After months in the free play, open beta stage, Lineage II celebrated its much-awaited commercial launch with a grand celebration at the SM Mall of Asia last January 12. Hundreds of people – players and non-gamers alike – flocked to the mall’s Music Hall to witness the biggest, grandest game launch yet this side of Asia.
The Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game celebrated its South-East Asia launch simultaneously in four other venues as well: Baguio City, Cebu City, Davao City, and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia (for the Malaysian and Singaporean gamers). Live broadcast feeds connected all five venues to each other.
Lineage II’s kickoff party lasted all afternoon and well into the night as various contests, activities, and performances peppered the event. As the rains poured outside the MOA during the launch, so did the prizes. A total of PhP1 million in cash and gift packs were given away, in addition to the much-coveted, premium in-game items. Some 5,000 people attended all five venues. Early registrants came in as early as 1:00am, and MOA’s Music Hall was already at full capacity a mere hour after the launch’s opening. The huge crowd was there for the rest of the day, up until the event’s culmination that night.
For the long-time Lineage II players, the MOA launch held a Battle Tournament that pitted some of the best in the game. As the ultra-competitive Battle Tournament went underway, Lineage II’s very own Game Girls further turned up the heat with their song and dance performance of their first single, “Have Fun Go Mad”. The girls performed for two more times throughout the event.
As promised, some of the country’s popular music acts came to further enliven the crowd: Sugarfree, Paraluman, and Top Junk.
Alert eyes and skilled hands not only participated in the Battle Tournament but also in the equally challenging on-the-spot drawing contest, placard contest, and in the Lineage II Amazing Race. The first-place winners in these competitions also took home several thousands of pesos in prizes as well as special gift packs. The launch got the MOA crowd involved early on with a trivia contest.
The crowd-pleasing group Cosplay contest featured impressive, effort-laden costumes of the in-game characters in Lineage II. The audience got more entertained as the groups tried to upstage each other with their creative skits.
Clans flocked the five venues to join the Clan Rally, where the clan with most number of gamer attendees, loudest clan shout, and best clan flags, win cash and gift packs. Some clan leaders came all the way from Baguio, Cebu, Davao, and other parts of the country to attend the MOA event. Some Malaysian and Singaporean gamers also attended the MOA event.
As day turned into night, a fireworks display outside the venue signalled that the event would only get more exciting. A pyrotechnics display onstage later ushered in the arrival of the celebrity hosts for the main program: DJ Andi, Jaimee Joaquin, and Mojo Jojo.
The guest speakers came to the stage later on. The VIP speeches were led by Asian Media Development Group’s Chairman Arturo B. Diago Jr. Also provided speeches were NCsoft representative Brian Kang, and Chief Operating Officer Ronald Allan Aquino, whose presentation of 2008 special promotions got a huge applause from the gamers.
Capping the night was music band Calla Lily’s much-awaited performance. Female fans shrieked and sang as Calla Lily played their widely popular songs including “Pasan”, Lineage II’s official soundtrack.
The Lineage II grand commercial launch was sponsored by Razer Mouse, Globe Innove, Epson, Bitstop, Jollibee, Astone, Intel Philippines, Cosplay.ph, Playground Magazine, Cube iTV, Epinoy Mall, Dickies Philippines, 1 VIP, 99.5 Hit FM, Magic 89.9, Baranggay 97.1 LS FM, Gadgets Magazine, Speed Magazine, and Game Magazine.
For more information about Lineage II South-East Asia, visit the official website at www.lineage2.ph.
10TACLE STUDIOS Pte Ltd (10T Asia) and MTV Asia LDC (MTV Networks Asia) have signed a cooperation agreement for the branding and marketing of an online entertainment channel. In March of this year 10TACLE STUDIOS AG and MTV Networks Germany GmbH announced the development of a similar project for Europe, starting with German speaking countries.
This innovative cross-media platform will offer a one-stop digital destination for online gaming, 3D immersive virtual world, social networking and digital content consumption, offering users a new dynamic, interactive way to access MTV content.
In an ongoing rollout, this online entertainment channel will be released firstly in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines, with additional countries following over the next six months. Mid 2008 should already see thousands of users from all over Asia meeting online in this virtual community to chat, take part in online events, play games together or take advantage of the media download possibilities available. In keeping with the proven and innovative Asian online gaming business model, the partnership of MTV Networks Asia and 10T Asia will maximises the platform’s potential through micro-transactions, sponsorship, e-commerce and advertising.
