Philippines to host Ragnarok World Championships
April 26, 2008 by Joel Tan
Filed under Asian MMO, Gravity, Level Up! Games, MMORPG, MMORPG News, MMORPG Videos, Ragnarok Online, Ragnarok Online II
The cat is finally out of the bag.
Barely a week ago, Level Up! Games marketing director Jake San Diego hinted in an interview with Inquirer.net’s hackenslash that they “are actually asking all players to stay tuned for an announcement … that would raise the bar in online gaming in the country.”
Well, we didn’t have to wait long for the announcement (although I’m already late in posting it). Simply unprecedented.
Here’s the scoop from Inquirer.net’s Relly Carpio:
The Ragnarok World Championships will be held for the first time outside South Korean developer Gravity’s motherland, and it will be here in the Philippines at …read more
Anti-virus programs wreaking havoc on MMORPGs
March 12, 2008 by Joel Tan
Filed under Asian MMO, Asian MMO Players, Fly For Fun, Granado Espada, Gravity, Level Up! Games, MMORPG, MMORPG News, Ragnarok Online, Ragnarok Online II
I thought Granado Espada, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game published in Southeast Asia by Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte Ltd, was the only one experiencing problems with anti-virus programs interpreting MMORPG anti-hack programs as viruses.
It turns out the problem is universal that even seasoned MMORPG developers and publishers are being plagued by it. Take, for instance, the inclusion of RAG.EXE, the executable file of Gravity’s popular Ragnarok Online, in the virus database of AVG. The Waukster, Level Up! Games Philippines head honcho for Ragnarok Online and its upcoming sequel Ragnarok Online 2, has already taken a swipe at the issue.
Here’s …read more
Ragnarok Online 2: Gate of the World ‘un-anticipated’?
January 4, 2008 by Joel Tan
Filed under 9you, Aion, Asian MMO, Cang Tian Online, Chinese Paladin Online, Coming Soon, Dragonball Online, Fantasy Journey Online, Gear War Online, Gravity, Jian Wang, Kingdom of Warriors, Kingsoft, MMORPG, MMORPG News, Ragnarok Online II, Shanda, Webzen, Wemade, Wushuang Online
If the list of Top 15 Most Expected Online Games in China is to be believed, the popularity of South Korean-made Ragnarok Online 2: Gate of the World is starting to flounder.
Is it because of its delayed release? Last year, the online gaming markets in several Asian countries were abuzz with news about the release of Ragnarok Online 2 that had been originally slated for December 2007 (at least in the Philippines).
Closing the gates to the refurbished Rune Midgard in the ancient land of China are three upstarts, namely Dungeon and Warrior, SGC Online, and Fun Online. Ragnarok Online 2, …read more
Top Ten Thursdays: Most anticipated MMORPGs in China
December 6, 2007 by Joel Tan
Filed under 9you, Aion, Asian MMO, Cang Tian Online, Chinese Paladin Online, Coming Soon, Dragonball Online, Fantasy Journey Online, Gear War Online, Gravity, Jian Wang, Kingdom of Warriors, Kingsoft, Ragnarok Online II, Shanda, Top Ten Thursdays, Webzen, Wemade, Wushuang Online
A little introduction, please. Very well. Every Thursday, I will strive to post a list of Top Ten “anythings” related to Asian MMOs, from the games themselves to gaming quirks. I’ll start off with this handy list of Top 10 Most Expected Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games from the land of my ancestors, China.
1. Chinese Paladin Online, developed by Softstar and operated by 9you
2. Jian Wang 3, developed and operated by Kingsoft
3. Dragonball Online, developed by Ntl-inc
4. Cang Tian Online, developed by Wemade and operated by Shanda
5. Aion, developed by NCsoft and operated by Shanda
6. Wushuang Online, developed by Koei …read more
