5 Jul, 2008
When game leader Blizzard puts together a show, it’s a spectacle to behold. The Blizzard Worldwide Invitational 2008, held in Paris last weekend, was one awesome event!
That’s where they announced Diablo 3, my bosses, Ben “Gameboss” Colayco, Level Up international COO and Phil Cahiwat, Level Up international content director were there to witness everything. Wish I was with them. Anyways, it was a grand Blizzard party filled with talks, game demos, tournaments, cosplay and shops.
As Deckard would say… “Stay a while and listen”Â
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28 Jun, 2008
A lot of people have been asking me for Crazy Kart CBT accounts.
And I’m more than willing to oblige.
Alrighty, girls and boys, this is your chance to get your FREE Crazy Kart CBT account… instantly.
All you have to do is comment below, write down your email address, and tell me why I should give you TWO (2) CBT accounts. And also, why you think Crazy Kart is such a cool game. There’s (almost) an unlimited number of CBT accounts, so the more comments the better. We will email you the CBT account username and passwords. But you can only play Crazy Kart if you download the installer at
http://crazykart.levelupgames.ph/download/CKCBT.exe
Why am I giving 2 accounts per person? Of course, so you can share the other with a friend… got it?
Let ‘em rip!
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21 Jun, 2008
Last Sunday, June 15, I was at the SM Megamall to do both work and leisure at the 7th Philippine Toycon 2008 event.
I was there to support the Level Up booth and also to do a soft-launch and announce the CBT for Crazy Kart, our newest online casual racing game.
Every year, the crowd continues to grow bigger and bigger - proof that toy collecting, gaming and everything “otaku” is growing at a phenomenal rate. Of course, one of the highlights of the show was Alodia Gosiengfiao, the country’s hottest cosplay babe (And yes, I did get to talk to her despite her toxic sched). I also helped the Toycon organizers by hosting the Gaming Girls competition, which was sort of a tribute to Dead Fantasy: a cool chick-slugfest that you must see. The winner, of course, was Rinoa (both in the video and in the contest).
Check out some of the toys and more photos after the jump.
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16 Jun, 2008
Hey peeps!
This image of a “Funky Monkey”(below) started appearing in Level Up games’ websites. Were we hacked? Is it a case of something gone bananas? Hmmmm….
I’m intrigued myself. Are you? Go to the levelupgames.ph website and then click this Funky Monkey to find out.
It’s a surprise!
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12 Jun, 2008
I just announced that our new online casual racing game, Crazy Kart is now official and now let me give you the lowdown on how you guys can get a chance to be closed-beta-testers (CBT) for the much awaited game. But before that, let me just give back some link love to the cool dudes over at hackenslash for featuring Crazy Kart at their newsblog. And yes, also for my interview regarding the recent RF rollback incident.
Anyways, back to business!
How do you get a CK CBT? Simple, dude. Just head on over to www.crazykart.ph and pre-register for an account. You won’t get an e-mail confirmation after you register but trust us, we have you on our list. All you have to do is wait for a few days for us to send you an email.
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6 Jun, 2008
My hats off to GM Atma and crew for coming up with a social and geographic advocacy. Who says MMO’s can’t help the environment?
It’s called the Help Stop Global Warming event. This is simply awesome. Now that we all know the potential effects of air pollutants, trash and toxic waste on our environment, we can all pitch in to do a little something for Mother Earth.
The FlyFF team even managed to incorporate an in-game event to help spread awareness about the global warming, the Madrigal’s Bounty Event which will run from June 4 to 18, 2008.
Check out more about the details after the break.
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4 Jun, 2008
Last Saturday, May 31, I was at the Robinson’s Galleria together with GM Chastity, GM Cassiel and the rest of the RO team for an exhibition match between 2008 RPC defending champions, Bozanian Beastfighter and Telios.
This is a grudge match and both were willing to set the record straight. Matira ang matibay, ika nga!
The Robinson’s event also featured raffles, a headgear contest, a cosplay presentation by the Frost Jokers led of course by RO vet and idol Master Diwa.
I had the honor of being asked to assist in commentating for the game proper between Boza and Telios. It was basically a race to 3 (or best of five). More on the match and a photo essay after the jump
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22 May, 2008
This is a wonderful project led by our Sales team in cooperation with the local goverment of Cebu city.
They “reclaimed” a long, plain brick wall and gathered the brightest young artists and gamers to put their creativity to work.
The result is an awesome and artistic rendition of game art, all shining with color and adorned with key values. Who says that gaming and social responsibility doesn’t mix? Check out more of the murals here
Well, this Saturday, May 24, 2008, Â a lot of key Level Up officials will be at Cebu City for the judging, awarding and grand EB for all participants and Level Up gamers. We have cool activities planned and great prizes up for grabs.
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21 May, 2008
Recently, our New Media team headed by JC Medina, New Media Director and our Editor-in-Chief, the one and only “Lord of the Blogs”, Kevin Codamon participated in the Philippine SNS conference held at the Hotel Intercon, Makati.
Our New Media team is responsible for all the advergaming that you see inside the game, Coke, Nestle, Jollibee and many more have been our partners. They’ve been hard at work to get more partners and introduce to traditional “brick-and-mortar” companies the value of online communities.
Meanwhile, reporter Alex Villafania of Inquirer interviewed the two head honchos to find out more about their take on SNS and of course, UGC (user generated content) and how it fits into gaming and our communities.
The video interview link after the jump.
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13 May, 2008
Last Thursday and Friday (May 8 and 9), the entire crew of Level Up went to our yearly summer outing at the Blue Coral beach resort in San Juan, Batangas.
It was a chance for us to unwind, take a break and NOT talk about work for at least 2 days. Everyone had a blast. The resort and the beach was great, the food was fantastic and the activities were… wild!
Thanks to the great efforts of the organizing committee led by our HR team (headed by our new senior HR manager, Joyce), the outing was a memorable and fun one. Yes, if success is defined by downing a LOT of beer kegs before midnight, then that’s one for the record books.
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