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12 Midnight Curfew Starts in Metro Manila, Parts of Luzon
2007-11-29 13:01:41
In a move related to the siege at Manila Pen, government has just announced that there will be a curfew of 12am to 5am starting midnight tonight (technically, Friday Nov 30 AM). DILG Secretary Ronaldo Puno made the announcement just tonight. Below is the text from official reports via inquirer.net “We are doing this to protect the citizenry. [...] ...

Trillanes, Rebels Invade Manila Peninsula Hotel
2007-11-29 12:52:38
November 29, 2007 - Makati, Philippines. Senator Antonio Trillanes, who was jailed before for a previous mutiny against the government, is at it again. This morning, Trillanes and his supporters marched from the Makati Regional Trial Court at around 10:30am and proceeded to the Manila Peninsula Hotel (just a few blocks away from our office). [...] ...
Hotel 

Download Level Up Games Better
2007-11-28 10:06:40
Tired of waiting for megabytes and gigabytes worth of Level Up! game files to download? Then start spending more time playing and less time waiting by using Level Up!’s improved download service: Via FTP: http://ftp.levelupgames.ph Via Torrent: http://torrent.levelupgames.ph  If you’re downloading via FTP, you may want to use a download manager such as GetRight to manage your downloads. Now [...] ...
Download  Games 

Video Games to Outsell Music
2007-11-28 02:20:05
MSN reports that video games are likely to outsell sales of music, at least in the United States next year. The report said that key growth sectors will include “online and wireless games, new-generation consoles and the burgeoning in-game advertising business.” That’s music to my ears (pardon the pun) since we here at Level Up are [...] ...
Games  Music  Video  Video Games 

[video] Another Nice Ad
2007-11-27 11:17:23
I already told you why ads should be engaging. Human emotion is a marketer’s best friend. Those who properly communicate their brand’s values to the consumers get their message across undiluted and direct to the point. Coming from the Ad Congress, I’ve already began research on some award winning commercials and ads since I was hyped [...] ...
Video 

Video: Sleeping, The Ninja Way
2007-11-27 03:30:09
If you’re stressed out, overworked and have been traveling a lot lately (like me), sleep should be your best friend. It’s important to get AT LEAST 8 hours of sleep a day… that’s what my doctor told me. Although I’m not expert, I think that having good sleeping habits is essential to keeping a healthy and [...] ...
Ninja  Video 

Why Ads Should Engage
2007-11-26 04:00:37
After just attending the 20th Philippine Ad Congress last week, listening to talks, shooting sexy booth babes, and taking home P20,000, I also got excited by the new things I learned from the great topics shared by the experts and professionals in the field of advertising and marketing. One of the seminars called for “engaging your [...] ...
Ads 

2007 Ad Congress Booth Babes
2007-11-26 03:00:24
Imagine your company has a booth at the 20th Philippine Ad Congress, one of the most coveted events for the marketing and advertising industry. What would be on your checklist? Let’s see… big and impressive booth? Check. Thousands of collaterals? Check. Interesting freebies and give-aways for guests? Check. Prizes and raffles? Check. Sexy and attractive booth [...] ...
Babes  Booth  Congress 

Level Up Wins in Philippine Web Awards
2007-11-25 15:58:22
Woot! Congrats to us! We just bagged the recently concluded Philippine Web Awards under the category of Lifestyle and Leisure. The awards night for the “Webby’s” was held at the Teatrino Bar and Restaurant, Promenade, Greenhills Commercial Complex, in San Juan City last Friday, Nov. 23 www.levelupgames.ph won both the award for the category and of course, the coveted [...] ...
Awards  Web 

I Won 20k at Ad Con! Yahoo!
2007-11-24 15:34:09
Woot! I never expected to win something at Ad Congress. With a lot of gadgets, stuff and even cars being given away, I only had a 1 in 3,500 chance of winning something (0.03% - just like a boss drop damn it) I’m NOT that unlucky with raffles. In fact, I have the unofficial title of [...] ...
Yahoo 

