Topic: gaming

Online gaming booms as virus lockdowns keep millions at home

Online gaming booms as virus lockdowns keep millions at home

Sean Gleeson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 12:15 PM

Nearly every country around the globe has reported cases of COVID-19 infection, with frantic efforts to contain the disease prompting the near total shutdown of some of the world's biggest cities. Online gaming has proved a welcome diversion for many people chafing at movement restrictions, the cancellation of countless public events and a relentless onslaught of news about the pandemic.   Read more »

PlayStation 5: What we know so far

PlayStation 5: What we know so far

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 05:32 PM

Sony has unveiled the technical specifications of its PlayStation 5, with the next-generation console to include 3D audio and backwards compatibility of at least 100 PS4 titles.   Read more »

PAGCOR suspends POGO operations in Luzon amid COVID-19 lockdown

PAGCOR suspends POGO operations in Luzon amid COVID-19 lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 18 08:49 PM

The Philippines' gaming regulatory body on Wednesday said it has ordered the suspension of all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) and all its service providers for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).   Read more »

Nintendo online gaming network back after major outage

Nintendo online gaming network back after major outage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 01:58 PM

Gamers breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday after the end of a network outage that affected Nintendo's online games, with internet-based systems under increasing pressure from people staying home over coronavirus. Read more »

PH finance dep't backs Congress move on taxing POGOs

PH finance dep't backs Congress move on taxing POGOs

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 09:13 PM

The Philippine finance ministry supports the legislative move to increase taxes on offshore gaming operators in the country and their service providers, amid government efforts against tax-evading firms in the industry, an official said Wednesday. Read more »

‘POGOs are clean,’ Duterte tells Filipinos

‘POGOs are clean,’ Duterte tells Filipinos

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 06:19 AM

MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday that Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) are clean after a Senate investigation showed that there was an influx of dirty money into the country through the online gambling industry. Read more »

Senate probes POGOs

Senate probes POGOs

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 08:01 PM

Officials from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) attend on Thursday the senate inquiry on money laundering and other crimes allegedly linked to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators in the country. Read more »

PAGCOR can't handle POGO regulation: Villanueva

PAGCOR can't handle POGO regulation: Villanueva

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 06:39 PM

The Philippines' gaming regulatory body "cannot handle" the influx of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in the country, a senator said Thursday, after a Senate inquiry found various irregularities in the country's internet gambling industry. Read more »

8 of 11 licensed POGOs refuse to pay licensing fees: BIR

8 of 11 licensed POGOs refuse to pay licensing fees: BIR

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 05:58 PM

Eight of the 11 Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) who currently have permits from the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) refused to pay licensing fees, a tax official said Thursday, as a Senate panel studied if internet gambling should still be allowed in the country. Read more »

Senate probes family over $283-M ‘dirty money’

Senate probes family over $283-M ‘dirty money’

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 06:31 PM

Members of a family allegedly working as “mules” have been ordered to appear before a Senate committee investigating millions of dollars in supposed dirty money laundered through offshore gambling operations in the Philippines. Read more »

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