My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic

My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic

A new work in progress has been announced! This time, it will be a 2D fighting game, featuring characters from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic! The team that is currently working on this game has informed me that this game will be featuring the 6 mane cast (The starting characters), along with 11 other playable characters, making a total of 17 playable characters.



Most of the actual content for the game is currently unknown, but we do know that it will have a fully supported online mode, suggesting there will be at least a classic arcade mode to play on single player. The game will also feature several stages that represent the various beloved areas of the Equestria, from the Everfree Forest to Canterlot. Still being early in production, there are a lot of features that are unknown to the public at this time, but will likely be released on a later date.

Some Gameplay Screenshots of Applejack fighting herself

The release date for this game is currently unknown, though the team plans on releasing more information about this game on a regular basis. if there are any questions or concerns about this game, you can stop by on the Ponychan Thread and leave a comment there.

3...2...1... FIGHT!

The dev team has been working on answering their questions to the best of their abilities, below is a list of all the questions answered.

You can find their FAQ page here.

Pony Avatar Creator

Pony Avatar Creator

When it comes to designing an original character non-artistic Bronies often turn to tools such as the (in)famous Pony Creator. While those usually had tons of customizable attributes their output was somewhat unsatisfactory,  giving each character an extremely generic pose that was easily recognizable and often the subject of mockery from those who actually took the time to draw their OCs. However a new pony designer tool has turned up, with the main purpose of creating web avatars, and unlike most it features animation and a somewhat less generic pose.

Does the Pony Avatar Creator manage to break the mould, or is it just another crappy pony creator? For our full opinion on the game, continue reading after the break.

Upon opening the Pony Avatar Creator the user is greeted with a glasses-free version of Vinyl Scratch, which they can then proceed to customize. As with other programs of this type there are various options that you can play around with, and a colour changing tool (as titled in the app). I had a couple gripes with the latter, mainly that it was rather difficult to manipulate if you wanted to achieve certain less-used colours, although this shouldn't be a problem for your average user. Sadly enough for a pony creation game there are surprisingly few customization options, with a tiny selection when compared to your average application. Five manes just simply isn't enough, and if it weren't for some of the other features I'd stay away from this program alltogether.

SexyDude34, 15 year old saviour of Equestria and Celestia's long-lost cousin.

So what else does the PAC have to offer? Well in a surprise break from the usual your creation is animated! It will tap its hooves, do various random stuff and follow your mouse with its eyes. It's kind of a shame that it couldn't be exported as a Flash animation, but that's asking a bit much now isn't it? There's also a gallery that you can upload your pony to by clicking the "take screenshot" button, although once you leave the page you cannot reedit your OC. In case you're bored you play a Youtube video in-app and the pony will "dance", while the speakers in the background will thump with the wubs. Again, this has absolutely no real purpose but it's a nice touch, so I'll roll with it.

What did I think of the Pony Avatar Creator? It was really polished for what it was, but for once it seems the creator focused more on polish then content, which was pushed to the bare minium. It's sad really, but hopefully the creator will take the cue and add more stuff to the editor and make this a truly worthwhile program.

Special Somepony Dev Log #1

Special Somepony

 Well what do you know, Special Somepony (also known as Cloudsdale's infamous SSP, who has simultaneously been the most popular and infuriatingly annoying person on Romance) has recently announced that he/she is providing updates about their status for whatever reason. Not that you'd want to follow the premature dating misadventures of several twelve year old children on an internet chatsite anyhow, but apparently this is pony related so I guess you can...try to enjoy this?


Maybe something like this would be better suited to Horse News.

Luna Game 2 (CREEPYPASTA)

Luna Game 2 (CREEPYPASTA)

Recently, I received an email by somepony asking for me to try out their game, and included was a nameless (and quite suspicious) .exe file. I launched the game (After virus scanning it over and over and over) and it reminded me almost immediately of the Luna Game. And that's exactly what it was. It is unknown if this game was created by the same person who created the first Luna Game. The music featured is Super Ponybeat - Giggle at the Ghostie.



