HACKENSLASH/INQUIRER.NET reporter Alex Villafania, INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla and I caught up with Level Up! International Gameboss Ben Colayco on the first day of Level Up! Live at the World Trade Center.

Here’s Alex interviewing Ben, who shared that the company will launch at least four new games in the Philippines next year through Level Up! Inc. Ben also said the Philippines remains their biggest and most important market. Level Up! International has offices in the Philippines, Brazil and India.

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HERE’S hackenslash/INQUIRER.net reporter Alex Villafania interviewing Level Up! CEO Jane Walker during the first day of Level Up! Live at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.

Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla.

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WAS at the World Trade Center this afternoon with hackenslash/INQUIRER.net reporter Alex Villafania and our new multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla to cover Level Up! Live.

One of the treats for attendees was the chance to play around with the early beta version of Ragnarok Online 2, the much-anticipated sequel to the title that launched the online gaming craze in the Philippines.

We asked Level Up! Inc. Ragnarok product manager Carlo Ople to give a demo of RO2 while Erika interviewed him and took video footage, and Carlo was more than happy to oblige.

So here’s a taste of RO2.

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By Alex Villafania, hackenslash Reporter
INQUIRER.net

DESPITE the explosion that rocked the Glorietta 2 mall in Makati City, fantasy fans could not pass up the chance to meet their fellows to celebrate the fifth New Worlds Philippines Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention. Luckily, the Glorietta mall was open last Saturday and the members of the different science fiction and fantasy communities were there to ensure it was a success.

The event was held at the Activity Center of Glorietta, well within the visual range of the now-closed Glorietta 2 section. Nevertheless, the site — and the smell of burnt stuff — did not bother the participants who came in with their treasured toys and costumes.

Rej Layug, one of the organizers of NW5. said they were afraid the event would be postponed due to the explosion that rocked the mall on Oct. 18. “But the mall administrators promised us that the Activity Center will be open on that day.”

Here’s a video of Rej giving an overview of the event while in full costume as a Star Wars scout trooper.

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