Archive for September, 2007

Brands Now Keen On Online Game Ads

September 30th, 2007 6 Comments

As the battle for CCU, paying players, better graphics and better gameplay rages on. Traditional brands are now looking forward to longer and lasting relationships with game developers and publishers.

Recently, in Austin, Texas, game developers converged for the Austin Game Developers conference and have concluded that there is, indeed, a huge opportunity for games to be seen as an advertising platform.

CNet reports that certain people have woken up to it,” said Chris Sherman, executive director of Virtual Worlds Management, who ran the conference’s precursor, the Austin Game Conference. “The consumer goods industry and the toy industry (and the) media have woken up (to the idea) that people can be more engaged in a game-type environment.”

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Google to Pay $30M for race to Land on the Moon

September 30th, 2007 1 Comment

And now time for our weekend infotech news!

The world’s biggest brand and one with the deepest coffers seem to have nothing better to do with their money.

Google has just waged a $30 million standing offer to anyone who could build a robotic rover to actually land on the moon, move for a few minutes and then send video and data back to earth.

Google has announced that they are sponsoring the Google Lunar X Prize. Cnet further explains “The contest invites private teams from around the world to build a robotic rover capable of roaming the lunar surface for at least 500 meters and then sending video, images and data back to Earth, among other feats. The idea behind the challenge is to urge private industry to develop new robotic and virtual-presence technology to reduce the cost of space exploration.”

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Video: Wii Vs. PS3

September 29th, 2007 4 Comments

Yeah, I know this is old.

Since the PS3 has already lowered their prices… and Wii packages here in the country are also becomming more affordable, thought I’d share with you a video commercial to help you make up your mind – if ever you’re having doubts on which console to buy.

Anwyays, enjoy the video and hope you have a nice weekend!

I’m getting more sleep – ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

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Video: Beowulf CGI Movie

September 29th, 2007 8 Comments

When was the last time you saw a great CG movie?

Well, for me it was Final Fantasy Advent Children.

But that’s peanuts compared to the quality of the film you’re set to see below. Entitled Beowulf, which is an adaptation of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem about the legendary hero and his quest to slay Grendel – a mythical beast (and ultimately, Grendel’s mother). I do recall a 1999 version of a Beowulf movie. But I only remember it because Rhona Mitra was there. Rawwr!

Check out the animation and the effects of this movie. I’m sure you’ll be amazed.

Details, actors and the official movie site after one more click…

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MMOGs Used For Money Laundering

September 29th, 2007 4 Comments

It’s undeniable. There really is a huge secondary market (read: RMT or Real Money Trading or “PHP Trading”) in the online gaming industry. I have heard stories about huge amounts of money being spent for in-game items here and abroad.

We at Level Up always try our best to police these incidents but we simply cannot be there all the time. The games have policies which punish caught PHP offenders. In fact, we do not encourage  PHP trading/RMT due to the risks involved – the items could have been stolen, the sellers are out to get you or your account, etc. etc.

Meanwhile, due to this growing “underground market”, members of the underworld may be turning to online games to launder illegal acquired cash.

Details after the jump.

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Scientists Use MMORPGs to Study Viral Outbreaks

September 28th, 2007 5 Comments

If ever you saw virus infection movies like Outbreak or have read (or saw in NatGeo or Discovery) about the potential disaster of what a full-blown SARS or bird flu (NHN1) infection can likely do to humanity, you’d know how big the problem is.

To further study the potential of dangerous diseases and perhaps how to contain it, scientists are turning to MMORPGs to find answers.

They have used World of Warcraft to simulate a viral epidemic.

Called the “Corrupted Blood” disease, it is fast spreading and has already killed off thousands of avatars in that game.

The infection raged, wreaking social chaos, despite quarantine measures.

The experience provided essential clues on how people behave in such crises, Lancet Infectious Diseases reports.

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China Says No to Chicksilogs

September 28th, 2007 6 Comments

The MMORPG, King of the World, operated by Aurora Technoligies, a subsidiary of Shanda – one of the biggest online game companies in China, has recently frozen all male-owned accounts with a female character(s).

We, here in the Philippines, call those female avatars being played by guys as “Chicksilogs” – chicks with eggs (itlog).

Anyways, I really don’t know the reason why they did this but according to report by Gaming Today; “Now, only female players can play female characters, and they’re required to prove their gender via a webcam. Females wanting to play males are still allowed though.”

Via a webcam??? Sweet!

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Ragnarok’s Neuralizer is Back!

September 28th, 2007 4 Comments

Short post!

The Neuralizer (an item which resets your skill tree and gives back the corresponding skill points) is finally fixed and is now available starting September 27!

Here are some additional guidelines on how to use the item:

1. The character must use it within a city (Safe zone).
2. Your character should not be wearing anything and there must be nothing in your inventory.

The Nuera is available at the Item Mall for P700

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Video: Ragnarok Valkyrie – Free To Play

September 27th, 2007 4 Comments

Heya, here’s the official video of Valkyrie, Ragnarok Philippines’ first Free-to-Play server.

This is fresh from the official LUG youtube channel.

Kudos to Marc O and the GPS team for another swell editing job. They really should turn that team into a pro gaming editing shop. Wakokokoko.

Anyways, enjoy the video and the many new features of Valkyrie as discussed in my last post.

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Ragnarok to go Free to Play?

September 27th, 2007 102 Comments

I’ve been receiving a lot of questions and requests about when Philippine Ragnarok Online will finally join almost all the MMORPGs here and go Free to Play.

Players have been asking, our sales people have been bugging me and even people here at the office have pointed this to me a lot of times.

And yes, there ARE rumors out there about pRO going F2P. This post is both a “yes and a no” and hopefully, clarify everything at the end of the day.

Let me give you an inside scoop about the top secret “Valkyrie Project”.

This post will explode in 10 seconds, agent, if you don’t click below… tick…tick…tick…

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