MMORPG: Ragnarok Online Episode 14, Hugel

Ragnarok Online PriestessThere’s no other word to describe it. Ragnarok Online’s next episode—Hugel—is simply HUGE! What’s so great about Hugel? New quests, new dungeons and, most important of all, new playable character classes.

“It’s the game’s biggest patch, literally and figuratively, since Lighthalzen,” says Philippine Ragnarok Online Administrator Carlo Ople, who has left his life as the battleforger Waukeen for a nifty desk job at Level Up! Games, the game’s local publisher.

“Hugel is so big you can feel the pressure, the excitement building up. This is even made more apparent by the resurgence in interest in the game. We have not only recaptured the attention of long-time players of Ragnarok who have shifted to other games but also new players.”

New players couldn’t have chosen a more opportune time to enter the world of Rune Midgard. With the addition of the Hugel patch this March, Rebirth and Level 99 avatars will have a new stomping ground to test their mettle.

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Abandonware: Retro-gaming at its finest

BloodAlways wondered what it would feel like playing the video games of your youth? Understandably, the younger generation, those belonging to the age of Gameboy and Playstation wouldn’t experience the same kind of nostalgia as those who had actually played games on relics like the Apple IIc or PC XT.

Dark Queen of KrynnWhat if you were given the chance to play these games? Would you go for action with something like Blood? Or perhaps you’re a strategy game type of gamer who’d go for Battletech: The Crescent Hawks’ Revenge? Role-playing games? Why not suit up and hie off on an adventure in the fantasy world of Krynn battling the Dark Queen or a host of Death Knights?

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Welcome to Gamer Me

Yes, I am a gamer. And like any other gamer, I scour the web for information on the games that I play, be it in the form of FAQs (frequently asked questions), walkthroughs, guides, reviews, previews, or criticism, both constructive and demeaning.

So today, I launch Gamer Me, which I envision to be the Filipino gamer’s window to the electronic gaming world. With the help of gaming jounalists and bloggers, this blog, a spinoff of Ceskypooh’s World, will feature feeds from every available source, including two of the best founts of gaming news in the Philippines, GAME! Magazine and Hackenslash!

Of course, let’s not forget our friends from the local gaming industry, like online game publishers Level Up! Games, IP E-Games, Asian Media Development Group, Mobius, ABS-CBN Interactive, and Netplay, to name the more prominent ones.

And so, without further a due, LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

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