The Mike Abundo Effect

The closed beta test signup form for the Lineage II Southeast Asia service is now up at amdg.net.ph/l2sea. Apparently, the link was up on AsianMedia’s homepage for a while, but got pulled down. Fortunately, a resourceful commenter on this blog managed to bookmark the link. Note that the form isn’t active yet, so bookmark the link for further updates.

Nice questions they have on the form: Are you a fansite owner? Do you own a blog or belong to a blog team? Good to see AsianMedia respects gamer media.

(UPDATE, 6:16 PM GMT+8: When he attacked me over a question about Alodia’s engagement with Level Up, JM Chua failed to mention that he no longer works for Level Up. Level Up Marketing Manager Mon Macutay has informed me that Mr. Chua has not been connected with Level Up since November 2006. Mr. Chua now works for Asian Media as gamemaster supervisor for Lineage II Southeast Asia.)

Last Saturday, I told Level Up’s JM Chua that if I had anything to tell him, I’d tell him personally.

I have nothing to say to Mr. Chua. I do, however, have something to say to his boss.

Mon Macutay
Marketing Manager
Level Up Philippines

Hi Mon,

Since you’re Level Up’s Marketing Manager, I think you should know that JM Chua punched me in the gut, unprovoked, at Mangaholix last Saturday. This was after I asked a simple question about Alodia’s engagement with your company. Attached is a screenshot of his account of the affair, from a deleted thread on 4chan.

He hits like a girl, but I’m sure you don’t want your people running around poking bloggers in the abs for asking simple questions.

Thanks,

Mike Abundo

From reading Carlo Ople’s and Mon Macutay’s blogs, I can see Level Up is making a serious effort to engage the blogosphere. I’d hate to see that effort ruined by one supervisor’s violent behavior.

Asian Media Development Group (AMDG) locally distributes two of my favorite game series: Counter-Strike and Guild Wars. They’re also regionally releasing Lineage II, in what is probably the biggest licensing deal in Philippine online gaming history. That’s why I’m posting their immediate hiring requirement for the following positions:

1. Key Accounts Officer
2. Account Executives
3. Sales Supervisors

Look for Allan Carbonell (allan dot carbonell at amdg dot net dot ph).

These jobs shouldn’t be too hard. Lineage II practically sells itself.