PASAY, Metro Manila – July 7, 2026 – To commemorate 30 years since the original Pokémon games, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green video games launched in Japan in 1996 for the Game Boy platform, The Pokémon Company hosted a highly anticipated press conference and preview on July 7, 2026 in Manila, making major milestone announcements for some first-ever series of events and activities debuting in the Philippines to celebrate Pokémon 30th Anniversary. (more…)
Cosplay, animé, and music at Otaku Pop Fes in Okada this April 25-26
Cosplay, animé, and Japanese music fans will gather at Otaku Pop Fes (OPF) at Okada Manila in Parañaque to celebrate Japanese pop culture. This event showcases several animé titles and themed booths, including a cosplay competition to get a chance in winning cash prizes and trip to Japan. (more…)
Otaku Pop Fes
Otaku Pop Fes is an event brought to you by CBZN and Japanese entertainment company CyberE, where you can enjoy anime, games, cosplay, and music—all in one place!


Saturday-Sunday, April 25th-26th, 2026
10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Okada Manila
New Seaside Drive, Entertainment City
Tambo, Parañaque 1701
Relaxing town-building game Pokémon Pokopia releases on Nintendo Switch 2, with limited-time seasonal event
TOKYO, Japan — Two new features is launched for a new game developed by The Pokémon Company (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara) together with GAME FREAK Inc., and KOEI TECMO GAMES for the Nintendo Switch 2. Called Pokémon Pokopia, this game offers a relaxing setting to build new habitats for these creatures. (more…)
Biggest celebration of gaming, cosplay, and music set for November 2025 at Taguig
BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY, Taguig — October 2025 — The stage is set for the Philippine Game Show 2025 (PGS 2025), the country’s biggest celebration of gaming, cosplay, and music, happening on November 14 to 16, 2025, at the SMX Convention Center Aura in Taguig. (more…)
Philippine Game Show 2025
The country’s biggest celebration of gaming, cosplay, and pop culture.
November 14-16, 2025 / SMX Convention Center Aura, Taguig
Step into a weekend packed with interactive booths, exclusive loot, and guests worth screaming for.
With jaw-dropping performances and non-stop content drops, everything’s designed to make you say:
SANA ALL CONS ARE LIKE THIS.
It’s the first-ever PGS—and we’re going all out.
Friday-Sunday, November 14th-16th, 2025
10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
SMX Convention Center Aura
3rd and 4th Level, SM Aura Premier
26th Street corner McKinley Parkway
Bonifacio Global City, Taguig 1630
pgs.com.ph
Unleashing the next generation of mobile apps with generative AI
By Genie Yuan, Regional Vice President APAC Japan, Couchbase (more…)
POPTV launches animé channel “Bento”
Filipino animé fans are in for a treat as video-on-demand streaming service POPTV Philippines introduces “Bento,” an all new animé channel that offers hundreds of animé titles including simulcasts fresh from Japan. (more…)
McLaren Racing launches 7-page comic NFTs on Tezos ahead of Singapore and Japanese Grands Prix
- McLaren Racing is set to drop a 7-page comic NFT from 1st to 7th October 2022, starting at the Singapore Grand Prix 2022 and ending at the Japanese Grand Prix 2022.
- The NFTs are minted on the energy-efficient Tezos blockchain, an Official Technical Partner of McLaren Racing. Fans can purchase the NFTs on McLaren’s Racing Collective website for USD 9.99 per page.
- The purchase of NFTs go beyond just the ownership of the comic art— fans stand to gain access and rights to attend virtual calls with McLaren, win McLaren merchandise, and receive invitations to McLaren management calls.
S-Booster
HEAR YE, HEAR YE! 📢
S-BOOSTER 2022 IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS! 🔭🛰🚀
S-Booster is a space-based pitch competition for ventures, individuals, and businesses in different industries in Japan and the Asia-Oceania region that aim to commercialize their business ideas utilizing space assets businesses in space such as rockets, satellites and commercial space stations, as well as businesses on the ground utilizing space assets such as satellite data and technology.
Deadline for applications is on 20 JUNE 2022.
To know more about S-Booster, please visit their website at s-booster.jp/en/2022 🧑💻
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