Jake San Diego new General Manager for Level Up; Mon Macutay now Marketing Director

The leading online gaming publisher in the country, Level Up, recently had a changing of the guards. President/CEO Jane Walker is transferring to head the new lucrative BPO company which is a joint venture between Level Up International and ePLDT’s SPI. Chief Operating Officer Christopher “Pet”... 

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Freestyle is Back via GameKiss

It’s hard to put a good game down! Last March 2, we closed the local servers of Freestyle Philippines. But a lot of our players clamored for more. So this time, FREESTYLE IS BACK! But via GameKiss. This means that Filipino players can play in JCE’s (the developers) version of the game and... 

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Beware of Online Game Scammers

Scammers are getting wiser. Since we started Ragnarok in the Philippines way back in 2003, scammers also started their fiendish “art”. The most common method was impersonating a GM and asking for your username and password. Sadly, a lot of people fall for these tricks. Now, they use more... 

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Beware of Online Game Scammers

Scammers are getting wiser. Since we started Ragnarok in the Philippines way back in 2003, scammers also started their fiendish “art”. The most common method was impersonating a GM and asking for your username and password. Sadly, a lot of people fall for these tricks. Now, they use more... 

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Freestyle Philippines Closes Down

We said our final goodbyes to Level Up’s first casual game, Freestyle yesterday. Last March 2, 2010, the all operations for Freestyle Philippines ceased. I’m reprinting the official announcement regarding that after the jump. You will be missed, Freestyle. We had so much fun with the game,... 

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Ragna Roks Facebook

Props to my RO Brand and GMs for bringing the official Ragnarok Facebook page to (now) 21,000++. Literally overnight! Nice job, peeps! (and the fans are still growing) We started with around 4,000++ until GM Anael announced that the EXP will be extended if we break 10,000. Sure enough, the fans started... 

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Unlimited Popcap Games for FREE

Level Up has a new friend. We just announced great news for all Pinoy gamers. PopCap Games, the creator of hit games such as Zuma, Bejeweled, and Plants vs Zombies, is now recruiting beta testers for a new online game service. Initially available only in SE Asia, this service will let players experience... 

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Back to Work

After the long (and much needed) Holiday break, am really excited to get back to the office. 2009 has been a great year for us, we launched several new games (Rohan, Hello Kitty , Crazy Kart 2 and KOS) and of course, LIVE 2009 was a helluva party! It’s also a great year for me and [...] ... 

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Register Now for KOS Philippines CBT

Hey FPS fans, it’s time to experience REAL online FPS greatness! Register now for the Closed Beta Testing of KOS: Secret Operations. Hurry! Limited slots only… tell all your friends. Just head on over to http://kos.levelupgames.ph/register.php ... 

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Hello Kitty At SM Megamall

Last Sunday, I was with the Level Up gang and the Hello Kitty team at SM Megamall. We have a booth there at the Gift Gate event (to do freeplay of Hello Kitty Online). Guess what? Hello Kitty made a personal appearance… so cute! See the video. ‘Nuff said. Meanwhile, I’m inviting you... 

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