Gear up for POGS Cosplay Show!

Cosplayers, strap up and prepare for the much-awaited ramp-walk during the Philippine Online Gaming Summit 2008 on January 13 at the TriNoma Activity Center in TriNoma Mall, EDSA corner North Avenue, Quezon City.

Exciting prizes from our sponsors await the top three winners for each category: Full Gear and Head Gear. The criteria are as follows: Consistency, Artistry, Internalization, and Audience Impact.

Our cosplay is open to all gaming-related cosplay. Please bring photo of your character as point of reference for the judges.

Prepare now and register early. Let the fantastic and the surreal live on!

Nintendo DS game downloads through the Wii

After reporting another record-setting sales period during the holiday season in the United States, Nintendo also announced a development significant to users of its DS mobile console.

Users will have the capability of downloading complete DS games over the Internet via the Nintendo Wii using a broadband connection. This is according to a New York Times article that quoted Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime.

The article noted that future DS games, such as Professor Layton, will offer downloadable content as part of the package. In Layton, additional puzzles will be available for download.

Nintendo is also positioning the DS as a mobile information tool. It is looking at providing wireless delivery of information to the DS console. In this setup, people who may watch a Major League Baseball game or a National Basketball Association match could download live stats using their DS consoles. The report said the technology is already in use in Japan, wherein museum visitors can download museum tours into the DS.

GMA Network enters online gaming through IPVG tie-up

Broadcasting giant GMA Network will foray into the online gaming business through a joint venture with IPVG Corporation, a Thomson Financial report posted on INQUIRER.net said.

Their joint-venture, I-Play Inc, will develop and market online gaming packages through a soon-to-be-produced Web portal. GMA’s interactive entity, GMA New Media, and IPVG gaming subsidiary IP E-Game Ventures will be directly involved in the joint venture operations, the report added.