Our next giveaway is for this From the Vault: Angels 1 set of Magic: The Gathering cards. Donate $5.15 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win. We’ll be running this donation drive until 6 AM PST.
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November 17, 2015, 4:30 am
We are very excited to welcome Wander as a sponsor for Desert Bus this year! Wander is the flagship title of Wander MMO studios based out of Melbourne, Australia and has been a huge hit at PAX after PAX since 2013.
Have you ever wondered what sort of secrets are hidden amongst nature? Now is your chance to find out in Wander, the non-combat, narrative based MMO. You begin life as a giant tree with little understanding of who, or what, you are. Enchanting opera singers guide you on your journey through the forest. Secrets are unlocked as you create friendships with other wanderers and piece together the unfolding storyline. Featuring an innovative flight control system and a completely created written and spoken language to learn, Wander is the perfect title for your inner explorer.
We are extremely grateful for Wander and their support this year during Desert Bus!
November 17, 2015, 3:53 am
Time for another creative challenge! For the next hour, we’re challenging the community to come up with comedic limericks about the existential state of limbo. The winner of this challenge will receive a copy of the Special Edition of Limbo.
Send your submissions to [email protected] with “Limbo Limerick” in the subject line. We’ll be taking submissions until 4:45 AM PST. Please include with your submission the name or handle you’d like us to use for you on air should your submission win.
November 17, 2015, 2:59 am
Such swagger! Thanks to SniperPumpkin in the chat for this screen capture!
Matt’s Zeta Shift has decided to break out with their own band! It’s up to you to show us their brand spankin’ new premiere album.
To the left, you’ll find a picture of the band, in full performance attire. We want you to come up with the cover art for their breakout album, including the band’s name and album title. Up for grabs is an Official Desert Bus 9 T-Shirt!
Send your submissions to [email protected] with “Zeta Shift Band Cover” in the subject line. We’ll run this contest until shortly after 9:00 AM PST to submit your entries. Also, please be sure to include the name or handle you’d like us to use for you on air should your submission win.
Update: Who’s in this photo? Why, it’s Beej, Ian, Kate, Cori, Matt, Megan, Andre, and Alex!
November 17, 2015, 2:31 am
Add a bit of *WARK* to your room with this Chocobo Painting, our first donation drive of Matt’s shift. Donations of $9.14 (or multiples thereof) get you a chance to win. We’ll be running this donation drive until 3:30 AM PST.
November 17, 2015, 2:25 am
During Tara’s shift, we challenged the community to submit their best baked creations with a nerdy or Desert Bus theme. Here’s the winning creation, by Betsy:
And here’s our honorable mentions…
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- By Chelle.
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- By chibidani.
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- By Mynameisie.
More submissions from our community after the jump.
November 17, 2015, 2:00 am
Matt “PotsTheDog” Wiggins
Driving since: 2012
Points: 2
Crashes: 6
Patronus:
Theme Song: Girl from Ipanema as performed by Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
First Crush: Elisha Cuthbert
Why “PotsTheDog”?
Pots was a secret character that you could unlock in Jet Grind Radio, a favourite game of mine in my teens. He was a blue Boxer? on rollerblades, who wore 3D glasses. I thought for, like, a year that I had spelled the name wrong, though (I thought it was Potts for some reason) but never bothered to look it up. It is actually Pots.
How he feels about driving for Desert Bus 9:
When not at Desert Bus, he can be found:
There is a roughly equivalent chance that I will be running around Vancouver, or playing Destiny.
November 17, 2015, 1:36 am
The perfect addition for pastries and pizza, the winner of this donation drive will receive a 4 lb bag of meeple sprinkles! Donate $6.40 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize. We’ll run this donation drive until 1:55 AM PST.
November 17, 2015, 12:42 am
Another Official Desert Bus 9 T-Shirt from Fangamer is up for grabs! For a chance to win this t-shirt, donate $5.99 (or multiples thereof) from now until just after 1:30 AM PST.
Remember, each driver this year will have a t-shirt to give away sometime during their shift. Tune in throughout the run or check out the blog to find out when they’ll be available. Or, you can pick up a t-shirt right now on the Fangamer store (select sizes available), with all profits going to Child’s Play.
November 16, 2015, 11:30 pm
InkWorks Productions is a small group of enthusiastic Myst fans who have brought the MYST RPG to life in Unwritten. Unwritten brings the surreal worlds of Myst and Uru to tabletop role-playing, Using the popular FATE gaming engine. Unwritten gives players the chance to delve into the depths of D’ni’s troubled past, influence the future of the D’ni, and explore or even create new Ages. The team launched the title after a very sucessful Kickstarter campaign, raising $30,000 more then their $5000 goal.
We thank InkWorks Productions for their support and sponsorship of Desert Bus for Hope this year.