Audition Dance Battle Philippines
Audition Dance Battle Philippines, also known as Audition Philippines, was an official Audition Online service that ran in the Philippines from 2006 until 2018, when it was succeeded by the Audition Next Level service. It was initially published by E-Games in 2006, and the latest publisher to handle it was PlayPark by 2018.
History
E-Games to Level Up!: 2006-2014
Audition Philippines was initially published in the country under E-Games in 2006. An on-ground commercial launch was held on November 18 and 19, 2006, as part of the Hataw! Hanep! Hero 2006 anniversary event at the World Trade Center Metro Manila in Pasay City.[1]
In 2008, the game was placed in the game roster of X-Play (a sister brand of E-Games for casual games).
In 2012, E-Games was merged with competing publisher Level Up!. Audition was one of the games from E-Games' roster that Level Up! continued to service.
Asiasoft's Level Up! to PlayPark: 2014-2018
In 2014, Level Up! was acquired by Asiasoft Corporation. Asiasoft continued to market Audition Philippines under Level Up! until the Level Up! brand was phased out in favor of the PlayPark brand.
In October 2017, PlayPark announced Club Audition Next Level, a newer service for the game with an improved game client. The new service would have everyone's levels and ranks reset. However, Philippine players were allowed to migrate certain items from the Audition Philippine service into the Audition Next Level service.[2]
In March 2018, Audition Dance Battle Philippines was rebranded into "Club Audition" in preparation for the Next Level launch.[3] The service was rebranded again to "Audition Next Level" by the time it was launched in May 2018.
Music
In 2009, a music album entitled Audition Dance Battle: Dance Album was released by Philippine-based Bellhaus Entertainment.
References
- ‘Audition Dance’ launch a success. December 4, 2006. Philstar reporter. Philstar.com. Retrieved on 2025-04-27.
- Audition Next Level Frequently Asked Questions. Circa October 2017. Audition Philippines team. Audition Philippines website. Retrieved on 2025-04-28.
- Club Audition: March 7 OBT Na!. March 7, 2018. Audition Philippines team. Audition SEA PlayPark website. Retrieved on 2025-04-27.