Happy Halloween

October 31, 2008 · Filed Under Musings, Uncategorized, Videos · 2 Comments

It’s the night before Halloween. What are you playing?

I remember back in the ’90s when Resident Evil and Silent Hill would scare the beejezuz out of me. Nothing beats playing survival horror in a cold, dark room, by yourself. Gaming sure had those ‘jump-out-of-your-seat’ moments.

I’m sure you’ll be remembering the dead and the supernatural this All Hallow’s Eve. Let me send you off with an albeit old (but cool) IGN video of the TOP 13 SCARIEST VIDEO GAMES OF ALL TIME.

Are your favorite scary games one of them? Check ‘em out. Happy Halloween, gamers! Boo!

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Filharmonika Orchestra Plays Ragnarok at LIVE 2008

October 30, 2008 · Filed Under Events, LIVE 2008, MMOments, Marketing, Movies, Ragnarok, Videos · 7 Comments

One of the highlights of the recently concluded RWC and LIVE 2008 event is a special performance by the Filharmonika Orchestra. Conducted by maestro Gerard Salonga, the 50-piece orchestra played well-known Ragnarok in-game background music such as “Theme of Prontera” and “Theme of Juno”.

Special thanks goes to Gerard and the entire Filharmonika for this first-ever performance for a gaming event. I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Charles Rapaport of AmbientMedia for coordinating with me and the LIVE organizing committee and making this idea a reality.

The video after the break.

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Obama Ad in Burnout Paradise

October 30, 2008 · Filed Under Musings, Uncategorized · Comment

The US presidential elections are just a few days away. Next week, the US will have a new president and a big chance that they will see their first afro-american president too.

Targeting gamers, Obama’s crew placed a campaign ad in Burnout Paradise. Check out the photo above. Well… I hope the Americans vote wisely. Best of luck to Obama and his opponent, McCain. May the best dude win!

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Can Your Cellphone Pop Corn?

October 29, 2008 · Filed Under Gadgets, Infotech, Videos · 8 Comments

This is scary sh_t.

Would 4 mobile phones, ringing in unison, be able to pop raw corn kernels? Is the radiation from cellphones so great that it can do the unthinkable? Well, there’s only one way to find out. Check out the video after the break. I don’t know if it’s the real thing. Some say it’s a viral video to promote popcorn.

You be the judge. Hit jump…

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Movies: The Day The Earth Stood Still

October 28, 2008 · Filed Under Movies, Videos · 3 Comments

I still can’t believe how horrible Max ~~Fail~~ Payne was. It took around an hour before the first real gun battle.

Oh well… I feel sorry for Wahlberg and that movie. I sure hope this new Keanu Reeves starrer - The Day The Earth Stood Still won’t be a dissapointment. Teh movie is remake of the 1951 classic of the same title. It’s all about an alien and his indestructible robot. TDTESS will also star Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson, Jaden Smith as Jacob, and Kathy Bates. Coming to the big screen, December 12, 2008.

Video trailer follows…

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Melyssa Grace

October 27, 2008 · Filed Under Girls · 11 Comments

Back to regular programming!

Here’s the GM T girl of the week, Melyssa Grace. Model Melyssa Grace won as a Maxim hometown hottie. Now the model from San Diego, CA is making waves. I recently spotted her in Heavy.Com

See more of Melyssa after the jump

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An Event of Firsts

October 26, 2008 · Filed Under Events, LIVE 2008, Level Up, MMOments · 6 Comments

Everyone in the Level Up team is glad that LIVE 2008 was a huge success. We’re so happy to see the “ocean” of gamers. In fact, our visitors and VIP guests from various publishers and friends from the industry were all impressed and in awe of the event. It’s also nice to hear positive feedback from our foreign RWC competitors.

I’m now at the tail-end of much needed “recharge” - 1 entire week of vacation and I’m eager to hit the desk again and get back to work with the team to bring you better events, promos and a whole slew of stuff to do in-game.

Meanwhile, in retrospect, Level UP LIVE 2008 was indeed an event of FIRSTS. Let me list it down for you after the break…

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Emil Chronicles Online Philippines

October 25, 2008 · Filed Under ECO, Level Up, MMORPG News, Videos · 156 Comments

As one of the games announced at Level Up LIVE 2008, I present to you - Emil Chronicles Online or ECO. ECO is published by GungHo Online Entertainment, of which Gravity (the makers of Ragnarok Online) is a part of their group now.

Basically, the “Emil” are the humans. The game features their “Chronicles” and the adventurers of the Emil and the various other races within the game. I especially like the cell-shading aspect of the design. It’s sooo cute! Meanwhile, do you know that there’s a REAL movie house inside the game where you can watch anime and other vids? Cool, huh?

ECO details after the break…

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Longest Bonus EXP ever for FlyFF Philippines

October 25, 2008 · Filed Under Events, Flyff, MMORPG News · 5 Comments

Yowzaa! GM Atma (and his trusted CM - GM Tyler) have spoken!

FlyFF Philippines will have the longest bonus exp event ever recorded in Philippine gaming. Yeah, never have I seen something this massive (and fun). To cut the long story short, FlyFF will have a bonus EXP event on all servers from OCTOBER 8 to DECEMBER 15, 2008 EVERY WEEKDAY. Whew! That’s something any player will love. And of course, that’s not all. As a token of the FlyFF team’s appreciation for all the loyal FlyFFers, we are coming out with the ultimate “sulit bundle”.

Details after the break.

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LIVE 2008 Cosplay

October 24, 2008 · Filed Under LIVE 2008 · 11 Comments

The annual cosplay is one of the main attractions at LIVE. And this year, we were once again in awe of the creativity of the Pinoy cosplayer. Even my friends from Gravity were impressed. That makes me proud to be Pinoy! Thanks to all those who joined and special thanks goes to GM Lilith for being the uber-lady-in-charge of the LIVE cosplay. When it comes to cosplay, we always defer to her. Thangs, Leng for a fantastic job, as always.

I’ve managed to shoot some photos during the cosplay. But since I was really busy, I wasn’t able to document the entire thing. Cosplay slide show follows the jump.

Enjoy!

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