Are you getting tired of all the generic themed MMOs today? Now why don't you try exploring the space?

That is exactly what Level Up! Philippines has in mind when they announced their upcoming MMORPG, Bounty Hounds Online last November 5 at Level Up! LIVE 2011. Developed by XPEC and world renowned Namco Bandai, BHO Philippines is set in the 24th century where nuclear weapons have made the Earth an inhabitable planet. Using the same nuclear technology, humans where forced to find a new home beyond the stars, and they eventually did. 

The humans encountered an intelligent parasitic alien race that control over bodies. This alien race agreed to work with the humans to build their new world, but peace did not last long. A war erupted and the help of mercenaries from the Galactic Counsel was needed to maintain peace. This is where your adventure as a mercenary begins. 

Bounty Hounds Online is said to have five classes: the Trooper, Bioengineer, Scientist, Agent, and Artillery. The game features a lot of sci-fi features and environments, lots of PVP content, transformable fighting pets called Combat and Tactical Units (CTUs), and an advanced mercenary card system. If you want to know more about BHO PH, just visit its official website or its Facebook fan page.

Run Up Philippines, a Massively-Multiplayer Online game publisher in the country has recently added another game to its MMO roster.

Grand Epic Online or GEO, which was launched in Open Beta last June 15 is a 2.5D browser-based MMO that will surely get the attention of players who love to play Facebook games. Some of the key features that GEO has to offer include auto-navigation, pet raising, mounting system, polymorphic transformation and many more. 

What is more appealing in this game is that users are not required to download the game. They just need to open their web browser and log in with their favorite social networking sites and they are ready to go. For more details about this fascinating and one-of-a-kind MMO experience, visit the GEO Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ph.geo.

Hmmm..another MMO for Run Up. With the influx of MMORPGs in the country and the Southeast Asian region today, GEO will surely have its hands full on dealing with competitors. Let's just wait and see if this new game will get the support and interest of Pinoy gamers.

They say two is better than one, but RF Online thinks otherwise.

Just last week, Rising Force Online Philippines announced the merge of Verxial and Elixus servers into one server called Vasteral. The server merge is scheduled on the 15th of March, during the weekly RF Online maintenance. 

Players are advised to check their characters before the said date and clean up all them items and currency stored in the Coin-Exchange NPC because all these will be deleted after the merge process.

In RF Online's announcement, each account will only be given three slots of characters which means only three can be transfered and recovered. The RF team has also announced that they are allowing the character deletion feature for characters level 40 and below for storage management purposes.

The merge will be an exciting experience for RF players. After the 15th, players from the two servers will be able to forge new alliances, as well as make new in-game enemies. So start preparing your characters for this big development.

Another on-ground gaming activity will be held at the popular Eton Cyberpod Corinthian in Ortigas, which has become one of the most sought-after venues for gaming events since its opening last November. This time, it is Requiem: Alive from Mobius Games. 

The mature and dark-themed MMORPG will be holding its Requiem Rumble: Live Showdown on Friday, the 4th of March. All Requiem players are invited to enjoy a day full of fun games and activities. 

Players can go one-on-one against real-life friends or enemies, and continue their search for glory. Guests will also have the chance to try out Requiem's upcoming patch, Version 4, on test servers. 

Requiem: Alive players who will bring with them a friend not registered yet can also win in-game prices and items. And of course, a gaming event would not be complete without free play. Designated units will be available for everyone from 10am to 12pm, and 8pm to 9pm.

For more information about Requiem Rumble, you can visit the official announcement here. 

T3fun has officially entered the Pinoy MMO scene in its press launch yesterday.

Together with Redbana Philippines, T3 Fun has made an official release of its two global MMORPG games Aika Global, released August of last year, and Cardmon Hero, which entered Open Beta last month. Luckily, I was one of the chosen few who have witnessed the event (thanks to Hudson from B2G) lol

All the guest bloggers and players were welcomed by DJ Sky from 99.5 RT. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take any pictures (sad). But she totally changed the mood of the program when she got up the stage. Mr. Taesun An, one of T3 Fun's game officials from Korea, also gave a short introduction about T3 Fun and its goal as an online game publisher.

Afterwards, a couple of presenters introduced Aika Global. They presented the game's storyline and some of its impressive features. One of these interesting features is the 1000 vs. 1000 nation wars. The six character classes were also introduced:

- Warrior - Two-hand melee attacker (two-handed melee weapons)

- Paladin - One hand melee attacker and support magic user (one-handed melee weapons and shields)

- Sniper - High-damage long-range user (rifles)

- Dual gunner - DPS long-range attacker (dual guns)

- Night magician - Primary magic-damage dealer (two-handed staves)

- Cleric - Support magic user (one-handed staves)

After several minutes of introduction to Aika Global, it was time to take a sneak peak at Cardmon Hero. The main feature of this game that separates it from other MMOs is the card system. In Cardmon Hero, players or "heroes" use cards as skills, items, and mounts. 

Cards are also used to summon mercenaries to fight alongside the hero. As a result, players experience a more interactive gameplay as they control both their characters and mercenaries at the same time. There are different kinds of mercenaries: tankers, damage-dealers, and support-types. Cardmon Hero gamers will just need to choose which type of mercenaries are best to level-up with. 

Then, to our surprise, two addorable Cardmon Hero cosplayers entered the hall.

After the program, it was time for picture-taking. We (me and two new friends) spotted several beauties around. I can only tell you 'cause I was unable to take any pictures of them. :(

Any special event would not be complete without food, and we were not disappointed. We ate tasty food, enjoyed a cup (two cups for me) of brewed coffee, and munched a piece of the finest Tiramisu I've eaten (six pieces for me) in years. =) 

The event was a blast. Even if there were only several dozens of guests, I can say that Redbana and T3 Fun managed to come up with a wonderful program (and of course, invite lovely gals). I am looking forward to playing and reviewing both Aika Global and Cardmon Hero. 

For players who are interested to play the two new titles, you can download the clients here. 

For all Rohan players from Laguna, this is one of the best ways to spend the long weekend!

Rohan Philippines will take its BOSS Time Attack event in Calamba, Laguna on the 25th of February. Players will need to form a party of 8 and take on certain bosses.

Sounds easy? Not quite. All participants must be able to defeat their enemy boss before the designated time limit. Teams that are able to beat the boss within the alloted time would receive several prizes. The team with the shortest time will also bring home some in-game goodies. 

If you still do not know how to spend the vacation, this event is certainly a must-see.

For more information and details about the mechanics of the event, you can check the announcement here. 

After a short regular maintenance, Requiem: Alive players will surely enjoy the updates and changes in the game's latest patch.

Requiem: Alive, a dark MMORPG for mature Pinoy players, has modified several skills in its latest patch today, 23rd of February. According to the update, several skills from the seven jobs have been modified. 

Fortunately, all players will be receiving 10 job change certificates so they can check out the skill changes. These certificates will last for a month in their inventory so they will have plenty of time to use them. 

Aside from that, there will also be a temporary enchantment and reinforcement boost to allow players to upgrade their gears. 

With all these features, it is safe to say that this is one heck of a patch!