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.

MYGAME SENDS SF TEAM TO KOREA

MicroGaming Sends RP Reps to Korean Gaming Championship
RP to go head-to-head with other Asian countries

(Manila, Philippines, April 28 , 2009) – Top online game publisher Mygame.ph is sending SixthSense, a team of five Special Force (SF) online game players, to the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) in Cheonan, South Korea. The team will be competing against players from Thailand, China, South Korea, and Taiwan for the top spot in the Special Force online game tournament.

“Being a relatively young company but having the number one online game in the country, we are pleased to have participants from all over the country, even coming from Cebu and Puerto Princessa,” said Carlene Turiano, Special Force Product Manager.

Team SixthSense was chosen to go to Korea for the competition on May 2-5, 2009 after winning against seven (7) other finalists at the second Gauntlet Tournament held at the SM Megamall last April 18. The seven teams, excluding SixthSense, which was qualified from winning the Special Force World Championships, have won against 112 teams representing SF clans in the qualifying round.

The team is composed of Mark Anthony “Amber*Pacific” Urbano, Harmond “[6th-S]*L0Ve” Bergonia, Dan Joseph “[6th-S]dAnn” Jimeno, Nico “gusto1mo1ah” Pedutem, and MichaelRobert “iiiiiiiiiiii” Caraig. The team beat TmLkz in the final game.

SixthSense will be competing for the US$30,000 cash prize at the tournament, which will feature Korean games. Over 550 pro-gamers are expected to participate in the competition, which will be held alongside the 2009 Cheonan International e-Sports Culture Festival.

This is also not the first time that SixthSense will be representing the country in an Asian tournament as they have already competed in the SF Online World Championships in China last year, where they placed 6th overall.

“The Philippines has a promising local gaming community with a lot of skilled individuals such as the gamers who participated in this tournament. SixthSense has a lot of experience in local and international competitions and they’ve also built solid teamwork and strategy. Coming from this, I think they would perform well in the ESWC,” said Turiano.

Mygame.ph is the leading provider of the number one online game, SF, which has a total of eight million registered users and 400,000 users daily. The company, according to Turiano, is also expected to bring six more games this year to the country
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About MicroGaming Technology Corporation
Microgaming Technology Corporation or MyGame.ph is the leading online game publisher in the Philippines with already two massive multiplayer online games (MMOG) in the market: Special Force and Fiesta Online. Special Force, a first-person shooter online game developed in Korea, has been ranked as the number one online game in the Philippines, with over eight million registered users online and almost 40,000 Concurrent users.