Blade Assault is a Sci-Fi rogue-lite action platforming adventure where you're part of a resistance that rallies against a corrupt regime that uses its wealth and military power to keep its citizens in check.
Previously featured on Alpha Beta Gamer last year, Blade Assault is a 2D rogue-lite action adventure where you step into the shoes of an ex-military soldier who is fighting for … Read More
The Insignia Project is a dark Sci-Fi horror game set within a multiverse that's collapsing in on itself, causing all the multiverses nightmares to converge in one place.
In The Insignia Project you take on the role of a survivor that's been living for some time in a version of Earth that's being corrupted as the multiverse collapses into itself. This can cause new objects … Read More
INCISION is a brutal and blood-splattered old school boomer shooter where you blast your way through a city that's been infected by a nightmarish growth that turns its citizens into grotesque monsters.
Drawing inspiration from 90's classics like Quake, INCISION is a fast paced FPS set in a city that's been devastated by a massive growth. The growth consumes people for sustenance and spits … Read More
You can now sign up for the final Beta test for Bless Unleashed, the fast-paced action-focused MMORPG where you battle massive mythical beasts in a world that was destroyed by a cataclysmic disaster.
Previously featured on Alpha Beta Gamer last year, Bless Unleashed is a beautiful looking open-world action MMORPG set in a vast fantasy world full of diverse biomes. Its world is … Read More
RE:CALL is a very inventive puzzle action adventure where memories are malleable and changing them can alter the present in some very useful ways!
The majority of RE:CALL is told via flashbacks, with your character recounting the memories of what happened to him. However, those memories aren't set in stone. Did you pick up a stone or a rock? Did you shoot a guard or … Read More
Exploratombe is a massively multiplayer pixel art platformer where players race through short and challenging levels full of physics-based hazards that they can use to sabotage each other.
The massively multiplayer platforming gameplay of Exploratombe is a little similar to Mario 35, but with players having a lot more interaction between each other and with the physics-based hazards in the world. Players race to … Read More
Chasing Static is a retro styled psychological horror adventure that draws inspiration from 80's Sci-Fi horror and contemporary surrealist cinema as you discover dark secrets in the untouched wilderness of rural Wales.
Currently in development by Headware Games (creators of Guard Duty), in Chasing Static you take on the role of a young man who returns to his childhood home in Wales for his … Read More
Flea Madness is a melee-focused multiplayer arena combat game where weird looking creatures fight, eat and evolve to become top of the food chain.
Previously featured on Alpha Beta Gamer during the Alpha sign up, Flea Madness is a multiplayer arena combat game that takes place in a vibrant alien ecosystem and sees creatures that were created as biological weapons fighting to the death. … Read More
Grid Force: Mask of the Goddess blends real-time shoot 'em up gameplay and tactical grid-based combat as you form a team of powerful Goddesses and stop the world from collapsing.
At first glance Grid Force: Mask of the Goddess looks a lot like a tactical turn based strategy game, but really it's a fast paced real-time shoot 'em up that plays out on grid-based battlefields. … Read More
First Class Trouble is a co-op multiplayer party game with a touch of Among Us-esque deceit, which sees players attempting to shut down an evil AI on a luxury space cruise ship, while trying to figure out who the impostors are in their ranks.
Previously featured on Alpha Beta Gamer back in 2019, First Class Trouble is a Werewolf/Among Us-esque multiplayer game … Read More
SANNABI: The Revenant is an action packed Sci-Fi action platforming adventure where an angry dad with a prosthetic grappling hook arm enters a mega-city and lays waste to anything that gets in his way.
In SANNABI: The Revenant you follow the story of a legendary soldier who has retired to spend time with his daughter. He's clearly very missed by the military as his fighting … Read More
Silence Channel is an atmospheric first person horror adventure where you solve puzzles and unravel the mystery of a creepy old house with a dark past.
In Silence Channel you step into the shoes of a journalist who is investigating a dilapidated house that's the site of some mysterious deaths and disappearances. When you get there the fact the gate opens of its own accord … Read More
Black Skylands is a single-player open world action RPG where you sail the skies and fight sky pirates in a future where the Earth has turned into thousands of floating islands.
