Your Guide on Garena Gaming Platform

Download Garena Plus

2011-09-04T10:14:00.004+08:00

Garena Plus Now Available for Download

Garena has re-updated the Garena Messenger and repackaged it as Garena Plus (Inspired by Google Plus).

Chat, meet and play with your friends in a sleek new user interface.

The new Garena +.

Garena Plus supports the following games:
Heroes of Newerth (Dota genre)
League of Legends (Dota genre)
LAN (for Defense of the Ancients)
Go Kart
Black Shot

Download the new Garena Plus now:
www.garena.com

Download Garena Messenger

2011-01-13T12:31:00.002+08:00

Garena Messenger Now Available for Download

Garena has updated the old Garena client (GG Client) into the Garena Messenger.

The Garena Messenger allows players to play LAN games and only games with a brand new user interface.

Supported Garena Messenger games:
BlackShot
Heroes of Newerth
League of Legends
DotA
Go Kart
and many more...

The new Garena Messenger

Download the Garena Messenger:
http://messenger.garena.com

Best Online Game 2010: Heroes of Newerth

2010-12-09T03:10:00.006+08:00

Heroes of Newerth has been nominated as Best Online Game for 2010.

Garena HoN has been nominated as Best Online Game in the Mashable Awards.

Vote for HEROES OF NEWERTH

After voting for Heroes of Newerth, you may proceed to the sneak peek below:
A sneak peek to Garena HoN 2.0 (Thanks to Neutral Creeps)

Garena GO Kart Closed Beta

2010-10-28T09:22:00.002+08:00

The Garena GO Kart Closed Beta is now live! The racing circuit is open for all you racing fans who love playing on Garena.

You can now create an avatar, pick a car and start racing!

All GO Kart beta testers will start off with a tutorial which will help you learn the basics. You can then start working on your Garena Go Kart character level all the way up to the highest rank possible via different license stages.

Accounts created during the CBT (Closed Beta Testing) will be kept but the game records will be deleted after the beta testing phase.

You can Like GARENA GOKART on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/GarenaGOKart

Official Website:
http://gokart.garena.com

Garena Heroes of Newerth Movie Trailer

2010-10-08T07:08:00.003+08:00

To celebrate the release of the Garena Heroes of Newerth 1.0.14 Patch, a game trailer has been released to please the Garena community who just cannot get enough of Heroes of Newerth.

Watch Heroes of Newerth Garena Patch 1.0.14 Trailer on HD.

Not satisfied with one HoN video?
View the Heroes of Newerth Features Trailer.

Garena HoN 1.0.14 Patch Update

2010-10-08T06:59:00.002+08:00

Garena Heroes of Newerth 1.0.14 Patch Update

Garena Heroes of Newerth just released a patch after months of being behind the International HoN version.

What's new in GarenaHoN?
*2 new HoN heroes
Flint Beastwood and Doctor Repulsor
Both are direct ports from DotA specifically, Dwarven Sniper and Storm Spirit.

*1 new item
Striders

*Hundreds of changes

If you want to read the full patch changelog:
Garena Heroes of Newerth 1.0.14 Patch Changelog

Get updated on the Official Garena HoN Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/garenahon

Garena Heroes of Newerth Features Trailer

2010-09-28T05:48:00.005+08:00

The most awaited Garena game, Heroes of Newerth just released a game trailer.

Here are the details:
Game title: Garena Heroes of Newerth
Game model: Free To Play on Garena
Publisher: Garena Online
Genre: DotA Based Game
Trailer Duration: 2:12
Download HoN game for free at: http://hon.garena.com

If the above video does not play, watch it on Youtube at:
Garena HoN DotA based Game Trailer HD

Are you ready for Garena HoN?

Garena Shells to be Sub-Divided on October 2010

2010-09-27T20:06:00.004+08:00

What's happening to the Garena shells?
Garena is sub-dividing the online currency called Garena Shells (formerly GG Shells) in hopes of providing a better service to the Garena customers.

This new sub-division would change each existing Garena Shell into 10 new Garena Shells.
So to illustrate this idea, it would be something like this:

Existing Garena Shells balance in your Garena account will automatically be multiplied by 10 on the date of the Garena Shell sub-division.

When will this division of Garena shells happen?
The planned sub-division is to take effect around the middle of October 2010.
Be updated on the GarenaGamer Twitter for further announcements.

I bought Garena Prepaid Cards. What happens to them?
Garena prepaid cards bought in the current GG Shells amount which have not been redeemed at our site (payment.garena.com) can still be used after the sub-division. The Garena Shells amount equivalent of 10 times the amount shown on the original prepaid card will be credited to the user’s account upon redemption. So, there is nothing to worry about.

After the Shell sub-division, sales of Garena Shells through Garena prepaid cards will be based on the new Garena Shells value.

*This is also applies to any other payment gateways.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
The planned Garena shells sub-division would have little, if any, impact on Garena Gamers except for the fact that it opens up a wider range of purchase options for Garena’s various memberships, micro-transactions and in-game items.

This would help improve Garena's service by helping gamers have more options.
So what are you waiting for? Get your Garena shells now!

Got any further questions about this change? Just post a comment below.

Want a HoN beta key? Become a Garena Gold Member

2010-09-02T20:52:00.003+08:00

Garena Gold Members can now avail of a Garena HoN beta key!

How?

First, become a Garena Gold Member.
Second, claim your free Heroes of Newerth Beta Key by simply following these steps:
1) Go to http://hon.garena.com/beta_login.php and login with your existing Garena account.

2) Copy the free HoN beta key code that will be shown or simply click on Activate My Account to instantly use it on your account.

3) Proceed by downloading the Garena Messenger (which comes with Heroes of Newerth)

Garena HoN Download Link: http://hon.garena.com/download.php

Need more information about Garena Heroes of Newerth?
Twitter: http://twitter.com/garenahon
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/garenahon
HoN Philippines: http://www.facebook.com/honphilippines

*Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore HoN support pages coming soon!

Joining the Garena HoN Beta

2010-08-04T07:38:00.004+08:00

Game: Heroes of Newerth
Genre: DBG (DotA Based Game)
Server: Garena SEA (SouthEast Asia)
Model: Free to play for Garena players

How to get a free HoN Garena Beta Key Steps:

Step 1:
Go to http://hon.garena.com and log-in with your Garena account.

Step 2:
Get your HoN beta key at http://hon.garena.com/betakey.php

Step 3:
Activate your Heroes of Newerth Garena beta key at:
http://hon.garena.com/activation.php
Step 4:
Enjoy playing the most popular DBG (DotA based game) in the world for FREE.

Step 5:
Get updated with the latest Heroes of Newerth Updates at:
http://www.facebook.com/honupdates

Heroes of Newerth Coming Soon on Garena

2010-07-30T17:02:00.003+08:00

Ladies and gentlemen, the most popular DBG (DotA based Game), Heroes of Newerth will be coming soon to GARENA for Free!

While waiting for this much-awaited release, you can "LIKE" Garena and HoN on Facebook.
Don't forget to like the grandfather of the Dota genre, DotA All-Stars itself.

Heroes of Newerth Updates:
http://www.facebook.com/honupdates

DotA All-Stars
http://www.facebook.com/playdota

Garena Warcraft 1.24d Implementation

2010-02-07T16:41:00.003+08:00

In order to make the gaming experience better for our dear Garena members and also to keep in line with international standards, we would be implementing Warcraft 1.24d in major Garena rooms.

For the first batch of implementation, some rooms would be equipped with a "1.24d Warcraft version only" feature which would not let your Warcraft start unless you're using the said latest version.

You can download a free and safe Warcraft version switcher from the Garena

Download the Warcraft 1.24d Version Switcher here:

Garena 2010 1st Beta Client

2010-01-19T07:50:00.003+08:00

Garena 2010 Beta Release Candidate is now out with a brand new design.
You have to check this out!

What's inside:

- Implemented a new look for the entire Garena client!
- You now have 2 skins available, a red theme and a black theme. More skins will be released in future.
- Icon system is changed to : 2 sets of DotA icons, 1 set of Garena icon and 1 set of Dark Orbit icon. More icon sets will be available in future.
- Smart Search Function allows users to search for buddies or gamers in room faster.
- New Game Selection Panel that displays all supported Garena games more efficiently. The games are now in alphabetical order.
- New Garena Messenger Mode which allows users to hide the main window and only view the right side messenger panel.
- Added a percentage for the EXP bar so users can keep track easier.
- Fixed crash issue after client is loaded.
- Fixed various display bugs.

DOWNLOAD Garena Release Client 2010 HERE

Dark Orbit is now on Garena!

2009-12-22T12:27:00.003+08:00

Space Invaders in the air with a flying saucer we're gonna take you there.
Greetings Earthlings! Dark Orbit has arrived.

