Philippine Showbiz Today
April 22 - May 7, 2018
Captain Barbell, Darna, Lastikman
in new mobile game
ABS-CBN, in partnership with
Xeleb Technologies, launches its
newest mobile game, “Pinoy Komiks
Heroes Battle,” featuring the most
iconic superheroes from Mars
Ravelo’s comics series—Captain
Barbell, Darna, and Lastikman.
“Pinoy Komiks Heroes Battle” is
a challenging puzzle game wherein
players have to complete level goals
within a limited number of moves.
Successful moves have users
fighting side by side with Darna,
Captain Barbell, and Lastikman as
they square off with their infamous
foes and nemeses such as Valentina,
Babaeng Lawin, Don Ramon, and
Prof. Sixto.
Actress Anne Curtis, one of
Xeleb’s co-owners, shared that users
will love to play this game with the
famous Pinoy superheroes.
“We Filipinos grew up with Darna,
Captain Barbel and Lastikman. That
is why it is really exciting to battle
alongside them in this new game,”
the actress said.
Another Xeleb shareholder,
Matanglawin host Kim Atienza, also
added that comics is already part of
the Filipinos’ way of life.
“It’s great to have this kind of
game today since comics is a huge
part of the Filipino culture,” Kuya
Kim shared.
The new game also includes
mystery boxes that players can
collect by matching tiles beside it for
a chance to win in-game currency or
real world prizes.
The “Pinoy Komiks Heroes
Battle” mobile game was recently
previewed at the ABS-CBN booth in
the ComicCon Asia 2018 held at the
SMX Convention Center.
Explore the world of Pinoy
superheroes in the new app, available
for download via Google Play and the
W00T Android App Market.●
- TMS
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Kim Atienza, ABS-CBN Licensing head Karen Coloma, Anne Curtis, and Xeleb manager
Vanessa Barrameda with cosplayers and YeY kids JM and Mich.
New web series sheds light on Pinoy millennials’ lives
ABS-CBN’s online streaming
and
video-on-demand
content
platform, iWant TV, is releasing
a new and original web series by
award-winning director Pam Reyes
titled “#Adulting,” a coming-of-age,
light drama-comedy that follows four
young Filipina women from different
colleges who are about to leave the
comforts of their university life for the
first time.
Pam, the creative producer of
the award-winning movie “Birdshot,”
said “#Adulting” explores the lives
of millennials and explicitly shows
the bitter, harsh, but fun reality of a
young woman’s struggle in modern
day Metro Manila while tapping on
relevant issues.
When asked about what she
expects from the series, she said, “I’ve
always wanted to create something
that shows the lives of young women
in the Philippines. It’s a unique
perspective that I hope the audience
will like. It’s cool to note that we shot
this with a team that’s predominantly
women. The four characters I co-
wrote with Rae Red have different
paths and issues. We both graduated
from U.P.- Diliman hence most of the
characters and situations are inspired
by real life events.”
The main character, Aira, is
a Film graduate and aspires to be
director but has to go through the
ropes as a production assistant. It is
through her character that the show
throws inside jokes about the film
industry. Lars, the ate of the group,
comes from a long-term relationship
and is struggling to choose between
her dreams and her love life. Sab, the
conyo quirky girl, is battling personal
and mental issues while maintaining
a seemingly positive life. Bulak,
the Public Administration Ilongga
graduate, is working her way to the
work force but also working on her
confusions about sexuality.
“Adulting” is a term used by
millennials to show they’ve carried
out duties and responsibilities
expected of adults.
ABS-CBN has the biggest
online presence among Filipino
media companies. It is the top local
Youtube and Facebook publisher,
ranking first among the most viewed
online content creators in the country
and 32nd globally.
“#Adulting” premiered three
full episodes yesterday, April 11, for
free exclusively on iWant TV. iWant
TV is available online on www.iWantv.
com.ph, and through the iWant TV
app available on the App Store, and
on Google Play. It is available to all
ABS-CBN mobile, Smart, Sun, Talk
‘n Text, PLDT Home, Globe and TM
subscribers . ●
- Malaya