In Black Skylands you take on the role of Walter, a young hero who lives on a massive floating airship called the Fathership. The colony on the Fathership is plagued by raids from a … Read More
Dysterra is a massively multiplayer sandbox RPG FPS where you build and fight for survival on a prison planet that's being destroyed by a pillar of fire.
The massively multiplayer sandbox gameplay of Dysterra takes place on a distant prison planet where players fight for survival. In the game you'll be able to explore, hunt, harvest resources, craft equipment, build huge bases and team up … Read More
The Tale of the Cartographer is a beautifully animated little pixel art platforming adventure where a pumpkin-headed cartographer explores and charts a mysterious world.
In The Tale of the Cartographer you take on the role of an adorable little pumpkin-headed cartographer who is tasked with exploring the world and charting it out with their quill and parchment. As you explore the world you chat to … Read More
Ripwave Racing is a retro speed-boat racing game with chunky colorful polygons and challenging old school arcade gameplay.
Playing a little like Hydrothunder or Wave Race 64, Ripwave Racing is a speedboat racing game with an authentic classic 90's arcade vibe. It currently features one stage, five different drivable boats, three game modes and four difficulty levels.
Beta sign ups are now live for Red Solstice 2: Survivors, the Aliens inspired Sci-Fi tactical combat game where you and up to seven other players fend off hordes of mutants in intense real-time battles.
Previously featured on Alpha Beta Gamer during the closed Alpha sign up, Red Solstice 2: Survivors is a sequel to the 2015 original and sees you leading a … Read More
Sky Fleet features a fusion of tower defense, base-building and twin-stick shooter gameplay as you build and defend a city in islands that float in the sky.
Playable in single-player, online co-op and online PvP, Sky Fleet blends action with strategy as you build a city in the sky and defend it with your agile little blimp. Your city is under attack from waves of … Read More
The Thirteenth Floor is a freaky and funny little PS1 styled first person horror game that doesn't take itself too seriously as you try to escape the 13th floor of a creepy hotel.
Drawing inspiration from PS1 classics like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, The Thirteenth Floor sees you trying to escape from the 13th floor of a hotel, which seems to be haunted … Read More
Secret Government is a new single-player grand strategy game where you lead a secret society that shapes the world by pulling strings and exerting influence from the shadows.
In Secret Government you become the head of a shadowy Illuminati-esque organisation that's ruled over mankind for hundreds of years without the world noticing. In the game you'll need to strategically manage your agents as they infiltrate … Read More
Mallory and the Marble Sanctum is a beautiful and bizarre narrative driven puzzle platforming adventure where a little mouse escapes from her isolation into lucid dreams that contain a mysterious endless labyrinth.
In Mallory and the Marble Sanctum you take on the role of Mallory, an anxious little mouse who ends up in a mysterious endless isometric labyrinth each night when she dreams. In the … Read More
Block Steady is a tricky little precision puzzle platformer where you attempt to destroy the entire level to leave you as the only thing remaining.
Created for the GMTK game jam, in Block Steady you control a cute little block who aims to be the last block standing on each single-screen level. The only blocks you can dispose of directly are the cloud blocks which … Read More
ANGER FOOT is an adrenaline fuelled door-kicking, face-stomping FPS that plays a lot like Hotline Miami, but in first person, with lots of fun physics-based carnage and a lot more kicking!
Featured on Alpha Beta Gamer last year when it was a Game Jam Prototype, ANGER FOOT is an incredibly fast, fun and brutal run 'n gun FPS where you kick and shoot … Read More
Corpse Mansion is a retro styled open world pixel art survival horror game where two survivors journey across the country in search of a cure for a virus that's turning everyone into flesh-eating corpses.
In Corpse Mansion you'll follow the story of Cole Woods and Elena Morgan, two survivors who are attempting to reach a research facility that may hold the cure for a T-Virus-esque … Read More
Adaptation is an odd little first person horror game where a game of "The Floor is Lava" turns deadly as a young kid is terrorized by a monster that lives under the ground.
Currently in development by Periltek (creator of Recurrent), Adaptation is a first person horror adventure where you take on the role of a young kid who is keeping himself entertained while … Read More
Assault Sector is a very slick looking new Call of Duty-esque military FPS with a focus on skill-based, brutal and fast paced multiplayer combat.