“The 10TACLE STUDIOS and MTV partnership is a milestone for MTV Networks in strengthening our online gaming, entertainment and lifestyle offering to our audience in Asia. It is anticipated with tremendous synergies between MTV’s branded content and 10TACLE STUDIOS’ technology, as well as, the ability to create completely new multi-platform interactive experiences engaging MTV’s audience across the region”, said Robert Kim, Senior Director Digital Media, MTV Networks Asia.
“10T Asia has redefined itself from a traditional games and production business by spearheading 10TACLE STUIDIOS’ international online entertainment and lifestyle strategy. This close collaboration with MTV opens up incredibly exciting opportunities in the interactive digital media space through the convergence of on-air and online media platforms”, acknowledges Aroon Tan, CEO of 10TACLE STUDIOS Asia.
“Since our beginnings in 2003, I have always dreamt about the power and potential of a truly Asian – European development where we can maximise our unique advantage of having regional headquarters in both markets. By achieving such a relationship in two key territories, I have great confidence in our ability of conquering this new media space. With a truly convergent platform, and the ideal partner in MTV, we set out to grab this ready made market that engages in digital music downloads, social networks, games and virtual worlds”, said 10TACLE STUDIOS AG, CEO Michele Pes.
Nexgen Studio has just released Deep Quest, a casual PC game published by Aztro Games. The game is perhaps one of the first casual real time strategy game that retains the classic controls of the all time hit game, Star Craft, but with likable cute underwater mermaid and merman characters.
The team is extremely proud to produce the game that has already been accepted for distribution by major casual game portals, including Yahoo, Big Fish and Oberon Media.
"This is our first major release, and the second will definitely be better.", commented CEO, Alvin Yap. "We will continue to be focused on casual game development and have plans to further expand our existing mobile team and exploration into XBLA(X-Box Live Arcade) platform." Nexgen Studio is currently busy with their next title, "Elven Legends" which is a realtime multiplayer mobile game with some cross platform elements. The game is based on the rich fantasy world of cute elves battling for territorial control and magical supremacy. It is currently in close beta stage and is being tested in South Korea, North Europe, Middle East, Malaysia and Singapore.
"This is perhaps one of the most complex mobile game the team has ever worked on due to its semi persistent game world state, reminiscent of popular mmo PC games. It requires tools to be built for managing the database of virtual items, server load balancing and a robust client with ability to display different customized avatars on the mobile screen.", explains one of the programmers, Khin Boon.
"To top it off, the environment consists of many graphic layers to achieve animations in the background. Players will love the details we put into it.", added Pek Harn, a senior artist.
"As we have experienced the online phenomenon in the PC world, so too, will we experience the excitement of connected games in the mobile world.", CEO Alvin Yap says. "The challenge is in lowering the cost of data or getting more wimax phones out."
Nexgen Studio is a local game development company established in March 2003. Early this year, it was invested by MNC Wireless, a Malaysian company listed in KLSE. Nexgen Studio develops casual games for the PC and mobile platform and has created over twenty titles in the past.
GameBrains, a leading independent video game developer located in Kuala Lumpur, today announced that is has signed a deal to develop multiple titles on the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS gaming consoles for US$11.6 million.
“These projects will ensure our continued presence as one of Southeast-Asia’s leading game developers, and drive our continued expansion for years to come,” said Brett Bibby, CEO of GameBrains. The games will be developed on both platforms simultaneously, with staggered development of the titles over the duration of the project. The games, all based on well-known animated intellectual properties, will be distributed worldwide by a leading publisher.
GameBrains also announced they have secured a new facility in the heart of Kuala Lumpur of more than 10,000 square feet that will be equipped to handle the company’s expansion plans as well as their next-generation game development needs.
NCsoft releases the first expansion to award-winning, subscription-free Guild Wars franchise, builds bridge to Guild Wars 2.
Bellevue, WA. Aug. 31, 2007-NCsoft® and ArenaNet® have launched Guild Wars: Eye of the North™, the first expansion to the Guild Wars® franchise of subscription-free, online role-playing games. Guild Wars players who purchase the expansion can access Eye of the North content through the multi-million-selling Guild Wars campaigns-Guild Wars, Guild Wars: Factions™, or Guild Wars: Nightfall™. The expansion also includes an innovative feature that allows players to take achievements they have earned over the years with them into the forthcoming Guild Wars 2™.