WARNING: SPOILERS - IF YOU WANT TO PLAY THE GAME, SCROLL TO BOTTOM




This game starts out as you playing as Luna on a very simple platform level. It tells you immediately you can hold Shift and run. After you get going, you start to notice cracks forming in the ground. The cracks get bigger and bigger until they completely cover all of the ground. Suddenly, the screen flashes to a disturbing image of Pinkie Pie and plays white static for about a second, then flashes back to the game. Now, the background and the blocks are all tinted dark red, and you move very slowly. There is some disturbing music playing in the background.

At this point, the only thing to do is go forward until you reach a giant hole in the ground. After falling, the background fades to black, and you eventually fade after it, revealing a Game Over screen of Luna falling. The image used at this point is Luna's Descent. More creepy music begins playing, and after a minute the game closes. During this whole time, you are unable to close the game normally, and after the first flash you are unable to move your mouse, just like in the first Luna Game.

HERE is a youtube playthrough of the game.

The major difference between this and the first Luna Game, is that it does not create any extra files, an annoyance the first one was more famous for. This game is best played in dark room with headphones for the full effect.



You can download the game HERE IT WILL SHOCK YOU, so be careful.


The platforming had a few glitches, such as getting stuck, but was done fairly well. The scare was also done fairly well, but because this is not a full game, it only gets

MLP:FiM Flash-Sandbox Game Video Update

MLP:FiM Flash-Sandbox Game

A while ago, a small video demo of a Pony Game Creator popped up and people got really excited, but it quickly died down and was never heard from again. Now, a while later later, it's risen back from the dead. Emily Taylor, creator of the Custom Pony Game, and PonyPonyPonyPony, and her team have been slaving away on this game, and it's looking marvelous so far.



If you are interested in helping out, submit your resume or some other things you've worked on to Postmaster@Derpyhooves.com

An older Progress video

A short play-though of the game so far (Pretty outdated)

The game is being made in Flash, and will consist of an actual game game, and an open game creating source engine when completed, though the engine will be released after the game. Many things, such as platforms, backgrounds, multiple characters, and movement have already been developed, but the team is still looking for people to help!

The original video, posted March 9th

Pony Portal Advance

Pony Portal Advance

As you all know Portal was a revolutionary game, and one of the few that brought a truly unique mechanic to the table. Sadly however, it's not exactly quite as unique anymore, as indie developers have utilized the power of portals, resulting in interesting experiences such as Mari0, Portal: The Flash Version, and others. Is Pony Portal Advance on the same level? Nope, but it's still a somewhat worthwhile game, provided that you don't find it too difficult and can tolerate some of it's annoyances such as the lack of a remove portals button, which can make some puzzles nigh impossible without superhuman dexterity. Also, since it's a GameBoy Advance homebrew game you'll need either an original console or an emulator (the preferable option for most of us).

Hope you like it!

Iridescent Pony Warrior Beta

Download Iridescent Pony Warrior

Super robot hyper team pony force go! ...at least, that's what the game Iridescent Pony Warrior sounds like to me. I'm told the name is more or less a parody of bullet hell naming conventions in general.

Iridescent Pony Warrior is actually a bullet avoider, meaning you spend more time dodging the flood of projectiles as you don't have to aim yours toward the boss. The full version, roughly slated for the beginning of Season 4, will contain more complete mechanics, and a variety of RPG elements to make the game more than just blasting.

Don't write the game off as easy, though. True to its roots, even the demo of Iridescent Pony Warrior contains an additional set of challenges after the completion of hard mode. In the beta, a single shot will knock you out of the sky, so you've got to be on your toes. Have at it!

Everfree Northwest Releases Gaming Guests

Everfree Northwest Convention Website

If there's anything which could make me more disappointed about missing this convention, this is it! 

This year, Everfree NW will welcome Legends of Equestria, My Little Investigations, and MLP: Roleplaying is Magic, among others. Additionally, Everfree NW and the Gaming Colts will host a game jam. Find the full press release after the break!

Who doesn’t like a good game from time to time? We have no idea! That’s why Everfree Northwest is delighted to announce the following gaming events and guests.

- Crystal Games Challenge -

The Gaming Colts will be hosting their very first game jam—Crystal Games Challenge—in conjunction with Everfree Northwest in order to support and nurture the practice of game development within the My Little Pony fandom.