Currency in development by Chainsaw Games, Assault Sector aims to deliver a high quality FPS excepence with fast paced multiplayer gameplay in it's near-future world. It's essentially aiming to be a CoD-like experience without all the annoyances of CoD… Read More
Wormatozoa is a wonderfully gross mouse-based precision platformer where you attempt to guide a tapeworm through the fleshy insides of its host.
Drawing inspiration from Snake, Super Meat Boy and golf, in each level of Wormatozoa your aim is to guide your gross little worm to its egg. You guide the worm with your mouse and if it hits a fleshy wall then it … Read More
Stories of Liane is a dark narrative-driven Sci-Fi horror adventure that aims to tell a collection of stories from multiple characters' perspectives, in a dystopian universe where Earth is no longer inhabitable.
The full version of Stories of Liane will tell multiple stories from different characters' viewpoints but the current build focuses on one. You take on the role of a private investigator who has … Read More
Colossus Mission is a tricky Thrust-esque precision flying game where you attempt to pilot a little space shuttle through a mysterious alien spacecraft that's appeared over Earth.
In Colossus Mission you take control of a space shuttle whose crew has been tasked with investigating a giant alien spacecraft that's appeared in Earth's orbit. You've managed to get inside the massive vessel and there seems … Read More
Meor is a beautiful fantasy themed sandbox game with a custom game engine that uses voxel GPU technology to morph a physics-based world with round edges and materials that can interact with each other.
Think about a voxel-based sandbox world and you'll immediately think of the charming blocky world of MineCraft. Meor's voxel-based world not only looks smoother, but the way different materials … Read More
For any reason, either of a busy schedule or simply unable to pay the overdue bill at the earliest time, you might be surprised one day that you can no longer connect to the internet. You were eventually showing up in the "Payment portal" of the PLDT when you tried to open a particular website. This time, you'll know that you're being disconnected and have to pay your dues. Getting a disconnection when you need the internet the most is troublesome; you need to pay the due amount, and you have to wait a couple of hours for the internet connection to go back. And sometimes, it takes days to be reinstated.
But did you know that there is the easiest way to restore your internet connection as fast as possible? This is by requesting a reconnection either from their hotline number or from their Facebook page. This is all automated, and you don't have to talk to an actual person.
How to pay PLDT due bills online
There are many ways to pay your PLDT bills without going physically to the PLDT office, and there is also an accessing payment portal from the disconnection page portal when you try to access a website.
However, some online payment portal takes days to appear your payment. Here, we will list all of the payment portals that will process in just an hour or instantly.
Payment Portal
How to
UnionBank of the Philippines
You can pay through their app or website, go to Pay Bills, add PLDT as the biller and enter your account information. Then pay the due amount.
Paymaya
On PayMaya, there is a special section called Bills, where you can pay Telecoms like PLDT Home. Just enter the Account number, amount due, phone number, and service type. Then pay the amount due.
There is also a cashback that you can get when you pay through PayMaya.
PLDT Home website
You can also pay directly to the PLDT home website. Login and go to your account information. There should be a Pay Now button to pay through BancNet (It accepts any debit/credit card).
Request PLDT Reconnection through Hotline Number (171)
To request a PLDT reconnection, you can dial their hotline number 171. However, it is only available for Smart, Talk n' Text, Sun Cellular, or PLDT phone subscriber. Calling from other networks is not currently possible.
Press 1 to select existing PLDT customers.
You'll be asked with your PLDT number, including area code (e.g., 0838781111). You need to dial those numbers on the keypad.
The automated customer service (ACS) will then repeat the number you've entered. If correct, you have to press 1. If not, press 2.
After that, ACS will prompt that your internet connection was restricted, and you have to pay the remaining dues.
Since we already paid for it. Press 2 to request for reconnecting. If you want to know your outstanding balance, press 1.
The ACS will then validate the reconnection request, and you'll be expecting 2 hours for your connection to be fully restored.
If two hours have passed and there is still no internet connection. You can press 1 at this point to fasten the request.
It took about 2 hours or less for your connection to be restored. The time may also vary on how many days you have been disconnected.
Request PLDT Reconnection via Facebook
You can also request via PLDT's official Facebook page or to their messenger at http://m.me/PLDTHome.
Press Get Started to request reconnection.
