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The evolution of Ragnarok

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Even with the trials the game has faced in the past two decades, Ragnarok is still close to the hearts of many Filipino ...

Sports

Ragnarok Online goes local featuring Philippine folklore

By Tam Noda | May 5, 2012 - 3:11pm

The famous web game Ragnarok Online (RO) which was introduced in the Philippines nine years ago will have its local version featuring characters and their powers based on Philippine folklore.

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Technology

Ragnarok Online connects Pinoys

October 3, 2004 - 12:00am

Ragnarok Online (RO) is not your usual video game. It is where you become a character in the game and interact with other characters in the game. You meet a lot of other players, who could become your real-life...

Entertainment

Ragnarok breaks global barriers

August 13, 2004 - 12:00am

If you think you’ve seen everything that Ragnarok Online has to offer, think again. This was the challenge made by Ben Colayco, general manager of Level Up! Games, the Philippine franchisee of Ragnarok Online,...

Technology

In the universe of Ragnarok

By Bea Ledesma | July 25, 2004 - 12:00am

We went to Korea, not to go shopping, but to cheer and watch the Philippines competing in the very first Ragnarok World Championship (RWC) in Seoul, Korea last July 18.

Sunday Lifestyle

Pinoy gamers vie in Ragnarok int’l tourney

July 16, 2004 - 12:00am

Eighteen of the best computer gamers in the country have been chosen to represent the country in the first-ever Ragnarok World Championship (RWC) to be held in Seoul, Korea this weekend. The Philippine delegation,...

Technology

Search ongoing for best Ragnarok players

June 4, 2004 - 12:00am

The popular massively multi-player, role-playing online game (MMROPG), Philippine Ragna-rok Online (pRO), gets even more exciting as the best and strongest players in the game vie for the chance to represent the...

Technology

NBI cracks down on 5 game centers

May 28, 2004 - 12:00am

Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) swooped down and padlocked five gaming shops in Manila for allegedly violating the intellectual property law. The gaming centers were allegedly illegally accessing...

Technology