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Dealing With MMORPG Boredom

July 11th, 2007 6 Comments

You’ve been playing your favorite MMORPG game for over a year now. You’ve done it all… got the best gear, killed the toughest bosses, tried all the quessts and kicked the butts of all the toughest players.

Sometimes, that damn patch or game update is late and there’s really nothing to do. You’re sick and tired of doing the same things over and over again.

Has this happened to you? If you answer “yes” then I’ve cooked up some tips to help you stave off those ‘boredom fits’ and bring back life into your online gaming…

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Posted in Events, MMOments, Musings, Online

Tags: boredom, Events, guild, MMOments, Musings, Online, Online Games, online-games, pinoy

Pinoy-made Video Games

June 11th, 2007 9 Comments

What better way to celebrate Philippine Indepence Day (June 12) than to discuss the legacy of Filipinos when it comes video game design, right?

Well, in the forefront of the news are Anino Games (formerly Anino Entertainment) – best known for the game Anito (which I wrote about ages back when I was working for Fast Forward magazine) and Flipside – these talented guys (led by my good friend Gabby Dizon) dabbles in servicing international clients for casual games.

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Posted in Gaming, General, Infotech

Tags: design, filipino, game, Gaming, General, Infotech, philippines, pinoy, video-games

Search Rank on Philippine Online Games

June 1st, 2007 5 Comments

Ala lang…

Just wanted to share to you my site’s page rank when it comes to a google search on philippine online games on google.com.ph

Apparently, after sleepless nights trying to figure out SEO vodoo (I mean “tricks”), gmtristan.com is now on the first page and with a higher rank than hackenslash (sorry Joey) and even our own site Level Up Games.

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Posted in Blogging, General, Musings

Tags: Blogging, General, gm tristan, Level Up, Musings, Online Games, online-games, philippine, philippines, pinoy

Pinoy Taste: Can Video Games Deliver?

May 31st, 2007 6 Comments

A lot has been said about gaming preference in the west. But there seldom are points of view about escapism in Asia (maybe concentrated in Korea and China, the gaming Meccas of our region). But few have dared venture into the pschye and the preference of the Filipino gamer when in comes to escapism and the general preference of the pinoy in games.