Good news for all fans of PopCap Games: they’re launching a new online service that will initially only be available in Southeast Asia.
Here are the details:
PopCap Games, the creator of hit games such as Zuma, Bejeweled, and Plants vs Zombies, is now recruiting beta testers for a new online game service. Initially available only in SE Asia, this service will let players experience their favorite PopCap games in a whole new way with a broad array of connected and social community features.
Interested players should visit http://comingsoon.popcap.com to sign up now for the chance to be among the first to check it out. Limited slots are available.
Have you visited the revamped DataBlitz site? Definitely a great improvement over the old one.
Apart from being easier to navigate, one thing I like about the new site is that DataBlitz is finally showcasing its console games. Yup, you can now check out the store’s catalogue of games for the DS, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, and Xbox 360.
After all, it really didn’t make sense that the old site only featured PC and Mac games when console games make up much of DataBlitz’s inventory.
So if you’re looking for original games, check out the DataBlitz site today.
1. Could you tell us something about yourself? How old are you? Where are you located and what are you currently engaged in?
I’m the Multimedia Head of the leading Philippine online game publisher Level Up! Inc. (http://levelupgames.ph). As head of the Multimedia department, I create and oversee the company’s strategy for online, video and mobile content and services. I’m also a tech blogger (http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/babelmachine) for Singapore-based CNET Asia. Prior to joining the corporate world, I was the multimedia editor of INQUIRER.net, handling, among other responsibilities, its gaming news site hackenslash.net.
2. When was the first time you actually played a video game? What’s the name of the game and game system? What or who made you play?
The first system I played on was the Famicom — yup, the Family Computer. I played Galaga and Road Fighter. It was my uncle who owned the Famicom and got me hooked on video games. I also played on the Game and Watch a lot — the titles I owned included Popeye, Octopus, Fire, and Lion. I mastered Popeye to the point that I played it with the Game and Watch turned upside down, much to my dad’s consternation, heh.
Thousands of Filipino gamers will converge again at the World Trade Center for the biggest online gaming event in the Philippines. And of course the Multimedia team and I will be there to once more to live blog and live-stream the event.
Not only, but we’re also going to providing social media coverage of LU! Live 2009 — and you can be part of it!
If you’re on Twitter, please place the hashtag #live2009 on all your LU! Live 2009-related tweets. For instance, maybe you want to plug your guild’s booth at LU! City.
You may also add the tag LIVE2009 on your blog posts, photos (for instance, if you’re uploading LU! Live 2009-related pictures to your Flickr accounts), and videos to share your Level Up! Live 2009-related content and make it easier for other Internet users to find them. We’ll also be able to send more people to your site because we’ll be showcasing posts with the LIVE2009 tag during the LU! Live 2009 live blog and on the Level Up! Portal after the event.
