Level Up! Philippines posted some cool new screenshots in their Perfect World PH Facebook Fan Page. I thought I might share the love.
Take a look at the Tideborn Screenshots here.
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Showing posts with label mmorpg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mmorpg. Show all posts
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
TOP 5 MMO GAMER GRUB
This is in response to my good friend Joel Tan's meme Top 5 MMO Gamer Grub.
Me and Joel go a long way and the grub he posted explains why in almost 17 years of gaming marathons from playing Dungeons & Dragons, to Robotech, to eventually Perfect World we never really ended up fighting about the food.
Here are my choices. Please note that before I was a blogger or a tech journalist, I spent four years as an assistant editor for a health magazine, so excuse the jargon and the tone.
1) Coffee. Black as night. No Cream. No Sugar. The dairy taste of cream might trigger sleepiness from your programming as a kid to drink warm milk before beddy-bye. Too much sugar and boom, your pancreas over reacts, and floods you with insulin--sugar crash. Good bye all energy reserves, hello pillow!
2) Water. Dehydration kills, and not taking any non-diuretic liquids while gaming eventually will. I try and have a bottle nearby to take a sip out of every now and then. Also helps when you burn your lips on the coffee mug. Taking controlled sips prevents having to go to the loo. The trick is to keep hydrated not over hydrate and cause a flush.
3) Ice diluted Mountain Dew. The water in the ice cuts the amount of sugar in Mountain Dew so as to prevent sugar crash. This is the alternative if it's too warm for coffee and the closest to actually drinking those "energy drinks" which contain too much caffeine and have too much chemicals and actually induces taking a wiz. Why Mountain Dew? It contains the most caffeine of all sodas, and is classic gamer fare in any platform.
4) Soda crackers. Take your pick, but make sure they are salty enough. The salt helps your body retain the liquids you take and its taste off-sets the sweetness of soda, the bitterness of coffee, or the blandness of water. The crackers also help calm the acids of your stomach.
5) Pizza. Easy to eat, easy to digest, filling, only one hand required. As simple as a sandwich, as filling as a hotdog. No cooking required and available 24/7.
Though I have mentioned five already, I would like to suggest carbo loading an hour or two before a game marathon. Not only does it provide long term energy reserves, but a raid on a full stomach just works better. A large plate of pasta with a heavy sauce, a substantial sandwich, or rice and your favorite savory viand should do the trick.
Check what the other peeps invited by Joel think: PJ Punla, Mon Macutay, Darrick Regondola, and Robert Sanchez.
Me and Joel go a long way and the grub he posted explains why in almost 17 years of gaming marathons from playing Dungeons & Dragons, to Robotech, to eventually Perfect World we never really ended up fighting about the food.
Here are my choices. Please note that before I was a blogger or a tech journalist, I spent four years as an assistant editor for a health magazine, so excuse the jargon and the tone.
1) Coffee. Black as night. No Cream. No Sugar. The dairy taste of cream might trigger sleepiness from your programming as a kid to drink warm milk before beddy-bye. Too much sugar and boom, your pancreas over reacts, and floods you with insulin--sugar crash. Good bye all energy reserves, hello pillow!
2) Water. Dehydration kills, and not taking any non-diuretic liquids while gaming eventually will. I try and have a bottle nearby to take a sip out of every now and then. Also helps when you burn your lips on the coffee mug. Taking controlled sips prevents having to go to the loo. The trick is to keep hydrated not over hydrate and cause a flush.
3) Ice diluted Mountain Dew. The water in the ice cuts the amount of sugar in Mountain Dew so as to prevent sugar crash. This is the alternative if it's too warm for coffee and the closest to actually drinking those "energy drinks" which contain too much caffeine and have too much chemicals and actually induces taking a wiz. Why Mountain Dew? It contains the most caffeine of all sodas, and is classic gamer fare in any platform.
4) Soda crackers. Take your pick, but make sure they are salty enough. The salt helps your body retain the liquids you take and its taste off-sets the sweetness of soda, the bitterness of coffee, or the blandness of water. The crackers also help calm the acids of your stomach.
5) Pizza. Easy to eat, easy to digest, filling, only one hand required. As simple as a sandwich, as filling as a hotdog. No cooking required and available 24/7.
Though I have mentioned five already, I would like to suggest carbo loading an hour or two before a game marathon. Not only does it provide long term energy reserves, but a raid on a full stomach just works better. A large plate of pasta with a heavy sauce, a substantial sandwich, or rice and your favorite savory viand should do the trick.
Check what the other peeps invited by Joel think: PJ Punla, Mon Macutay, Darrick Regondola, and Robert Sanchez.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
CHINA BEING CHINA AGAIN
From Media Connect Asia:
China imposes strict rules in online games; bans foreign investments
By Eduardo Sioson
Oct 12, 2009
Biz IT ran a story by Xinhua on China imposing protectionism on its online gaming industry by blocking the entry of foreign investors through a joint notice by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) and the National Copyright Administration.
According to the notice by China’s press and copyright authorities, foreign companies are banned to invest in the country’s online game operations whether it is a wholly owned enterprise, partnership and cooperatives. Likewise, foreign investors are not allowed to offer technical support in relation to China’s online gaming business.
The new regulation, which aims to put a stop on illegal operators and prevent the proliferation of unhealthy contents, also restricts local operators from running an online gaming business without securing a permit from the GAPP.
Earlier, authorities had managed to close down 45 foreign online game operators who don’t have an approval from the regulators.
