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.

WORLD CLASS

With the Ragnarok World Championships happening at Level Up! Live 2008, expect to see more than just your fair share of gamers this side of the country, representatives from over 10 Ragnarok playing countries will be flying in to the Philippines to join in on the fun too!

See them all compete for the top prize as we all celebrate the spirit of sportsmanship that the sport of cyber gaming is founded upon.

It’s going to be all about skill, as now Ragnarok Players will be competing on a global caliber. Never before has the world stage for Ragnarok been readily accessible to the Filipino gamer, now anyone can witness the gaming prowess of the top Ragnarok players world wide!

Only the very best Ragnarok players will go on to compete at the RWC as each participating country will have to conduct a rigorous tournament to determine their representatives just like the RPC. It will be an intense battle of champions that will go down the annals of Ragnarok history as only one representative will make it to the top and receive the title of Ragnarok World Champion.

RPC AGIT SCORING MOVED

To make way for the Ragnarok World Championships preparations, Agit scoring will be moved to May 14 2008. This will give players a little more leeway to get ready for the coming sieges. Gather your strength and prepare for war, as this time we face Ragnarok on a world class stage. Hone your skills and brush up on battle tactics as fortune favors the prepared!

GLORY, PRESTIGE, HONOR!

This year Level Up! Live will truly be a world class event as it will house the prestigious Ragnarok World Championships. It is an honor to be host to a world stage as hordes of Ragnarok fanatics worldwide watch on as the events of the latest chapter of the RWC unfold right here in the Philippines at the Level Up! Live 2008 event.

It will be here that one representative, one country will emerge triumphant and be crowned Ragnarok World Champion!

[More details about the RWC, RPC and Level Up! Live 2008 will be announced within the next few weeks so make sure to visit www.levelupgames.ph/live2008 regularly. – Ed.]