Gunbound Philippine Service

The Gunbound Philippine Service, also known as the GPS, is the first official service for Gunbound in the country. It was published by Mobius Games in the Philippines from 2004 until 2007 when the local service was shut down and accounts were migrated to the global service. The global service was marketed by Mobius Games from 2007 until 2010.
History
Gunbound Philippine Service (GPS): 2004-2007
The GPS began its open beta on December 1, 2004. It launched commercially on January 24, 2005. A major game update, Gunbound World Champion was released in May 2006. It updated the graphics and the user interface and added new maps and avatars. The "World Champion" update was set to coincide with the Gunbound World Championship 2006.
Migration to Gunbound International Service (GIS): 2007-2019
On June 1, 2007, Mobius migrated GPS to the Gunbound International Service (GIS) and began migrating players to the new service. GPS was shut down on May 31, 2007, in preparation for the merge.[1]
Mobius Games continued to market the GIS server until September 5, 2010, when Mobius Games ceased support for all Softnyx titles, including Gunbound. The GIS would continue to operate until 2019, when it was silently shut down. A sequel called "New Gunbound" was also announced in 2019, although it never launched.
Esports
The game had an international tournament in 2006 called Gunbound World Championship 2006. The playoffs were held in Suwon, South Korea in September 23, 2006. A team from the Philippines participated in the tournament and placed fifth.
Reference
- Are you ready for this? -- GPS - GIS Merger, Test your skills against the best in the world. May 29, 2007 at 12:45 PM. Iccaro. Mobius Games forums. Retrieved on 2023-09-23.