eGames closes ZXOnline (Zhu Xian Online) on August 13 (Previously it was set to close July 31--giving notice of closing for only 5 days). Reason for closing ZXOnlineTheir reason? Their contract with Perfect World was terminated. It wasn't stated who wanted it terminated, whether it was Perfect World or eGames, but it doesn't matter now. The announcement is stated below: Due to this event, eGames has once again gone under the microscope. Based on the forums, a lot of players have been disheartened in playing in other eGames-published MMOs fearing that it may close as well. Although   read more

So you've got your Perfect World PH Tideborn Assassin (Xi Shou) created and you're looking for a possible build in the Perfect World Intl Forums. Unfortunately, the skill names over there are different from the ones over here. Not to worry as I've done the work for you! All PWI skill names here are based on the ecatomb site. PWI Skill PW PH Skill Twin Strike Chain Strike Slipstream Strike Sinister Strike Raving slash Unpredictable Strikes Deep Sting Gouge Rib Strike Unbalancing Strike Thoatcut Strangling Strike Earthen Rift Land Mine Shadow Walk Stealth Focused   read more

Perfect World PH's latest update was announced a long time ago and now it's here! Here are just some impressions of what I got. Perfect World PH Client If you downloaded the new client and patch before the start of the Tideborn patch then everything would be ok. It was already stated before that downloading the new client was much more easier than patching the old one on the patch day. Therefore there were lots of complaints both on the and forums on how slow their patches were going. Lesson learned: Read and follow instructions given by the GMs. There were no problems running the client   read more

It's been confirmed that Perfect World PH will have its Tideborn patch on July 21! You've been waiting for the rise of the legendary race of Pangu that once walked the lands and fought for their freedom. Now, the barrier that separates the World to their home will be shattered on 21st day of the month of July, year of the Tiger. The Rise of the Tideborne will happen on the July 21, 2010 - Wednesday. You got a few days to search, collect, and finalize the build for your Assassin or Psychic! Source   read more

Just received news that Motorola, Inc. will be using Statusnet as their way of communicating internally. According to the press release, it all started as an experiment as to whether Statusnet would be good enough as a way to communicate between different business units. However, something else happened! Rami Levy, Motorola's team leader of Open Source Technologies, says in the case study, "One unexpected benefit [of using StatusNet] is a reduction in company email. We initially just wanted to increase social communication and such in the company. As the value became obvious and usage grew   read more

Just hot off the press: Mobius Online will be selling World of Warcraft gametime load. As of the moment, the only one available is a 60-day gametime load worth PHP1,595. Some might say that the ones being sold at Datablitz costs less (PHP1,495), but the convenience of going to your local Mobius Online ePoints re-seller is good enough as most of the Datablitz stores are located only in major malls. For WoW noobs like me, there's a requirement before you buy the load, you need to have bought the game first! Either you can download the game client trial then pay for the CD Keys or buy the   read more