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Just Giving Back the Link Lovin’
2008-01-16 07:14:09
Link Love, according to new site blogosarry is defined as posting a link to sites or blogs, usually unsolicited, that you enjoy, admire, or find useful. So, I ask for your indulgence as I return back the favor. This will be a short and sweet post. Let me just reciprocate these sites for givin’ me the lovin’ and including [...] ...
Link 

“Pilots” in MMORPGs
2008-01-16 03:08:07
A compleat online/MMO gamer is uber-competitive. If you miss a day in leveling up, your competitors (the other players, factions or guilds) have an advantage over you. They level up faster and thus have more chance to get good drops and more upgrades to either stats and skills. Here in the Philippines, it is common for [...] ...

Win an iPod in the Freestyle/Nescafe Baller Bash Tourney
2008-01-15 07:00:03
Hey! Want to win an iPod shuffle? You think you can beat the Freestyle GM team in hoops? If you think you got the skillz, then sign up for the Freestyle Nescafe 3-in-1 Baller Bash Tournament and get a chance to win an Ipod Shuffle and loads of Sodexho gift certificates. Joining is easy as the tournament [...] ...
Ipod 

PlayGround: New Philippine Gaming Magazine
2008-01-15 01:08:32
PlayGround is the Philippines’ newest gaming magazine. And in its maiden issue (which came out this month, January 2008), yours truly is part of the cover story - “The year that was, the year that will be”. I wrote a piece entitled Online Games: Future Trends (on page 62). I’d like to take this opportunity [...] ...
Gaming  Magazine  Playground 

Pangya Philippines To Close on January 25, 2008
2008-01-13 01:08:03
It is with regret that I bring you the bad news that we have decided to end Pangya Philippines. As per the announcement on the Pangya site, it will close on January 25, 2008. It was one helluva ride. I’d like to take this opportunity to first thank all the wonderful players of Pangya. It has [...] ...
January  Philippines 

[ girls ] Olga Kurlylenko, New Bond Girl
2008-01-11 23:09:10
Ukrainian model/actress Olga Kurylenko is the newest Bond girl and will appear on the 2008 James Bond movie. The movie is tentatively titled Bond 22 and still stars wild Bond, Daniel Craig. Bond 22 is being directed by Marc Foster and is scheduled to be released on November 2008. 28-year old Olga was born and raised [...] ...

POGS 2008 Event This Sunday @ Trinoma
2008-01-11 13:22:14
Hi all gamers! I’m inviting to be with me and Level Up since we are part of the POGS (Philippine Online Gaming Summit) 2008 ReRoll event. This event will happen (all day) on Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at the new Trinoma Mall in Quezon City. We have lots of gimmicks in our booth. I’ll be there with [...] ...

WoW Tabletop RPG Books
2008-01-11 13:08:43
WoW is simply wow! They already made comics, a couple of great commercials and even a cool line of action figures. So what’s next with their domination of the MMORPG industry? Going back to the roots I guess. They commissioned White Wolf (makers of the famous “worlds of Darkness”, Vampire and Werewolf tabletop RPGs) to make the [...] ...
Books  Wow 

Plans for RF Online Server Xenos
2008-01-11 07:13:27
RF Online Philippines’ 4th world, Xenos is doing great. We’ve had record numbers. In fact, the first few minutes we turned the server on, players already numbered in the thousands! Word from the community is that old and new players alike are going back to RF, the Philippines’ first and biggest (edited: SCI-FI) MMORPG. Kudos to the [...] ...
Plans  Server 

Guinness Book of World Records - Gamers Edition
2008-01-11 01:08:59
I always loved world records. I still like to hear about weird, wacky and awesome feats when I watch new records or old records being broken on TV. Now, Guinness is releasing the first Guinness Book of World Records Gamers Edition on February 8. It’s time to really know who or what’s the best in every known [...] ...
Book  Gamers  Records 