20th Philippine Ad Congress Photo Essay
2007-11-24 15:29:58
First, I apologize for not having any posts yesterday. I was really busy the entire day at the 20th Philippine Ad Congress and was too tired to even open my laptop. Besides, my mobile wireless was not working and there was no Internet in our rented house.  Needless to say, PittyDPat, Gamer Babe Pam, and Joie [...] ...
Congress  Essay  Photo 

RF Philippines Arms Race 3 Now Open for Recruitment
2007-11-22 04:35:59
Ey troops! Still here at Ad Con. I’m about to take photos now and upload it here later. Meanwhile, while doing my daily rounds, I found out that RF Online Arms Race 3 is now fully operational as of yesterday. Remember, I blogged about this a couple of days ago, right? Now, the gates are open to [...] ...
Arms  Philippines  Race  Recruitment 

20th Philippine Ad Congress
2007-11-21 18:52:39
Am currently at Subic Freeport to attend the 20th Philippine Ad Congress. Subic is host to this every-other-year celebration, gathering and recognition of marketing and advertising talents and innovations. Level Up has a booth at the Ad Congress where we aim to spread the word about advergaming and its huge potential for other companies to reach [...] ...
Congress 

Gadgets: Rail Guns To Be Used By US Navy
2007-11-21 07:00:05
The word Rail Gun conjures sci-fi images of a BFG (Big *$#$#%*#$ Gun) that does uber-damage. More like technology from the realms of RF Online or from movies like Arnold’s Eraser. But that technology is slowly becoming reality. Just recently BAE Systems has delivered a functional, 32-megajoule Electro-Magnetic Laboratory Rail Gun (32-MJ LRG) to the U.S. Naval [...] ...
Gadgets  Guns 

FREE Freestyle Blingy
2007-11-21 02:00:10
Yep, you heard it right! We’re giving away FREE BLINGIES for Freestyle Philippines! (and Pangya Coupons, too). All you have to do is register for this promo to get 5% of whatever you top-up for any of our other MMORPGs. The complete mechanics are here but I will replicate it here on this post for your convenience. [...] ...

[Comics] The New Captain America
2007-11-20 09:00:25
In case you don’t know, Steve Rogers aka Captain America is dead! He was killed in a “rain of gunfire” in the March issue of CAPTAIN AMERICA (#25). This January (issue #34) a new, yet to be named character, will replace Steve Rogers and don a new costume designed by Marvel’s Alex Ross. The new cap will [...] ...
America  Comics 

How To Conserve Digital Camera Battery Use
2007-11-20 07:00:50
It always happens to me since my old Olympus digital compact is really a battery-drainer… imagine this scenario, I’m either about to take a sexy cosplayer or asking someone to take my photo with a celebrity and then bam! The battery runs out on me and makes a fool. Arggg! Oh well, here are some tips [...] ...
Battery  Camera  Digital  Digital Camera 

JLA Movie (2009) Potential Cast
2007-11-20 02:00:31
Here’s another anticipated hero-flick, Justice League of America. Warner Bros is set on timeline on releasing the film around the summer of 2009. The film, to be directed by George Miller (Happy Feet, Mad Max), is expected to announce an official cast sometime this week or the next. But already, some sites are speculating on possible [...] ...
Movie 

RF Online Philippines Announces Arms Race 3
2007-11-19 12:00:08
The RF Team and me are really proud about the Arms Race program. The idea is simple, try to get the players to recruit for their race. The race with the most recruits get a universal prize - usually in the form of a week-long mod. RF Brand Manager Keith Morales is doing a good job [...] ...
Arms  Philippines  Race 

Crysis FPS and CryEngine 2 for PC
2007-11-19 06:00:41
Graphics video power has grown so fast that many of us can’t keep up with the need for better (and more expensive) video cards. Here’s another reason to save up for Christmas and upgrade your gaming rig - Crysis by EA and developed by Crytek, makers of the uber-cool CryEngine 2 graphics engine used for [...] ...

