Phantasy Star Online 2 SEA, Philippine Players Get Ready

Phantasy Star Online 2 SEA Is Coming

Yes, you read the title right. A SEA server for Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming to players in 6 Southeast Asian Countries and these countries are Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Philippines. This is according to Asiasoft's latest Press Release.

Press Release from Asiasoft Philippines

Asiasoft To Publish PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2 in Six Southeast Asian Countries in 2014

Singapore, August 14th, 2013 - Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited ("Asiasoft") announces that it will publish Japan’s biggest online RPG,  PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2 ("PSO2") for Windows PC platform in six Southeast Asian countries; Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines.

With a history more than 25 years, PSO2 is the latest and the master series of role playing game (RPG) that represents SEGA Corporation. PHANTASY STAR Online ("PSO")  was first published in 2000 and received many awards including the 5th Japan Game Awards, as a pioneer of online RPG in Japan.

In July 2012, as a successor of PSO,  PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2 ("PSO2") was released for Windows PC platform in Japan.

PSO2 is developed to provide unique and innovative gameplay experience in online RPG by offering the following three pillars: 'infinite adventure', 'top-level action for online RPG' and 'the ultimate character creation'.

In PSO2, player takes an adventurous journey to unknown galactic territories as a member of "ARCS" expedition, an Oracle interplanetary cruise fleet in the infinite universe.

Players get to enjoy the exhilarating in-game battles and strategic actions using highly customizable control system. Additionally, PSO2 features an intuitive character creation and customization system that provides comprehensive options that will give unique looks and feels for each character created by the players.

As of August 2013, PSO2 service in Japan has reached over 2.5 million registered IDs and 107 thousand concurrent users, both of which are record-breaking numbers for online game in Japan.

"Since its first conception in 1987 on SEGA Master System, PHANTASY STAR has been one of the most renowned gaming franchises in the world. In PSO2, SEGA has developed exciting, unique and polished online action RPG experience," says Sherman Tan, Chairman of Asiasoft. "On behalf of Asiasoft, we are proud to carry on the legacy of PHANTASY STAR franchise to the current generation of gamers and to provide the best online service for this exciting title in Southeast Asian countries."

"Asiasoft has an excellent track record in publishing online games in Southeast Asian countries and this partnership is in line with SEGA's aspiration to expand our PC online game portfolio," says Naoya Tsurumi , the president and the COO of SEGA Corporation. "SEGA and Asiasoft will be working closely together to provide the best PSO2 experience for users in Thailand, Singapore Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines by creating localized contents that will appeal to the market in said countries."

PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2 is slated for release in early 2014 for Windows PC platform in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Asiasoft will make an announcement on the launch plan in the near future.

For more information, please contact:
Rio Encarnado
Marketing Manager
Mobile #: +63 908 4996747

E-mail: rio.encarnado@asiasoftsea.net

About Sega

SEGA® Corporation is a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home, encompassing consumer business, amusement machine sales and amusement center operations.  The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.  SEGA® Corporation's Web site is located at http://sega.jp.

About Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited

Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited (Asiasoft) is a leading online game operator in Southeast Asia, dominating market share in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia and convening Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. The company's affiliates are involved in international investment for online games publishing and development, as well as game portal services (www.playpark.com) including others IT related business. Currently, Asiasoft has 43 enjoyable and interactive online games from all over the world, with more than 70 million registered IDs in South East Asia region.

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Drakensang Online Close Beta In Friendster

Drakensang Online In Friendster

Drakensang Online is currently in Close Beta in Friendster. If you're a member of Friendster and you enjoy playing free-to-play browser-based games then you may want to check out Drakensang Online.

Drakensang Online is a fantasy themed browser-based action-MMORPG developed by Bigpoint Berlin and published in many countries by different companies. Now, you can explore the amazing world of Drakensang Online in Friendster.

If you don't have a Friendster account but you're interested in playing Drakensang Online then don't worry because you can create a new Friendster account in 30 seconds by simply signing-up using your Facebook account. Of course, you can also sign-up using your e-mail address but signing-up using your Facebook account is faster.

Drakensang Online Is Extremely Easy To Play

Yes, Drakensang Online is extremely easy to play. From character creation to combat, everything about the game is easy. For example, moving your character is done by simply clicking on the ground and combat is started by clicking on the monster you want to kill.

