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McDonald's Philippines x The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Happy Meal promotion
McDonald's Philippines is holding a Happy Meal promotion with video game movie The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (TSMGM) , which started on Friday, April 3, 2026. It is part of McDonald's global campaign to promote the movie's theatrical release.
Delayed South Korean visas of Philippine representatives for League of Legends World Cyber Games Grand Finals 2011
In December 2011, two members of Bida Gaming, the Philippine representatives for the League of Legends World Cyber Games (WCG) 2011 tournament, had their visas delayed due to additional requirements of the South Korean embassy. The WCG Grand Finals was held from December 8 until 11, 2011, in Busan, South Korea. Bida Gaming was unable to participate in the tournament and was forced to forfeit.
ePLDT's acquisition of Level Up! Inc.
In February 2006, Philippine technology company ePLDT, Inc. announced that it had acquired a majority stake in the live service gaming publisher Level Up! Inc. from its parent company, Level Up! International Holdings Pte. Ltd. This acquisition led to the merger of the operations of the gaming portals netGames (owned by ePLDT) and Level Up! , with the former's branding being dropped in favor of retaining the latter.
The Philippine Gorebox ban of 2026
On June 23, 2026, the Philippine's Philippine Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center's (CICC) issued a temporary ban on the sandbox game Gorebox after it linked one of the suspects of the recent Tacloban school shooting incident to the game.
Lineage 2 SEA
Lineage II is an MMORPG developed by South Korean developer NCSoft. A SEA service was published by Asian Media Development Group under iPlayAsia , and later on iAM Interactive , from 2007 until 2009 using a subscription-based model.
AniCon 2008
The Anime, Console, and Online Gaming Event 2008 , or simply AniCon 2008 , [note 1] was a joint Philippine convention organized by Otakuzine Anime Magazine and GamEX magazine , in partnership with the online community group Pinoy Xbox and the live service game publisher Level Up! . It was held on Sunday, October 5, 2008, at the Megatrade Hall 3 in SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City, Philippines.
GoPets
GoPets was a live service networking site that allowed players to own and raise their own virtual pets. The global service ran from 2004 until 2009 and was distributed in the Philippines by Mobius Games from 2005 until 2009.
FreeStyle Global Player Arena Tournament
The FreeStyle Global Player Arena Tournament was an international tournament for the live service basketball game FreeStyle Street Basketball . It was held on October 30, 2010 in Shanghai, China. The tournament was organized by the game's developer, JC Entertainment, under its publishing portal GameKiss.
Lakad matatag
In Filipino gaming lingo, the phrase "lakad matatag" is a Filipino parody of a battle cry that originated in Defense of the Ancients (DotA) Allstars. In 2018, "lakad matatag, normalin normalin" , which was uttered by MineskiTV casters, became an international meme in the Dota 2 community during The International 2018 season.
2012 CIDG raid of DataBlitz
On November 5, 2012, the Philippine National Police's Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) , acting on a complaint filed by Philippine video game distributor X-Play Online Games Inc. , conducted raids on multiple DataBlitz establishments in Metro Manila due to the sale of unauthorized, gray market copies of NBA 2K13. At the time, X-Play had received the license from Take-Two Interactive, NBA 2K13's publisher, to distribute the game in the Philippines.