It will then asked you to accept their Terms of Service (TOS) and Privacy Policy. You have to press I accept to proceed.
Then, you have to press Go to main menu to select for options.
From here, it will ask you if you're an existing PLDT Home subscriber. Press Yes.
Then you'll be asked to prepare your account number and telephone number. Press Proceed.
Then from here, it will ask you for your telephone number, including the area code. (eg. 0838781111)
Then, it will ask for your 10-digit PLDT account number. Just add an 0 at the start if your account number is only 9-digit.
Then you'll be ask what you'd like for help. You have to select Billing Services.
From here, scroll to the right and select Reconnection Request.
Then it will ask you for some important details about reconnection. Just press Proceed.
If you recently request for reconnection, it will prompt you that the reconnection request is still ongoing. If not, press Yes to proceed with the request.
You may also choose to Receive Update for you to get updates with the status of your reconnection. It will ask you for the following details:
Since we already paid and request reconnection for our disconnected internet. The thing that you need to do now is to wait. If you settled your bill during the evening, the chances of getting a reconnection are from 1 hour to 8 hours. Some may get their connection reconnection the next day.
If it's on the day, you'll probably get it restored in the 2 to 4 hours. If it's been the whole day and you still didn't get your internet connection back, you can speak to an Agent to prioritize your request.
Do you have website or service that you want to use that only available on certain area? Aside from VPN technology, some website starting to use GPS location to recognize the location of their customer or readers when using their services. There are lots of risky third party app that do this thing, but did you know that you can do this inside your browser? without installing harmful third party app that could damage your computer.
You can change your GPS location by just opening the Developer tools of your web browser, this is available on Google Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Click the 3 dot/hamburger icon on the upper right corner of your browser > go to More tools > Developer Tools.
Then you need to go to Sensors, to unlock this, click the 3 dot, More tools > then find Sensors.
From here, you there will be a settings for Location, click Manage.
Then, click Add location…. There will be a new row that you can edit your GPS location. Let's say you want to change your location to Davao City, you just need to enter the following GPS coordinates (Latitude, Longitude).
Location Name: Davao City
Latitude: 7.190001
Longitude: 125.455001
Timezone ID: Asia/Manila
Locale: en_US
After that, click Add. You can then close the small x button inside the Developer Tools. (Note: Do not close the Developer Tools).
Back to the Sensor tab, at Location, pick the new GPS location you added. In our example, Davao City. (There are some instances that the value are greyed out, in which the mock location will not work, to make it work, you just need to pick another location, then pick back the location you want to use)
In the same tab where the Developer tools is opened, you can then go to the website that you want to use your new GPS location.
To check your new GPS location, go to Google Map (https://www.google.com/maps/). At the bottom right corner of the map, click the Crosshair icon. If there is a pop-up saying "Google Maps does not have permission to use your location", just click the Pin icon at the web browser URL to enable location.
That's it guys! Hope this guide helps you change your GPS location from your web browser.
Just a few weeks ago, Doritos recently announced their newest special promotion in the Philippines with Sony's partnership. The promotion will allow Filipino gamers to get a chance to bring home a brand-new PlayStation 5 (PS5) when they purchase a bag of Doritos.
A single bag of Doritos contains a scratchable coupon code that they could use to redeem it on Doritos' official website. When lucky, 10 winners will able to get PS5 units. And over 2000 winners will able to get random PlayStation games and other devices.
Amidst the PS5 stock shortage, an unknown culprit desperately ripped off the scratchable sticker on one of the Doritos bags displayed in a supermarket.
A picture uploaded by RK Bautista in the PlayStation Philippine Facebook group shows a rip-off sticker of an Doritos bag inside a super market. The incident happened in SM City Bacoor, Cavite. "mga sir wag naman ganyan! hahahaha. kung nasa group man gumawa nito grabe ka" (Sir, don't be like that! Hahahaha. if you're in this group, you're too much), RK Bautista write in a post.
Members in the group also reacted, "Sana hindi masarap yung pagkain yung nag sira niyan pramis"(I hope he didn't enjoy the food and it taste bad), Precil Canoy write in the comment. "Dapat ung code nilagay sa loob" (The code should be placed inside the bag), Adrian Sy added.
