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.

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By Alex Villafania
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines – Two pairs of brothers who hail from Cebu will be the first Filipinos to enter the international competition of online casual game GetAmped in Singapore on August 1 to 3.

The Cebuano brothers beat over 4,000 players during the concluded GetAmped National Tournament.

Mervin Medallo, 22, brother Masael Medallo, 18, and Jose Antonio Diosanta, 18, won the GetAmped’s team tournament category and took home P75,000.

Diosanta’s younger brother, Jose Miguel Diosanta, won the individual competition that netted him P25,000.

GetAmped Community Development Head Arnel Duran told hackenslash that the brothers have started training for the upcoming GetAmped World Festival in Singapore.

“They already have a Japanese GetAmped player training them. This is the first time we’re joining so we better come prepared,” said Duran who declined to reveal the identity of the group’s Japanese trainer.

Duran said they will be facing dozens of players from nine countries for the title of the best GetAmped players in the world. Among the countries participating are Japan, China, Thailand, Taiwan and Korea.