By Alex Villafania, hackenslash Reporter
INQUIRER.net
THE PHILIPPINE Online Gaming Summit held on Jan. 13 is the annual spectacle organized by GAME!, the gaming magazine of INQUIRER.net sister company Hinge Inquirer Publications. This year, the company decided to bring the event closer to the huge online gaming and anime communities in the Philippines by holding it at the TriNoma mall in Quezon City.
The event showcased several titles published by Level Up!, IP e-Games, Amped Games and Z-Zone. There were also competitions for online gaming and cosplay (costume play), with dozens of participants dressing up like their favorite anime characters.
Other sponsors included PC Express, Intel and Globe, all of which had gimmicks of their own to entice the event attendees.
Items were also raffled off to the attendees, including a Nintendo Wii and a gaming PC.
In an interview, GAME! editor in chief Howard Paw said this year’s event was expected to increase the number of attendants as it was held in a much more accessible area. Previously, the event was held at the Philippine Trade and Training Center in Roxas Boulevard or at the NBC Tent in Fort Bonifacio, which were inaccessible to many gamers.
“Before there were about 3, 000 attendees but now we’re expecting more than 5, 000,” Paw said.
Although POGS is the only major event that GAME! conducts every year, Paw said it is possible that they might also hold other events in 2008, such as gaming tournaments, though he did not give any details.
