Archive for September, 2008

AMP T-shirt worn by Cebu City Official

September 30 200817 Commented

Categorized Under: Level Up General News

Here’s something you don’t see everyday. Apparently the AMP virus is spreading so fast that it’s now being seen as far as Cebu, lol. Here’s a news paper photo of a Cebu City official cutting a ribbon while wearing a Level Up custom AMP shirt.

Interview at RX 93.1 - Heard on Thursdays

September 30 2008No Commented

Categorized Under: Level Up General News

About several months ago I was invited to talk on RX 93.1 for “Heard of Thursdays” with DJ Raffy Reyes. I finally found the CD with the recording and I’ve uploaded it here on this blog so you guys can hear it. In this clip I talk about Crazy Kart, Perfect World, and the Ragnarok [...]

Joey Alarilla Joins Level Up as Multimedia Head

September 30 20082 Commented

Categorized Under: Level Up General News

We’re very happy to welcome a giant in the New Media industry into the Level Up family! To those who haven’t heard yet, former Inquirer.Net multimedia editor, Joey Alarilla, is now with Level Up. He’s currently our Multimedia Head and he’ll be primarily in charge of all of our online and mobile platforms. I was [...]

Level Up Music Website Launched

September 28 20085 Commented

Categorized Under: Level Up General News

One thing Level Up is really known for is how we use music in our marketing for the games that we publish here in the Philippines. For Ragnarok, we’ve had a bunch of bands and artists already - most notable was Kamikazee with their hit single “Chixilog”. For our sci-fi MMORPG, RF Online, we’ve had [...]

GM Tristan Interview - Birthday, Working at LU, and Ragnarok

September 27 20082 Commented

Categorized Under: LU Yosi Break Session

GM Tristan recently celebrated his birthday at Level Up. Since it’s been a while since I did an interview of a Level Up employee, I grabbed this opportunity to talk to Mon. Difference this time though is that I made a video instead of the usual text heavy posts that I do for interviews. All [...]

Crazy Kart Drift Invitational: First Major EB!

September 26 20082 Commented

Categorized Under: Crazy Kart

Level Up’s online racing game, Crazy Kart, will be having it’s first ever major real life event on October 4, 2008 at the Mall of Asia. This is actually part of the ROAD TO LIVE event that will also be happening on the same venue. Crazy Kart is one of the fastest growing titles in [...]

Happy Birthday GM Tristan!

September 26 200811 Commented

Categorized Under: LU WTF Moments

Happy birthday to one of the pioneers of the online gaming industry - Mon “GM Tristan” Macutay! GM Tristan started out as the Ragnarok Community Manager several years ago and I have a lot of fond memories with my “fights” with him when I was still a player of Ragnarok. I can’t forget how many [...]

Thoughts on Level Up Live 2008 & RWC

September 26 200812 Commented

Categorized Under: LU LIVE 2008, Ragnarok Online

Level Up LIVE 2008 is just around the corner. Almost everyone here in the office find themselves buried with work preparing for the biggest online gaming event of the year. It’s amazing how vibrant, colorful, and alive the online gaming community is in the Philippines. Gaming really is much more than just the “games” - [...]

2x/3x EXP Modifiers & the RPC Finals

September 24 200812 Commented

Categorized Under: Ragnarok Online

Hey everyone! Sorry it’s been a while since I posted. I’ve been really busy preparing for Level Up LIVE, Grand Chase, and the Ragnarok World Championships. Anyway, I just wanted to sneak a post in about the latest updates for Ragnarok Online. To start things off - we have a bonus EXP week starting today [...]

Sign Up for Grand Chase Closed Beta!

September 23 200825 Commented

Categorized Under: Grand Chase

Level Up Games’ latest title - Grand Chase, is now accepting applications for Closed Beta Testing! CBT is scheduled for 2nd or 3rd week of October. What do you get out of joining the CBT? Well, you’ll be one of the first Filipinos to have a crack at the game. You’ll have more information and [...]