For those unfamiliar with the term ‘game jam’, a game jam is an event where people come together and make a video game or non-digital game like a board or card game. Participants rapidly prototype games and game designs. Everyone involved shares a common theme as well as restrictions with a centralized goal. Developers are asked to create a game from beginning to end in a predetermined amount of time (maximum of 48 hours). While brief, the short time span helps encourage creative thinking resulting in small but innovative and experimental games. Such exercises help introduce new ideas into the gaming industry and help game makers new and old hone their skills.

The event will begin on June 22nd at noon Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) and end on June 24th at noon PDT. All are welcome to join in. The challenge will be run online with details being passed out by the Gaming Colts on their website, Facebook, and Twitter. Then, working with the Everfree Northwest Gaming Division, The Gaming Colts will showcase many of the submissions from the game jam in the convention’s Game Room during the con.

For more information, check out the Gaming Colts website, Facebook, or Twitter, as they will be frequently updated with more information as it becomes available.

- Guests -

Legends of Equestria: A massively multiplayer online role-playing game centered in the land of Equestria, Legends of Equestria is a place where you can play as your very own custom pony, questing and going on adventures with your friends! You’ll be able to fly around, use magic, raise a pet, grow crops, and a whole host of other fun activities. The Legends of Equestria team will be giving a panel presentation going over the ins and outs of their game, so join us and find out all there is to know about this exciting project.  On top of their panel, the Legends of Equestria team will also give convention attendees an opportunity to play the game in a pre-alpha state, with convention-specific quests!

Panels they’re on: Legends of Equestria and Games that Ponies Play: Making Games that Players Enjoy

My Little Investigations: What do you get when you cross My Little Pony and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney? You get My Little Investigations! Join Twilight Sparkle as she investigates crime scenes for evidence, questions and interrogates ponies, and ultimately confronts the culprit. The developers behind My Little Investigations will be holding a panel, talking to and taking questions from fans about all things MLI.  Hear from them what it was like developing for the first case and what their thoughts are on the future of the game—and you can expect some teasers for case 2 as well.  MLI fans won't want to miss it, and newcomers to the game are welcome too!

Panels they’re on: My Little Investigations and Games that Ponies Play: Making Games that Players Enjoy

Bluescreen Bronies: In a community exploding with talented developers, the Bluescreen Bronies play, review and critique the games these creators design, along with other games popular with the Brony crowd. Part of the Everfree Network line-up, they present the latest in gaming news and game review each week. Join them as they host community game developers for the Games that Ponies Play: Making Games that Players Enjoy panel as they explore the in’s and outs of game creation from start to finish.

Panels they’re on: Games that Ponies Play: Making Games that Players Enjoy

The Gaming Colts: The Gaming Colts are a new group of Bronies dedicated to promoting the development of games by Bronies. They work to support all games created by Bronies and to nurture the community’s creative talent for game design and creation. Before Everfree Northwest, they will host the Crystal Games Challenge, a game jam to promote game development within the Brony community. Come see the games that are created during the jam in our Game Room, where the Gaming Colts will work with Everfree Northwest’s Gaming Division to showcase many of those creations.

Panels they’re on: Games that Ponies Play: Making Games that Players Enjoy

My Little Pony: Roleplaying Is Magic: My Little Pony: Roleplaying is Magic is a pen & paper tabletop RPG that aims to provide a truly unique and fun pen & paper roleplaying experience. Based on freeform roleplaying and concepts from such systems as Dungeons & Dragons, World of Darkness, Mythic, and others, the system is light on strict rules and focuses more on a player’s ability to weave a collaborative tale with narrative-focused mechanics. The project lead and creator of the game, Tall Tail, will be in our Board Game Room on Friday and Saturday. Join in the fun and look for a game or start your own. Come and tell a story with us.

Keep up to date on all of Everfree Northwest’s news and announcements by following us on our website, Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr. As a reminder, con pre-registration ends on June 15th. Badges can still be purchased here.

Updates: Starswirl Academy/MLP: Elements of Harmony

Update time! Today we've got a trailer from the MLP: Elements of Harmony team and a long-awaited reveal from Starswirl Academy. You know where to click!

Elements of Harmony Steam Group (and Download)

The trailer above is for the hardest of the hard core - those of you who have put in the time and leveled above 85 in MLP: Elements of Harmony v.1.5. The video shows off footage from the new dungeon, which will contain seven new bosses.