Guild Wars: Eye of the North, continues the subscription-free business model pioneered by ArenaNet. The expansion is now available at www.GuildWars.ph, as well as from retailers nationwide, for an expected suggested retail price of PhP2,200.
Eye of the North advances the story told in the original Guild Wars campaign, and is set in the unexplored area of the continent of Tyria. One of the highlights of the expansion is the Hall of Monuments, which allows players to preserve armour sets, pets, Heroes, and titles earned while playing Guild Wars, Factions, Nightfall, and Eye of the North, and take those accomplishments with them into Guild Wars 2. The expansion also contains a host of new features that will appeal directly to veteran Guild Wars players, including 18 multi-level dungeons, 150 new skills across all 10 Guild Wars professions, 10 new Heroes to aid them in their adventures, 40 new armour sets, and more items, weapons, and titles.
“We think fans will find a lot to love in Guild Wars: Eye of the North,” said Mike O’Brien, co-founder of ArenaNet. “Not only do we go back to the original Guild Wars lands and stories to wrap up plots and themes fans have clamoured to learn more about, but we’ve also built a bridge to the future through the Hall of Monuments. This will give loyal players a way to preserve what they’ve accomplished in Guild Wars over the past two years, and reclaim the legacy of their favourite characters in Guild Wars 2.”
The Guild Wars franchise recently surpassed four million units sold and is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed online role-playing game series of all time. Guild Wars 2 is expected to go into public beta in the second half of 2008.
For more information, visit the Guild Wars website at www.GuildWars.ph or www.GuildWars.com.
About AsianMedia
Established in 1999, Asian Media Development Group, previously known as AMDG, built up a nationwide sales and distribution network for licensed PC games, which penetrated more than 90% of internet cafes in the Philippines. Expanding into the online gaming market in 2007, the company adopted a vibrant new logo and re-emerged as AsianMedia to reflect its commitment to providing the best online gaming experience for regional gamers. To learn more, visit www.AsianMedia.ph.
About ArenaNet
ArenaNet, located in Bellevue, Washington, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NCsoft Corporation. ArenaNet has built a state-of-the-art interactive game network and develops premier multiplayer online games for dedicated game players. ArenaNet’s titles, Guild Wars, Guild Wars: Factions, Guild Wars: Nightfall, and Guild Wars: Eye of the North, are global online role-playing games that allow gamers to play with anyone, anytime, and anywhere in the world. More information about ArenaNet can be found at www.arena.net.
About NCsoft Corporation
NCsoft North America is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation. NCsoft, with its own development and publishing offices in Texas and California, also works with other NCsoft subsidiaries and third-party developers throughout North America to develop and publish innovative online entertainment software products. The company has successfully launched multiple online titles in the last three years and continues to support its franchises, which include Lineage®/Lineage II, City of Heroes®/City of Villains®, Guild Wars/Guild Wars: Factions™/Guild Wars: Nightfall™/Guild Wars: Eye of the North™, and Dungeon Runners™. More information about NCsoft can be found at www.plaync.com.
Historic Memorandum of Intent to be signed by 12 nations to build closer ties and networking relations between game associations, at the Games Convention Asia (GCA) 2007 event. Venture Capitalists and Business Angels also set to jazz up GCA 2007.
Singapore, August 7, 2007 — The Games Convention Asia (GCA) 2007 event will witness the signing of the first-ever Memorandum of Intent (MOI) between the national game associations of 12 countries in Asia Pacific.
The GCA 2007 event is a massive trade show that covers interactive entertainment, Infotainment, edutainment, hardware and technology.
There will be an expected 200 companies from around the globe converging to display the latest and greatest entertainment technologies. The 12 nations that are signing the MOI are:
1. Singapore 2. Malaysia 3. Thailand 4. Philippines 5. Vietnam 6. Australia 7. New Zealand 8. Japan 9. China 10. Korea 11. Taiwan 12. Hong Kong
The presidents of the national game associations from these countries will be in Singapore to attend the signing ceremony for the Memorandum of Intent.
All the 12 countries have thriving games industries at varying states of development.
The MOI will seek to promote greater understanding between the various national game associations, and the games industry in each country.
It will also pave the way towards closer networking and collaboration between the game associations and the member companies they represent. On the cards are proposed trade missions and partnerships.
Financial Heavies
In a sure sign that the games industry is getting a boost of confidence from investors, venture capitalists and business angels will be prowling GCA 2007 .
