The biggest online gaming event in the country just got BIGGER and BETTER! Gravity Inc., developers of the number 1 online game in the country, Ragnarok Online, and Level Up! Inc. are proud to announce that the RAGNAROK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 will happen in Level Up! Live on Oct. 18 & 19 at the World Trade Center exhibit halls in Pasay City.
First launched in 2004 with a sequel in 2007, this is the first time that the prestigious international gaming tournament has gone outside its native country of South Korea.
The RWC 2008 will share the limelight with the grand finals of Rising Force Online, Perfect World, Flyff and Freestyle throughout the 2 days of Level Up! Live. In order to determine who will represent the country, the Ragnarok Philippine Championships that normally culminates at Level Up! Live will be done 2 weeks earlier. Whoever wins the top spot in the RPC will represent the motherland at the RWC.
RAGNAROK CREATOR COMES TO MANILA!
Lee Myung-Jin is coming to town!
Level Up! Live
October 18-19, 2008
World Trade Center, Roxas Blvd
The call of the gods:
As Level Up! 2008: Rise of The Gaming Gods and The Ragnarok World Championships draws nearer, “Ragnamania” is once again hitting the streets. Indeed, the popularity of Ragnarok has become so widespread that an animated series was even created in its image and was even aired here in the country. The theme of Ragnarok has been successfully integrated in numerous adaptations for both gaming and print. One such example is the Ragnarok comic adaptation by Lee Myung-Jin which would serve as the backdrop for the highly successful game “Ragnarok Online”!
“Ragnarok” by Lee Myung-Jin should be familiar to fans of the online game. It was this body of work that spurred the creation of Ragnarok Online. His comic was also distributed locally and to this day continues to inspire young artists and fans of the series!
This October 18 and 19, get to see meet him in person! Lee Myung-Jin will be visiting the country as a special guest for the Level Up! Live 2008: Rise of The Gaming Gods and Ragnarok World Championships events!
A page in Ragnarok history:
Lee Myung-Jin, a popular comic artist in Korea, began his career as an artist in 1992;. By the late 90’s, he was already an accomplished manhwa (Korean print cartoon-comics) artist. And after having established his studio, “Drive to Dream Sea”, he began his work on the Legendary Ragnarok comics.
His body of work with the series was so great, that he became involved in the conception of “Ragnarok Online”, at the time a game that would integrate role-playing elements into the world that he created. A MMORPG like no other, Ragnarok would be the realization of his work into gaming form!
Lee Myung-Jin Live!
Because Ragnarok has such a following here in the country, and with the Ragnarok World Championships happening on our very doorstep, there’s no venue more suitable for a meet and greet with the fans! See him at Level Up! Live 2008: Rise of The Gaming Gods this October 18 and 19, and get to see a legend live!
Mr. Lee Myung-Jin will be signing autographs and meeting fans, so grab whatever Ragnarok memorabilia you want and head on over to Level Up! Live 2008 this coming October 18 and 19 at the World Trade Center, Roxas Blvd. Pasay city!
Autograph Signing Schedule
October 18, 2008 (Saturday) - LU Live - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
October 19, 2008 (Sunday) - LU Live - 1:30pm - 3:30pm
astig yung kinain ng stage xD buti hindi nadamay yung dancer… ate hazel, sa ASF yun galing ah! xD