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Interviewees Wanted
2007-10-06 03:00:40
Ahh… Nothing like a nice lazy Saturday to start your weekend right. No work. No deadlines. No bosses. Last night, we had a blast playing Tekken and some poker at the birthday of PittyDPat. Happy birthday, my friend! May you have 100 more! At any rate, I just had this crazy idea of posting about gamer interviews. I’ve [...] ...

Philippines Enraged Over “Desperate Housewives”
2007-10-05 18:48:05
An American show by ABC, Desperate Housewives made a slur when actress Teri Hatcher made a racist comment against medical schools in the Philippines. In the video below, Hatcher wanted to check someone’s diploma “just to make sure that he’s not from some med school from the Philippines” Of course, this enraged a lot of Filipinos. [...] ...
Desperate Housewives  Philippines 

Valkyrie Website Now Online
2007-10-05 13:00:12
Wee! The official website for RO’s newest, Free-to-Play server - Valkyrie is now done and online. Be sure to bookmark this URL: http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph/valkyrie/ The site currently has just a few pages available since Wauks and the RO team are busy compiling and rushing info and data. The instructions on how to download and install it are all there. More after [...] ...
Valkyrie  Website 

Winners of the GM T Group Writing Project
2007-10-05 10:05:24
All good things must come to an end. The voting has come to an end. After scores of entries for my writing contest/project and some controversy in the polls, there can ONLY BE ONE WINNER. Am glad to announce the winner of the Writing Project. But before that, allow me thank everyone who participated and also thanks [...] ...
Group Writing  Project  Writing 

Pacquiao vs. Barrera: Sugar Ray favors Pacman
2007-10-05 05:27:26
Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard has Manny “The Pacman” Pacquiao as his guy in the upcoming battle between the two boxers this October 7, 2007. In a report from Inquirer,  Sugar Ray was quoted “He’s a tremendous puncher, with great speed and boundless stamina,” said Leonard, who was part of the main cast in Thursday’s press [...] ...
Sugar 

Download Ragnarok Valkyrie
2007-10-04 12:25:47
The server Valkyrie, Ragnarok’s newest Free-to-Play server is now available for download. The official site is already launched. But we shall put in the other sections soon. Check it out at http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph/valkyrie/index.html Meanwhile, you can point your browsers below to download the FULL VALKYRIE INSTALLER (via torrent) or update your current Ragnarok client (if you already have) The full links [...] ...
Download  Ragnarok  Valkyrie 

Of Winning And Losing
2007-10-04 08:00:15
In any competition, after the dust settles, there will always be a WINNER and a LOSER. What frustates me the most is that we Pinoys always see the victor as a cheater. This is especially true in the last few online game tournaments organized by Level Up with me as either tournament director or head judge. [...] ...

Gadgets: Inside GM Tristan’s Backpack
2007-10-04 02:00:41
Okay… I love packing up for a trip. Unfortunately, I forgot my jacket when the entire Level Up management team went to Tagaytay for our corporate planning session. While they were enjoying the cool air, I was shivering like a wet dog. Oh well, this post ain’t about jackets (and memory loss). I want to show [...] ...
Backpack  Gadgets 

Timewaster: Serial Killer or IT dude?
2007-10-03 11:00:19
Fascinating site I stumbled upon. Apparently, it’s hard to distinguish the faces of serial killers and computer geeks of old. No offense meant to all ICT practitioners, of course. Please pardon me. But this site will show you 10 random faces and you have to guess if he’s a serial killer or an IT scientist/programmer. I only [...] ...
Killer 

Video: Will an iPhone Blend?
2007-10-03 07:00:32
Apple’s iPhone is one of the most blogged about subjects in the web. What’s there not to love? The sleek phone, the great multimedia functions and the fact that it’s an iPod and phone married into one device is plain genius. But while the media reports on hacked iPhones and the stuff to counter it, (I overhead [...] ...
Iphone  Video 

FlyFF Toymakers In-game Event
2007-10-02 07:00:13
Attention all FlyFFers!GM Atma and team have cooked up another cool event for all of yah! It’s called the Toymakers Bonus event. It seems that the Toymakers Euda and Chonus have come upon a huge stockroom filled with Lucky Wooden Horse Boxes in their old workshop! Help them clear it out by turning in Wooden Swords (+6) [...] ...
Game 

Beyonce Live in Manila - Nov 7
2007-10-02 02:00:36
Super sexy R&B diva, Beyonce Knowles will be performing here in Manila, Philippines live on November 7, 2007. Rawwr!!! This is part of her “Beyonce Experience” tour. The concert will be at The Fort in Taguig. For more information, please visit ticketworld. So, November’s going to be hot. Just make sure you drop by our LIVE 2007 event [...] ...
Beyonce 

