-reader system has opened up the free time a bit. Have one of those now, a complete one at that!

[Sad][Crossover][Dark]

Author: Bad Horse

Description: Is it worth risking your life to save a stranger? What if you can only save her for twenty minutes?

A Fallout: Equestria side-story, which takes place at the start of the pony-zebra war.

Twenty Minutes

Additional Tags: Fallout: Equestria, zebras, non-violent, sad

Spotlight Music: Heceta / Into the Forest

Doctor and Derpy? That is totally my OTP when it comes to whooves. Twilight was fun and all, but Derpy is perfect. Get that in the first slot, and a creepy jazzy/instrumental piece dedicated to the Everyfree Forest in the second slot.

1.) Heceta - FritzyBeat (Vocal)
2.) Jastrian - Into the Forest (Instrumental - Jazzy)

Comic: Alternate Mane Styles / On Some Other Level / A Crazy Social Pony / Unfortunate Implications

AJ is a simple pony and she doesn't need no fancy hair styles!

Comics folks, click for full!

Twitter: Calpain

Sunset Shimmer to Return to EqG With A Song?

@EquestriaDaily @SweetieBotatDD "@BrujaWitch MLP fans I'm happy because Sunset Shimmer reappeared with a song!" ?! (Sunset's latin voice)
— Martín (@MartinYAY) May 30, 2014

Some of us have been wondering if Sunset Shimmer will be making an appearance in the next EqG movie and now it seems like we have some possible proof of that happening! According to the Latin voice of Sunset Shimmer we're not only going to get her back, but she's going to have a song as well.

It'll be interesting to see how much (or little) she has changed in the meanwhile.

Thanks to Martin for tweeting this to us!

Twitter: Calpain

Hot Topic adds Pony Posters

Hot Topic has expanded their pony related inventory once again, with a set of 24x36 posters.  It looks like we have a new mass pony image, along with one of their exclusive comic covers to start it.  Here's to hoping I can pick up one of those Trixie covers they ran a while back!

Thanks to Framwinkle for the heads up.

Vendors and Merch at BUCK 2014 #2

Still curious about what other goods will be at BUCK this year? Well, BUCK has you covered with part two of their vendor spotlight which shows off quite a few awesome sellers in attendance. Everything from plushies, sculptures, and more can be expected!

Check after the break for the full scoop!