Dark Orbit is a space browser game and now Dark Orbit has been officially launched in Garena. To play, you can click on the Dark Orbit button found on the Garena client or visit http://darkorbit.garena.com!

No need for anything fancy.
Just your browser and you're good to go.
Use Mozilla Firefox - It is highly recommended.

Garena Texas Hold'em Poker Gold Memership Contest

2009-12-03T17:38:00.001+08:00

Garena Texas Hold'em is giving away tons of free Gold Members to the players!

How do you get a Hold of 'em?

1. Simply log on http://holdem.garena.com
2. Earn 5000 poker chips in the game
3. Click on the red Crack Treasure Egg button on the top menu in the game.
4. Verify your account, follow the steps and choose 1 treasure egg to crack.
5. You will get Gold Member ranging from 1 Day to 1 Year! Note that the Gold Member is instantly activated on your account after you cracked the egg.

Yes, it is that simple! Log on http://holdem.garena.com to get started now!

Left4Dead 2 is now on Garena

2009-12-03T17:29:00.004+08:00

Left4Dead 2 is now on Garena!

That's right survivors!
We've now implemented full support for LEFT 4 DEAD 2.

Not only that, we've added Call of Duty 6 and Borderlands as well.
You can find rooms for these FPS games on the latest Garena client.

For more information regarding the games, visit the individual forums at:

CoD 6: http://fps.garena.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=137
L4D 2: http://fps.garena.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=136
Borderlands: http://fps.garena.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=138

32 Shells Garena Prepaid Card Promotion

2009-10-21T17:18:00.001+08:00

This is a promotion from October 16 to 31st.
Get your Garena 32 shells now.

New Garena Replay Parser for DotA

2009-08-29T09:06:00.007+08:00

The Garena Replay Parser has now been vastly improved for the Garena users. This brand new replay parser shows several information regarding that particular match; which includes heroes used, items, skill choices, and much much more.

* It also features bans and picks in -cm mode for tournament replays.
* Hovering the cursor above a hero will show his ending items along with hero skill choices.

Credits:
CSS/JS done by Readper
HTML done by by Kenny/Soar
Parser done by Soar (which was modified from Julas' PHP codes).

Enjoy using the new Garena DotA replay parser, Garena users!

Warcraft 1.24 Patch is now Supported

2009-08-16T09:12:00.004+08:00

Good news!
Warcraft 1.24 is now supported on Garena.
You can help Icefrog beta test the latest DotA versions on this patch and help report it at icefrog@gmail.com
Garena August 7th Update: Supports 1.24 Warcraft

Change Log:

-1.24 Warcraft Supported
-Fixed Clan related problems
-Provide 6 slots for "My favorite rooms" (instead of 3 currently)
-Added My Account button to link to account.garena.com
-Added RDay as a new DDay Room Supported map
-Users are able to close the chat dialog using ESC key

If you encounter any bugs, kindly report HERE.

Outdated or cracked Garena are now banned!

2009-08-16T09:07:00.004+08:00

Starting today, Garena stops the support for outdated versions.
If anyone has encountered problems where the login is stuck at authentication, it means you are not using the latest official Garena version.

Please download the latest installation package from http://www.garena.com

Those using unofficial Garena versions will be prevented from logging in.
If you've used these versions, you are highly vulnerable to malicious attacks.

All accounts previously using unofficial versions are already recorded. From now on, accounts will be banned once the user is found using unofficial or cracked Garena versions. Please don't risk losing your Garena account.

The Garena team puts a continuous effort to improve the whole gaming experience for our gamers.

Garena Fufu Ninja Screenshot Win 600 EXP Weekly!

2009-07-08T16:29:00.003+08:00

Submit a Fufu Ninja Creative Screenshot and Win 600 EXP per week.

What to do?
Just post a Fufu United Ninja All-Stars in-game screenshot with a quote below it.

Example:

"It's lonely on the top.""

Rules:
*You can submit as many screenshots as you can.
But remember it's all about the QUALITY and not about the QUANTITY.

*One winner will be picked every week but if your entry for that week deserves to win, we can have multiple winners.

*As much as possible please upload it to 3rd party image hosting sites like Imageshack.us or Tinypic.com

Please submit all your entries to this thread:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=738629

Good luck Ninjas and Garena gamers!

Garena is now on Facebook!

2009-06-19T14:53:00.005+08:00

Become a Fan of Garena on Facebook and get entitled to promos and prizes exclusive to all Garena Facebook fans!

We are giving away GG Shells, Premium Memberships and EXP to random lucky winners.
So what are you waiting for?
Add Garena on Facebook now!

Icefrog's vastly popular Warcraft map DotA-AllStars is also on Facebook.

Become a Fan of DotA All-Stars

Garena Freebies for 1st time Top Ups from June 1 to 16

2009-06-08T15:49:00.002+08:00

Have you never ever tried topping up on Garena?
Well... topping up has never been this rewarding!
From June 1 to June 16, Garena users topping up for the first time will get a FREE Garena Lucky Draw Coupon which gives them a chance to win a brand new Razer Arctosa Keyboard!

Getting the freebie is as simple as counting 1 2 and 3:
a) Users who have never topped up for Shells are automatically qualified and will receive the free giveaways on their first time top up;
b) To top up, log in to http://payment.garena.com with your Garena user name and password, select your preferred payment gateway and top up any Shells denomination;
c) You shall receive the free Garena Lucky Draw coupon within twenty four (24) hours;

Go top up for Shells now! You can use the Garena Shells to purchase Gold Membership (Instant Room access, Double EXP, etc) and other items available at Garena Shop - http://shop.garena.com

Garena Blackshot Singapore Tournament

2009-05-20T22:51:00.001+08:00

Garena will be hosting Blackshot Singapore Tournament #1 with S$500 and tons of BP to be won! Get your team and ready to fight for the honor!

Prizes:
Champion: S$300
Runner-up: S$150
2nd Runner-up: S$50

Registration Information:

Slots Open : 32
Restriction: All players currently staying in Singapore are eligible to participate
Registration thread will be created on May 20, Wednesday.
Sign up : http://forum.blackshotonline.com/thread.asp?page=1&qid=1808 (You can login with your Garena user name and password, then choose your Blackshot in game name as nick name)

Admins:

Mars-Garena
Loper
v3lo

Tournament Structure:

Tournament consists of Online Qualification and Offline Final.

During Online Qualification, 32 teams are to compete in Single Elimination Format. 4 teams will qualify for the Offline Final and compete in Double Elimination Format.

Online Qualification Format:

Tournament Format: Single Elimination
Map: Round 1 : Sand Storm I, Round 2 : Broken City II, Round 3 : Xitang
Mode: Team Flag Match
No. of Players: 5v5
Victory: Teams will play on both Red and Blue sides for 120 points / 20 minutes match each. Victory will be awarded to the team with the most combined points achieved from their Blue and Red side play.
Tie-Breaker: In the event of a draw, teams will re-play the match with a round time of 5 minutes. Victory will be awarded to the team with the most combined points. This process will be repeated until a winner is determined.
BP Points: 2500 BP will be awarded to all registered players.
Penalty for Absence : Teams which fail to show up will be penalized 4000 BP.
Reporting Result: Winner team needs to screenshot the final score and email to tourney@blackshotonline.com to report for a win.

Offline Final Format:

Tournament Format: Double Elimination
Date & Venue: To be announced
Map: Round 1 : Sand Storm I, Round 2 : Broken City II, Round 3 : Xitang , Round 4 (if applicable): Sand Storm
Mode: Team Flag Match
No. of Players: 5v5
Victory: Teams will play on both Red and Blue sides for a duration of 15 minutes each. Victory will be awarded to the team with the most combined points achieved from their Blue and Red side play.
Tie-Breaker: In the event of a draw, teams will re-play the match with a round time of 5 minutes. Victory will be awarded to the team with the most combined points. This process will be repeated until a winner is determined.
BP Points: 2500 BP will be awarded to players qualified for Offline Final.

Timeline and Scheduling:

Registration Period: May 20th - May 27th
Online Qualification Round 1 : May 28th - June 3th
Online Qualification Round 2 : June 4th - June 10th
Online Qualification Round 3 : June 11th - June 17th
Actual match date & time will be decided by the two team leaders within the period given above. If two leaders cannot agree on the match time, the default time will be Saturday 8PM.
Offline Final : TBA

More details will be released. Stay tuned!

Garena Lucky Draw Razer Arctosa Keyboard

2009-05-20T22:35:00.002+08:00

Get a chance to the Razer Arctosa Keyboard in the Garena Lucky Draw! Simply buy a Garena Lucky Draw Ticket in Garena Shop, each coupon serves as one possible winning entry for the coupon holder and the more coupons the bigger chances of winning! Current gold members enjoy a buy one get one free promotion!

Active Gold Members Get a Buy 1 - Take 1 Promotion starting from 16th May until 31st of May ONLY!

