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Video: Jonel’s Brief
2007-09-07 13:08:38
I’ve always been fascinated with great marketing campaigns. TV commercials are one of them. Sadly, this video below is not. Sigh. This is supposedly a college project shot way back in the late 90’s. I’ll leave you to be the judge… Good thing my briefs are not of the same brand. Hehehe brief, jonel, jonels, Musings, Videos ...
Video 

GM T Group Writing Project Week 4
2007-09-07 12:03:09
Now, it’s time for Week 4 of the GM Tristan Group Writing Project/Contest. The theme for this week was The Positive Values of MMORPG: How Gaming Made Me a Better Person I know that a lot of groups are anti-gaming and see it as a negative. In fact, schools, parents and even local governments are ganging up on [...] ...
Group Writing  Project  Writing 

Gamer Babe: Pam
2007-09-07 08:31:36
It’s been awhile since I last posted new entries for Gamer Babe. I’ve been rather busy lately and didn’t have much time to scout around for the perfect candidates. But I think the search is over. This month’s feature is Pam, one of my officemates. She’s with the New Media department. Pam’s always bright, cheerful and [...] ...
Gamer 

Gadgets: The New iPod Touch
2007-09-06 14:57:30
Behold the latest thing that Steve Jobs and the peeps at Apple has for us to envy - the NEW iPod Touch! This new, sleek black beauty has a bigger 3.5″ widescreen display and is available in 8GB and 16GB models. The Touch shares a lot of features with its cousin, the iPhone. Now it’s time again [...] ...
Gadgets  Ipod  Ipod Touch 

Ragnarok 2: Female Fashion
2007-09-06 09:33:49
Oist, Ragna addicts! Let’s check out the latest female avatar fashion options for Ragnarok 2, the most anticipated game this year. As you may well know,  the old RO (that we still love) has limited options when it comes to dressing up your avatar. Usually, it’s just the hair, the hair color and the headgear that distinguishes [...] ...
Fashion  Female  Ragnarok 

Player Feedback
2007-09-05 17:40:01
When you’re running an MMORPG, it’s VERY IMPORTANT for the publishers to get player feedback. Whenever, we get feedback we make sure that the developers know about this ASAP. This is so we can flag serious issues, bugs or errors in the game. In games with item malls or are free-to-play, the most critical aspect of [...] ...

Ragnarok Rachel Official Site Now Up
2007-09-05 06:38:35
Today, Sep 5 marks the official start of pRO episode 15, Rachel. Also, we have 3X exp for the entire week. Right now, we are currently on maintenance and we’re going to be finished in a couple of hours as me and the team try to do last minute checks to make sure that everything is [...] ...
Ragnarok  Site 

Command & Conquer Gold now FREE
2007-09-05 06:26:16
Boy, time flies when you’re having fun. Do you know that it’s been 12 years since the release of Command and Conquer, one of those classic games that paved the way to where the RTS genre is now? And in celebration, EA games is giving away the classic game as a free download. According to the official [...] ...
Command  Conquer  Gold 

Review: tabletopwars.com
2007-09-04 11:42:18
As a token of my appreciation for giving gmtristan.com 3 free months of banner ad space, I am giving this review (worth $50 via reviewme.com) for tabletopwars.com gratis, of course. The site, www.tabletopwars.com, focuses on promotion of the tabletop gaming hobby in the Philippines. It is independently owned by regular tabletop game hobbyists and is neutral [...] ...
Review 

Video Game Tester - A Dream Job?
2007-09-04 08:14:07
Sometimes, when we have tests of new games or new episodes, we hire game testers to help us. Much like other companies do. But here, the pay’s not a whoppin’, huge pile of cash. More often, we get volunteers who would gladly help us since they are just passionate about playing. Such is the life of [...] ...
Game  Job  Video  Video Game 