Ragnarok Cosplay
2007-10-01 07:00:27
Now that LIVE 2007 is just around the corner (November 3 and 4 at the World Trade Center), one of the most anticipated segments of that event is the cosplay. The current cosplay is being headed by GM Lilith and you can find the mechanics here if you want to join. At any rate, I thought I’d [...] ...
Ragnarok 

Community Feedback on Ragnarok Valkyrie
2007-10-01 02:00:25
The pRO team has finally decided to break the silence on “Project Valkyrie” for Philippine Ragnarok Online. I already announced this last week. In fact, Waukeen had campaigned for all Level Up bloggers to blog about it and and even upload the official teaser trailer video of the new Free-to-Play server. So far, so good. With [...] ...
Community  Ragnarok  Valkyrie 

Richard Garriot Wants to go to the Moon
2007-10-01 01:59:31
What’s with the moon these days? A lot of it is on the news. A few posts back, I told you about Google’s offer of $30M for the first team to design a rover and land it on the moon. Now, noted MMORPG designer and legend, Richard Garriot wants to make a lunar trip as well. Sheesh. Reuters [...] ...
Moon 

Ragnarok 2 CG Movie Trailer
2007-09-30 23:34:28
If you’ve already seen the Level Up edited version of the RO2 video at the official LU youtube channel, then you gotta feast your eyes on this video below. It’s a CGI movie intro/trailer for Ragnarok 2, the Gate of the World. Quite “FF-ish”, if I may say so myself. But I’ll leave you to be the judge [...] ...
Movie  Ragnarok  Trailer 

Brands Now Keen On Online Game Ads
2007-09-30 13:00:28
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 [...] ...
Ads  Brands  Game 

Google to Pay $30M for race to Land on the Moon
2007-09-30 03:00:58
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 [...] ...
Google  Moon  Race 

Video: Wii Vs. PS3
2007-09-29 08:00:08
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 [...] ...
Video  Wii 

Video: Beowulf CGI Movie
2007-09-29 07:00:56
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 - [...] ...
Movie  Video 

Scientists Use MMORPGs to Study Viral Outbreaks
2007-09-28 12:32:02
If ever you saw virus infection movies like Outbreak or have read about the potential disaster of a full-blown SARS or bird flu (NHN1) infection will 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 [...] ...
Scientists  Study 

China Says No to Chicksilogs
2007-09-28 09:28:26
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 [...] ...
China 

Ragnarok’s Neuralizer is Back!
2007-09-28 06:21:05
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 [...] ...
Ragnarok 

Video: Ragnarok Valkyrie - Free To Play
2007-09-27 09:54:24
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 [...] ...
Ragnarok  Valkyrie  Video 

Ragnarok to go Free to Play?
2007-09-27 06:52:01
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 [...] ...
Ragnarok 

Gadgets: HP Blackbird Gaming PC
2007-09-27 06:08:15
Finally, HP joins the gaming bandwagon and has just announced the limited release of its new gaming PC called the BLACKBIRD 002. The rig is thing of beauty. You’ll drool over the lovely lines, the screwless casing and of course, the specs. It’s every gamer’s orgasm… oops…pardon me. It’s dubbed “By Gamers, For Gamers” Check out the specs after [...] ...
Gadgets  Gaming 

Video: FlyFF Trashes Other Games
2007-09-26 12:44:47
Before any comments or complains, let me put a disclaimer that this is an OLD video. What I remembered about this video was back in the old days (before the merger with Netgames), my “spies” would forward me this video and we would be REALLY critical about it. It clearly shows FlyFF trashing the characters of Khan, [...] ...
Games  Video 

Vote Now for Group Writing Project Winners!
2007-09-26 06:11:10
At last, the voting poll is finally out for the 10 FINALISTS for my Group Writing Project. This poll will run for one week and will end on October 4, 2007. Best of luck to all! Go and check the cool voting applet on my sidebar courtesy of polldaddy. And VOTE NOW! For all the finalists, go ahead [...] ...
Group Writing  Project  Vote  Writing 

Special Day
2007-09-26 05:06:42
Alrighty! Today’s a special day for me personally. Those who know me well know the occassion. Anyways, I’m back at the office as usual putting on my fireman cap and dousing the flames of issues, technical problems and other stuff that may potentially derail our plans for the last quarter. I’m off to a meeting with our [...] ...

The RF Online Philippines Novus Tour
2007-09-25 07:00:33
Being a novice and a noob is not easy. Back in the weeks when RF Online went free, some players were exploiting the chaos potions - these potions allow you to hit those of your own race. What some griefers did was kill all the lowbies spawning into the newbie lands. Really, really annoying if it’s your [...] ...
Philippines