Item name: Lucky Draw Ticket
Price: 2 Shell
Promo Duration: May 15 - June 15

About the Razer Arctosa Keyboard (Black Edition)

Engineered with industry-leading gaming technology from Razer, the Razer Arctosa comes with outstanding features like fully-programmable Hyperesponse keys with macro capabilities, customizable software profiles with on-the-fly switching and 1000Hz Ultrapolling™, giving you the competitive edge to perform faster and better in-game.

Say goodbye to amateur hour; your gaming abilities can be brought to the next level now.

Slim Keycap Structure with Hyperesponse™ Technology
The Hyperesponse™ keys of the Razer Arctosa reduce key latency and maximize response for critical actions during competitive gameplay ensuring fast, accurate and consistent actuation response in the intense frenzy of competitive gameplay.

Selective anti-ghosting capability around WASD gaming cluster
The Razer Arctosa addresses ghosting signal failure that occurs when you press multiple keys simultaneously on traditional keyboards. Selective anti-ghosting around the WASD gaming cluster on the Razer Arctosa allows more commands to be entered at any one time without the ghosting signal failure.

Fully-programmable keys with macro capabilities
Too many keystrokes to enter and too little keys? Sometimes we wish we had more fingers (or maybe an additional arm for that can of soda or beer while we're in the middle of a raid.) The next best thing would be fully programmable keys with macro capabilities that enable instantaneous, multiple commands with a single keystroke. Buy armor and weapons or execute complex manoeuvres with a single key with the Razer Arctosa. Some things are better than extra fingers (or arms).

For more information about the Razer Arctosa Keyboard, visit the Razerzone website.

Check out the shop now: http://shop.garena.com

Garena CineDotA Video Contest

2009-04-22T16:27:00.005+08:00

CineDotA is the first installment of the premiere Garena video contest series which highlights the videos produced by gamers themselves to show off their gaming skills in a visually creative way. CineDotA videos revolve around the most popular WarCraft 3 mod map – Defense of the Ancients: AllStars. The contest is open to all and will be hosted on YouTube where the audience is limitless.

Here’s your chance now on the Director’s seat. We’ll see you in CineDotA!

General Prizes:

Champion: US$ 200
Runner Up: US$ 100

If the Winner is a Garena User, he will also get the following:

Champion: 50 Shells
Runner Up: 30 Shells
2nd Runner Up: 20 Shells

Other videos who have reached 10,000 number of views in youtube page: 5 Shells each
Special Prize (From judger) (Only one) : 30 Shells

Rules and Guidelines found at http://cinedota.garena.com/

Garena is now recruiting Writers

2009-03-29T15:50:00.001+08:00

All those good with the paper and pen listen up:

If you are passionate about writing articles and features, making interviews, covering LIVE events and putting up game reports, come join the Garena Writers and Editors Club! Get maximum exposure for your talent and the opportunity to reach over 12 million readers worldwide.

Enjoy the following benefits:
> Fun and learning environment to further improve your writing skills and resume building experience;
> Direct exposure to the biggest online gaming community;
> Contribution-based incentives including Garena EXP points, Shells and Premium Membership;
> Potential opportunity for employment;

We're looking for all sorts of writers!

Position: Garena Feature Writers
Description:
Garena Feature Writers are responsible for writing down previews of up-coming Garena features and/or services, working on press release about new features launched in the latest updates, etc. Garena Feature Writers are expected to be very familiar with the many different features and services offered by Garena.

Position: Event/Tournament Writers
Description:
Event/Tournament Writers are in-charge of specific event coverages and updates, making sure that the assigned event/tournament has everything including event updates, game reviews, battle report/summary, conclusion, event-related announcements, etc.

Position: eSports Writers
Description:
eSports Writers are expected to be updated and familiar with the latest happenings and events in and around e-Sports and other related topics. Responsibilities include posting the latest up-to-the-minute news, working on team/player interviews among others. It is strongly encouraged that eSports writer work for original articles.

Position: Game Writers
Description:
Game Writers provides the community with game-specific reads like game updates, reviews, analysis, and anything under the sun. Game Writers are expected to be very familiar with the assigned Game (e.g. StarCraft II, etc) and be able to produce several original articles related to the game.

General Requirements:
> Able to commit time and provide regular articles;
> Writers are expected to be very proficient in English and grammar;
> Experience in news writing is preferred;
> Knowledge and able right in different languages is a plus;

Think you got it all? Then prepare your application letter (Resume) which contains the following information:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Personal Info
==============================
Name:
Garena Account Name:
Real Name:
Age:
Gender:
Country:
Education/Occupation:
MSN:

==============================
Other Info
==============================
Position you are applying for: (Garena Feature Writers, eSports Writers, Game Writers, Event/Tournament Writers)
Particular coverage of your position (e.g. DotA, WorldCyberGames, etc):
Language You Can Write:
Previous Editorial Work Experience (if any):
Sample articles/original works (links/attached as document):
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Submit your application letter through email to editors@mail.garena.com
NOTE: Use Title/Subject of Email application as "Position, application by Account Name"

Qualified Candidates will be notified through Email / Forum PM / MSN

Good luck!

Garena Theme: Garena Ninja Skin

2009-03-27T20:36:00.004+08:00

Tired of the same old red Garena skin?

Garena Theme Name: Garena Ninja Skin
Size: 184 KB
Creator: StacyzMom modified by Skiverz
Date releases: March 2007, 2009

Log-in screen preview:

Main Menu preview of the Garena Ninja Skin:

Instructions:

1) Download theme from http://www.sendspace.com/file/6xq818
2) Extract the file and then copy
3) Go to:
Program Files > Garena > Skin
4) Delete the old Skin.ggz file
5) Paste the new Skin.ggz file

And you're done!

Garena 3.35 Beta with In-game Messenger

2009-03-25T23:59:00.002+08:00

Garena 3.35 Beta: In Game Messenger has been released for public beta-testing.

You can download the files at:
download2.garena.com/beta/Garena3.35IGM.zip

Unzip it and put to a new folder instead of the original Garena folder.

Change log:
New Feature: In Game Messenger

In Game Messenger is a game overlay system which enables you to chat with your Garena buddies without alt-tabbing out of the game. It also informs you when your buddy tries to message you. The default shortcut for this is Ctrl + F7

Currently supported Games are:
Warcraft TFT
Warcraft RPG

Functions Currently Available:
Chat with players on the buddy list within the game
Chat message preview inside the game
View the buddy status and room your buddy is stay in
View avatars while chatting
Adjust transparency of the message panel

Garena System Maintenance on March 28 2009

2009-03-25T23:57:00.001+08:00

So that all may know:

There will be a system maintenance on March 28th starting from 16:00 PM until 18:00PM (GMT+8).

During the period, all Garena services will be unavailable.

Maintenance Period (in different time zones):

GMT+8:
March 28, 16:00PM - 18:00PM

CET:
March 28, 09:00AM - 11:00AM

CDT:
March 28, 03:00AM - 05:00AM

Please be informed accordingly and we apologize for any inconvenience caused.
This is to ensure that everyone will have the best gaming experience in Garena.

Garena Information

2009-02-23T18:39:00.002+08:00

Now here's additional facts about Garena.
Garena is an interactive E-Sports gaming platform providing an arena for gamers to chat,
challenge opponents and play their favorite multiplayer games over the internet with
other gamers world-wide. The platform turns the internet into a huge cyber cafe. While
playing, gamers will enjoy unparalleled good latency powered by Garena's advance network
solution and enjoy fair competition environment protected by Garena anti-hacking
solution. All that and more - for FREE!

Garena is the leading gaming platform in Asia and is fast gaining its popularity in the
west. Our mission, Connecting World Gamers, is a strong reflection to our commitment
to provide gamers with the highest standard of quality for their gaming needs and
experience. Already liking what you are reading? We are sure you'll love it more when
you start using Garena!

Garena License Agreement

2009-02-23T18:34:00.002+08:00

Before you install Garena, you have to read first the Garena License Agreement.
Here it is:

Garena Terms of Use Agreement

1. Please use original legal games.
2. The content of Garena is supplied by Garena Interactive PTE LTD. Garena Interactive PTE LTD reserves the right to update or terminate the platform at any given time with or without prior notice.
3. When registering for a Garena account, the user must ensure that the correct personal information is supplied. Should there be any changes, the user is responsible to update the information.
4. The user is responsible for their own account. Any violation on the terms of use and/or other related policy is accountable to the account disregarding who the user of the account is.
5. When using Garena, the user must keep to the following regulations:
(a) Keep to Singapore laws;
(b) Banned to use platform for any illegal purposes.
(c) Banned to make use of Garena to transmit any annoying, abusive, sexual and illegal content.
(d) User should notify Garena immediately for loss of account.
(e) User should not cheat when playing games. Any form of cheating and/or hacking will lead to account termination.
(f) The copyright of games and related articles including images is the property of their rightful owner.
(g) User is not allowed to copy, reproduce, translate, reverse engineer, modify, disassemble, or de-compile at any circumstances.
6. Garena does not assure that the service provided can satisfy the request of user, security and accuracy.
7. Servers may temporarily be closed for maintenance with or without prior notice.
8. Garena Interactive PTE LTD may modify some items of this agreement at any given time. The modifications made will be prompted on our official website www.garena.com. Using Garena is recognized as the user fully accepting the latest agreement.