(Screenshot of Friendster.com with Drakensang Online as cover)

Also, Drakensang Online is an action-MMORPG which means tab-targeting or auto-targeting is out of the picture. If you want to attack something in Drakensang Online then you must manually target it first before your character can attack it. Of course, your target must also be in range for your character to hit it.

Graphics, Sounds and Music

Drakensang Online's graphics, sounds and music are very decent for a free-to-play game. If you're looking for amazing graphics that will blow your eyes out of their sockets then Drakensang Online is not the game you're looking for.

Remember, Drakensang Online was first released a couple of years ago which means its graphics is already somewhat dated. Still, the graphics of the game is decent enough to make you play the game without pulling your eyes out.

To give you a quick look at Drakensang Online in Friendster, watch the YouTube video below.

Again, you can play Drakensang Online in Friendster for FREE by clicking on this next link, Drakensang Online in Friendster.

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Raptr Postcard Contest: Videogame Vacation Hotspots

Do you love taking screenshots of your favorite game? If you do then you should join Raptr's Post Card Contest. The theme of the contest is Videogame Vacation Hotspots and if you're lucky then you could win some really cool prizes including the following:

• Logitech G600 MMO gaming mouse
• G510 gaming keyboard
• F710 wireless gamepad
• and a Raptr T-shirt and hoodie

Joining this contest is extremely easy. If you're not yet a member of Raptr then go to the official website, create an account, download and install the desktop client, take screenshots of your favorite in-game locations, submit them in the official post of the contest and win cool prizes.

Sounds easy, right? Of course, it's easy.

This contest is open to all Raptr members and if you're still procrastinating then stop because this contest ends on September 1, 2013.

By the way, you must get people or other Raptr members to LIKE your postcard or entry because the entry with the most number of votes will win. Creating new Raptr accounts for the sake of voting for yourself will result to disqualification and possibly other penalties.

Watch the YouTube video for additional information.

I've already submitted a couple of screenshots and you can view them by clicking on the links below. Also, please don't hesitate to like both of them.

• My Postcard 1
• My Postcard 2

To learn more about this contest, click here!

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Knight of the Feywild Pack, Answer A Trivia Question To Win

Neverwinter is giving everyone a chance to win a Knight of the Feywild Pack. Just answer a simple Trivia Question to enter the giveaway.

The question is, "What three kingdoms did the empire of Illefarn split into when the last Coronal led the elves' retreat to Evermeet?"

If you know the answer to the Trivia Question then go to the official forum of Neverwinter, find the thread titled "Comment to Win: Neverwinter trivia for a Knight of the Feywild Pack!" and post your answer there.

You can still join the contest or giveaway even if you don't know the answer because the correct answer is already posted by other players. Just copy the answer and paste it in a new post or reply and you're entered in the contest.

The contest started a few days ago and it will end on August 12, 2013 at 12:00 PM (Pacific). Everyone can join the contest but each person is limited to only one reply, post or entry. But, if you have multiple accounts then maybe you can answer or post your answer again. LOL!

Knight of the Feywild Pack, $60 USD Value

Anyway, the Knight of the Feywild pack cost $59.99 USD and it includes the following items:

• the Moon Elf Race
• a Dawn Unicorn Mount
• a Sylph Companion
• a Moonsilver Regalia Fashion Set
• a Loamweave Enchantment
• a Stone of Earth
• an Adventurer's Helper Pack
• 600,000 Astral Diamonds
• an In-Game Title
• a Forum Title
• 1 Extra Character Slot and
• a PWE Games Gift Package

If you don't have the money or don't want to spend anything on the game that you LOVE to play then join the contest and, who knows, you might just win a Knight of the Feywild pack.

Neverwinter is a free-to-play fantasy themed action-based online multiplayer RPG based on Dungeons & Dragons, developed by Cryptic Studio and published by Perfect World Entertainment.

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$10,000 USD Prize Pool, Play Chaos Online

Attention MOBA players. Chaos Online SEA will have a monthly regional tournament with a Prize Pool of $10,000 USD. If you're great in playing MOBA games like DoTA and League of Legends but haven't tried playing Chaos Online yet then this is definitely a great time for you to start playing the game.

If you are interested in getting a piece of that $10,000 USD pie then continue reading the information below.