The GCA Games Convention Asia 2007 has received strong support from Venture Capitalists & Private Equity Associations based in Singapore, as well as the Business Angels Network in South East Asia!
The associations has formally confirmed their support for GCA 2007, and will be inviting their members who are keen in game investment to meet the attending games developers, who hail from all over Asia Pacific.
Regional strength
Game developers and their companies will be out in force at GCA 2007.
The regional neighbours of Singapore including Australia, Germany, Taiwan, Philippines and Thailand have all confirmed their participation in the GCA 2007 Business Centre.
Each country is setting up a pavilion that will feature between 8 to 10 companies each.
These companies will showcase their latest and hottest games, and related products and services, at the pavilions.
On the cards are Malaysia, Korea and China, which are now finalizing their plans to participate in GCA 2007.
Nintendo is sponsoring a car this year at NASCAR and it will Greg Biffle's #16 Ford Fusion car.
For the first time ever, Nintendo is sponsoring a car this NASCAR season and Greg Biffle will be the man behind the wheel of the #16 Wii-themed Ford Fusion. Take a break from racing on Wii™ and watch Biffle and the Wii team charge to the head of the race.
Look for the Wii-themed car at Watkins Glen International in New York on Sunday August 12th and then again at the Dover International Speedway in Delaware on Sunday September 23rd! The Watkins Glen race will be broadcast on ESPN at 1 p.m. EST, and the Dover International Speedway race will be broadcast by ABC at 1 p.m. EST.
Biffle has been racing in NASCAR for over a decade and has garnered so many trophies and accolades it's tough to keep track of them all. Biffle has performed exceptionally well in all three NASCAR series. His most recent win was the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Look for the Nintendo® Street Team at five upcoming NASCAR events as well as high-profile fairs, festivals, and other events nationwide! Fans can play the latest Wii and Nintendo DS™ games including Mario Strikers™ Charged and Pokémon® Diamond and Pokémon® Pearl.
Come out and visit the Nintendo Street Team at the marketing village at these NASCAR race locations:
July 13 - 15: Chicagoland Speedway
Aug. 17 - 19: Michigan International Speedway
Aug. 31 - Sept. 2: California Speedway, Fontana, CA
Sept. 21 - 23: Dover International Speedway, Delaware — be sure to check out the Wii-themed race car at Sunday's race!
Oct. 12 - 14: Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina
As the Closed Beta Test ends, we invite players to partake in a new journey into the Lineage 2 community. The end is coming close and a new dawn of gaming experience will arrive.
The war between Shilen against the gods had turned. With the combined powers of Einhasad and Gran Kain, Shilen had to think of a different strategy to win the war.
To distract the gods from their battle, Shilen sent out her army down to Ether to wreak havoc among the Etherians. The gods were in conflict. On one hand, they want to help the Etherians with their fight against the demons, on the other hand, though greatly diminished Shilen’s army was still strong. They have kept the onslaught on both heaven and Ether with no trace of giving up. Caught by surprise, the Etherians ran amok as monster, demons and dragons invaded the different towns and cities of the continent. Even with the giants’ help in organizing the different races, they were still outmatched against Shilen’s army.
Cities were being destroyed one after another. And the Etherians have no other choice but flee their homes.
But who would help them? Who would stand strong amidst the chaos and lead the races to a safe haven? Would you be that person?
Be immortalized in the pages of the Chronicles. Be there for the exodus on the last hours of Closed Beta! Join us and retain your username, password and character names on Open Beta.
Prizes
• Retention of your Closed Beta Accounts to Open Beta. Plus the retention of your closed beta character names to Open Beta. • All you have to do is be online in the last hours of the last day of Closed Beta (6:00PM to server shutdown), July 25, 2007 and join the exodus from the towns in chaos to a safe haven.
The Organizers of the GC Asia Conference announced the first speakers of this year's GC Asia Conference (GCAC), which will take place in Singapore on September 6 and 7, 2007. For the first time, international game industry visionaries from Asia, Europe and North America will meet in Singapore to share ideas and network, and build new business relations. GCAC will take place alongside GC Asia, and focus on the Asian development and games market.
The GCAC is positioned as the leading forum for the entire Asia-Pacific region in the area of packaged goods, online and mobile digital entertainment, where attendees will gain valuable new perspectives into future technical and economic standards pertaining to the video game industry. Fulfilling its promise of, “For developers by developers,” the GCAC will present international industry experts from across Asia, Europe, and North America. This year’s conference program focuses on development and business topics, stressing the issues of financing and venture capital.
