Actress-singer Myrtle Sarrosa, also known as Myrtle Gail in the gaming community, has made a mark in cosplay and the gaming world.
During a Zoom with the entertainment press recently, Myrtle revealed she's one of the pioneers of the play-to-earn movement in the Philippines. P2E (Play to Earn) is a game where you play and earn real-life rewards (eg. tokens which are crypto that you can convert to real cash. You don’t need to invest anything. Just play and earn money.
As one of the first few gamers to stream the popular P2E Game Axie Infinity, she helped in pushing forth the play-to-earn space in the Philippines by creating her own NFT Store which helped thousands get their own Axie teams and start their play to earn journey.
"Mas sikat ako into the TV world pero mas marami talaga sa mga success ko these past few years was in gaming. So nagsimula ako ng competitive gaming, sa mga tournaments into gaming tapos pag may bagong character na lumabas sa gaming, normally kino-cosplay ko yung character," said Myrtle.
"Nagkaroon kasi ng play-to-earn games kung saan kapag naglalaro kayo ng isang game, kumikita kayo habang naglalaro kayo. Isa talaga sa mga unang nagstream or sumubok sa play-to-earn gaming. Noong sumikat ako sa pagstream doon, naging ambassador na rin ako sa iba't ibang play-to-earn games tulad sa Korea. Tapos may commercial din akong ginawa sa Taiwan. So medyo sumikat talaga ako sa play-to-earn games. Actually pinakamaraming naglalaro ng play-to-earn games ay galing sa Pilipinas. Pero kahit na No. 1 tayo, hindi pa rin siya ganun kasikat sa masa yung play-to-earn games. So ngayon gusto kong magspread ng awareness sa iba tungkol dito.
"Actually, maylalabas pa na mga bagong games at isa ako sa investor nito. So magkakaroon ng opportunity ang mga Pilpino lalo na kung wala pa silang trabaho or nahihirapan silang maghanap ng trabaho, puwedeng sa bahay lang sila at naglalaro lang sila sa cellphone, at kikita na sila," Myrtle added.
Myrtle made a significant mark on anime and cosplay fans by being the channel host of the Top Philippine Anime Cable Channel: HeroTV as well as being one of the pioneers of cosplay in the Philippines by showcasing cosplay on Local Television.
She was ranked by WatchMojo as one of the Top 10 cosplayers in the world. Recently (March 2022), she also won Top 10 women on TikTok for her cosplay transformation videos.
Myrtle landed major roles in multiple broadcast television and film dramas where she portrayed the character of a superhero, a menacing antagonist in dramas and coming-of-age films, to name a few, which were featured on TV and even on Netflix.
As a gamer and streamer, she has partnered with multiple triple A games (best games in the gaming world) and top game companies. She is one of the top streamers for Activision Blizzard’s Garena Call of Duty Mobile and one of their main ambassadors in the Philippines.
She’s also set to invest in the upcoming P2E Games The Harvest (a Shooter P2E Game) and Ankots of Misteria (an Auto-Battler NFT Game). As well as the NFT Platform, Bolyster. She is also set to be a part of the coming Axie Infinity Origin Championship as the host.
Myrtle is also an ambassador of Hearthstone for Southeast Asia, and the Philippine Representative of Call of Duty Vanguard for their game teasers (even featured in their commercial).
She has also collaborated with Riot Games for their release of the show Arcane: League of Legends where she was asked to cosplay Jinx for the Philippines and recently was also chosen to cosplay Sona’s skin for the Crystal Rose Event of League of Legends Wildrift.
Recently, Myrtle has been one of the top streamers in gaming and has partnered with the following games: World of Warcraft (WoW), NetEase for Naraka: BladePoint, Ubisoft’s Farcry6, miHoYo’s Genshin Impact, Perfect World Revolution, Crazy Defense Heroes and Riot Games’ Valorant. She has also collaborated with APEX Mobile, Mobile Legends 515, PUBG Mobile, Garena FreeFire, Assassin’s Creed, FarCry6 and Ys6 Mobile.
Myrtle is one of the pioneers of the play-to-earn movement in the Philippines. As one of the first few gamers to stream the popular P2E Game Axie Infinity, she helped in pushing forth the play-to-earn space in the Philippines by creating her own NFT Store which helped thousands get their own Axie teams and start their play to earn journey.
With her impact in the P2E Space, Myrtle has worked with other NFT games as an investor (eg. MetaGods - currently an early investor together with top YouTuber Mr. Beast (with 93 Million Subscribers on YouTube).
Myrtle also appeared in a commercial documentary for the most popular MMORPG NFT Game WeMade Global’s MIR4, which featured people with the most impact in the P2E MMORPG Space. Myrtle also had some top views for NFT MMORPG Gaming, with over 14,000 Live Viewers and almost a million views for her MIR4 stream.
Aside from Axie Infinity, MIR4 and MetaGods– she was also tapped by different games to work on marketing in games like Gala Games’ Town Star, Animoca Brands’ Crazy Defense Heroes and Parallel NFT.