Webmasters Esports emerged on top of the 64-team Cebu regional leg, defeating its opponent 2-0 in the best-of-three finals held at SM Seaside City Cebu.
The measures were announced before the Zamboanga City school shooting, which subsequently intensified public debate in the Philippines over minors’ exposure to violent games, online chat groups and other potentially harmful digital content.
Ahead of its July 16 launch, “Ragnarok: The New World” brought four veteran members of the Ragnarok community to its Shanghai studio to question the game’s developers in a livestream built around player concerns.
The Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP) also noted that gaming in the country is no longer an activity dominated by children, citing industry data showing that about 62.4 million Filipinos play video games and that more than 80% of gamers are adults, with an average age of 36.
Riot Games Philippines has launched its Road to SMASH 2026 campaign, outlining a series of community and competitive events for “League of Legends: Wild Rift” players and content creators in the country.
Team Northern Nostra Kings emerged as champions of Laban ng HOKbo Season 2 after defeating Mindanao Iron Creed, 3–1, in the grand finals of the Honor of Kings Philippines tournament held April 19 at Dogzilla Studio.
The launch comes on the same day that Sen. Risa Hontiveros led a Senate inquiry into platforms like Roblox, pushing for measures such as mandatory age verification and stricter child safety standards.
The Philippines has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s most community-driven gaming markets, with about 64 million Filipinos actively playing games, according to a new report from Ampverse.
Riot Games’ auto-battler Teamfight Tactics (TFT) rolled out its latest update, “Set 17: Space Gods”, on March 29, introducing new gameplay systems, traits, and a redesigned thematic style.
A Singapore-developed mobile game that combines augmented reality (AR) with outdoor exploration has officially launched in the Philippines, offering players a way to turn real-world locations into interactive spy missions.