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Official 1-Year Update

Yep, the image is huge. That's because today the Zap Apple project released final character art for the mane six for the first time - a big step for a visual novel's development. I haven't been following this project closely, but so far the art's looking great. Check it out (warning: some of the images are a little saucy.)

Cherry Sorter

Cherry Sorter

When I wake up every morning I look out my window and say, "Alas, the farming simulator is truly dead". Then, I scurry away with catlike tread (in order to avoid waking my brother), trip over a couple dinky cars and crash to the floor with a yell, waking up the entire family every morning. For centuries I have longed that at least one of these steps might be made unnecessary to lighten my daily commute, and it seems that finally my prayers have been answered. For out of the depths of the night comes Cherry Sorter, riding a white horse and playing a trumpet with a $2 price tag, to save me from the first step of my horrendous plight. With it's exclusive Android cherry-picking ways and utterly astonishing depiction of life on a cherry ranch I have been freed from my plight, and now spend the entire morning playing this wonderful masterpiece of wondrousness .

So now, I beg leave of you to play this game some more, as should you. If you own a newfangled Android phone, this game should work right out of the box, but it took me a couple hours to get it working on my trusty (and completely indestructible) Nokia phone. So long, and farewell!

June 27th Boardgames Are Really Fun at Villains - Ancients

B.A.R.F. - Boardgames Are Really Fun
Theme: Ancients

The Windsor Gaming Resource and Villains Beastro are proud to announce another awesome free gaming event scheduled for Thursday June 27th from 6pm until Midnight.

The Villains Beastro is a unique, funky, weird, mystical, fun, serious, laid back, Viking-feeling, pub-looking rock n’ roll type place that has offered to open their doors for us. It’s the perfect spot for a group of gamers to hang out and play some games. There are plenty of tables of all sizes, a well lit stage area, some great beers on draft, a selection of harder beverages and a some great tasting sandwiches. Villains has agreed to give us the space for free and I encourage everyone to support the venue by buying some food and enjoyed a drink (responsibly of course). One bonus of moving these events to Thursday is that it's also SWAMP night - so enjoy a Steam Whistle and Mouthwatering Panini at a discounted price.

The theme for this event is: Ancients. So I'm hoping to see games like Catan Histories: Struggle for Rome, Cleopatra And The Society of Architects, Tribune and more.

This is an open non-competitive gaming event that anyone is welcome to attend. Any form of game is welcome: board, card, rpg, miniatures, whatever you want to bring we are willing to have you. We aren't rule lawyers. You are welcome to bring your own games or share in some of ours. Everything we bring we are willing to teach and no experience is necessary. The goal is to get as many local gamers out as possible to enjoy some good food, some good company and some good games! We are not a private club. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come out and join in the games. If you see someone playing a game and it looks interesting, ask about it. If you see a game on a table and you want to try it out, ask around and see if someone will teach it. Note: even though this is an adult only event, please keep your choice in games tactful. No RaHoWa or Cards Against Humanity please.

Villains is located Downtown at:

256 Pelissier

Windsor, ON N9A 4K3

Villains Beastro on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/villainsbeastro

The Windsor Gaming Resource Webpage:
http://w-g-r.com/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/windsorgamingresource/

The Windsor Gaming Resource community on G+:
https://plus.google.com/communities/116086449289642584022

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/WindsorGaming

June 22nd Boards & Bits @ Brimstone

The Windsor Gaming resource returns to Brimstone Games on June 22nd from 6pm until Midnight, with a plan to host events at the store the Third Saturday of every month.

Brimstone games is the newest FLGS (Friendly Local Gaming Store) in Windsor. They were previously located out in the county in McGreggor. Their new location has a huge gaming area that I'm really hoping we can fill. The store is a games workshop specialty store and also caries a great selection of board games, card games and more.

This is an open non-competitive gaming event that anyone is welcome to attend. Any form of game is welcome: board, card, rpg, miniatures, whatever you want to bring we are willing to have you. Based on the venue I would not be surprised to see some Warhammer 40K players out.

