By Alexander Villafania
INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Few in the gaming industry know they’re even here. GPlayon, a startup game publishing firm, however, hopes to ride the online gaming wave in the Philippines through a partnership with Amped Games.
GPlayon has been operating since last year and has even conducted a very early closed and open beta test of N-Age, long before it partnered with Amped Games sometime this year.
Watch my video interview with GPlayon Manager Mi Jin Lee (left) and Managing Director Dong Hyun Kang.
Under the partnership, Amped Games will do the marketing and distribution part for N-Age, while GPlayon will host and maintain the game servers.
Amped’s top-up cards can also be used to buy in-game items in N-Age, which will be free-to-play with item selling.
The company is also looking at extending their operations outside the Philippines and is looking for other partners.
GPlayon Manager Mi Jin Lee said the company has been taking some time to evaluate the gaming business in the Philippines and to look for partners to strengthen their operations.
“The owners aren’t familiar with the Filipino culture so it was necessary for them to take small steps first,” Lee said.
Lee said the company is planning to introduce more games to the Philippines, with Amped Games being expected to be GPlayon’s partner.
However, Lee said she cannot divulge anything about the other games.
GPlayon Managing Director Dong Hyun Kang said the Philippines has a huge potential in the online gaming space, noting that GPlayon may introduce another game.
The next game might be more futuristic in style but will be in the massively
multiplayer online game segment, he said.
September 14th, 2009 at 2:06 am
Well guys, for those people who wants Aion online, well very expensive ng license nito, and according daw sa mga publishers here in Philippines, mga 5 to 7 years pa before ipublish ang laro na eto, I dont want to say bad thing about sa technology natin kasi mataas na specs ang kailangan before playing this game which is AION. gets? at ikaw Largebelly wala ka alam sa mga company like this, magtrabaho ka.. wag ka maging tambay.
August 4th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Ang Gplayon pumunta lang dito para manloko ng tao. Ang daming utang tapos kung magbabayad eh papatalbugin ang tseke!
Isa kami sa naloko kaya kung maari, eh, dapat wag natin tangkilikin sila!
May 15th, 2009 at 9:27 am
btw, if you want us to play your games, give us an assurance that it will be a bot free game. And if you can get Aion, you’ll be the best publisher of games in the Philippines. hehe!
May 15th, 2009 at 8:23 am
Mga games ngaun eh puro bots/hacks infested. Wee; panget tuloy maglaro since walang magawa publisher ng mga ito para tanggaling mga botters. Gusto ko na game eh ung walang bot, walang hacks, walang mga 3 party program/softwares na sumisira sa balance ng game. I’m actually looking forward to play Aion, waiting for it to be published here in the Phil.
May 15th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Whoever publish AION online for the Philippines will rule the gaming industry.