Queen of England Enjoys Wii, Gadgets
2008-01-10 05:28:20
Hey! Hey! Nintendo really seemed to hit the spot. Even 81-year-old Queen Elizabeth is enjoying the Wii. A report from people.co.uk said that the Queen is having a blast playing the Wii of his grandson, William. According to that report, the Wii was a present to Prince William by his girlfriend, Kate Middleton. But now, William [...] ...
England  Gadgets  Queen  Wii 

[ technology ] MySpaceTV. Watch out Youtube!
2008-01-10 00:38:57
Here’s another exciting reason and proof that Web 2.0 is shaping how we interact and connect. Just recently, myspace launched myspacetv.com, its youtube inspired clone. Myspacetv is currently in beta. Here, myspacers can upload and share their videos to their network and to the world. Youtube, better watch out! PC World also reviewed the service, saying that [...] ...
Technology  Youtube 

Amazing Hand Paintings
2008-01-09 08:00:57
Let’s take a break from our regular programing. Have you ever tried to make hand shadows when you were a kid? And have you tried to take this a step further by painting your hands and recreating animals? Yeah, sure you did. Was loads of fun back then, huh? Well, I just found this off the web. [...] ...
Paintings 

RF Online Philippines Episode 2 Part 2: Crimson Dawn
2008-01-09 02:00:48
This February, the world of Novus and RF Online Philippines will never be the same. Everyone in the RF team and here at Level Up are excited about this major patch. Here in the Philippines, we are calling it the Crimson Dawn (for obvious reasons) and is scheduled to come out this February to all [...] ...
Crimson  Philippines 

[ video ] Perfect World Toni Gonzaga Music Video
2008-01-08 09:30:07
Attention, all Perfect World and Toni G fans! The PW team just announced the recent completion of the special microsite dedicated to the new music video of “Perfect World” by Philippine actress Toni Gonzaga. You can log in at the site so you can download the new video. As a special treat, I just uploaded the video to [...] ...
Music  Music Video  Perfect World  Video 

[ technology ] Pinoy Idiot’s Guide to PC Video Cards
2008-01-08 05:30:53
Video Graphics cards are integral to gaming. It’s the “soul” of your system. Sadly, I often hear horror stories of noobs being “scammed” by heartless PC vendor employees (Gilmore can sometimes be like Baghdad!). This is mainly because they don’t know jack about what the hell they are buying. Either they are sold something [...] ...
Guide  Idiot  Technology  Video 

RF Online Philippines New Server - Xenos
2008-01-08 04:34:42
Good news, citizens of Novus! RF Online Philippines will open its newest server, named Xenos - which means a “new beginning” today, January 8, 2007. The new servers offers an opportunity for new players to experience the country’s first and biggest sci-fi MMORPG. RF is FREE-TO-PLAY and features an inter-racial battle between 3 powerful races, the [...] ...
Philippines  Server 

Gamer Profle: Rowmel
2008-01-08 02:30:02
Ever since I posted the Gamer Profile announcement a couple of weeks back, my inbox has been flooded with tons of requests. Thanks a lot for the warm response. I think I have around 40 to 50 or so applications. Seems you guys can expect to have a gamer profiled at least once or twice [...] ...
Gamer 

Assasin’s Creed is Best Action Adventure Game 2007
2008-01-07 08:15:40
Assassin’s Creed, developed by French gamemaker UbiSoft came out as the Best Action Adventure game for 2007. This honor was bestowed by the prestigious game site, GameSpot. But it faced off tough competition. Can you say God of War 2, Resident Evil 4, Tomb Raider Anniversary, and Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass? Whew! But the people’s [...] ...
Action  Adventure  Creed  Game 

[ technology ] Mail Big File
2008-01-07 01:08:34
Ey kids, listen up. Did this ever happen to you - you want to attach or send a big file (such as photos, videos or photoshop files) via e-mail but your ISP or your free e-mail program won’t let you? (coz it simply is TOO big to be attached). Worry no more, GM T has a solution. [...] ...
Mail  Technology 