We aren't rule lawyers. You are welcome to bring your own games or share in some of ours. Everything we bring we are willing to teach and no experience is necessary. The goal is to get as many local gamers out as possible to enjoy great games with other local gamers. Note this is a family friendly event. Gamers of all age are welcome. Please keep this in mind when choosing which games to bring. Please avoid bringing games like Cards Against Humanity or Bunsen Memo.

Games we've played in the past include: Muchkin, Tumbling Dice, X-Wing, King of Tokyo, Warmachine, Settlers of Catan, Agricola, Magic The Gathering, Quarriors! and more.

An important note: we are not a private club. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come out and join in the games. If you see someone playing a game and it looks interesting, ask about it. If you see a game on a table and you want to try it out, ask around and see if someone will teach it.

Brimstone is located at 3298 Walker Rd in Windsor Ontario.

You can find them on facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brimstone-Games/120541564687230?fref=ts

You can find them on the web here:
http://www.brimstonegames.ca/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/windsorgamingresource/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on G+:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116086449289642584022

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/WindsorGaming

June 15th - Worldwide Dungeons and Dragons Game Day and Free RPG Day!

Saturday June 15th is a great day to be a roleplayer. Not only is it Worldwide Dungeons & Dragons Game Day, it's also Free RPG Day! Both of these events will be supported by FLGS Hugin & Munin

Worldwide Dungeons & Dragons Day

The D&D Vault of the Dracolich Game Day is a multi-table roleplaying event that brings communities of players together for a shared gaming experience.

Vault of the Dracolich is a D&D Next adventure designed for four to six 4th-level characters, in an epic quest to retrieve a magic item hidden away by a powerful dracolich. This adventure is intended to be playable in 2 to 5 hours at your local Wizards Play Network location.Players will be divided into multiple tables, each with their own Dungeon Master, with an event coordinator leading the action.

What Do I Need to Play?

This Game Day will run using the latest D&D Next playtest rules available for download at dndnext.com.

Playtest agreement sheets are included in the Game Day kit for players that do not sign up for the playtest before the event.

Deep in the forest of Cormanthor lies the hoard of the dracolich Dretchroyaster, the prize of which is a diamond staff rumored to unlock the secrets of an ancient elven kingdom. The sage Imani is seeking dozens of adventurers to launch an all-out assault on the undead dragon’s lair. The dracolich is a powerful foe—too great for even several parties to conquer—so it’s going to take all of the heroes’ courage, cunning, and speed to survive the dracolich’s deadly vault.

Vault of the Dracolich draws inspiration from the interactive format used at some gaming conventions. As part of this experience, players and DMs have the opportunity to communicate with other game tables, while the event coordinator takes on the role of the dracolich to menace each group.

Free RPG Day

Established in 2007, Free RPG Day works with participating hobby game retailers and RPG publishers to bring new and exclusive RPG quickstart rules and adventure modules into the hands of gamers.
Consumers WORLDWIDE will be able to grab brand new material for a variety of RPGs --- no overstock, retail-priced or dead product here. The goal of Free RPG Day is to inspire gamers to play a new RPG, which will in turn, create sales through local game stores.

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Hugin & Munin is located at 1664 Tecumseh RD. E.Windsor On

The store will be open at 11AM and the Worldwide D&D Event will start at 5PM.

Players are encouraged to sign up for this event by contacting the store, commenting here, contacting +Moe Tousignant or posting on the WGR Facebook group

D&D Encounters Search for the Diamond Staff starting June 12th

Dungeons & Dragons Encounters: Search for the Diamond Staff

Wednesdays; June 12, 2013 - August 14, 2013 at Hugin Munin at 6PM

Dungeons & Dragons Encounters™ is an exciting weekly program that brings players to your store to experience a D&D® campaign that plays out one epic encounter at a time. Players will defeat enemies, solve puzzles, and perform heroic deeds.

During this 10 week season, players will adventure in the Dalelands of the Forgotten Realms®. Their quest is to recover the Diamond Staff of Chomylla, a powerful elven artifact that’s been stolen by orcs. Each session only takes 1-2 hours to complete, so it’s easy for players to fit in a game after school or work. D&D Encounters is built so that players can jump in any time. It’s easy to get involved any Wednesday night.