In unexpected twist, the culprit didn't know that even being able to get the winning code, an actual picture of Doritos bag and the coupon code is needed to claim the prize as part of the verification process.
A large bag of Doritos is cost around 150 PHP in the Philippines; it includes one scratchable code that could contain a winning code of the following prizes:
10 PlayStation 5 Console
24 PlayStation 4 Console
24 DualSense wireless controller
1,960 PlayStation 5/4 games
The Doritos PlayStation 5 promotion will run from March 1 up to April 30, 2021.
Genshin Impact is giving away another free primogems to all players. This time, by participating into a quiz event on their official Facebook page. Players had to send them a message through Facebook messenger and navigate to the paimon quiz, when players answer the question correctly, they will get free 40 x Primogems.
However, the reward will not automatically appear to players in-game maibox, but will be sent on March 19, 2021. The event is a promotion for their upcoming rerun of Venti "Windborne Bard" banner and players will be expecting the quiz question is about this returning character.
How to participate in Paimon's Quiz
To participate in Genshin Impact Paimon's quiz, you need to go to their official Facebook page or through their messenger at http://m.me/Genshinimpact.
Paimon will be welcoming you on their messenger page. You need to click the Get Started button.
After that, it will asked you to select a language. Pick the language that you understand.
From here, there will be a selection of help page. You need to pick Paimon's Quiz.
After that, it will asked you a question. For English, the question is What is Venti's favorite food?
There will be 3 choices of answers, the correct answer is Apple.
You will then be asked to enter your in-game (9-digit) UID. You can find this number on the bottom right of the game (For example in the screenshot below, our UID is 80054970). You need to enter your own UID in the messenger chat to be eligible to get your reward.
The page will then prompt when you'll get the rewards in your in-game mail which is March 19.
Answer to Quiz Question
Here are all answers and question to every language in Paimon's quiz.
Language
Question
Answer
English
What is Venti's favorite food?
Apple
French
Quelle est la nourriture préférée de Venti
Pomme
Deutsch
Welches von den folgenden Nahrungsmitteln isst Venti am liebsten?
Apfel
Español
¿Cuál es la comida favorita de Venti?
Manzana
Português
Qual é a comida favorita do Venti？
Maçã
Pусский
Какая у Венти любимая еда?
Яблоки
한국어
벤티는 아래 음식 중 어떤 음식을 좋아할까?
사과
Tiếng Việt
Venti thích món nào nhất dưới đây?
Táo
Indonesia
Apa makanan kesukaan Venti?
Apple
ภาษาไทย
อาหารที่ Venti ชื่นชอบที่สุดอะไร?
Apple
Players can only participate on this quiz event until March 16, 2021. After that, the quiz will no longer appear on their Facebook messenger.
The first telco that offers non-expiring load in the Philippines was from the Globe's digital telco GOMO. Without a doubt, a lot of Filipinos loves this kind of offer because they can have more freedom on how they can use their data. Now, Smart on the other hand, also offer the same promo, a non-expiring load, through their newest promo "Magic Data" where you can purchase a 24GB of data for PHP 399.
The new Magic Data promo of Smart will allow their prepaid subscriber to have a non-expiring load on accessing websites. The following are the rates of the Magic Data:
Magic Data 99 – 2GB Magic Data (No Expiry) for all sites
Magic Data 199 – 6GB Magic Data (No Expiry) for all sites
Magic Data 399 – 24GB Magic Data (No Expiry) for all sites
You can avail this offer by downloading their GigaLife app from Google Play (Android) or App Store (iOS).
Even though Smart's non-expiring load is quite pricey than GOMO's 30GB for P299, the speed you'll get from Smart are more reliable than the latter, especially on other areas where Globe signal are weak.
Brand new IP brings real-world vehicles and tracks to Beta testers from March 2021
Da Hua studios of global games developer and operator NetEase Games, in conjunction with Codemasters – the award-winning British video game developer and publisher specialising in high-quality racing games including DIRT, GRID, and the BAFTA award-winning official F1 series today announce a new, cross-platform authentic racing game, Racing Master, will be available on both iOS and Android during its beta test. Racing Master will follow on other formats, with a Beta available in the US and Canada from March.