China imposes strict rules in online games; bans foreign investments
By Eduardo Sioson
Oct 12, 2009
Biz IT ran a story by Xinhua on China imposing protectionism on its online gaming industry by blocking the entry of foreign investors through a joint notice by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) and the National Copyright Administration.
According to the notice by China’s press and copyright authorities, foreign companies are banned to invest in the country’s online game operations whether it is a wholly owned enterprise, partnership and cooperatives. Likewise, foreign investors are not allowed to offer technical support in relation to China’s online gaming business.
The new regulation, which aims to put a stop on illegal operators and prevent the proliferation of unhealthy contents, also restricts local operators from running an online gaming business without securing a permit from the GAPP.
Earlier, authorities had managed to close down 45 foreign online game operators who don’t have an approval from the regulators.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
MyGame brings TwelveSky 2 to the Philippines
TwelveSky 2 to add to the roster of MyGame’s portfolio
(Manila, Philippines) – Top local online game publisher MyGame is releasing another massive multiplayer online game (MMORPG), TwelveSky 2, to add to its current game roster consisting of the #1 online game Special Force and MMORPG Fiesta Online.
TwelveSky 2 is a martial arts fantasy game developed by Korean game company ALT1, formerly Gigassoft. The game is set in ancient China where three warring Clans fight an age-old battle for their brothers and at the same time deal with the re-emergence of a new faction. The game took after its predecessor, TwelveSky, which was released on Q4 of 2007 in Korea, US, and Europe, where it had a good following.
MyGame is set to release TwelveSky 2 in closed beta phase in the second half of this year. The closed beta and open beta phases will take about one and a half months before the game goes commercial. Aside from the Philippines, TwelveSky 2 has been released globally including US and Europe which are now in open beta phase.
TwelveSky 2 will be targeted to a wider Filipino audience from young adults to adults whose age ranges from 16 onwards.
“We are very bullish on bringing this game to the Philippines since Filipino gamers are very keen on player vs. player (PvP) games, which in TwelveSky 2 can be enjoyed even in the early stages of the game,” said Jon Roque, TwelveSky 2 product manager. The game is very well thought of and boasts of its PvP features.
According to Anton Ojeda, MicroGaming marketing director, compared with other online games available in the market that offer PvP as end-game content, Twelvesky2 provides this function feature to gamers at the start of the game, which can progress from simple fights to higher stages of fighting such as large-scale clan wars. This allows both casual and hardcore gamers to fully experience the game.
Moreover, the game rewards players with experience points and in-game money in PvP rather than the gamer not earning points & money whenever he engages in it. This PVP reward feature is not present in other online games. “Aside from PvP, gamers can also go into player vs. environment (PvE) type of play and still contribute to the clan he belongs to,” added Roque.
Other major improvements from its TwelveSky predecessor are evident in the graphics and the new race added to the game play. Gamers can pick from the three clans: imperial dragon, royal snake, fierce tiger, and later, the ancient sky, once they get to higher levels.
The game will be offered as Free2Play but gamers can avail of the company’s e-Coins system offered as top-up to get credit and buy premium in-game items. During its testing phases, MyGame will be giving away free premium in-game items.
(Manila, Philippines) – Top local online game publisher MyGame is releasing another massive multiplayer online game (MMORPG), TwelveSky 2, to add to its current game roster consisting of the #1 online game Special Force and MMORPG Fiesta Online.
TwelveSky 2 is a martial arts fantasy game developed by Korean game company ALT1, formerly Gigassoft. The game is set in ancient China where three warring Clans fight an age-old battle for their brothers and at the same time deal with the re-emergence of a new faction. The game took after its predecessor, TwelveSky, which was released on Q4 of 2007 in Korea, US, and Europe, where it had a good following.
MyGame is set to release TwelveSky 2 in closed beta phase in the second half of this year. The closed beta and open beta phases will take about one and a half months before the game goes commercial. Aside from the Philippines, TwelveSky 2 has been released globally including US and Europe which are now in open beta phase.
TwelveSky 2 will be targeted to a wider Filipino audience from young adults to adults whose age ranges from 16 onwards.
“We are very bullish on bringing this game to the Philippines since Filipino gamers are very keen on player vs. player (PvP) games, which in TwelveSky 2 can be enjoyed even in the early stages of the game,” said Jon Roque, TwelveSky 2 product manager. The game is very well thought of and boasts of its PvP features.
According to Anton Ojeda, MicroGaming marketing director, compared with other online games available in the market that offer PvP as end-game content, Twelvesky2 provides this function feature to gamers at the start of the game, which can progress from simple fights to higher stages of fighting such as large-scale clan wars. This allows both casual and hardcore gamers to fully experience the game.
Moreover, the game rewards players with experience points and in-game money in PvP rather than the gamer not earning points & money whenever he engages in it. This PVP reward feature is not present in other online games. “Aside from PvP, gamers can also go into player vs. environment (PvE) type of play and still contribute to the clan he belongs to,” added Roque.
Other major improvements from its TwelveSky predecessor are evident in the graphics and the new race added to the game play. Gamers can pick from the three clans: imperial dragon, royal snake, fierce tiger, and later, the ancient sky, once they get to higher levels.
The game will be offered as Free2Play but gamers can avail of the company’s e-Coins system offered as top-up to get credit and buy premium in-game items. During its testing phases, MyGame will be giving away free premium in-game items.
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