Thank you for reading the Garena License Agreement.
I hope you follow the Garena terms and conditions.

Link your Garena account with your email

2009-02-19T20:35:00.003+08:00

If you verify your Garena account with your Email, you will get 500 EXP!
So what are you waiting for?

Verify your Garena accounts now!

Garena Chinese New Year Avatars now available

2009-02-04T09:39:00.004+08:00

It's Chinese New Year and Garena has made special avatar items for the Chinese New Year!

You can check them out at: avatar.garena.com

The male CNY Garena Avatar

The female Garena CNY Avatar

Garena Hits 10 Million Users Worldwide

2009-01-28T18:29:00.004+08:00

The Garena team is proud to announce to everyone that Garena now has 10 million registered users! This milestone is strongly made possible by each and every member of the community from over 185 countries/region around the world, making Garena a truly international community.

In line with this celebration, starting from January 29, 2009 00:00:01 GMT +8 until February 1, 2009 23:59:59 GMT +8
All Gold Members will enjoy 3x EXP Gain Rate
and everyone else will have 1.5 EXP Gain Rate

That's 4 days of multiplied EXP rates for everybody to celebrate! Take advantage of this treat especially on the weekends, and play all day!

Let us look forward to reaching yet another milestone soon... Call your friends now, invite them over to Garena! This is where the party starts!

Thank you everyone and congratulations to us all here!

Garena Chinese New Year 2009 Promos

2009-01-24T19:04:00.002+08:00

Kung Hei Fat Choi Garena Gamers around the world!
*cue the fireworks

Garena wishes all the Chinese and everyone around the world who celebrates the Lunar New Year a prosperous and happy Chinese New Year!

Here are 2 events you guys would surely love.

1) Chinese New Year Lucky Draw: 8 Winners to Get 888 Shells!

In line with the celebration, 8 lucky users will be taking home 888 Shells each! That's loads of Shells to spend for your everyday needs in Garena, from Gold Membership to DotA Ladder items, plus extra cash to invest on your looks with the all new avatars!

How To Join the Lucky Draw?
To join the Lucky Draw, simply purchase the Lucky Ang Bao (3 Shells only) from Garena Shop. With every purchase of the Lucky Ang Bao, you will get one (1) entry in the lucky draw plus one random Chinese New Year Avatar (worth at least 3 Shells).

More Lucky Draw tickets, Greater Chance to Win 888 Shells!

The 8 Winners will be announced on the 9th of February 2009, during the LIVE winners draw!

Buy the Lucky Ang Bao now! http://shop.Garena.com

Aside from the Lucky Ang Bao, here's another thing you should be looking forward to:

2) HAPPY YEAR of the OX!

The Chinese New Year, commonly known to the world as the Lunar New Year, is just around the corner! In line with celebrating this grand occasion, we are giving away special gifts to everyone who's online on the first day of Chinese New Year!

Winning hasn't been this easier - all you have to do is be online in Garena, then on Chinese New Year day, click on the "Cow" found in the banner located in all Garena game rooms. Fill in your account information and the gift is yours!

Event Starts from 26th January 2009 00:00:01 to 26th January 2009 23:59:59 GMT +8

Warning of Garena Fake Sites

2009-01-09T21:32:00.002+08:00

As you all know scamming and tricking players is present in every gaming community, no matter how much you fight against it. We've noted a large amount of fake Garena sites around the net, some of them have been spread via bots or even the own creators of these sites with Garena accounts.

Please do not open these sites and if you do, NEVER log in there! If you do log in, you'll be giving them your password. This way they'll "hack", steal your account from you.

Examples of fake sites:
- garena.php.net.us
- garena-shop.octopis.com
(don't go on them!)

Support only the official Garena website.
Protect yourself!

Garena Job Openings

2009-01-09T21:23:00.001+08:00

Web Development Engineer

Job Profile
· Interact with users to draft out user requirement specifications.
· Design and develop various web applications.
· Roll out web applications and follow up with user feedbacks and enhancements for the system.

Pre-requisites
· A good degree in computer related discipline.
· Fast learner.
· Pro-active and has the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
· Good communication skill.
· Familiar with PHP web programming.
· Solid working knowledge of XML, Web Services and object-oriented concepts.

QA Engineer

Job Profile
· Reproduce system bugs in lab and feedback to development engineers.
· Ensure that the product & features releasing to public are free of bugs.
· Evaluate the impact of bugs, including user impact and system impact.
· Evaluate user experience of the final product and ensure the user experience is sufficiently good.
· Draft test specifications.

Pre-requisites
· A good degree in computer related discipline.
· Fast learner.
· Detail driven.
· Pro-active and has the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
· Good communication skill.
· Good knowledge of computer systems & computer networks.

Operations Executive

Job Profile
· Provide customer service.
· Synthesize user feedbacks, recommend system improvements, and drive through system re-developments.
· Organize online events, activities and campaigns.
· Assist in product development by drafting such documents as user requirement specifications.

Pre-requisites
· A good degree.
· Fast learner.
· Detail driven and patient.
· Pro-active and has the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
· Good communication skill.
· Able to generate promotion ideas and turn them into executable action plans, with the determination to follow through the action plan;

Candidates holding diplomas with relevant experience may also apply. Interested candidates please send the following information to recruit@mail.garena.com:

* Name
* Email
* Contact Number
* Detailed Resume
* A short paragraph describing yourself
* Garena ID (if any)

Please indicate which position you are applying for. All the jobs are to be performed in Singapore. Singapore based candidates are preferred. We apologize that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Christmas Gift from Garena

2008-12-25T14:33:00.001+08:00

Get a Garena Christmas and win Limited Edition Avatar Pet and FREE 888 EXP!
For details, please visit http://www.garena.com/event/?e=xmas

Merry Christmas to all!

Refunds for Old Avatar Purchases

2008-12-19T18:44:00.000+08:00

Refund Compensation for Old Avatars purchased from October to November 08

Dear Community,

As announced last week for the refund of old avatars purchased from October to November 2008
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=410484

We have fully given out all the Shells to every users who have made the transactions as mentioned above.

Make sure to take advantage of your extra shells and shop now for the many promotional items we have in Garena Shop and the Avatar Store!

Merry Christmas!

Garena Christmas EXP Bonanza

2008-12-19T18:41:00.000+08:00

It's party time here in Garena... From December 24, 2008 up until January 1, 2009, everyone gets a BIG EXP treat!

Over 9 days of non-stop action, all Gold members will enjoy 3x EXP gain rate and everyone else gets 1.5x EXP when playing in Garena on the said dates. So be sure to be online all day... Take advantage of this once a year special blowout!

Plus more surprises to come only here in Garena during the holiday season!

Garena Interview witth ScoOobY

2008-11-15T12:47:00.000+08:00

Here is a little interview with ScoOobY, an admin of Garena.
Interview below:

Can u give us a brief bio about you?

Hi, Jan here, more known in Garena by the name of ScoOobY. I started off as a gamer in Garena sometime around mid 2006, and not long after i applied as a forum moderator in some small section. It all started there, and now i'm managing the overall community development, events and etc.

How did Garena came in your life?

I never actually expected this, it's like a dream come true in a way. That time, everyone in Philippines started to play in Garena, used to be hamachi. So i just tagged along with the rest and play.
What surprised me most was the community, when i first stepped in to the forums, i saw there is really a camaraderie among gamers there, you can really see the bonding and fun time that is present. So i started to be a little more active in the forums
next thing i know, i was doing some events even if i was just an ordinary forumer, and thought that if i joined as a moderator, i can even do more to help the whole community enjoy and have quality time

There are eight million users in Garena Client today. It's the most popular gaming platform, how did you achieved this success?

Our growth is phenomenal. Just so glad to be part of this. Everyone here is part of this. in fact, Romania now is growing fast and i am really looking forward to see Romania fully blossom.
The reason why the growth is so extraordinary is beyond what i can explain. But we can definitely credit to: 1) Garena's commitment towards providing the best to gamers 2) Dedicated and passionate community staffs who clearly makes difference everyday, and above all 3) everybody here, there will be no 8 million, if there is no "you"

Map hack is one of the worst things since the birth of gaming. Blizzard can't keep the playing enviroment safe, how can Garena say you offer 100% hack free gaming? Is there any secret behind this?

