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March 31, 2010 – Wednesday

Mark your chart year and join the biggest gaming event here in the Philippines, the e-Games` Domination IV on the 10th of April 2010 at the SMX Convention Center.

Domination is the annual gaming event and anniversary celebration of e-Games Philippines (IP eGames Ventures Inc.). Domination showcases live and offline tournaments, music performances from the country`s hottest bands and local celebrity guest appearances, new game play titles, costplay, tons of surprises and fun-full goodies.

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March 31, 2010 – Wednesday

IP e-Game Ventures Inc., the online gaming subsidiary of publicly listed technology and communications company, IPVG Corp, is all set for Domination IV, IP e-Games’ annual gaming event and anniversary celebration.

Domination is considered the biggest single-day gaming event since 2008. Domination II and Domination III, held at the SMX Convention Center near SM Mall of Asia, have been drawing record crowds.
Domination II had a record attendance with more than 15,000 gamers while Domination 3 held last April 2009, had close to 21,000 people.

This year, Domination IV, which will be held on April 10 at the same venue, will even be bigger and will have that distinct Filipino Festive and Carnival environment.

Gil Edeza, COO of IP e-Games, says that this year’s Domination will be entirely different. “We are going to bring the Carnival and Fiesta thrills especially with our offline events and activities.”

Domination IV will have more than 300 top-of-the-line PCs available for freeplay and tournaments, the most exciting online game tournaments and prizes, and the hottest musical and celebrity performances. “Domination IV will continue to break single-day gaming attendances,” Edeza adds.

Domination IV will have dedicated gaming areas for each e-Games title, such as RAN Online, CABAL Online, Runes of Magic, Granado Espada, and Dragonica. X-Play Online Games Inc. (X-Play), the casual games division of IP e-Games, will also have individual gaming areas for Audition Dance Battle, OP7 and Band Master. Each gaming area will have its own online game tournaments with hundreds of thousands of pesos in cash prizes and in-game items to be given away.

Domination IV will also be the launch pad for the commercial release of Dragonica and Band Master.

Dragonica is IP e-Games’ newest online adventure game. With Role-Playing Game (RPG) elements and an 8-way, side-scrolling system in full 3D, Dragonica’s gameplay is fun, intuitive and offers gameplay elements to satisfy both novice and hardcore gamers.

X-Play’s music rhythm game Band Master, developed by Yedang Online, has gameplay similar to popular music band games wherein gamers will get to play in a concert-like atmosphere. However, Band Master presents a brand new concept in online games where players can play up to 6 different instruments with other players. What’s also unique about Band Master is it allows for actual garage or indie band setups and a unique social networking opportunity. Band Master also provides better online community integrations.

X-Play will also unveil Superstar Online, the country’s first online videoke.

George Royeca, COO for X-Play, says that Domination IV will be an awesome day for casual gamers. “We’ve prepared a whole day of incredible activities for our Audition players, OP7 gamers, and our new Band Master fans. And that’s not the end of it, gamers will get to sample the first online videoke in the country and I’m sure that it’ll be one of the huge hits at Domination IV.”

Aside from offline and online activities, IP e-Games is hosting the hottest musical performances from the most popular bands in the country.

Parokya ni Edgar, Rico Blanco, Urbandub, Sugarfree, General Luna, teen singing sensation group Pop Girls, and more are slated to perform at Domination IV.

Ed Pasion, IP e-Games VP for Marketing says that Domination IV will be biggest gaming event yet for the company. “We see Domination IV as the definitive gaming event of the year. It’ll be unique in so many ways.
We are going to make Domination IV truly special for our dedicated gaming community.”

http://www.gianbancod.com/2010/03/dragonica-ph-launch.html#more
March 28, 2010 – Sunday

Yesterday, I was invited to bloggers` casual lunch conference (thank you e-Games for the wonderful lunch with you! and for the shirt and poster. ^^) regarding on the launch of Dragonica PH on the same date on the final leg of Road to Domination 4, where they featured live tournaments and other gaming activities in preparation for the eGames` 4th anniversay gaming event, the Domination 4.

Dragonica Online is a 3D, 8-way, side-scrolling (It`s more like Metal Slug, etc.) MMOG. We were given each a blogger`s in-game account with a bunch of cash points to try all the cash items. I tried it last night and I really find the game very enjoyable. New MMOG gamers won`t be having trouble in playing the game because it`s like playing a arcade-fighting game like street fighter. Also, the more combos you do, the more exp you get. The characters were not stat-based builds but skills-based, every time you level up you gain skill points to level a skill or allot to learn new skills.  Visit e-Games to register.

Malaya - Business Insight, page A4
March 9, 2010

i-Pay Commerce Ventures, Inc. (i-PCV), the payment services business of IPVG Corp. (PSE: IP) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with HBC Inc., a retailer of health, beauty, personal and home care products and services in the Philippines.

In the agreement, HBC, through i-PCV, will be offering i-PCV Business Center services in more than 200 HBC stores nationwide.Initially, the new service will be piloted in HBC’s 10 Metro Manila stores this February.

Among the first of the i-PCV Business Center services to be offered in HBC branches include cash remittances and foreign exchange.

According to Alejandro James Chiongbian, I-PCV President, “We are very excited to work with HBC on expanding their product offerings, utilizing I-PCV Business Center services. Soon, HBC customers will be able to visit HBC stores and avail of affordable, secure and reliable financial services.”

HBC Chief Operating Officer Emmanuel P. Manucom said that “making i-PCV’s services available in HBC stores is one way of creating a culture of happy beautiful customers, as we provide avenues to ensure a complete shopping experience and invite more opportunities for our frontliners to deliver quality customer service.”

True to its vision of giving everyone the right to be beautiful, HBC offers products and services that define a competitive advantage coupled with exceptional customer service and sound business practices.

A Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) certified non-bank remittance company, i-PCV is committed to help companies in the financial services market grow their business through strategic alliances and profitable initiatives.