The conference is being coordinated by local representatives of the games industry and the GC Developers Conference (GCDC), Europe’s leading platform for the game development community, producing a unique environment for creating business relationships and gaining significant knowledge of the industry. “We are confident that the GC Asia Conference will establish itself as the leading platform for the game development community in Asia,” said Frank Sliwka, project director of GCDC. “The program we put forward will provide attendees with the kind of practical knowledge and numerous networking opportunities for which GC development conferences are well known.”
“The GC Asia Conference adds a strong business and development element to GC Asia,” said Jorg Zeissig, general manager Leipziger Messe International (LMI), the organizer of GCAC and GC Asia. “We will be able to offer a focal point for the entire interactive digital entertainment industry in the Asia-Pacific region.”
Confirmed Speakers:
Bob Bates (USA), and Alexander Fernández (Netherlands) are two acclaimed developers within the gaming industry. Bob Bates is one of the directors of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) and author of “Unreal Tournament II,” and “Eric the Unready.” He will speak on game design ideas and creativity issues. Alexander Fernández, CEO of Streamline Studios is scheduled to speak on outsourcing for the Xbox and PCs.
The worldwide Executive of Music and Audio for Electronic Arts, Steve Schnur, will discuss issues related to sound design and licensing. Peter Paul Gadi (Philippines), CTO at Anino Mobile and one of its founding partners, will talk about establishing a mobile game development process.
Also speaking at GCAC is Chris Natsuume (Singapore), lead producer of “Far Cry,” and founder of Boomzap Entertainment. Additional representatives from the Asia Pacific region, Charles Speyer (Vietnam) and Brett Bibby (Malaysia), will host lectures as well.
ASIAN MEDIA Development Group (AsianMedia®) jumps headlong into the big leagues with the much anticipated Triple-A online game, Lineage II™ on its new Philippine server.
AsianMedia® acquired distribution rights in South-East Asia for the medieval fantasy MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) from Korean gaming giant NCsoft®. With Lineage II™, regional gamers are finally getting what they have long been seeking – a challenging and immersive online game that delivers premium content.
As AsianMedia Chief Operating Officer, Ronald Allan Aquino comments, “Our extensive market research into local gaming behavior confirms that Pinoy gamers are ready, willing, and eager to experience a higher caliber of gaming content.”
AsianMedia President, Felizardo de la Merced stated that “AsianMedia is committed to raising the bar for online games within the region by providing top-rate content with the IT infrastructure to back it up.” Building the foundation for great online gaming
AsianMedia has made substantial investments to house top-of-the-line gaming infrastructure for Lineage II in the Philippines, which will serve as the hub for the hundreds of thousands of gamers expected within the Southeast Asian region.
AsianMedia recently chose HP as its technology provider to ensure the highest satisfaction for Lineage II gamers in the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia. HP will provide AsianMedia with an online gaming infrastructure solution consisting of ProLiant and BladeSystem servers, StorageWorks data and network storage solutions, networking products, and services.
Information and Communications Technology Head, Apol Salud points out that Lineage II will be the first MMORPG to use HP’s Blade Server in the Philippines. “HP blade servers will allow AsianMedia to provide virtually unlimited expansion for Lineage II in terms of capacity of gamers and game content, while minimizing the amount of downtime for maintenance and upgrades,” he says.
“The Lineage II servers are also tightly integrated with Telco grade network equipments from Cisco Systems to increase its efficiency in handling large amounts of data traffic,” continues Apol.
“This allows ‘direct peering’ with our partner telecommunication companies such as PLDT DSL, Globe DSL, Telekom Malaysia, and SingTel so, in effect, our servers’ capacity for high volume traffic matches that used by the telcos themselves,” he adds.
“We have a true ‘world server’ capable of maintaining the highest quality of service and performance, whether it is accommodating a single user or 100,000 concurrent users,” Mr. Salud states.
To complement its gaming infrastructure, AsianMedia has also set up a 24/7 customer service center using Dell servers to address regional and local gamers’ concerns.
Delivering the goods to gamers
AsianMedia Chief Operating Officer, Ronald Allan Aquino is confident that Lineage II will quickly win the hearts and minds of gamers throughout the South East Asian region.
“We have a great product in Lineage II and we’ve done everything we can to ensure that we provide the best gaming experience possible to those who log in to our servers to play,” says Aquino.