Since we are just fresh off from the recent US presidential election, let me compare this maphack with the 'fight against terrorism'. This is an on-going battle, we cannot really say we are safe from maphack, as there will always come new ones. But Garena sees this among the top priority, and definitely every update, we try our best to get all known hacks blocked as much as possible.
We are able to have a faster response at the same time because of the help of the community, everyone has been cooperative. It is because we have a sense of trying to be in a safe society, so our user helps alot by reporting new hacks and et.

What do you think about the guys trying to crack Garena? Is there anything you do against them?

we are working on having our future versions immune to being cracked. at the end of the day, it is similar to the hack case, there will come some new tries, and Garena needs to keep upgrading and improving both its service and security for gamers to enjoy.

Apart from hacking software, what do you do to improve the Garena gaming performance? There are few users complaining about bugs. How do you deal with them?

Garena has been racing for new features, evident in our dota ladder, the many new games supported, and more. We are also currently looking into fixing the common remaining bugs from any existing features in Garena. So it's about time we make use of the pesticides to kill all these bugs

What do you think about the current moderating team? There are different cultures, time zones, how do they manage to work as a team, a family?

They're simply amazing. It is because of this differences in cultures and personality that makes the team uniquely powerful. It's a group of very creative and passionate gamers, who understands fully what the community wants, and the moderating team is giving them exactly that. So kudos to the staffs!

With Garena Fire being launched, you are supposed to get a huge success for the FPS games that are supported. How did you came with this idea?

Hopefully we will grow in the FPS scene similarly to how we are dominating the RTS scene particularly DotA. Without a doubt, FPS is among hte most played games in the west. And as our new slogan goes, we are committed to "connecting world gamers". So expect to see not just more FPS games, but more!

As a head admin of this gaming platform, you must have your unique point of view towards some games. What do you think about the potential of the new games, such as COD 5, Black Shot, Red Alert 3?

I wish i had that kind of unique point of view, or special power to know the potential. (laughs). As for those new games, everybody wants something new. Since after some time, it is human nature to get bored of their old toys. So these new games we are supporting is to provide everyone something fresh to enjoy. I guess what will likely make Cod5, red alert 3, and the rest a success is because it
is a sequel of something already popular. and if it is a new version of the popular game, expectations are high, and in almost all cases, they are better than their predecesor.

The DOTA map it's a brand now, everyone is going to play Dota, not Warcraft. Why, in your oppinion, this map got so successfull?

DotA in my opinion is one of those unique games with properties that suits so many people. The game basic is easy to learn for everyone, at the same time, the more advanced strategy is challenging enough for people to master.
gamers can enjoy playing this one or one to test their skills, and also can be played in a more interesting team 5v5 match where you can play with friends and challenge others.
At the same time, the estimate 1 hour long of the game is good enough for those who do not want to spend months to level up like those of MMORPG. and the author of the map is constantly updating, giving new things always. DotA basically attracted a lot of people because of this i believe.

What about the highly anticipated SC2? Everyone, no matter what game they are playing at the moment, is talking about this game. What if the game fails to such high expectation? What kind of influence will it blow to the gaming community in your opinion?

I don't see this happen actually. i mean Blizzard despite having so many delays, this is all because they only want to release this when all is ready and that gamer's expectation are really met. In case if this does go wrong, that's if, i guess people would just try to look for another game to play. It wont be too drastic except for the countless of fans being disappointed. Wait, that is drastic..
Guess the wait is worth it, so blizzard makes sure it is released when everything is ready Let us look forward to SC 2!

Garena has hosted various tournaments in the recent years, from RaceWar series of WC3 to ADC’08, DreamCup; EEDC, ENADC of DotA. What can we expect from Garena regarding the future tournaments?

Expect more tournaments! From local to international , from grass root to professional level tournament, we aim to have tournaments for all supported games in Garena as much as possible. That time will come. For now, expect more intense action in our DotA tournaments to come

You have a cool recording system, Garena TV. How did you came up with this idea? Is it succesfull? What technology is hidden behind it?

GarenaTV is really something almost everybody enjoys using. They get to see the real action live as if they were in the actual game.

Let's talk about advertising...

You have managed to get most of the gamers in the world now, and have a huge succes. Still, there is room for more. What do you think about promoting Garena with the help of National Television ( ex: commercials )?

How Garena reached its state now is primarily because of the magic in word of mouth. It's like someone here says "hey i tried Garena yesterday and it's way better than X, go try it", then the friend finds out and tried and liked it. he then spreads to others as well.
Right now, with limited resources, we can focus on improving our product/service, and continuously bond our community stronger. then the rest of it should fall in place.
With consistent improvement, we can rely on our ever faithful word of mouth.

The items price in Garena increased significantly, what do you have to say about this? Many of the users don't afford buying shells, what is the alternative for them?

We had particularly increased prices for some items, but these items were added with more new benefits to justify the cost. Still, all a gamer needs are all for free, everyone will be able to play games in Garena even without spending a cent. These special items are sold to give those who seek more benefits in the client to get.
Right now, we are also trying to make more chanels available for shells to be more accessible globally. so everyone can really try out and say "hey, this thing is definitely worth it". Actually, we only put items that are really recommendable to use. it is somehting u can enjoy.
Again, everyone can still play games for free in Garena.

There are many payment methods in Asia. What about Europe, or other continents? The only way to pay here is Pay Pal. Are you thinking of introducing new payment methods in the near future?

Yes, we are trying to have more payment choices for gamers around the world to select from. These includes top up cards, credit/debit card payment, sms top up and more. We even have launched a new program that allows individual to be reseller in their own country, that is one fun and easy way to earn! at the same time helping make shells available in the region.

What's next in the development of Garena? Is there any surprise that we should wait for?

I don't like spoiling surprises. I can say gamers can expect new features/supported games and/or improved things in every update. What exactly are the new and improved thing? it's for everyone to find out in time

What do you know now that you wish you'd known 5 years ago?

That Garena would be such a fun place ? If Garena did exist back then and i already was part of it, we would have for sure been the hippest and most fun community by now. i mean we already are among the top, but we still have a lot of growing and improving to do. and that is something we will reach together here as a vibrant community

Is there anything you would like to say to Garena users?

There is so many words that i really wanted to say to show i appreciated and enjoyed this journey with everyone. A big "thank you" to everyone, and... Let us continue this journey and enjoy more good times together! Greater things lies ahead of us.

Red Alert 3 now in Garena

2008-11-08T00:30:00.002+08:00

Comrades!!! Red Alert 3 is now supported by Garena

Steps

1)Join the Red Alert 3 Room
2)Set game path to your RA3.exe
3)go to Versus -> LAN to play with your friends.

Note: You should have the same Red Alert game version with your opponent to be able to play.

Click to view guide on how to play Red Alert 3 in Garena:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=377734

MyGarena.com - Malaysian Garena

2008-11-04T16:59:00.001+08:00

As growing rapidly in the whole world, Garena has provided servicesfor thousands of users everyday. In order to supply bettergaming experience for our users, we started "Join Garena Family"Project.Approved Sites will be our official site in its own region,also the sites will get Garena's full supports, including RoomSupports,Tournament Awards, Advertisements, and so on. Malaysia, one of the most important regions for garena so far, means alot for us. Also the community of Malaysia is growing both in platformand forum. There are lots of staffs from Malaysia who are working forgarena. Today, they are getting together to support garena better, withthe site MyGarena, http://www.mygarena.com . It is the 6th Garena Family Site. Introduction of www.mygarena.com:

Garena Warning: Please don't accept the file called EXP.EXE

2008-11-03T17:57:00.000+08:00

Hello Garena users, we've got several reports from our users about a new hack. Someone may try to act all nice to you and send you a file that would give you double experience, the file is called EXP.EXE or something similar. But the true is that this file is a virus, once you download and run it you'll get a virus on your computer and you can even lose your account! Please don't fall on these low tricks.

Be safe and happy gaming:

Garena Staff

SirGaming.com partners with Garena

2008-10-22T19:14:00.001+08:00

Now we are proud of announcing our new partner: www.sirgaming.com from Colombia.

Introduction of www.sirgaming.com

Simple Reality e-sports is a Colombian community composed of gamers from Colombia. The website promote competitive gaming making online andoffline tournament of Defense of the Ancients, Warcraft III and CounterStrike. Recently the website made a huge update improving its userinterface adding a whole new content such as: DotA In House Leagues,Introducing 'Simple Reality Manga' and we're working on publishing urban wear for gamers.

Simple Reality offers interviews of South American Gamers, we makecoverage of South American Events bringing to the Colombian Community afull and detailed information of whats going on at the competitivescene. Right now Simple Reality its the main source of CompetitiveDotA, that's why he's member of the ILG (Interactive Latin Group), thisgroup is composed of South American Sites that offer quality news.

