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We’ve got a great show today, with special guests Sindrake, Grimbane and Halflight standing by to talk to us about AIE in The Secret World, but first, the news...

AIE NEWS

First up, we have very sad news to share. Those of you in AIE WoW may have met Borgaz. He was a member of Gank and Spank and Floor Tanks raiding teams. We regret to announce that Borgaz, whose real name was Glenn, passed away on Dec 14th. The forums are overflowing with thoughts and memories of Glenn. If you knew Borgaz in game, his real life friend Calethiel would appreciate your posting your memories of Glenn, which will be printed out and presented to Glenn’s family. Borgaz will be added to our annual Remembrance Day event.

The members in  AIE are so awesome we just have to celebrate and give cheers to another Guildie of the moment! So everyone, three cheers for Neuriod!

He has a great vent presence as well, narrating some of the summer of love events like a game show host. I really loved his enthusiasm.

His good humor and his desire to include everyone were really evident.

he has a fun enthusiasm that keeps everyone engaged

So everyone give Neuroid a big congrats if you see him in game! And remember if you know a guild member that is completely awesome and totally deserving of a moment of praise, send an email to [email protected].

For you fans of Lord of the Rings Online, we are happy to announce the AIE LOTRO Expedition has graduated to full-fledged settlement. If you are interested in joining AIE in Middle Earth, we are on the Landroval server. Just log into UMAMI and submit your application.

It seems there’s been some confusion about whether or not meetups can be posted on the forums. To make things clear you can post on both meetup.com site and the forums. We do strongly encourage meetups to be posted on the meetup.com site, just so members can catch all the great meetups going on.

Solidefy on the forums is wondering if anyone in the DC area will be heading to the Music and Gaming festival happening on January 3-6th. No word yet if he’s just gauging interest or if he’s seeing if members are interested in a meetup. If you are interested or want to learn more he has links in the forum thread.

AIE in Guild Wars 2 is organizing Sunday night dungeon runs for their members. Start time can vary, but the members are working hard to clear the dungeons and I am sure, would like more members to join them. Details can be found in the Guild Wars 2 section of the forums.

And since we are talking about Guild Wars, a new holiday started December 14th, Wintersday! The holiday has a bunch of new events, items and general holiday cheer that makes me jealous that I am not playing too! Details can be found on the Guild Wars 2 website or in the forums.

Potentially exciting Steam news! Valve just released the "Steam Community

Market." At this point you can buy and sell Team Fortress 2 items in a auction house style. Very similar to Diablo 3's real money auction site. The money gained goes into your steam wallet to fund your incurable need to buy games you will never play during the upcoming Steam Winter sale. Check it out at Http://Steamcommunity.com/market/

"How has your raid team progressed in MoP? Are you 4 of 6 in Mogushan Vaults? Or, are you just beginning to learn how to take down the three dogs in Stone Guard? The AIE Raid Wrapup has been resurrected after a long hiatus! Check AIE Raid Wrapup thread on the community discussion section on the forums, or email [email protected] for special requests or shoutouts! Segments will be recorded, compiled and included at the end of the AIE Podcast every week or two. You can also tweet Sihx @epicdiapers if you have any questions."

Beefmaster, head of AIE Stream, wants everyone to be aware of the big Steam Winter Sale that is upon us. From now until January 5th, Steam will be deluging us with the biggest games sales of the year.