Racing Masteris a real-time simulation racing game. Developed using the Unreal 4 engine and Codemasters' proprietary EGO technology, players will experience intense, authentic racing with precision-engineered vehicles. Players have access to hundreds of hyper-realistic cars from brands including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Koenigsegg, and Aston Martin. Race against other players in cities around the world to become a racing champion.
Steeped in automotive culture, Racing Master allows players to race, tune and build their ultimate car collection. Customise vehicles with real-world parts from leading manufacturers and set the handling from casual to simulation for maximum control. With both tilt and touch options, Racing Master is the definitive racing experience, fully optimized across every platform.
A new trailer for all potential racers can be viewed here:
"I've always wanted to create a high-quality, realistic racing game." Bo Zhang, the Producer of Racing Master at NetEase Games, commented, "I am beyond grateful and truly honored to have this opportunity to fulfil my aspiration. With Racing Master, we set out to provide a platform for players to spark their passion for racing and experience the thrill of realistic driving!" Ming Huang, the Supervisor of the game, added, "Partnering with Codemasters gives us the confidence, we need to achieve our goals and create a mobile racing game that can stand out amongst the rest."
"As leaders in the racing category, we are excited to finally tell the world about Racing Master, the result of our strategic partnership with NetEase Games," said Clive Moody, SVP Product Development at Codemasters. "NetEase Games shares the same passion and vision that's needed to deliver a best-in-class racing experience. Taking the world's most aspirational supercars, Racing Master is rooted in automotive culture and provides authentic wheel-to-wheel action for the mobile platform."
Racing Master has been designed to be the perfect playground for all racing enthusiasts. The game boasts competitive real-time races against players from around the world, featuring real-world tracks across several race types in fully licensed cars. NetEase Games is delighted to invite racers to sign up for the game's Beta to help further the game's development and establish it as a leading mobile racing title.
Authentic racing experience – From the sensation of braking to even the angle your car's body tilts when cornering, Racing Master provides an unprecedented virtual driving experience with the most realistic physics engine ever!
High-quality art performance – UE4's revolutionary graphical quality brings every detail of your cars to life. Players can admire the beauty of your cars from different perspectives, interact with every part which are true to their real-life counterparts and are restored on a 1:1 scale.
Multiple real-world tracks and hyper cars – Players can own over hundreds of real-world hyper cars which authorized by more than 30+ top vehicle brands: Bugatti, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Porsche, etc. Race on multiple authorized real-world tracks: Sliver stone, San-Francisco, Yas Dusk, etc.
Real-time racing with live players – Drift, Accelerate, Overtake! Players can race with other 7 live players and earn your place on the leaderboards! Dominate every track and become a legend in the world of Racing Master.
Freely customize your car with rich component parts – Players can customize the look and component parts of the car as they wish freely to get a unique car of their own. Use your creativity to paint your car, customize the engine, tyre, chassis and more to make your car better suited to your driving style!
More information about Racing Master can be found on the game's official website and social media channels: YouTube, Facebook and Discord
When you or other players in Valheim defeated the boss in the game, players can obtain a trophy that can be hook on the Sacrificial stone which will unlock new abilities for players. If it's your first to unlock this power like me, it is quite confusing on which keyboard keys to press to activate it. And there is only a "Ready" label underneath the boss like icon (The Elder, Eikthyr, Bonemass, Moder and Yagluth).
How to use Power Ability
To use the Ready power ability in Valheim, you need to press F on your keyboard.
List of All Power Abilities in Valheim
The following are the power abilities that you can obtain in Valheim. In the game its called Forsaken power.
Boss
Power Ability
Eikthyr
Running and jumping stamina drain reduced by 60%
The Elder
Chop trees became faster
Bonemass
Increased physical resistance
Moder
Always tailwind when sailing
Yagluth
Increase elemental resistance to Frost, Fire and Poison
That's it! Hope this short guide will help you activate the power ability of your Valheim character.
Silkroad Online, the mobile version of the classic MMORPG, its grand launch is on 11th March, 4pm. You can download the game right now. Also there are many events with generous rewards on their FB page; the links are at the end of the article.