Wallie is Now Available in the Garena Payment Options

2008-10-22T19:11:00.000+08:00

More ways to get Shells, more fun to come in Garena!

We are pleased to announce that Wallie has been added to our growing list of payment gateway channels. With Wallie, your internet wallet, gamers residing in Europe have got themselves a very accessible and convenient way to purchase Shells.

The Wallie-card is used just like a prepaid telephone card, but then on the Internet. Consumers buy a Wallie-card for a specific value. The value differs per country (as market conditions and currencies differ from country to country).

Wallie-cards are available as physical scratch card and as e-voucher:

Scratchcard: The scratch card has a grey scratch layer on the back which can be scratched away. A unique payment code of 16 numbers and 3 letters will appear. Consumers can use this code to pay on the Internet.

E-voucher: If you have a so-called e-voucher, a voucher that is printed at the cash register, the Wallie-code is then indicated with 'revaluation code' or ‘top-up code'.

On websites where Wallie is accepted, consumers will be able to fill-out their unique payment code online. The balance of the card is checked in real-time and the amount that needs to be paid will be deducted from the outstanding balance on the card. When the remaining balance is not sufficient, consumers can use more cards in the same transaction to reach the amount that needs to be paid. When the card or e-voucher has no balance anymore, it can be disposed.

Is it that easy? Yes it is!

So Get your Wallie now and Start Shopping!

Garena DotA Ladder Season 1

2008-10-17T16:22:00.001+08:00

First of all:
Congratulations to the Beta Season Hall of Famers!
http://www.garena.com/ladder/dota/hall_of_fame.php

It’s a whole new race in DotA Ladder season 1, with all the rankings and statistics back from the start, everyone has got the chance to win! Ready… Get set… Play!

DotA Ladder Season 1 will last for 3 months starting from October 16, 2008 until January 15, 2009, the Top 100 players in the season standings can win as high as 30,000 EXP! Plus, we will be having special rankings for countries with high ladder participation, providing gamers the right to compete for the title to be their nation’s best! Check them out at www.Garena.com/ladder/dota

Prizes to be won for the Top players of Season 1:

Rank 1 - 30,000 EXP
Rank 2 - 15,000 EXP
Rank 3 - 9,000 EXP
Rank 4 to 10 - 4,500 EXP
Rank 11 to 50 - 3,000 EXP
Rank 51 to 100 - 1,500 EXP

Good luck and have fun!

NOTE: 6.54 is NOT supported in Garena DotA Ladder. 6.55b and 6.56 will be supported in next client update.

DotA Ladder Beta Season Closes on Oct 12

2008-10-10T08:45:00.002+08:00

Call out to all DotA players out there!

Garena’s DotA Ladder BETA season is finishing this October 12, 2008. The race for the top 100 spot is just a couple of days remaining, so buckle up your seat belt and go max speed as this is your last chance to overtake and secure your victory!

Be part of history and cement your name in the first ever DotA Ladder Hall of Fame batch. The Top-100 gamers at the end of beta season will be given special recognition and will have their names forged in the special “Pre-Season Hall of Fame” corner in the Ladder website. That’s not all, they are bringing home thousands of EXP as well!

Rank 1 - 10,000 EXP
Rank 2 - 8,000 EXP
Rank 3 - 5,000 EXP
Rank 4 to 10 - 3,000 EXP
Rank 11 to 50 - 2,000 EXP
Rank 51 to 100 - 1,000 EXP

NOTE:
Prizes will be awarded on October 15, 2008.
The beta season (Pre-Season) ladder statistics will not be carried over to the official ladder statistics.

That’s fame, EXP, and glory at stake! The last 3 days will be as intense as it can be, go play now and waste no time.

New to the ladder? Cheer Up! More to be won in the coming official Ladder seasons! It’s a whole new race come season 1, with all the rankings and statistics back to zero, everyone has got the chance to win! Watch out for more news about the start of the official season…

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For more information about Garena DotA Laddery system, please refer to this thread: http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=281904

Earn with Garena, be a Garena Retailer!

2008-10-06T18:54:00.000+08:00

Here’s your chance now to earn while helping your fellow Garena gamers get access to buy shells!

Be a Garena Retailer Agent now!

Garena Shells retailers are agents with rights approved by Garena to sell and distribute Shells, Garena’s global online currency, for purchasing all items in the online Garena Shop including Gold Membership and more. Retailers will be ordering Shells by bundles directly from our staffs.

If you are interested to be an agent, please email payment@mail.garena.com with the following information:
Full Name
Contact Information
Country of Residence
Resources / Channels intended to use for Shells Distribution (e.g. owner of LAN cafes, etc)

Our staff will contact the qualified applicants and explain the details for the reseller guidelines and its benefits, the terms and conditions and other related information.

Support Your Teams in ADC now with your National Avatars!

2008-09-20T09:39:00.001+08:00

DotA Fans,

ADC Season 2 is getting even hotter now as we are almost at the finish-line for the regular season - teams are competing for a limited 4-slot in the Season Finale of ADC 08! Who will make it there? You can help decide!

Your time to show your support to your favorite teams of ADC08 is now on! Your support will greatly help your nation’s team stay on track and remain in their quest to be crowned as Asia’s best. This is your chance to stop being just an audience and become a real supporter to the team carrying your country’s flag and pride.

Special ADC Team Avatars are now available in Garena Avatar Shop for the 10 competing teams in the regular season. To cast your vote of support to a team, you may purchase and use the personalized team avatar sold in store. Each avatar purchased is counted as 1 point to the team. The team with the most votes at the end of the voting season will have a bonus “revive” point, allowing the team who won the voting to have another opportunity to challenge their opponent again if they lose during playoff or playdown (depending on their standings at the end of the season, see ADC Season II Rules for more details - link).

Voting Period starts now and will end one week prior to the last play day (See details released later by the tournament administrator for specific date of last play day).

Vote now by purchasing and using your team avatar! Show your team that the whole country is supporting them! Inspire, motivate, drive your team to victory!

Click this Garena link to buy ADC Team Avatars

Important Advisory: Never give your password to anyone

2008-09-18T11:09:00.002+08:00

Important Advisory: Never give your password to anyone

We would like to remind everyone that the Garena Staff will NEVER ask for your password. Some members with the intention to steal your account have been creating accounts similar to the administrator accounts' name to ask for member's passwords. At any circumstances, please do NOT give out your password or any related account information to anyone.

Also, please do not visit any unofficial Garena sites especially those that are selling Garena Shells, or giving away freebies. These are possible scam / hack sites that will only lead to your account being hacked/banned.

Finally, do NOT ask anyone to top up for your account. This may get your account involved in possible fraud cases, thus, account will be banned.

Thanks and be guided accordingly.
Garena Staff

Garena 3.0 Released

2008-09-09T19:19:00.006+08:00

Enjoy a Whole New Experience with Garena 3.0!

Let us celebrate! Garena 3.0 is officially released! Like all Garena updates, 3.0 has the upgrades and fixes of the previous version. But unlike any other updates, this one takes you to a whole new gaming experience with its new looks and feel!

The new skin in metallic black, silver and fiery red gives gamers the energetic sensation and the extra motivational boost that will surely make you stay online and play longer! The new platform layout is specially designed to enhance the overall user experience by making every functions and features accessible and user-friendly! Now this is what gaming should be like!

Here are some of the key upgrades in 3.0:

New Messenger Structure

The new messenger now features a more detailed profile which includes displaying of the Clan Rank, User Type (Gold Member, Basic Member, etc) and its expiration. With the revamped structure, Garena functions are now grouped into mini icons easily accessible to users. Using Garena functions has never been this easy - go explore the new Garena now!

Integrated Shop

Say good bye to old fashioned click-this-button-to-open-website Shop, and hello to the new and fast one-click Garena shop! That's right, Garena 3.0 now has a built-in shop.

Click on the "Shop" button to open the shop window and display all available items in store. Click on "Gold Mem" to open the shop window and display only Gold Membership package items. For quick Shell top-up, click on the "Buy Shell" button along the navigation menu.

Now that purchasing these items is made easy and fast! It's time everyone goes shopping!

Bigger and Better MTV Media Player

Everything in 3.0 has gotten hipper, and that goes the same with the new MTV embedded Media Player! It is now bigger and better! With more new contents updated regularly, be sure to check it out everyday... Enjoy a break from your game and listen to MTV music videos or watch your favourite mini series videos only available in Garena MTV embedded media player!

Other Change Log:
Fixed some bugs in DotA Ladder Beta. Garena DotA Ladder Season I will start soon.
Added registration through Garena.
Fixed a bug which will cause crash on Vista.
Fixed some problems in GarenaTV.
Fixed a few UI bugs.

All that and more! Update now to Garena 3.0!