“This is the kind of game where you simply cannot afford to be lagged if you expect to get anywhere in PvP (Player versus Player) or PvE (Player versus Environment) scenarios. We are indeed fortunate to be working with only the best IT solution providers so our gamers can have the same great experience whether they’re in Malaysia, Singapore, or the Philippines,” he adds.
Lineage II has drawn millions of loyal fans worldwide with its combination of fantasy combat and the unique social/ political/economic power struggles developed through the community and by the in-game actions of individual gamers.
Gamers may play alone or as part of a group to fight monsters and complete quests for new skills, experience points, and items. Lineage II also features siege warfare; but to make sure PvP stays under control, the design includes a Karma system that provides negative consequences for killing other players when they do not fight back.
Lineage II features greatly improved third-person 3D graphics thanks to the Unreal Engine developed by Epic Games.
Anino Games has entered its casual PC game Word Archery in the second annual Independent Game Developers Showcase.
Word Archery is a casual word game that combines both reflexes and vocabulary. Players form words by aiming and shooting floating letters through the Word Archer. Special items like Fire Arrows and Word Bombs help get rid of obstacles that pop up with increasing difficulty. It is also Anino's first casual game for the PC platform.
The contest lets independent game developers enter demos of their games so players around the world can vote for their favorites. The top 10 games with the highest number of votes will automatically become semi-finalists, with the winners chosen by a panel of judges. Voting has already begun and will run until July 20, 2007. Anyone around the world can vote and no registration is required. To download and play Word Archery, Click here.
ASIAN Media Development Group’s (AsianMedia) move towards online games is welcome news for the Filipino gaming community which is hungry for quality online games. AsianMedia’s partnership with Korean gaming giant, NCsoft to distribute Lineage II in Southeast Asia opens doors for Filipino gamers to experience bigger and better games at their own terms.
As AsianMedia Chief Operating Officer, Ronald Allan Aquino comments, “Our extensive market research into local gaming behavior confirms that Pinoy gamers are ready, willing and eager to experience a higher caliber of gaming content.”
Lineage II, the medieval fantasy MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) has drawn millions of loyal fans worldwide to its combination of fantasy combat. Its unique social/ political/economic power struggles developed through the community and by the in-game actions of individual gamers are anticipated to appeal especially to Filipinos.
“Lineage II is an excellent game to spearhead our efforts towards continuously providing cutting-edge online games,” says Aquino. “Each new chronicle in Lineage II is truly massive in scope and offers new twists that will keep gamers immersed in the game.” Marketing to a Philippine Gaming Community
In a move to make the game accessible to more Filipino gamers, access to Lineage II’s Philippine servers will be available on a prepaid card system which will allow gamers to determine the amount of time they play Lineage II.
“For now, we’re focusing on the Pay-to-Play (P2P) business model as opposed to the Free-to-Play (F2P) model because P2P games tend to attract more gamers who are prepared to commit to the game and thereby develop a sense of loyalty to the brand,” says Aquino.
Although most online gaming in the Philippines is concentrated within Metro Manila, AsianMedia will market Lineage II throughout the Philippines by tapping its existing distribution network for popular PC games like Counterstrike and GuildWars among internet gaming cafes spread throughout the country.
“Lineage II has a unique community building component and it would not be farfetched to imagine competition among clans from different provinces as well as different countries like Malaysia and Singapore who will also be playing Lineage II from the same server,” he continues.
“In terms of content, we also believe that Philippine gamers are willing to pay for superior quality game content, something which Lineage II is already known for throughout the world,” adds Aquino.
With regular updates or expansions to the game, unceasing game content development, and frequent in-game promotional events to keep gamers on their collective toes, Lineage II is particularly suited for gamers who demand value for their money.
Lineage II also features greatly improved third-person 3D graphics thanks to the Unreal Engine developed by Epic Games.
“It is without a doubt, the most breathtakingly stunning and immersive Triple-A fantasy MMORPG in the market,” adds Aquino.
AsianMedia’s research into Philippine online gaming behavior revealed that a growing segment of the gaming community is in their early to mid-20s and more likely to play online games that feature realistic characters. They also expressed a desire for games with spectacular graphics and more challenging content: qualities which Lineage II delivers in spades.
“Although we’re keeping our options open towards other types of online games in the future, we’re confident that Philippine gamers will come to the world of Lineage II, decide to stay and experience the game of their life,” concludes Aquino.
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