Kaka-VALORANT Mo Yan! Cash Prizes and Scholarships Up for Grabs in Estudyante Esports’ Nationwide VALORANT Campus League

Reinforcing their commitment to elevating the competitive gaming and esports scene for local grassroots gaming communities in the country, Riot Games Philippines today announced that VALORANT has partnered with Estudyante Esports in support of their nationwide campus league. In addition to a cash prize pool, VALORANT will also be covering one full semester of tuition for the winning school team–amounting to a combined prize value of nearly 1 million pesos.

Organized by Dark League Studios–the official tournament partner of the recently concluded University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Esports tournament–and poised to be the biggest campus esports event in the country, the Estudyante Esports campus league welcomes gamers from colleges and universities nationwide. The tournament includes teams hailing from schools from the UAAP and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and will feature popular game titles including Riot Games’ VALORANT and League of Legends (LoL).

Your Most Nostalgic Memory is back!

Distributed by VNGGames, Metal Slug: Awakening - the latest mobile version of the legendary IP – Metal Slug licensed by SNK, developed & launched by Tencent will officially open beta on August 22! The latest Metal Slug: Awakening also marked the strongest comeback of the legendary arcade game which is widely known for its side-scrolling game style and now replenished with refined graphics that reminisce all the iconic game scenes, characters as well as easter eggs! So, gear up commanders, and be ready to take on the nostalgic yet thrilling missions!

Metal Slug: Awakening officially open beta on August 22

Tickets Are Available For PGDX

Get ready, gamers! The wait is finally over as tickets for the Philippine GameDev Expo (PGDX) are now officially up for grabs. PGDX promises to be an extraordinary gaming event, bringing together gaming enthusiasts from all over for an unforgettable experience.

The event will take place on August 18-20, 2023 at Function Rooms 3 & 4 of the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City, where gaming enthusiasts will have the opportunity to dive into an immersive world of gaming innovation, competitions, and mind-blowing experiences. With a wide array of exciting activities lined up, PGDX is set to captivate both casual gamers and hardcore enthusiasts alike.

Philippine Game Development Expo Announces 2nd Wave of Guest Speakers

In the realm of gaming excitement, we bring you the latest update on the highly anticipated Philippine GameDev Expo! We already revealed the first batch of speakers, but there's more! Gear up and prepare to witness the unveiling of the next batch of distinguished speakers who will grace this extraordinary event, where game enthusiasts and professionals unite to unleash their inner gaming heroes.

Prepare to be blown away by our impressive roster of renowned speakers from various fields, who are more than just NPCs in the gaming industry:

Get Ready For CONQuest Festival 2022 This Weekend!

It's time for gaming and tech conventions to come back with CONQuest Festival 2022. happening this July 23-24 , 2022 at the SMX Convention center. 

At CONQuest festival, expect to see the hypest college esports rivalries, famous creators like Kyedae and V33Wise, the latest games and gadgets, amazing cosplay, live music, educational industry panels, endless booths of art and merchandise, and so much more.

Sad Day For Modern Gaming - The Passing of Satoru Iwata

It has been a gloomy week for gaming as the one of the most beloved programmers and Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata died on July 11, 2015. He is fourth CEO of the game giant Nintendo which made games and gaming consoles like the NES, SNES, Gameboy and the Wii. 

Iwata worked on some of the nintendo games like The Legend of Zelda, Mario, and the Animal Crossing series. He was also the first CEO of Nintendo who is not related to original owners, the Yamauchis.

He died because of a Bile duct tumor (Cholangiocarcinoma) at the age of 55. Following his death, Nintendo announced that Genyo Takeda and Shigeru Miyamoto would take over on an interim basis until a replacement is found.

"On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer." Satoru Iwata in his keynote speech at GDC 2005

Alodia's Birthday Bash DOTA Tournament

The Cosplay Godess Alodia Gosiengfiao is celebrating her birthday and she will celebrate it with  her loyal fans and friends this March 31 at the SM City North EDSA Annex Cyberzone.

There will be a lot of competition that will also happen on that day. Like the DOTA 1 Tournament with Mineski-Dota! Pre-Qualifiers at Mineski Infinity TAFT on March 25! Top 4 teams will compete at the finals at Alodia's Birthday Bash on March 31! (No Entrance Fee) Each team will consist of 5 members.

Prizes for DoTA Finals on March 31: Champion wins P7500 + Razer gaming goodies, 2nd Place wins P5000 + Razer gaming goodies, 3rd Place P3000 + Razer gaming goodies!

MECHANICS:

The tournament will be open to the following participants:

• 6 Class S teams from GMPGL (based on overall points)

• 1 Class A team from GMPGL (champion team on 4-3)

• 1 Malaysian Guest Team Orange E-sports

Mechanics

• Tournament format will be single eliminations

• GMPGL rules will be used as basis

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GTMACCON 2011: All in One Convention!

The All in  one Convention is happening on October 22, 2011. GTMACCON features local indie komiks plus the prestige of Anime and Cosplay. if you're interested to sell or to join the cosplay competition e-mail: unleashyourimagination@yahoo.com  

SM Cyberzone Presents EA Arena and the launch of Dead Space 2!

Gamers be ready for the launch of Deadspace 2 that will be launched this Sunday at SM Cyberzone
4F SM City North Edsa! An all day event from 10 am - 9pm. Woohoo!