To view list of change log in 3.0, refer to this thread: http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=323217
To report any bugs/problems encountered in Garena 3.0, refer to this thread: http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=323212

Link:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=323227

Secrets to EXP Boosting [revealed]

2008-09-09T19:12:00.004+08:00

I know many of you have been wondering how to level up real fast. Since you are all GOLD MEMBERS, your EXP gain is twice the normal EXP gain for GARENA. Anyways, without further ado, let me give to you the techniques to LEVEL UP real fast LEGALLY! I know 2 ways to do it.

1) Play CALL OF DUTY 4 Same rules with the ones that applied with CounterStrike before. CounterStrike EXP has been capped in Garena 3.0

2) Play a CUSTOM MAP named FUFU UNITED NINJA ALL-STARS Yup, that's right. All you need is to have Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne Next step is to download this map.
Here's the thread to find out the latest map: http://www.gg-game.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=182110

It's the most popular CUSTOM map in the Philippines right now since it has a really FAST EXP gain. If you can't find it there, the alternative is to search it on epicwar.com

So how do you get the FULL EXP gain? and what makes this map give lottsa EXP? To fully gain the MAX EXP, you have to do the following:
a) HOST the game <-hosts get higher EXP b) Have a FULL House <-max 12 players (more players, more EXP) c) Enjoy the game. The more times you play, the more EXP you get. d) Before I forget, FINISH the game. <-the game lasts between 5 to 10 minutes so it's relatively FAST compared to DOTA and TreeTag Simple but effective. And remember, never leave games. I hope I have helped all of you with this tutorial. Thanks to the creator of this article Link: http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=185848

Kazakhstan launches Garena Shop

2008-09-05T18:32:00.007+08:00

Kazakhstan Gamers now can purchase GG Shop goods and GG Avatars through the station which will work on all tournaments and championships that will be held in Almaty by Omega-Sektor (OS) Company. The station is fully mobile that allows to sell goods in all gaming places.

Kazakhstan Garena Shop (KGS) started to work from 30th August at Omega-Sektor's gaming center #10 Opening Ceremony and have served over than 30 gamers. Kids were able to purchase gold memberships, rename & unban cards and even GG Avatar wearings! KGS is going to make rush sells on WCG National Grand Finals too!

GG.MaMbeT, OSPL tournament manager, selling Garena Shop goods

First customer purchasing GM for 6 month

Kazakhstan Garena Shop banner

Using WarCraft Version Switcher to store 1.22

2008-08-22T16:25:00.011+08:00

Warcraft version switcher is an essential and a very simple tool to change your warcraft versions as and when needed in a matter of seconds. To know what is Warcraft version switcher check this link : CLICK HERE

Okay now lets get back to the topic : Using WarCraft Version Switcher to store 1.22
First run the 1.22 patch to patch your warcraft game. The link can be found below.

Patch Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Full 1.22 (English)
Download [Link 1]

Download this 1.22 patch and run it. Your game will be patched to 1.22
Then, you can store this 1.22 version in warcraft version switcher.
Open "Warcraft version switcher" and click on the store version button. Then the rest is as shown below.

Hey! Guys I solve my problem already and I just wanna share it to everybody. If you have any problems regarding WarCraft Version Switcher (WVS) specifically on storing the newest verion V1.22, because there is none in the list V1.22 you can just choose any version for example like me I choose V1.19 to store V1.22. Its OK the files inside will not be affected but only the version name in the switch version menu V1.19 will appear but, you can change the name to v1.22. just go to your WVS folder (C:\Warcraft Version Switcher\wvs) inside wvs folder there will be a zip file and one of them will be the one that you just stored(refer to the pic guide below) Instead of waiting for newer version of WVS you can use this as an alternative. thanks...

Store your current version V1.22 as V1.19

go to your WVS folder inside wvs there will be a zip file rename/change it to V1.22

after that go to wvs run it and check your Version name

ENJOY!!!

For guides about WVS visit this link below:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=74274

For tips on how to patch your WC3 visit this link below:
http://www.gg-game.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=74149

Thread:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=261963

Guide on How to watch games at GarenaTV

2008-08-14T18:08:00.013+08:00

Most of the league, tournament... famous games are played and streamed (recorded) in Garena. But many people have no idea how to watch games using it! If you don't know how yet, then this guide is for you:

1. Log in and click on "GarenaTV"

GarenaTV is a button, which is located in the top right near "Support" and "GG Ladder".

2. Select the Channel

It depends on the game you wish to watch, if you wish to watch a NGL game then click on the NGL One channel and the game is surely there. In case of DotA games they're normally in the Garen-Game Channel.

3. Select a Game and check the respective box

After searching for your game, select it. Let's select the DM9 MYM vs Mouz Game.

4. Now click on the View button

Make sure your W3 path is war3.exe and wait still it auto start.

5. Local Area Network

Click on the "Local Area Network" button and there's your replay.

TriniGamers join Garena Family Project!

2008-08-14T18:04:00.003+08:00

As growing rapidly in the whole world, Garena has providedservices for thousands of users everyday. In order to supply bettergaming experience for our users, we started "Join Garena Family"Project. Approved Sites will be our official site in its own region,also the sites will get Garena's full supports, including RoomSupports, Tournament Awards, Advertisements, and so on.

Today we are proud of announcing our first Garena-Family Site -- TriniGamers(http://www.trinigamers.com/).

Now when you view TriniGamers Site, you will find all usefulinformations about Garena. You also can get help and guide there.TriniGamers will dedicate to introduce and help users to Garena.

Introduction of TriniGamers:

Trinigamers is the premier gaming organization in Trinidad and Tobago which was formed in October 27th2002. The organization as of now consists of over 7,000 members comingfrom across Trinidad and Tobago both local and international.

Trinigamers has done this via the hosting oftournaments, both offline and online which cover the various genres andplatforms that are popular locally and internationally.

Internationally, a local based clan Trinidad Gosu Squad (TGS) ranked 1ston Warcraft III's international ranking numerous times, at one pointfor a year and for eight online international Tournaments. Afterwinning the VXG (video X games 2006) we have automatically qualifiedfor Counter strike 1.6 in the Electronic Sports world Cup (ESWC) http://www.eswc.com/

Trinigamers have also had the honor of hosting Trinidad & Tobago's first online Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) All-stars League in 2006. This was followed up in 2007 and we had an increase in registrations by over 400%. This year we plan on another online league possibly using Garena with much higher prizes thanks to our sponsors iStand. iStand http://www.istandtt.com/ is a government organisation which has recognised us as the premier gaming organisation in the country. Interest has been shown in getting gaming recognised as a sport in Trinidad & Tobago.

As we have promised in our Project(Refer to Here ), here is the list what we will supply.

1.Private Rooms for TriniGamers

Channel Listing
War3 RPG > North America > TriniGamers DotA Room 01
War3 RPG > North America > TriniGamers DotA Room 02
War3 TFT > North America > TriniGamers Warcraft III Room
COD 4 > North America > TriniGamers CoD 4 Room
AOE II > North America > TriniGamers AOE II Room
Starcraft > North America > TriniGamers SCBW Room
CSS > North America > TriniGamers CSS Room

2.Tournaments Supports

*Streamer Accounts
*Awards(Experience, Premium Membership, even Cash in the future)
*Advertisement

3.Exclusive Office Site and Domain Service

tg.garena.com will indirect to http://www.trinigamers.com/

Servers Services and Relevant Payment Services in progress.....

If you are interested in the Plan, Click Here to get more informations.

Thread: http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=288585

World Cyber Games Asia Day 2 LIVE Updates

2008-08-11T20:33:00.003+08:00

Aug 8, 2008 1:22 PM

Finally got my wireless working... pfft. Today will be the final day for the open bracket tournament. The famous Zenith and other known teams will be playing today! And since it's the weekend, the crowds are already piling up as early as 12 noon... It will be like sardines in a can later today or even more crowded come tomorrow!

Earlier today, China's eHome dropped by the booth. Check out the gallery below

Aug 8, 2008 10:43 PM

Sorry for not being able update as regular, been a busy day for everyone in the ground. As for the Singapore Open tournament, we are now down to 16 teams! A lot of surprises happened including Zenith being eliminated early by visitor DNA-Sk of Malaysia, Zenith was outplayed throughout the game and didn't really impose any serious comeback in the game.

At around 6:05 pm, the awarding of some of the concluded tournaments was also made followed by the opening ceremony of the most anticipated Asian Championship that will begin today! The ceremony is highlighted by the introduction of participating countries with a representative for each nation carrying their flag up high and proud! check out the photos!

eHome of China poses in Garena Booth

XcN of Indonesia with GG.MaRs

Thread:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=295413

World Cyber Games Asia Day 1 LIVE Updates

2008-08-11T20:21:00.008+08:00

Aug 7, 2008 10:18 AM

Good morning there people! Some of you guys probably stayed awake all night in anticipation of the opening of this year's biggest LAN event in Asia - World Cyber Games Asian DotA Championship 08.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the big show!