What:

Chaos Online Monthly SEA Championship

From August till December 2013, MOBA players in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Philippines, will battle it out in country's qualifier round, in 5 versus 5 Single Elimination format. The winner of each country's qualifier round will proceed to the Regional Finals event, in 5 versus 5 Round Robin format.

Qualifier Prizes per month (per country)

• Champion US$400
• 2nd Place US$300
• 3rd Place US$200
• 4th Place US$100

Regional Finals Prizes per month

• Champion US$3,000
• 2nd Place US$1,500
• 3rd Place US$500

Where to register:

• Singapore Qualifier Round registration: http://chaos.playcybergames.com/main/en/singapore-sea-online-tournament/#.UfXKNG1vg6h 
• Malaysia Qualifier Round information and registration: http://chaos.cibmall.net/home/?p=146 
• Philippines Qualifier Round registration: http://forum.esport.playpark.com/topic/27705-sea-qualifier-registration-august-2013/

When:

Chaos Online Monthly SEA Championship is happening from August till December 2013. Country Qualifier Round is held on every 3rd week of Saturday each month. Regional finals is held on every 4th weekend of the month.  

Registration opens at 1800hrs (GMT +8) every 1st Monday of each month and closes at 1800hrs (GMT +8) every 3rd Monday of each month. Match schedules will be available at Chaos Online website (http://chaos.playcybergames.com/main/en/) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ChaosOnlinePhilippines).

Source: Press Release from Asiasoft Philippines.

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Pockie Pirates, Based On One Piece

Are you looking for a pirate-themed online RPG that you can play for FREE in your web browser? If you are then let me introduce you to Pockie Pirates.

Pockie Pirates is a pirate-themed online RPG. You can play it in your web browser and it's FREE. So, what makes Pockie Pirates different or special? The thing that makes Pockie Pirates different and special is the fact that it's based on One Piece.

One Piece is a very popular anime with popular characters like Monkey D' Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Ulop, Chopper, Robin and others. It's a fun pirate-themed anime set in a world covered almost with water.

In Pockie Pirates, you'll get to re-live Luffy's adventures in the anime, One Piece. You'll get to meet the characters from the anime and you'll also get to battle many of them. For example, you'll meet Luffy and Coby in the start of the game and you'll get to fight Alvida in your first Pirate Boss Battle.

Pockie Pirates is very easy to play because the game has features that automate many actions like the Auto-Pathfinding and Auto-Battling features. If you like actions done automatically for you then you'll definitely like Pockie Pirates.

Of course, everything is not automated. You'll still have to do manual things like enhancing your gears, clicking on the different menus and buttons, interacting with the different windows, responding to NPC quest chats, etc.

In any case, Pockie Pirates is an interesting game specially if you're a fan of One Piece and Luffy. If you're interested in checking it out then click here to visit the official Pockie Pirates website.

By the way, watch the YouTube video below to get a quick look at Pockie Pirates.

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(Press Release) Sony Online Entertainment and Asiasoft partner to bring DC Universe Online to Eight Asian Countries

Here is the latest Press Release from Asiasoft and it's about DC Universe Online.

SAN DIEGO – July 9, 2013 – Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced a new partnership with Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited (Asiasoft), a leading online games operator in southeast Asia, to bring the award-winning massively multiplayer game DC Universe™ Online to major Asian countries: Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, and the Philippines.

(Image Credit: Wikia.com)

The international partnership grants Asiasoft exclusive PC publishing rights for DC Universe Online in multiple Asian territories and ensures dedicated servers, local customer support and payment gateways will be provided for the game. Utilizing a free-to-play model, DC Universe Online players are granted basic access to the game free of charge so they can choose to play in a way that suits them best. DC Universe Online will be available on the PC in Asia later this year.

“Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the entire roster of DC Entertainment heroes and villains are among the most recognizable icons in the world. By bringing DC Universe Online to southeast Asia, more people than ever will be able to gear-up and fight alongside their favorite characters,” said Louis Figueroa, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Sony Online Entertainment. “Asiasoft will provide high quality player support ensuring the DCUO community continues to thrive throughout Asia and beyond.”

DCUO is licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC Entertainment. For more information about DCUO, visit http://www.DCUniverseOnline.com.

