Nightly Roundup #959

How about some Doctor and Roseluck tonight? Been meaning to watch more Doctor Who, but just haven't had the time. Hoping to change that sometime soon.

In the meanwhile, it looks like we just have two weeks of pony left! I hope we can have a better hiatus this year and that we'll be all ready to go for more pony later this year. Now onto the news!

Fun and Speculation: Russian Licensing Site Posting 4 More EG "Films" and 2 More "Series" for MLP

Quite a few of you have been sending this one in, and we have been digging around looking to clean it up. While the prospect of MORE PONY to break up the haitus on seasons is something we have been begging for since season two, there are quite a few things that may simply be lost in translation on this article.

We can't yet completely debunk it, but we can't really confirm anything about it either.  Head on down below for a bit of digging on the Google translation that everyone is freaking out about. 

Update: The Article has been edited, info below.

EqD BABSCon Panel

A lot of you have been asking when our panel will be up in my retrospective or other posts this week. Well, the great guys over at PVL have our panel up in all of its awkward glory! Check it out after the break to watch the unscripted insanity starring PK, Seth, Leon, Xyro, and I as we answer questions, have drawings made and play Goat Simulator.

Infinite Hayburger Time / Applelicious (Human)

Have Twilight Sparkle eating hayburgers and... horse shoes.  Why not. 

And if humanized is more your thing, get an Applejacklicious below to go with it! 

Big Apple Ponycon Panic! at the Discord Spotlight

You can't have a pony convention without music and Big Apple Ponycon has you covered! Tonight they are giving you an exclusive preview of their lineup so check on after the break for the full scoop.

Writer's Training Grounds #018: "Inspiration Manifestation"

Greetings, writers of Equestria Daily!  Couch is taking a break until further notice, so I'll be taking over as host of the Writer's Training Grounds for the time being.

On your end, this changes exactly nothing, so head down below the break to get your prompts as always.

Analysis Compilation - Inspiration Manifestation

Analysis time! We had an entire episode dedicated to Rarity and Spike last week.  What did you all think of it?  Which one of these fine analyzing individuals do you relate to the most? Hit them all up down there below the break!

Story Updates - April 27th

Story updates! I can't believe Paradise had an update.  How long has it been?  What a nostalgia bomb.

Get that and more below!

Drawfriend Stuff #1149

Four of my favorite ponies all in one image?  I think my brain just exploded.  We haven't had a Pixelkitties header in at least a month, so have that!

And get some art below!

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Midnight Ride

Another Knockoff(?) Cadance Plushie Appears

Over in the wonderful world of Taoboa, yet another plushie has popped up to go along with Shining Armor from a few days ago.  A few people are mentioning that some of these are actually sold in Japan, though it's still pretty accepted that they are simply knockoffs.  Expect to see her flooding Ebay from mysterious sellers out of Hong Kong some time in the future!

Thanks to Dashiebrony and Ilona for the heads up!

Rainbow Rocks Q&A With Co-Director Ishi Rudell

Sweetie Bot decided to bug Ishi Rudell, the (co-director of Rainbow Rocks) with a Q&A style interview, and sent us over the transcript to post up.  What should we expect to see in the second of the Equestria Girls line of movies? With the teasers seemingly beating even the last one in quality, it seems like the team has really gotten into the swing of things.  Lets hope this helps paint a picture for those of you still wondering what exactly to expect!

Head on down below the break for all of it.

BlackGryph0n & Baasik - Taking Off

BlackGryph0n and Baasik are back again with yet another awesome track.  If you like Scootaloo, or their music in general, this is definitely one to check out. One of these days we need to hold a poll for best brony music duo.

Any, go listen to it below!

Spotlight Music: Forever United / Wandering Eyes / Entropy (Sim Gretina Remix)

The Equestria Games arrives soon, and nothing spells games like a big ol' orchestral score.  Get that in the fist slot, and in the second we have another relaxing acoustic track dedicated to Apple Bloom from 4everfreebrony, and finally something funky with Sim Gretina remixing Etropy. Get them all below!

1.) Silverwing- Forever United (Equestria Games Orchestral Suite) (Instrumental - Orchestral)
2.) 4everfreebrony - Wandering Eyes
3.) Awkward Marina - Entropy (Sim Gretina Remix)

Comic: Other Reasons / Inspiration Manifestation: Post Episode / Paper Beats Crystals / I Want to be a Tree

I wonder where Celestia really was this weekend. We sure have not seen a lot of her this season at all.

Comics! Click for full!

Twitter: Calpain

"Inspiration Manifestation": Episode Followup

This season has been full of excellent writers, new and old, but it's rare when you can get a powerhouse of wordslingers like Corey Powell and Meghan McCarthy to come together on an episode. If you know me, you'll know I'm glad that it was a Rarity episode they did together. As the season starts to wrap itself up, this exquisite puppet show attempts to put to bed some previously unsolved pony mysteries, like where the heck that owl went and exactly how much dark magic must actually exist in Equestria for any old unicorn to pick up. I'm pretty sure the latter is the former's fault.

Sheesh, it's been a while. Let's get started before I forgot how to write one of these.

Musiquestria West - First Goal: Seattle is Go!

The hype train is overflowing with delicious musical gravy! West coast is, so far, the best coast. Musiquestria has an announcement to share with us after the break.

Story: Broken Gladiator

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Author: BronyWriter

Description: The Power Ponies are coming again. Another escape from custody, another scheme to take over Maretropolis, and another chance for the Power Ponies to defeat her. Such is the cycle that Mane-iac has endured for as long as she can remember. And she's sick of it. She's sick of all of it. Now on the cusp of one more battle with her nemeses, she can only think of how much she has sacrificed for the city in her battles against the Power Ponies, and how much more she can take.

Broken Gladiator

Additional Tags: Mane-iac reveals her motivations

Sunset Shimmer Returning for Rainbow Rocks

From the wonderful world of Twitter, we have a small bit of news on Equestria Girls.  If you liked Sunset Shimmer in the last movie, she will apparently be popping up in this one as well.  The voice actress Rebecca Shoichet dropped this bit of info the other day.  As for her role, that is still a mystery!

Thanks to MeandSamBFFL for the tip!

New Game - Rainbow Falls Flight School

The Hub has released a new pony game over in their arcade.  If you have played Flappy Bird, expect something somewhat similar if a lot more advanced.  Now go collect things and fly through rings over here!

Thanks to Bubblegum for the heads up!