Manila, Philippines; 13 December 2010 -- IP E-Game Ventures, Inc. (IP E-Games; PSE: EG), the publicly listed online gaming subsidiary of listed technology conglomerate IPVG Corp. (PSE:IP), has signed a share purchase agreement with ePLDT to purchase the latter’s 75% stake in Digital Paradise Inc. (Digital Paradise). Digital Paradise operates the Netopia brand of Internet Cafes. The Internet Café chain currently has a network of 105 cafes nationwide, 71 of which are company owned and 34 of which are franchised.

Digital Paradise Inc. (Owner and operator of Netopia Internet Café) and the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) have signed a memorandum of agreement for the Microsoft-Netopia IT Scholarship Program.

The Agent Pool and Netopia iCafe announce their “Jobtopia” program to make job seeking faster and more affordable for Job Seekers nationwide.