We will be using D&D Next rules and everyone interested in participating must sign the NDA. In addition everyone is encouraged to download the latest set of playtest rules at http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDNext.aspx

From what I understand so far if you play in Worldwide D&D day on the 15th you can carry your character over to this event.

You can sign up by replying here, contacting the store or posting in the WGR Facebook Group.

Review: The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000

Play it Here!

The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 is a game back from last summer that's somehow never gotten its own review until now. This game, made in the Unity engine by Texel, features art and design by egophiliac and music by Whitetail. It's a fast-paced game, and I'd definitely recommend giving it a play. Note: you'll have to have Unity Web Player installed before it'll work. Read more after the break...

The gist of the game is this - as the Apple family, make as much cider as possible in the time limit to beat the conniving, but ever industrious Flim Flam brothers. To make cider, you must press arrow keys in the correct order as fast as you can. Stringing combos together is the most important thing here - if you avoid making mistakes, you'll be churning out cider barrels like nobody's business.

The game features Easy, Medium, Hard, and Zen modes. From my experience playing, these ratings are pretty accurate - Easy mode is very easy, Medium is a bit of a challenge, but still very manageable, and Hard is really quite difficult. It's easy to get a good combo-rhythm going, but, especially in Hard mode (which is 3 minutes long), your hands get fatigued and you can easily get thrown off. To unlock Hard mode, you have to beat Medium, and there is variance between each difficulty gameplay-wise, so it's worthwhile to play each of them.

I can't believe Spitfire didn't help them out...wait - wrong episode.

For such a simple concept, this game's professionalism is very impressive. All the little design details add up to make a really enjoyable game. From the music detuning whenever you make a mistake, to the arrow combos actually representing the motions involved in each picture, this game is full of intricacy. 

The work of egophiliac (the amazing artist behind Moonstuck and Slice of Life), and Whitetail (one of the music composers for Mane6), really make this game shine, in my opinion. Add to that some great gameplay from Texel, and you've got yourself a really fun game, which is why I give it...

Cards & Coffee @ Hugin & Munin on June 8th

Everyone had a great and well caffeinated time on the 25th so we've decided to try to make this a monthly event. We're still working on the specifics but the next Cards & Coffee event will be June 8th. Again running from 5pm until 11pm.

Event though the theme is cards it's cool if you really want to play something else. At the last event people played: Citadels, Magic the Gathering, Dominion, Settlers of Catan, Red Dragon Inn, The Resistance and more.

Hugin & Munin is located at 1664 Tecumseh RD. E. in Windsor Ontario. Parking in back or on side roads and free out front after 6pm.

Spread the word and hope to see you out on the 8th!

Hugin & Munin is located at 1664 Tecumseh RD. E. in Windsor Ontario

Facebook event page for this event: https://www.facebook.com/events/286039678199293/

Legends of Equestria Attending Everfree Northwest and Fiesta Equestria

 It seems that certain members of the Legends of Equestria development team are attending the Everfree Northwest and Fiesta Equestria conventions (which you probably already figured out if you read the article's title and looked at the post header). Aside from just hosting panels and showing off the game like they usually do, they're also bringing a pre-alpha build along for attendees to play around with. Shame I won't be able to attend, with me being stuck up here in Alberta and all. Maybe I should go see if there's any leftover moose meat in the freezer...

 Want more detailed information? The team also wrote up an official press release, which you can find below the break.

Legends of Equestria attending Everfree Northwest and Fiesta Equestria!

 Staff from Legends of Equestria, a massively multiplayer online game set in a My Little Pony-inspired universe, will be attending both Fiesta Equestria! and Everfree Northwest. In addition to presenting panels, representatives of the Legends of Equestria team will give convention attendees an opportunity to play the game in its current pre-alpha state. Convention-specific quests within the game will be available to those who attend.

 The team members who will be attending Fiesta Equestria! in Houston, Texas, on June 28th through 30th, are:

• Bloomberg - Editor-in-Chief. Bloomberg has been on the project for the past two years, where he now serves as the allegedly deciduous writing team leader. 
• Blue Ink - Writer. A professional editor, Blue is the second-in-command of the writers and has been working on the game since last year.  
• TheGrandFunkasaurus - 3D modeler. The grandest of all dinosaurs, Funk is a live sound technician in real life who has worked on the game for the past two years.  
• Tekner - Programmer. Tekner is a self-employed game designer and developer, and has been working on Legends of Equestria for one year.