About DC Universe Online

Lex Luthor has traveled back through time with news of a dire future: While the heroes and villains spent years battling amongst themselves, Brainiac has been feeding on their powers, building strength to return to Earth and destroy humanity. To change the future, Lex has come back to set off a device that bestows super powers to thousands of every-day citizens and give humanity a fighting chance. Can Brainiac be stopped, or is this another nefarious Lex Luthor plot?

For the first time, players and fans will be able to enter the DC Universe as an active force for good or evil. A massively multiplayer experience, DC Universe Online delivers unparalleled high-energy, physics-powered combat that brings the player’s extraordinary powers to life.

DC Universe Online was created in the artistic vision of legendary comic book artist Jim Lee, and set within a world created by famous DC writers including Geoff Johns and Marv Wolfman.

Rated T for Teen with Mild Blood, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes and Violence, DC Universe Online is available for the PC and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. DCUO Legendary access is available for a $14.99 monthly fee.

About Sony Online Entertainment LLC

Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games. Best known for its blockbuster hits and franchises, including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, PlanetSide®, Free Realms®, Star Wars®: Clone Wars Adventures™, DC Universe™ Online, and the recently launched PlanetSide®2, SOE creates, develops and provides compelling online entertainment for a variety of platforms. SOE is building on its proven legacy and pioneering the future of online worlds through creative development and inspired gameplay design for audiences of all ages. To learn more, visit http://www.soe.com.

SOE, the SOE logo, EverQuest, Champions of Norrath, PlanetSide, and Free Realms are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.

About Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited

Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited (Asiasoft) is a leading online game operator in Southeast Asia, dominating market share in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia and convening Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. The company’s affiliates are involved in international investment for online games publishing and development, as well as game portal services (http://www.playpark.com) including others IT related business. Currently, Asiasoft has 43 enjoyable and interactive online games from all over the world, with more than 70 million registered IDs in South East Asia region.

About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc., is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.

About DC Entertainment

DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world. In January 2012, DC Entertainment, in collaboration with Warner Bros. and Time Warner divisions, launched We Can Be Heroes—a giving campaign featuring the iconic Justice League super heroes—to raise awareness and funds to fight the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa.

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Battle Gear Begins In Alliance of Valiant Arms SEA

The publisher of AVA or Alliance of Valiant Arms in the SEA region just released the game's Battle Gear Beginz update. This update includes the new Co-op Map called Battle Gear Beginz which is a variant of Prison Break.

In this Map, players will get to battle high-tech enemy units called Battle Gear. These units are controlled by a powerful AI that will challenge even the best players in the game. For more information about this new Co-op Map, click this link -> http://www.playfps.com/en/ViewContent.aspx?id=3997.

This update also includes the following:

• Windmill which is a new Sniper Map. This map was created to challenge the best snipers in AVA.
• New and Optimized Client. The new AVA game client is now powered by the Unreal 3 game engine. Players will get to enjoy better graphics and better overall gameplay.
• Francesca Lei Gift Event. Players who login on July 17 will get a FREE 7 Days Francesca Lei skin. 

Anyway, the Battle Gear Beginz update will definitely make new and old AVA players excited to play the game. With new maps, new and improved game client and free skin, the fun in playing AVA just increased to a new level.

If you're not playing AVA now but you're curious enough to try it then you can learn more about AVA by clicking on this link -> AVA SEA.

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Godsrule, A Very Quick Look

What is Godsrule?

Godsrule is a free-to-play browser-based multiplayer online RTS or real-time strategy game. If you enjoy playing real-time strategy games like Warcraft, Dune II, Command&Conquer and others then you might enjoy playing Godsrule as well.

Of course, Godsrule is not the same as those RTS games mentioned above. Yes, it lets you build a base of operations where you can further build more units and buildings to aid in your campaign but you build all these things in a persistent setting.

You can log-off or exit the game and, when you come back or log back in, you'll find everything intact and, because the world is persistent, the game will progress even if you're not logged-in to oversee it.

Browser-Based

Godsrule is browser-based which is great because you won't need to install anything (except maybe Flash). You can play Godsrule as long as you have a Flash-enabled web browser and that's not difficult to find because almost all modern web browsers are Flans-enabled.

Of course, if you don't have Flash installed in any of your web browsers then getting it is easy as pie. It's FREE and you can easily download the Flash Player plugin for your web browsers at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.

It's Free-To-Play

Because Godsrule is Free-To-Play, your wallet and your bank account is safe. You don't need to spend anything to get the game and it will not force you to spend on anything while you're playing it. Of course, if you want to spend some money on Godsrule then it's your call. You control what you spend and that's the beauty of Free-To-Play games.

