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Value-Added Tax (VAT) on Digital Services Law (Republic Act No. 12023)
Republic Act No. 12023 , also known as the Value-Added Tax (VAT) on Digital Services Law , is a law implemented in June 2025 that subjects a 12% tax on digital products and services by foreign providers. This includes digital games, microtransactions, and subscriptions from platforms like Steam and Nintendo eShop.
Peenoise
Peenoise is a derogatory form of the plural Filipino word "pinoys". It is an insult used to refer to Filipinos who are toxic, obnoxious, or otherwise have performed undesirable actions and activities. The singular variation of peenoise is "peenoy".
International Mobile Gaming Awards
The International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) was an annual international competition for mobile games. Since its inception, the competition spun into four regional competitions: Global, China, Middle East North Africa (MENA), and Southeast Asia (SEA).
Spoon Interactive Arts
Spoon Interactive Arts , previously known as ePLDT ContentDev , was the content division of the Philippine I.T. company ePLDT, Inc. which specializes in mobile application and web development.
Bus Hostage by Policeman
Bus Hostage by Policeman is a 2010 satirical but controversial whac-a-mole Flash game developed by Bari Silvestre of Keybol Games and was published on Newgrounds. The game was based on the August 2010 Manila hostage crisis. It was widely criticized for its poor build quality as well as being insensitive to the subject matter.
Pokémon Tretta
Pokémon Tretta (stylized in all-caps as TRETTA ) is an amusement arcade game developed by Japanese companies Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. and Marvelous AQL. It was originally released in Japan in mid-2012, and was released in the Philippines on 2016 in branches of the Quantum Amusement Corporation . The arcade was discontinued globally in 2023.
Away Agila
Away Agila is a 3D fighting game that was under development by Slycesoft Game Development for Microsoft Windows. The hands-on preview was available during the U Got Game Pro event. An open beta was supposed to be released on May 21, 2005, but no knowledge of the beta is known.
Level Infinite
Level Infinite is a global game publishing brand by Singaporean game publisher Proxima Beta Pte. Ltd. It was established in 2021 as the global brand of Chinese game company Tencent Games.
Sega Saturn
The Sega Saturn is a fifth-generation video game console developed by Sega Corporation. A few models of the console were manufactured in the Philippines.
PlayPark RF Online
PlayPark RF Online was an official RF Online service published for the SEA region by PlayPark from 2017 until 2024. It is the second and final RF Online official service in the Philippines, and is also the final one to operate globally.