We are just a few minutes away from the opening ceremony of the event. Teams participating in the Singapore qualifiers are currently signing up in the back stage. Exhibitors and sponsors are dressing up their booths. While there are still few visitors at the moment, expect a mob of game enthusiasts and visitors from across Asia and even guest from the west to be in the venue!

Aug 7, 2008 4:25 PM

Earlier today team Ks dropped by the Garena booth to have a chat with MaRs, then came Error from India who visited us and took some photos with MarS and me! Later, Some members of team XcN was also spotted in the Garena booth. A lot of Garena gamers got to know each other here, we expect more to come visit us when the Asian DotA Championship starts... The booth is filled with tons of spectators watching LIVE WCG matches from our television. . . and a lot of people are purchasing the prepaid cards to get a grab on those uber cool shirts we are giving away for free here in the booth!

Aug 7, 2008 8:39 PM

It's 8 plus pm now and the crowd is as still as energized as when they arrived. Why not? It has been non stop action the whole day, enough to keep you awake until the wee hours and knock you out afterwards.. maybe just in time to wake up for tomorrow's "another" big day! Most the the match results are now updated. see next post. Again, calling all Garena gamers in town, drop by our booth and purchase those collectible prepaid cards with the cool Tshirt!

See yah.

This is ScoOobY signing off

Aug 7, 2008 9:58 PM

Was supposed to be closing before some more visitors dropped by! Philippines' Mineski and Nightmare of Singapore visit us on the last minute of this jampacked day! check out the photos below!

================
Photo Gallery Day 1

Lobby and Entrace

Inside the Event

Garena Booth

KingSurf of Malaysia with Garena Showgirls

Error of India with MaRs and ScoOobY

Team Philippines' Mineski and Local Team Singapore Nightmare poses with ScoOobY and MaRs

Thread found here:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=294498

Enjoy FREE trial Gold Membership when playing in our Cafe Partners!

2008-08-11T20:12:00.001+08:00

Enjoy FREE trial Gold Membership when playing in our Cafe Partners!
Garena CyberCafe Alliance (GCA) is a premium service providing exclusive benefits to the members of this program – the café partners. Members of GCA will have the edge and stand out from the rest of the competing cafes in town!

Gamers who are playing in GCA-member cafés will enjoy FREE Gold Membership Status! This free gold membership is only available when you play in the GCA-member cafes, therefore you will not have the gold membership when playing in other cafes or at home. Gamers will have this privilege until promo period ends.

If the café you are playing in is not yet a member, inform the owner/manager of the café about this great promotion and contact us immediately! To subscribe for this limited FREE trial period of GCA, owner/manager of the café can reply in this thread or email Jan Frederic Chiong at chiongj@garena.com with the following information:

Cafe Name:
Cafe Address:
Phone Number:

Contact Person (Preferably owner/manager/technician)
Name:
Email Address:
Mobile Phone:

Number of Computers in the cafe:

NOTE: Please use "GCA Inquiry" as title for emails.

Below are the list of computer cafes where you can enjoy FREE gold membership!

Quezon City

Café Name	Address
-ArSeNaL-	35 Parinas St, Project 8, QC
Tom’s Cyber World	4th Level, West Wing Robinson’s Galleria, Quezon City

Manila

Café Name	Address
T3KU Cybercafe	672 gastambide st. Sampaloc Manila

Makati

Café Name	Address
Gate One Net Cafe	Bldg. 1, Guadalupe Bliss 1, J.P. Rizal extn., Cembo, Makati

Cebu City

Café Name	Address
Chain Reaction	F. Ramos Street, Cebu City
Bits n Bytes	0876 M. Zoza Street, Cebu City
PapetNEt	Panagdait Homes , Mabolo, Cebu City

Zamboanga City

Café Name	Address
NetWatch Computer Center	ZAEC Building Governor Alvarez Street, Zamboanga City
WTC Computer Haus	General Vicente Alvarez Street, Zamboanga City
Vistro	Don Alfaro Street, Tetuan, Zamboanga City
Quantum 8 Internet	133 Canelar Street, Zamboanga City
24/7 Internet Studio	RLim Building, Sucabon Street, Zamboanga City
Gigabyte Internet Alley	MCLL Tetuan
Ben n Yam Netwatch	Guiwan, Zamboanga City
Sky Infotech	Sta. Catalina, Zamboanga City
Ben n Yam Netwatch	Guiwan, Zamboanga City

Cotabato City

Café Name	Address
pletenet	Polomolok, South Cotabato

Cavite

Café Name	Address
cyblitz.net	B2 l2 Tsarina Grand Ville, Manggahan Gen. Trias, Cavite

Your cafe can also join! Just inform the owner/manager about this!

Join the Official Garena SNS Networks Now!

2008-08-06T20:55:00.003+08:00

Garena is excited to announce that we have officially launched our very own profile in many popular SNS networks including Friendster, Facebook, Orkut, Multiply, and more to come!

It’s time to extend your circle of peers by getting connected to a global community! Meet and greet fellow Garena gamers from all around the world. Be friends with the people you get to play with everyday, learn about people away from home and get a bigger view of the world around you!

Apart from making thousands of new friends, you can also enjoy the following:
1) Get the latest Garena news updates and announcements through these SNS networks.
2) Get to participate in special events hosted in these SNS networks and win Garena prizes.
3) Get downloadable freebies uploaded in these SNS networks instantly.
And many more!

Add us up now at the following SNS networks:

Multiply: multiply@mail.garena.com| mygarena.multiply.com
Orkut: orkut@mail.garena.com
Friendster: friendster@mail.garena.com | www.friendster.com/mygarena
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Garena_Home/1374891087
Myspace: garenamyspace@gmail.com | www.myspace.com/mygarena

What’s the wait? Join now and make more friends! See you there buddy!

How to play games in Garena

2008-07-29T10:49:00.013+08:00

Before Step 1, you need to already have a registered account.

Step 1 - Launching Garena
Log-in using your registered username and password.

Step 2 - Joining a room

Under “LAN Games”, click on the icon or the name of the game you want to play. After that, select the region/country you are from by clicking on it. After clicking the country, a list of rooms under that region/country will be shown. To join that specific room, double click on the desired room.

Step 3 - Setting the Game Path

This is the step wherein most gamers would have a hard time. But trust me, this tutorial makes it look like a piece of cassava cake.

Once you successfully get inside a room, click on the “Settings” button.
The Settings window will pop up. Click on the correct game icon under Garena LAN Games, if you are inside a War3 RPG room, click on the War3 RPG icon; if inside a CS 1.6 room, click on the CS 1.6 icon and so on.

You can either browse or auto-search to find the .exe file for that particular game.
The following are the standard game executable path:
• War3 RPG: war3.exe
• War3 TFT: war3.exe
• Counter-Strike 1.6: cstrike.exe , hl.exe , hlds.exe , hltv.exe , steam.exe
(NOTE: you can use any of the one listed)
• Counter-Strike Source: hl2.exe , steam.exe
(NOTE: you can use any of the one listed)
• Call of Duty 4: iw3mp.exe
• Starcraft: starcraft.exe
• Dawn of War: w40k.exe
• Quake 4: quake4.exe , quake4ded.exe
(NOTE: you can use any of the one listed)

If you know the location of the .exe file, Click on the 'Browse' button in the Settings window. Locate and select the .exe of the game then click on Open. (Refer to image below for sample for Warcraft 3: TFT)

Or you can let Garena automatically search for the .exe file for you by clicking on 'Search' in the Settings window. Then the auto search window will pop-up, choose the drive under “Look in” then click “Search” (Refer to image below for sample for Warcraft 3: TFT)

After putting the correct game path in the Game Executable field, click on “OK” to save the settings.
NOTE: You do not need to set your game path every time you run Garena, you only need to set it once during the first time you use Garena in your computer.

Step 4 (finally) Starting and playing the game

After setting up the game path, click on the “Start Game” or enter “/start” in the message input area.
After the game has been launched through Garena, go to the game’s LAN section to view available host to join, or to create a new game.

In the Warcraft III: TFT menu, choose "Local Area Network" (NOTE: Not Battle.net).

You will be able to see all available games hosted in the current room under the “Games” list. Just double click on the available games listed to enter it. You can create your own game for others to join by clicking on the “Create Game” button.

Garena Installation

2008-07-29T10:38:00.004+08:00

1st step:
Go to www.garena.com then click on any of the MIRROR LINKS to start downloading.

2nd step:
After the download is complete, run the Garena_setup.exe file

3rd step:
Choose the directory where you would like to install Garena.

4th step
After the installation is done, click FINISH to end the InstallShield Wizard

5th step
To run Garena, just double click on the Garena icon to start it up.

If you have any questions, feel free to post it on the comments.
It is open for anyone (no need to register)