Play-Asia

A website I've been using for a while to get cheap games is Play-Asia. I recently got Quake Wars for £15/$30 there on their weekly deals. Downside is delivery takes a week (to the UK) and import fees, which you dodge under $200 or £18. I've imported £35 without paying fees because they were just games - I had to pay fees on my turbo pad. But games like Lost Odyssey I got the better Asian release (all in english) where the box is bigger and better protected and nicer artwork. You can also get region unlocked games there for games that might not be available or before they go on sale in your in your region.



This is my 'link'. Please use it :) It'll probably go up on this site in due course.

A LoL I founded

Courtesy of TheDailyWTF.com:

Yes, thats a speed ticket for going 4800kph. Mach 4, anyone?

In Case You Hadn't Seen It

A little ditty, courtesy of Major Nelson:

I am playing the Fable II Pub Games...but I have a little problem

Out of the three pub games, which is your favorite? I’ve run into a very unique situation. I left the game on in my office at home, and I came back in an hour later to find my wife playing the games. Now, she’s not a gamer unless I put the controller in her hand, so this was a bit surprising. What happened next was even more surprising.

Here is how the conversation went:

Me: Hi..what are you doing?
Her (staring at the screen playing Keystone): (no answer)

Me: Hello? What are you doing?
Her: Playing

Me: Why?
Her: I saw these games, and they looked interesting. I’m not very good at them though.

At this point, I am a bit panicked, since the gold you win (or lose) will transfer to Fable II

Me (getting nervous): Umm…are you winning?
Her: No. I think I’ve lost about 3000. 3000 things.

Me (getting more nervous): What do you mean things?

Her: I don’t know…is this Dollars? Cents? Euros?
Me: It’s Gold.
Her: Ok. Gold. (Switches to Fortune’s Tower)

At this point I am trying to get the controller away from her.

Me: Why don’t you let me play?
Her: I like these games. I’m not very good….but they’re fun.

Me: Well, we have a little problem.
Her: What?

Me: Well, you know that game you liked on the original Xbox? Fable?
Her: The one where you could kick chickens? This music reminds me of that one.

Me: Well this game should remind you of that one since these games are from the sequel coming out this fall called Fable II.
Her (now 3400 in debt): Are you going to play it?

Me : Well. That’s where we have a problem.
Her: What’s the problem?

Me: Well, any gold you win in the game you can transfer to the game when it comes out.
Her: Cool. (pause)

Her: Wait. (now playing Spinnerbox) What about the gold you lose?
Me: You mean the gold YOU lost?

Her: Yea. the gold we lost?
Me: No…you lost.

Her: Yea, the gold we lost.
Me (sigh): Yes, the gold you lost. That’s where we have the problem. I’ll now start Fable II in debt. As in poor. As in owing money.

Her (turning to look at me for the first time since I walked in): Wow. That sucks. (she put the controller down and walks out of the room)
Her: I hope you can pay off that debt before the game comes out. I am going out, see you later.

All totaled, as I post this, I am about 3650 in debt. I have some work to before the game releases in October. So if you have any Pub Game tips feel free to post them in the comments.

Oh, and don’t leave your Gamertag signed in to Xbox LIVE playing the Fable Pub Games, as you may suffer the same fate I have.

It made me laugh!

After an Elite

I've been toying with the idea of getting an Elite for a while now. For two main reasons:

a) The Hard Drive. I currently have a 20gb model, which is full. I have ~50 arcade games, and so many retail games with saves, DLC and additional content that my HDD is full. MS take 7GB as a cache to begin with, only leaving 13. But I now do not have enough space for another arcade game. And now, with the Autumnal Update on the horizon having the opportunity to download a disc to the HDD so it loads quicker, a larger 120GB HDD seems a more worthwhile investment.

b) The Latest Chipset. My current UK pro-console is a repairee. This one has been sent back once. Still works fine, but a new console will have less chance of breakage and a brand new warranty. And I need a new wireless controller - all my current ones have problems - a X button that's hard to depress (thanks to Cola spillage), or an LB button that requires force to use (angry day on CoD4).