Silkroad Online is based on a recreation of the Silk Road and the environment throughout the seventh century. The fantasy game's atmosphere is made up of the history, traditions, and myths of the various regions. The settlements you see in the game are the product of a massive amount of paperwork and historical research in order to construct a setting that is as similar to the 7th century as possible. The names of places and other names around the world are derived as directly as possible from historical names. Once you log into the game, you'll see places like Jangan, the Donwhang Stone Cave entrances, and Constantinople, all of which were real sites. The resemblance in the presence and the virtual and the historical is enough to make the player feel like he has really gone back into history.
Many of Silkroad Online's graphics are essentially designed to replicate the reality of the period to provide a historical feeling. But the monsters on the ground and the missions of the NPCs are based on the history and myth of that area and tailored to fit the game, Silkroad Online. So, in addition to the 7th century and reality-based perspective, there are mythological creatures for the players to chase, as well as a variety of quests from the tales to complete; all of this inherently combines history and mythology in the combination that Silkroad Online is.
Since the Merchant, Ranger, and Hunter are all designed to complement or oppose each other, a player can kill or be killed when engaged in a job task. The Merchant seeks to benefit by shipping unique cargo from one location to another, the Ranger seeks to profit through exploiting merchants by theft, and the Hunter is hired by the Merchant to protect him from Rangers. This type of formalized confrontational relationship fosters the development of appropriate, relevant PVP relationships.
Developed by an indie developer named Swammy, a new fan-made game based on the Attack on Titan will allow players to experience the anime series in first-person mode. Players will be playing as a member of the scout regiment where they will be facing the Titans invading the Shiganshina District. Upcoming update will also allow the player to face the final boss, as of now this is on development.
Since the game is fan-made, it is FREE to download and you can grab the game at their official game distribution site GameJolt at https://gamejolt.com/games/AOTSwammy/586500
The game was originally developed as a fun side project of the lone developer, Swammy, to just explore the physics system of a certain game engine, then applied to his final project named Aftershock where it has a grapple system needed to complete the project. The developer was also a big fan of Shingeki No Kyogin where he downloaded the art assets from Guedin's project to make his own version. Unexpectedly, players around the globe notice the game and exploded in different social media channels. As of writing, the game page official views count now reaches 95,000.
What do you think of the new fan-made Attack on Titan game? Let us know in the comment section.
YouTube announces today through email that they are starting to deduct U.S. taxes on all content creators outside of the United States (U.S.) for all income generated in the United States of America (USA). Content creators are also asked to fill-up the form before May 31, 2021, or else YouTube will deduct up to 24% in all earnings, not just in the U.S. but worldwide.
We're reaching out because Google will be required to deduct U.S. taxes from payments to creators outside of the U.S. later this year (as early as June 2021). Over the next few weeks, we'll be asking you to submit your tax info in AdSense to determine the correct amount of taxes to deduct, if any apply. If your tax info isn't provided by May 31, 2021, Google may be required to deduct up to 24% of your total earnings worldwide.
The changes affect all content creators who have viewers from the United States in which their earnings from this country will be reduced by up to 30% depending on the countries' tax treaty. In the Philippines, you can reduce the tax from 0% up to 15%.
Tax Treaty (US and Philippines)
There are some misinformation circulating on YouTube from other content creators that we don't have tax treaty with the US, but we have since 1976 – such treaty will prevent "double taxation", the best example is from the case of Manny Pacquiao in 2003.
If you are a content creators in the Philippines, you can avail of the tax treaty discount by having a BIR (TIN ID) and filling up the W-8ben form. If you're already paying taxes in the Philippines, this is very helpful to avoid double taxation. Take note that when you avail tax treaty, you are encourage to report your earning to the BIR.
For those who does not have TIN yet and wish not to avail the reduced tax using Tax treaty. You can do so, but it will automatically set the taxes to 30% for all earning generated in the United States. This is very bad if most of your viewers are from US. You can get your TIN by signing up on the BIR website or from the nearest BIR branch in your area.
Using the tax treaty between the U.S. and the Philippines, the taxes will be reduced to 0% for Adsense. Other services like Google Play Apps and Movies are down to 15%.
You can check the Tax treaty between US and Philippines here. The mentioned Article on the tax treaty that is applicable for YouTube channels and ads are in Article 8 which is the Business Profits.