Ragnarok: 3X EXP Week Starts Sep 5
2007-09-03 05:47:09
Great news, citizens of Midgard! In celebration of the launch of Rachel this wednesday, Sept 5, 2007, the Ragnarok team just announced a 3X EXP week which will start on that same day. Here are the details 3x modified exp on Baldur, Tyr and Freya 3x on Thor 5x on Urdr Exp will be from Sept. 5 to 12, 2007 Enjoy and Rok [...] ...
Ragnarok 

Timewaster: Acrobots
2007-09-02 21:04:51
Bored? You gotta try this flash-based, web browser game. It’s called ACROBOTS What do you do with it? Well, you play with the sucking acrobots. Add gravity and movement to that and you’ll have fun for a couple of minutes at best. Trust me… you won’t regret it acrobots, flash game, free, game, Gaming, General, Infotech, Musings, Online ...

Willie vs. Joey (OT)
2007-09-02 11:10:44
Again, this controversy is all the buzz even in the office. My brand managers have been showing me videos and updates regarding the issue. The waukster also blogged about this. Hmmm… time to join the bandwagon and put in my own two cents. Background: In a nutshell, the issue started when ABS-CBN 2 Wowowee host Willie [...] ...
Willie 

Ragnarok: EXP Extension, Dupe Compensation, Item Sales
2007-08-18 14:57:48
Just like I posted a couple of days back about the “blanket compensation” for the pending dupe case, we just announced via an official statement which I am re-posting below. And that’s not all! The 2X EXP is extended until Aug. 22, 2007. Also, to add more fun, we’re having 50% off on BubbleGum and the [...] ...
Extension  Item  Ragnarok  Sales 

Ragnarok 1 Plans
2007-08-18 12:16:37
We all know how close Ragnarok 1 is to our hearts. It was the first MMORPG and chances are, it’s the first online game most Filipinos (here) have played. I can’t thank pRO enough. Because of it, I gained hundreds of new friends, found a great job, and have been blessed with so many moments to help [...] ...
Plans  Ragnarok 

Batman:Dark Knight (the movie) Photos
2007-08-17 20:50:43
In an apparent leak of photo stills from Warner Bros, here be fresh photos for the coming motion picture, Dark Knight. The movie, still starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Dark Knight with Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain) as his nemesis - Joker, is scheduled to show in July of 2008. I’m sure this is going to be [...] ...
Batman  Knight  Movie  Photos 

Casual Games Beats Youtube
2007-08-17 19:06:44
If you think Youtube and SNS (social networking sites) such as Myspace and Facebook are hot, guess again. In a latest study conducted by Parks Associates and published by Gamasutra.com, casual games over the Internet is the preferred activity of choice among adults. The study showed that 34 percent of adult users are playing games weekly compared [...] ...
Games  Youtube 

Gadgets: Chrome Bling For Your DS
2007-08-17 11:31:59
Do you love your Nintendo DS? If you do, get ‘em the latest chrome bling-bling cases from consoleshop. These shiny and sleek casings are “Manufactured with the highest quality in mind, SHOCK! are a range of stellar replacement cases for DS Lite suitable for a fantastically aesthetically pleasing makeover of Nintendo’s handheld or as a replacement to [...] ...
Gadgets 

Timewaster: Flash Basketball
2007-08-17 10:47:22
Check out this cool flash-based basketball game. You have to use your mouse and mimic the force, physics and trajectory of every shot. Try it, you’ll be amazed at how it works. Then, when you’ve got enough practice, head on over to Freestyle Online and see if you have the skillz to outslam your online opponents in [...] ...
Basketball  Flash 

GM T Group Writing Project - Week 1
2007-08-17 07:52:03
Time now for our first weekly update for the gmtristan.com group writing project. Our theme for the first week was Online Games and MMORPGs: Are they a mirror of real life? Got some cool and iteresting pieces which are worthy of your time. Do visit them, leave a comment or two and just say hi. If [...] ...
Group Writing  Project  Writing 