And there's the oppertunity to get a deal. i.e. GAME are doing an offer where with an elite, you can pay 25 squids for any new/future game, upto a max of 3. So if I get the Fable 2 Special Edition, Fallout 3 Special Edition and Infinite Discovery (RRP at Game for 150) for 75 squids. Seems like a good deal.

Plus I'll have a second power supply, so I can set the current Pro and US consoles at a different TV and swapped as necessary (it's a palava changing between UK and US consoles on my current TV).

So all I need now is £330. Anyone? :) If only I owned the Nintendo franchise...

(bottom image from Ctrl-Alt-Del)

I can has internetz????

I CAN HAS INTERNETZ????

Success comes in small lumps. Today, I am writing to you from the comfort of my own laptop in my own home, where a BT Home Hub is slowly chugging away providing me with access to the world outside my 2 mile bubble. It's been a long hard slog, and people at 360voice complained the moment I signed in, but the gaming updatez are (going to) begin again!!! The SQUIRREL is my friend!!

I will have Internet!

August 11th. That's the date set by BT when I phoned them yesterday. Apparently our last order got cancelled, and they couldn't be arsed to tell us - I was told that the online system is a shambles and not to use it. Whether that's a ploy to get more people to phone so they reach targets I don't know, but I've been faffed around so much with it.

Now, games. This week, I have some new ones, thanks to some trading in of DS games. We have, in the blue corner, Beijing 2008 (which doesn't like my turbo controller), The Simpsons Game, Bully (which is quite fun) and ET: Quake Wars (was 15 squids from Play-Asia; bargain!). Along with that I'm frustrated with GH2: I went after the 400k acheivement with Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench, and got 398.5k. ARRGHH!!!!

Still more misery, but an upside

Yes, still no internet yet. I'm having to use my work breaks to write these news posts (and do anything else online) now. Those idiots at BT are still acting like devolved monkeys. I might just cancel everything with them and move somewhere else. Bastards.

On the plus side, I managed a spectacular achievement last night - completed GH2 on expert! Take that Free Bird!! The GHA guitar is working wonders and I think my skill level has improved a little. Now out of the 4 guitar related games on the market, I only have GH3 left to do on expert - and I'm stuck on Cult of Personality. Well I haven't played it since my new guitar got here, so I'll try and destroy that tune.

Fingers crossed internet arrives soon,

borandi

BT Phone Home?

Yes, BT are up their own backsides. Apparently I can have a phone line straight away, but regarding the internet, as I haven't lived in my new place for 2 years, they need me to send various ID to show I live there, including bills showing the address. Hello - I've been living there for a short amount of time AND I'm already paying you for the phone line. Gah.

On the bright side, I now have a University Contract = pay time soon (hopefully) = get back on track with gaming. I bought GH: Aerosmith this week (after seeing Rican get the full 1000 - git) and the new guitar is great. I'm getting through solos now I thought I'd never get through. 4 tracks or so left on GH2 as well.

Still after one person on Civ for the 1k, not touched Lost Odyssey again yet though. I stand at 102k GS or thereabouts.

Hope to be back soon, then I can start checking forums again.

More no update nonsense

Well I graduated yesterday, resulting in 3/4 days of no 360 to play on, and I start my D. Phil. (a Ph.D. to non-Oxford graduates) today and I've already got a ton of work. On the upside, I should have the internet this evening, meaning a gaming update and a swing back into the 360 world this weekend.

=D

Still no internetz

No internet yet, but I've a broadband package on the way! Got the BT Broadband Anywhere, as it comes with a mobile (my old Nokia has given up on life), and I get 40 simoleans back from Quidco. Max 8MB/s line (though BT tests show a max 4.5MB/s) with unlimited limits, the usual stuff like that. Should be here middle of next week.

Regardless, I've been gaming somewhat. Lots of Lost Odyssey (might have completed it by next week) and some more EDF 2017. Update in a couple of weeks then =D