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Weapons of War
Weapons of War: Dungeons and Castle Sieges was a free-to-play MMORPG developed by Chinese developer Cloud Toad for Microsoft Windows. The game was published in the Philippines by Gameclub from 2009 until 2018.
NetPlay Inc.
NetPlay Inc. , was the live service game publishing division of Tri-Isys Internet that was established in 2004. It was responsible for publishing the MMORPG Pristontale in the Philippines under the NetPlay brand.
Darkest Light: Survivor
Darkest Light: Survivor is a 2016 free-to-play casual horror game developed by Filipino developer Popsicle Games for the iOS and Android platforms. The game is no longer available.
Cubinet Interactive Philippines Corp.
Cubinet Interactive Philippines Corp. was a Philippine live service publisher and the operator of the Cubizone Philippines brand. It was a subsidiary of Cubinet Interactive Sdn. Bhd. from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and was part of the Cubinet Interactive Group of Companies. The Philippine branch operated from 2009 until October 2020.
Dragona
Dragona: Expedition of Bartan is a free-to-play MMORPG developed by South Korean developer Liveplex. It was published in the Philippines by Gamesoft Technology Inc. on its Gameclub portal.
Josie Rizal
Josie Rizal is a fictional, playable Filipina character in the fighting game Tekken 7. She is the first and only playable character in the Tekken series with a Filipino nationality.
GBPlay, Inc.
GBPlay, Inc. was a Philippine live service publisher and was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Smilegate Worldwide Pte. Ltd., the SEA publishing arm of the South Korean Smilegate Group. It was established in 2014 to publish games in the Gameclub portal. In 2019, it was replaced by South Korean publisher Smilegate Megaport, Inc.
Apple App Store's removal of Duterte-related games
In November 2017, Apple quietly removed games in its iOS App Store that were related to the controversial Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte . This was done after an open letter signed by multiple international organizations was sent to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
36th GLAAD Media Awards
The 36th GLAAD Media Awards is the 2025 annual awards by GLAAD, an American media monitoring non-governmental organization. The awards honor various branches of the media (including video games) for their outstanding portrayals of LGBTQ people and the issues that affect their lives. The awards were held on March 28, 2025.
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.