Ragnarok 2 Video (Philippines Edition)
2007-08-16 17:51:15
Fresh from the waukster. This video is actually edited so by replacing korean titles with english. Also, end tags have been added. As the video says, it’s anticipated by millions of gamers across the world. I’ll also be putting this up the official LU youtube channel soon. So, without further ado: GM Tristan, level up, MMORPG News, Online, philippines, [...] ...
Philippines  Ragnarok  Video 

Ragnarok: Dupe Item Compensation Update
2007-08-16 17:17:48
In the very controversial Duped Item Wipe for pRO, we promised to compensate all those who possessed illegal duped items. There has been an influx of tickets and our CS agents and GMs have given this the highest priority. The goal was to make a process so that investigation and rewarding could be done in [...] ...
Item  Ragnarok 

Cosplay Babe: Francesca Dani
2007-08-16 09:36:59
We have a lot of popular cosplay “celebs” here in the country like Alodia. But in Italy, one of the hot cosplayers is Francesca Dani Francesca, who has a background in fashion and design has her own website, www.francescadani.com where she keeps her cosplay photos. Check out some of her pics here And then more after the jump. [...] ...

Nokia to Recall 40+ Million Defective Batteries
2007-08-15 18:11:15
When I heard this over TV, I thought this recall was sparked by a report of certain Nokia owner (here in the Philippines) that her batteries suddenly overheated and almost burned her house. Well, although not entirely due to that bit of news, it has something to do with it. In an official statement, leading cellphone maker [...] ...
Batteries  Nokia 

Resident Evil 5 Trailer Video
2007-08-15 11:43:36
Fresh from E3 2007. Here’s the full trailer for Resident Evil 5. It will be available soon for the PS3 and Xbox360. Chris Redfield returns to battle zombies and fight Umbrella corporation. Take a close look at the video. Reminds of Black Hawk Down and Blood Diamond. But instead of “crazies”, they’re zombies. The graphics are to die [...] ...
Evil  Resident Evil  Trailer  Video 

Adsense for Dummies
2007-08-15 06:57:40
As another contribution to Darren Rowse’s 31 Day Blogging Project, here’s my take and tips on how to make Google Adsense work for your blog. If you’re living under a rock, adsense is one of the more popular ways to monetize your blog. There are others, but if you’re new to blogging, start with adsense. Let’s [...] ...
Adsense  Dummies 

Cool Realistic Face (CG)
2007-08-15 05:55:00
Now that the rain and the floods practically foiled all my plans for the day, here’s something to while away the time and get rid of the boredom. This cool and realistic computer-generated face will follow your mouse pointer wherever it goes. Really impressive work. Probably in the near future, we won’t be able to distinguish between [...] ...
Realistic 

Contest: RF Music Writing
2007-08-15 05:44:32
Oh yeah! Lots of contests this month. First up is our Level Up LIVE 2007 side-events which feature cosplay, film-making, and art among others. I already posted a highlight on the filmfest a couple of days back. Also, I have my own Group Writing Contest where I’m giving away a 1GB USB drive and other cool stuff. [...] ...
Contest  Music  Writing 

Breasts in Video Games
2007-08-14 18:12:05
Alrighty…let’s tackle a sensitive issue here. First, why are female breasts over-hyped in video games? Can Lara Croft really be adept at swinging and doing acrobatics with those C Cups? Can full plate armor really protect you when you show those mouth-watering cleavages? Do you love Dead or Alive for the gameplay or is it something [...] ...
Games  Video  Video Games 

The Level Up Filmfest Video-making Contest
2007-08-14 06:11:37
Last year’s filmfest was a good one. The winning entry was made by Noratu, a pROSE player. Hopefully, this year we’ll have more entries by him and perhaps by others wishing to sweep the rug below his throne. At any rate, if you’ve read some of the annoucncements at some of the game sites, there are [...] ...
Contest  Video