Cartoonish Characters

The art style used in Godsrule is very cartoonish but it's very polished. Cartoonish characters are very common in most browser-based games but, in Godsrule, the style is different enough to set it apart from other games that use cartoonish characters and art.

Yes, the art style may not appeal to everyone but the thing that will make you play Godsrule is not the art style nor the cartoonish characters but the game itself. It's very easy to play and it's also very easy to get into specially when you start battling other players.

Play Godsrule

To start playing Godsrule for FREE, simply watch the YouTube video below in YouTube because the link to the game is located in the description of the video.

Also, watching the video will give you a quick look on how Godsrule is played. If you happened to enjoy watching the video then please don't hesitate to Like, Share and Subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Click here to play Godsrule for FREE!

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Asiasoft Online Philippine Branch Commenced eSports Activities

Here is the latest Press Release from Asiasoft Online Philippines. It's more about their upcoming and on-going eSports Activities. Check it out.

July 8, 2013, Manila, Philippines – The Philippines has become one of the fastest rising country to hold eSports tournaments, happening almost every day nationwide on a small cyber café with as low as 10 computers, big café’s with hundreds of teams competing, or organized sponsored events nationwide.

The opening of Asiasoft Online Pte. Ltd. Philippine branch, led to the commencement of several eSports tournaments metro wide, through partners like Pacific Live and Wired and TheNet.Com. Players from across the city have joined to compete the monthly qualifiers for Chaos Online - the newest MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) in the Philippines, Sudden Attack – the #1 FPS (First Person Shooter) game in Korea and AVA Online – a fast action hi-def graphics game powered by Unreal Engine 3. Monthly grand winners will once again gather and compete in November 2013, to identify the teams who will represent the Philippines in the Southeast Asia Regional Finals against Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Asiasoft’s qualifiers started last June 15 & 16 at Pacific Lived and Wired naming two (2) teams and TheNet.Com last June 22, 30 and July 7, 2013 with three (3) winners lined up ready to compete for the Philippine Finals in November.

It’s not too late for those aspiring gamers from all walks of life to join and grab a slot in the Asiasoft’s Qualifiers, for it will run till October. Scheduled tournaments are already plotted at PPC and TNC, and everyone is welcome to register on their preferred date. (Please note that schedule may change depending on partner café):

Winners from the previous tournaments per game category are as follows:

CHAOS ONLINE

• PPC June 16 1st Prize Winner – Team Urge
• TNC June 22 1st Prize Winner – Team MOJA

SUDDEN ATTACK

• PPC June 16 1st Prize Winner – Team SixthSense
• TNC June 30 1st Prize Winner – Team Pacific TTeSports.Wara
• TNC July 7 1st Prize Winner – Team AC

For further updates and live stream of tournaments, check out the respective game websites and Facebook fan pages.

For AVA and Sudden Attack

• Official website: http://www.PlayFPS.com
• Official Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/PlayFPS

For Chaos Online

• Official website: http://www.playcybergames.com
• Official Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/chaosonline.game
• Official PH Community Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/ChaosOnlinePhilippines

Partner Sites:

• TheNet.Com: http://tncgaming.com/ 
• Pacific Live and Wired: http://pacificph.com/

About Asiasoft Online

Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd in Singapore, AS Online Sdn Bhd in Malaysia and Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd in Philippines, collectively known as Asiasoft Online, are incorporated as subsidiaries of Asiasoft International Co. Ltd, listed in Thailand as Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited, in 2004, 2007 and 2013 respectively.

Asiasoft Online is part of the Asiasoft group of publishing companies with a presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines, serving over 49.5 million registered gamers.

Asiasoft Online publishes Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) in Singapore and Malaysia and assists game developers to tap onto the growth potential of the South-East Asia region.

Asiasoft Online publishes “MapleStory”, “Audition”, “GetAmped X”, “CABAL Online”, “Sudden Attack”, "Ragnarok Online 2", "Alliance of Valiant Arms" and "Chaos Online".

Committed to developing the regional online gaming community, Asiasoft Online works with content developers and industry partners to entertain and engage casual gamers and netizens. Content localization, marketing and game service management are deployed by specialized and dedicated professionals, for game developers, in an integrated services platform.

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