For more information about Fiesta Equestria! feel free to visit their website at www.fiestaequestria.com/

 The team members who will be attending Everfree Northwest in Seattle, Washington, on July 5th through 7th, are:

• AnyaSmash - Concept Art leader. A long-time lover of tea, Anya has been working on Legends of Equestria for nearly two years and is a graphic design student. 
• Cerebrate - Programming leader. Cerebrate owes Anya $5.50 and some burnt banana bread, and has been working on the project for nearly two years.
• Kit - Graphic Art leader. Kit teaches children how to make computer games and works with horses, and has been working on the project for nearly two years.
• Ryan Scanlon - 3D modeler. Ryan has been on the team for seven months, and has modeled several lovely buildings for Canterlot within that time frame.

For more information about Everfree Northwest, feel free to visit their website at www.everfreenw.com/

Budding Friendships - Looking for Help

My Little Pony: Budding Friendships

Well, looks like the Budding Friendships team is in need of some additional dev team members! Take a look at their note below the break and maybe submit an application to help, eh?

Greetings from the Budding Friendships development team! We have been hard at work the past couple of months, but we've come to a point where we need some additional help. We're looking for sprite animators and programmers. You must be committed to help with development. More specific details below:

Sprite Animator:
- Must be familiar with pixel art and making animations of it
- Must submit previous works (like a DeviantArt)

Programmer:
- Must be fluent in C++
- Be familiar with version control
- Submitting previous work examples is highly recommended

If you're interested, email us at buddingfriendships@gmail.com and we'll review your application.

My Little Pony: Roleplaying is Magic: Season Two Edition

My Little Pony: Roleplaying is Magic (link for both editions)

Fillies and gentlecolts!
Tall Tail here, with a special announcement:
My Little Pony: Roleplaying is Magic, Season Two Edition has launched! We've come a long way since the first season edition, and S2E will (we hope!) knock your socks off! With four playable races, a robust and open-ended character advancement system, a focus on canon while being 'fanon-friendly,' and special narratively-focused mechanics, we feel that S2E provides a truly unique and fun pen & paper roleplaying experience. Check out our website at www.mlprim.com for more information and to download the 164-page RPG rulebook in various formats (including mobile-friendly ones!), and pay a visit to our forums to connect with the community! In addition, in the next few days, we'll be launching our first giveaway of one of three limited-edition 16x20 watercolor paintings, so stay tuned!

Your faithful game designers,
~The MLP:RiM Team

Presenting Equestria Gaming's Online Arcade!

At Equestria Gaming we pride ourselves on being the #1 source for My Little Pony fangames (at least, we hope so!). But as you might have noticed, lately we've slowed down somewhat (not in speed, we're highly optimized when it comes to speed and SEO). Was the current generation of authors going the way of Strawberry Spice? Nope! We've just been preparing something really awesome that we hope you all enjoy.

Introducting the Equestria Gaming Arcade, a place where you can access all of your favourite online MLP fangames in one easy website, with even more on the way! We have classics such as Story of the Blanks, Super Filly Adventure, along with enjoyable minigames like Catch the Scootaloos, Derpy Hooves sweet dreams, and the ultimate cure for boredom, Waiting is Magic! Pretty much any browser-based game is supported, so if you have any Adobe Flash, HTML5, Javascript or Unity3D games then feel free to submit them to us.

Anyhow, the arcade is located at http://arcade.equestriagaming.com/, and currently features 8 games (more are in the pipeline!). The features are not completely final yet either, we plan on adding a ratings system in the near future and maybe some extra eyecandy for those with modren browsers. Enjoy!

Strawberry Spice on Bronyville!

Bronyville Episode 5

I was invited on the Bronyville, an amazing podcast that I've been listening to for a fairly long while now. I go over a few things about the website, but I forgot to mention graphics.

I'm in need of some kind of artist for buttons on the top bar and other things for the website, along with somepony who's willing to make the banner into some kind of game for special view counts adn events.

Anyway, check out the show, I had a lot of fun there! Thanks to Apple Cider and Chef Sandy for having me on! And thanks to Sunshine Smiles for looking like Justin Bieber.

