Penny Arcade is a webcomic that was started by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik in 1998. Fast forward to today and you’ll find they’ve grown to be also known for gaming conventions, video games of their own, an internet TV channel, and even the charity Child’s Play.
Child’s Play has raised millions of dollars to buy toys, books, and games for children’s hospitals all around the world. Desert Bus helps to contribute to this ever growing number.
But Penny Arcade doesn’t stop there. They want to keep this bus going. They’ve sponsored us in the past with amazing things and this year is no different. Among the things they’re giving us to giveaway is passes for the Penny Arcade expo. And not just one.. no we’ve got 6 giveaways that give you 2 passes to PAX. Which PAX? Whichever one you want during 2015. They’ve got four conventions to choose from now with 3 different locations in the US and 1 in Australia.
Thank you Penny Arcade! With your contributions and support this bus will keeping its gas tank full for quite some time.
Do you remember this fine fellow? YOU SHOULD! For any anime fan in the 90’s/00’s TOM was the sole guide to anime in the USA, and now he wants you to give to the children!
For the next 20 minutes until 6:47 AM donate $5 or multiples thereof for your chance to win this amazing signed Toonami shirt!!!
Artists! We’ve got a challenge for you from the creators! Do you all remember Desert Bus-Tan from last year?
Ian and Johnny are looking for a 4koma (4 panel) comic featuring our star character from last year! We are going to draw two winners for this, who will each receive either Johnny’s or Ian’s Lenticular GIF! Please e-mail all contest submissions to contests@desertbus.org with the subject line Desert Bus-Tan 4koma! Submissions are open until 6:45 PM!
Boy, what a night! We were lucky enough to witness the LATE NIGHT DUB FIGHT, gave away a bunch of stuff, and generally had a Zeta-ful time.
We gave away one of Andrew’s amazing hardcover Desert Bus 7 books, which was signed by all involved and is one of only three in the entire world! Get more info about the book (and where you can pre-order a softcover version!) HERE.
Johnny and Ian challenged viewers to an art contest, which was won by Joe Vick:
Then this thing happened:
Aaaaaaand this thing:
And Graham showed us what happens when his heart flutters a little bit:
As with all things Zeta Shift, I feel that these events are best left up here without any context whatsoever.
We have two silent auctions ending in about two hours! Here are the details:
From the minds of Tim Schafer, Brad Muir, and Double Fine. Signed by the team. What more could you ask for?
Crocheted Companion Cube Pillow
The cuddly, sweet companion cube pillow cannot speak, but that’s okay; it’s cute enough already! Based off of everyone’s favourite assistant from the Portal video games, you can’t help but snuggle it!
We also have some auctions ending in six hours that you should totally get in on:
Mass Effect Perler Bead Sprites
Lone Shark Games is a games design studio full of exceptional people from the gaming and entertainment industries. As they state on their website:
“We exist to bring innovation and playtime to events and promotions, and to advance the science of stellar game and puzzle design. Whether it’s a brand new game, a bold advertising campaign, or a mind-blowing corporate event, our experience in maneuvering these oceans is vast. We’ve pooled our talents to deliver inspired, unique, and fun solutions to your needs.”
Do sharks swim in sand? Or are they riding the bus with us? Either way there’s a shark somewhere close by for they’ve given us a lovely hard cover version of ‘The Maze of Games‘ to giveaway sometime over the run.
Thank you for supporting us Lone Shark Games!
Check it out, math cats! We’re giving away our Omi Inouye children’s books set as a donation drive. If you donate $6.28 in the next half an hour (until 3am) you will be entered for a chance to win these two amazing books: Introductory Calculus for Infants and Andre Curse. Teach your little ones (or your inner child) about calculus and recursion! We’ve also thrown in a rad Wiggles pin and a rare Minecraft pig as pig sweeteners!
Donate away!
The competition was fierce, but we have a winner of the Jojo’s magic circus contest: Joe Vick!
Congratulations, Joe! The rest of the entries are under the cut!