"Business profits of a resident of one of the Contracting States shall be taxable only in that State unless the resident has a permanent establishment in the other Contracting State. If the resident has a permanent establishment in that other Contracting State, tax may be imposed by that other Contracting State on the business profits of the resident but only on so much of them as are attributable to the permanent establishment."
"Where a resident of one of the Contracting States has a permanent establishment in the other Contracting State, there shall in each Contracting State be attributed to the permanent establishment the business profits which would reasonably be expected to have been derived by it if it were an independent entity engaged in the same or similar activities under the same or similar conditions and dealing wholly independently with the resident of which it is a permanent establishment."
While for other services like Movies, rent TVs and apps are in Article 13 which is the Royalties.
How to fill up Adsense Tax info
To provide your tax information, you need to go to Payments > Settings > Manage tax info. From here, click the Add Tax Info (A window will pop-up, and you need to sign-in to your Google account again).
Type Information
The first question will be What type of account are you using. If you are a content creator without a business name, you may use Individual (This is ideal for personal YouTube channels like vlogs, etc.). But if you already have a business registered in the country, you can use a Non-individual / entity.
Next is, you will be asked if you are a citizen or a United States resident. Since this guide is for Filipino content creators, pick No.
You will then be asked to fill up the W-8 tax form. For an individual, you need to pick W-8Ben, and for business, you need to pick W-8ECI.
Tax Identity
Here, fill it up with your name (FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME). For business, you need to fill up the DBA. Then you have to select the country of citizenship, which in our case, its the Philippines.
To avail of the tax treaty discount, you need to fill up the Foreign TIN, which is your 9-digit BIR TIN. If you don't have TIN and don't want to avail the tax treaty, you can leave this blank.
Address
In the Address form, you have to fill in your permanent residence address. Basically address shown on your I.D.s, electric billing, etc. If your address is the same as the mailing address, check the checkbox in the middle.
Tax Treaty
To claim a reduced rate for Philippine and U.S. tax treaty, you need to pick Yes here. Then check the "Resident of country claiming treaty with the U.S." then select the Philippines as a country. If you wish not to avail the Tax treaty, just select No.
There will be special rates and conditions populated once you have selected Yes. You have to pick the Article paragraph and the withholding rate you want to apply to your account. The following are the explanations:
Service (Adsense) – This checkbox is for YouTube ads and other ad services of Adsense. The maximum reduced rate you can get here if you're in the Philippines is up to 0%.
Motion Picture and T.V. (YouTube, Google Play) – This is for YouTube movies and Google App. The maximum reduced rate you can get in the Philippines is up to 15%.
Other copyright (YouTube, Google Play) – This is for other YouTube content and Google App as well, the maximum reduced rate is up to 15%.
Document Preview
It is important that you need to download the documents' preview for your references and make sure to review the document before proceeding on the next page. This is in PDF format for Form W-8Ben: (Motion picture and T.V., Other copyright, services, and default).
Once you have reviewed all of the documents, you can proceed to the next section.
Certification
In this part, you need to sign the form by filling up with your full name, which includes your middle name (e.g. FIRST_NAME MIDDLE_NAME LAST_NAME). (If you have an legal attorney, guardian, etc. You can use their name as the beneficial owner). Then select preferences of your signature.
Activities and Services performed in US and Affidavit
Then lastly, since we are in the Philippines and we have no actual establishment in the U.S., You can pick No.
For the Status change affidavit, since this is your first time filling up the form, you need to pick "I am providing tax info for a new or existing payments profile that hasn't received payments".
In case you need to change something in your tax info and already receive a payment, you need to pick the other one "I am providing tax info for an existing payment profile that has previously received payments".
Submit the form and you'll be receiving the final tax calculation for your account.
Tax info calculation
When you go to Payments > Settings Manage Tax info. You will see here how much withholding rate you need to pay for U.S. income.
The following are the rates you will get once you have fill-up the form with Tax Treaty.
Adsense Services: 0%
Motion Picture and T.V.: 15%
Other Copyright: 15%
The following are the rates you will get once you have fill-up the form without Tax Treaty.
Adsense Services: 30%
Motion Picture and T.V.: 30%
Other Copyright: 30%
That's it guys! I hope this guide helps you fill-up the new tax changes on YouTube. Continue creating more content Filipino peeps! You may also watch the brief information about Tax changes in YouTube.