My Little Pony 3D Open Source

My Little Pony 3D Open Source

No Music Version (Smaller)

My Little Pony 3D is a Three-Dimensional game created in blender. This game is currently open source, and editable by anyone. The songs featured in this game are Always, What is Love?, Propane Nightmares, Lux Aeterna, and Bittersweet Symphony.

The readme (Includes the controls and lot more info) can be found HERE

Currently, the game is only an open world sandbox, where you can control a pony and walk around. There is nothing to interact with, and no actual point to this game. The 3D models have a very Nintendo 64 type feel, and they're not bad at all. The controls are your average WASD movement, Shift for running, and F for flying. Pressing the numbers 1-6 will spawn different ponies that you can control, and pressing 0 will spawn an NPC that moves around randomly (Applejack only at the moment). The VBNM keys will change the music, BUT BE WARNED, THIS WILL CRASH THE GAME IF YOU ARE ON A 32-BIT SYSTEM.

Holding shift while flying long enough will result in this

The game is very simplistic at it's current state, and the world is fairly boring, with a few buildings and trees scattered. It is possible to fly off the world, and past the sky bubble. There are many things that this game could use, more polished controls, borders, blinking, better models for everything (Though I kinda like the whole N64 Style).

The creator is currently open for suggestions of any type, and for people to help with the game. Whether it be art, programming, or even organization, send an email to CreatorOfPony [at] gmail [dot] com

The game is extremely well made for such an early release, and such a young developer (Age of 14). The controls feel a little sloppy, and the camera is a pain to control while flying. While the models could use a lot of work, they're still really good. This Open Source game is going to lead to a lot of amazing things.

Friendship is Fragging Video Update

Since apparently some of you have been constantly bugging Negation Squared about another video update for Friendship is Fragging, they gave in to your whining and were forced to release one for you. So go on, watch it! And don't blame me if it's really boring, because you were the ones who clamoured for it!

Just kidding, it's not that bad of an update, although it's pretty evident that the team has been focusing most of it's attention on MLP: Rise of Vicis and not so much on Friendship is Fragging.  I'm fine with the FiF being delayed as long as they're still working on RoV, which in my eyes is a far more interesting project.

...And now for a piece of somewhat related news. Negation Squared has announced that they plan on releasing a demo for MLP:RoV in June, which I am really looking forward to. Let's just hope it doesn't fall into development hell, eh?

The Tabletop Drop - a great way to get new RPGs cheap and help a good cause

This morning +Keyon Thomas contacted me and asked me to spread the word about Tabletop Drop. I looked into it and it seems like an awesome concept that I'm happy to spread the word about.

Tabletop Drop is supports two great causes. The first is a charity called Reach out and Read. 10% of the proceeds from Tabletop Drop go to this program that is dedicated to getting books into kids hands. The second great cause is accessible roleplaying games. A core rulebook for a popular RPG can easily cost over $50. The games involved in Tabletop Drop are pay what you want.


So buy buying your games through Tabletop Drop you not only help a good cause, you won't break the bank. Right now there are four great looking RPGs featured on the Drop and a new set of games will be dropping in 19 days at the time of this post.

The RPGs featured in the first drop:

• Carmine is an alchemical fantasy RPG with a custom system, introduces the mist-laden world of Carmine, the last bastion of humanity. Will you solve the mysteries you discover in this world or will you succumb to the horrors that await?

• Tier, the Enhanced Role Playing Game, is a system built off of DnD 3.5, offers simplified roll mechanics and an innovative classless system for a deeper connection and bigger hand in character’s development. 

• Spears of the Dawn, an African-inspired old-school RPG from the makers of Stars Without Number. Myths and legends await you in the wild and brooding Three Lands where one misstep can mean riches beyond your dreams or a horrible, gruesome death.

• Legion, the Sci Fi RPG that allows you to play the role of a militaristic hero who’s goal is to deliver the galaxy from unimaginable evil and destruction. Legion uses cooperative storytelling to create adventure, mystery, and action that will sate any RPG fan’s thirst.

So what are you waiting for? Head over to http://www.thetabletopdrop.com/ now and fill up your digital bag of holding knowing you saved some cash and helped out a good cause.