This was a gathering of 30 or so community members at the Holiday Inn in central Birmingham. We had an entire suite to ourselves. Many tables of board games, 360 LAN party gaming and Rock Band. My initial intention was to capture that special Penny Arcade Expo feeling and you folks did not disappoint. So barring a PAX UK in 2013, this is going to be the geek event of the summer once again for us.
The auction featured on the show was filled with shelf-candy we’d all brought in and donated and the proceeds are all going to GamesAid, a new UK video games industry-based charity. It distributes funds to a diverse range children’s and young people’s charities; and it is a means of giving something back on behalf of the industry.
Running Order
01.00: Never Mind the BuzzGeeks – LIVE
49.00: The Manliness Test (Guest Starring Tony Atkins)
58.00: Silent Auction Results
01.09.00: Main Auction
01.49.00: GameBurst Live at GPLEX
This last section is the same as the one on GameBurst’s main feed which you may already have heard, but since I guested and they plan to record next year’s in front of the entire audience we all felt it best to make GameBurst a fixture at GPLEX from Year 1.
If you didn’t attend but would like to next year, head on over to the forums when we start talking about it on Twitter and I will give you a heads up on the podcast of course if you want to contribute to the fundraising for GamesAid then you can go to Gonzo Planet and click the donation button on the right.
Finally, may I give a HUGE thank you to Giles Thomas for dealing with a huge amount of the organisation of this event. Once again, he has shown what an asset to this community and all-round lovely chap he is.
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