Gaming
Mobius President Resigns
I actually got an SMS about this while watching Transformers yesterday, but I just read the internal memo today: Jojo Anonuevo, president of Philippine game publisher Mobius, has resigned. Yesterday was his last day. Jojo was among the most customer-centric of Mobius’ executives, often reminding employees of their role in improving customer experience.
Jojo’s also a straight talker, a rare thing among Philippine executives. He even admitted Mobius’ failed World of Warcraft bid (and the nasty layoffs resulting from that failure) in this Inquirer podcast interview. Too bad he didn’t stay on long enough to continue the Mobius Muses program; I would’ve liked to see a pretty young gamer take over Alodia’s old job.
With Mobius launching EVE Online in Southeast Asia this year, let’s hope Jojo’s customer focus carries on throughout the enterprise. In the meantime, here’s a chance for other Philippine online businesses to snap up some top executive talent.
Australian Gamers Want Lineage II SEA?
I’m giving away invitations to AsianMedia’s Lineage II Southeast Asia closed beta test, for gamers in Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. That’s why Australian gamer Nathan Tills surprised me with this comment:
Hey guys I’ve been playing L2 since open beta NA. That was like 4 years ago now, or maybe 3, I can’t remember. I’ve played every MMO on the market and nothing comes close to L2! It still is number 1 and still has better graphics then some of the newer mmo’s! I’m from Australia and I know a lot of aussies are hoping we can come and play on these servers as we play the same times and NO LAG!!!!….. Please let Australians play on these servers. We are very friendly 🙂 CYA IN GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Australia’s a large, affluent market. Any chance AsianMedia can serve them, too?