Video: Ehra Madrigal and Iwa Moto Do Human Tetris
2007-11-18 11:00:46
A show will do anything for ratings. Here’s a good formula… hot babes in bikinis + human tetris contraption + water = lotsa viewers, right? Take this example from GMA 7’s show, Mixed Nuts where sexy celebrities Ehra Madrigal and Iwa Moto try to outwit the tetris contraption to avoid falling on a shallow pool of water. [...] ...
Human  Tetris  Video 

Vote for Level Up in PWA 2007 and Get Rewards In-Game!
2007-11-18 07:00:43
We all know that Level Up is the first and biggest online game publisher in the Philippines, right? Kevin Codamon agrees 100% He’s in charge of coming up with schemes to propel our website, www.levelupgames.ph as the People’s Choice winner for the Philippine Web Awards 2007 Codamon went to each Brand Management team and at gun-point, demanded [...] ...
Game  Vote 

DOA Bikini Contest in Japan is Hot!
2007-11-18 03:00:36
I’ve always admired how the marketing people of Dead or Alive try to sell this product. They really are strong in owning the position of “sexy babes”. Truth to be told, that’s one of the things that made try the game. In fact, I featured DOA during my lengthy Breasts in Video Games story. Now, DOA is [...] ...
Bikini  Contest  Japan 

Gadgets: Lenovo i909 NES Gaming Phone
2007-11-17 08:10:44
Available only in China for now, this phone sports a NES emulator, a separate attachable D-pad and perhaps lots of NES-crazy mobile gamers in China, eh? We all know how specialized gaming phones have failed in the past. Nokia wasn’t so happy with the performance of their N-Gage and now they’re putting their money on having [...] ...
Gadgets  Gaming  Phone 

The Fake (Duped) GM Tristan
2007-11-16 14:09:39
Duped items are always a pain in the neck. Players don’t like it. We don’t like it. But this one is an exception. During Level Up LIVE 2007, the pRO guild, Frailty, who had a booth at the LU City came up to me and brought a member of their guild. They told me that he’s my [...] ...

FlyFF Philippines: Volcane Legends
2007-11-16 09:00:49
There’s a new patch for FlyFF, Episode 10 and it’s going to be out before this month, November, is over. GM Atma and his team are hard at work with the new episode. It’s going to be aptly called “Volcane Legends” and takes its name from one of the dungeons that you’ll see in the new [...] ...
Legends  Philippines 

Girls: Bloodrayne E3 Booth Babe Casting Call
2007-11-16 04:00:50
Booth babes are a rare lot! I got to witness this first hand in GStar 2007. Also, here locally, I sometimes organize a “go-see” to check out models for an event. I recently did this for the Level Up Babes. The LU babes were first seen at the POGS event. Since then, we get them for regular [...] ...
Booth  Casting 

Hellgate London Plagued With Problems
2007-11-15 06:00:07
It seems that not even one of the most anticipated games is spared from bugs, billing and server problems. Flagship Studios, developers of Hellgate: London have recently released an official statement apologizing for bugs and hiccups. They itemized the following critical items: Resolving any remaining problems related to billing and subscriptions. Fixing two known bugs which cause players to [...] ...
London 

Gadgets: Blu-ray Drives for PC Now USD199
2007-11-15 02:00:56
In terms of optical drives, the next big thing that will happen to movies and gaming is Blu-Ray. Compare it to the DVD’s maximum 4.7GB of storage, the blu-ray has a whopping 25GB of data for a single layer while the double layered blu-ray disc can pack around 50GB of media. That’s A LOT of space. [...] ...
Blu Ray  Gadgets  Usd 

Complete Winners List for LIVE 2007
2007-11-14 07:08:34
So sorry for this delayed post. Just came back from Korea and took time for me to compile the list from several departments and people in the office. All roads led to the World Trade Center last November 3 and 4, 2007 as Level Up! gamers witnessed the epic final battles between teams and individuals for their [...] ...