Gamer Babe: Keridwen
2008-01-06 07:00:28
Ah yes! The first Gamer Babe of 2007 2008. And boy, am I proud to have been graced by another true-blooded girl gamer. She’s 23 year old Keridwen or “Keri” to her friends and guildmates. Keri, who hails from Sydney, Australia is co-founder of Femmes Fatales, a no-nonsense all-female guild in Dark Age of Camelot (DAoC). Keri is [...] ...
Gamer 

[ girls ] Miss Maxim Beautiful Behinds
2008-01-06 01:08:40
Ahh, a nice weekend! I thought it was just a Wednesday last Friday since I (and prolly most of us) still have the holiday vacation hangovers. Oh well… time to forget about all the work now and just relax. And here’s a jolly good way to get the mood on, a video of the glorious ass-sets of [...] ...
Beautiful 

[ technology ] Goodbye Netscape
2008-01-05 07:00:49
Oh noes! One of my favorite IE “alts”, Netscape Navigator is going the way of the dinosaur. AOL, current owners of Netscape have announced that they will no longer be providing support for Netscape effect February 1, 2008. AOL acquired Netscape in 1999. Here’s what the folks at AOL said: “We’ll continue to release security patches for the [...] ...
Netscape  Technology 

Top 5 Places for Mobile Gaming
2008-01-05 01:08:09
With more and more people having access to cheaper gadgets like the Nintedo DS Lite , or the Sony PSP and almost everyone and his brother have new, colored mobile phones; mobile gaming is now becoming more popular. I just purchased my PSP 2 years ago and I’m still having fun with it. But with all [...] ...
Gaming 

[ girls ] Ruffa Mae Quinto
2008-01-03 03:08:28
I have to admit. I’m a secret fan of Ruffa Mae. I always tell my friends na “hindi sya babae… isa syang Dyosa” (she’s not a girl, she’s a goddess). I guess you have to admit too. Ruffa is no doubt, sexy and flawless. In fact, she’s one of the most photogenic Filipina babes, for me. [...] ...

MMORPG Industry: Lessons Learned from 2007
2008-01-02 09:08:30
Almost every MMO company would like to fend off the 800 pound gorilla that is World of Warcraft. What’s astounding is that it’s a subscription based game in a renaissance world of free or item-based business models. It can’t be denied, WoW has gone from being big to being a part of pop culture. We’ve [...] ...
Industry  Lessons  Mmorpg 

Level Up 2007: The Year in Review
2008-01-02 03:00:44
Time flies so fast. It’s the end of another great year for Level Up. I guess all the hard work and the stress was all worth it. There have been great projects this year for us, yeah… we’re the first, and still biggest, online gaming company in the Philippines after all. Thanks to all the game/brand [...] ...
Review 

[ movies ] Top 10 Movies of 2007
2008-01-02 01:08:29
2007 was a good year for movies. It also was a good year at the Box Office. Spiderman 3, the number one movie for 2007 also entered the all-time box office records at number 11 with an impressive 885M (worldwide gross). Titanic is still the number one film. That movie grossed an amazing 1.85 [...] ...
Movies 

Download Ragnarok Valhalla
2008-01-01 14:24:12
Ragnarok Valhalla is our 2nd FREE-TO-PLAY server. It has the same server settings as Valkyrie except that the PK settings are disabled. Valhalla opened to the public last November 30, 2007. Here are some information that you need and the download links. Download Ragnarok Valhalla after the jump. download, MMORPG News, Ragnarok, valhalla ...
Download  Ragnarok 

MMORPG Blog Carnival Issue #1
2008-01-01 13:30:28
Here are some posts from my MMORPG Blog Carnival. As promised, this will be the first issue and I will be posting other issues as I get more carnival submissions. If you want to be featured and be included in succeeding carnival issues, just head on over to my carnival and submit an article. The only [...] ...
Blog  Blog Carnival  Carnival  Issue  Mmorpg