Importing region free games, where's the best place?

[Jamie 86]

Hey guys,

With all the talk of the region free games, and being able to pick them up cheaper, I was just wondering where the best place to get them from would be?

As I have not ordered any games/hardware from overseas in about 2 years, I have no idea what the best and/or cheapest site's are.

Thanks in advance, guys! :thumbsup:

Cheers! :)

UPDATE:

After some research, here are the costs of importing Call of Duty 2:

- DVD Box Office (http://www.dvdboxoffice.com/): $82.78

- Lik-Sang (http://www.lik-sang.com/): $93.45

- Video Games Plus (http://www.videogamesplus.ca/): $86.77

- Tronix (http://www.tronixweb.com/): $91.91

- CD-WOW (AUS - cd-wow.biz) (http://www.cd-wow.biz): $99.95

- CD-WOW (UK - cd-wow.com) (http://www.cd-wow.com/): $96.50

- eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/): $73.45*

* Please note: Obviously, prices will vary. You should be able to find it for around that price or cheaper, don't pay anymore than about $75.

Also note: These prices were converted from US/CAD$ into AUD$ so prices will slightly vary, depending on the exchange rate.

[sausagebox]

Hey if u want condemned, Lik-Sang selling NTSC FOr lyk $82.. dats pretty darn good since AUS is lyk.. $120 i fink RRP.. or 110

Hehe to bad i just bought it off someone second hadn for lyk $80... DAMM :( oh well .. s*it happens hehe :P

Also u can try umm Ebay UK, for pal games not much cheaper, EBAY USA is pretty cheap as well... just make sure the shipping isnt to much...

ppl selling some games for 60-70 buks.. ( dats including shipping.. ) .. mm.. dam cant believe i bought Condemned for dat much

Oh but mine is PAL Condemned soo i guess it might be worth it ( same thing .. lol )

[Mauii]

www.tronixweb.com

www.videogamesplus.ca

www.lik-sang.com

www.play-asia.com

[sausagebox]

wow, tronix has some cheap prices

PGR3 is only $65... to bad its not region free.. hehe i should have imported.. would save so much on games :(

[Jamie 86]

www.tronixweb.com

www.videogamesplus.ca

www.lik-sang.com

www.play-asia.com
Cool, thanks for the links, Mauii! I'll check those sites out. :thumbsup:

[Mauii]

wow, tronix has some cheap prices

PGR3 is only $65... to bad its not region free.. hehe i should have imported.. would save so much on games :(
Keep in mind postage can be epensive so your saving around $20-35 a game not $40-50 ... still good though.

[garry]

troxon charges $35 usd freight if you pick the fast fedex freight its only $15 but since its to australia they make you pay another $20 extra
does anyone know if www.videogamesplus.ca does the same because thats a lot of money $35 usd for freight

this was the message i got from them when i orderd 2 games lately freight was $15usd and they added another $20usd so i end up paying $35 usd freight

NOTE: We discovered that your area of Australia is marked by FedEx as an
"extended zone" and Fedex charges an extra $20.00 shipping because they
use a subcontracted company to go the extra distance from their main
hub.

[Mauii]

What is your area of Australia Garry?

[garry]

yeh im in Western Australia Mauii

[Dreamcazman]

http://www.dvdboxoffice.com are pretty good, if they got the game in stock, most of the time it leaves the next day. If it isn't in stock, there is no indicator to how long you may be waiting.

Free postage is a nice bonus, but I'm sure the cost gets added in somewhere.

[Jamie 86]

Just doing some research on some of the sites provided and I've listed the cost of Call of Duty 2 from each site below, these prices include shipping.

DVD Box Office: $82.78
Lik-Sang: $93.45
Video Games Plus: $86.77
CD-WOW: $94.99

At those prices, and with the worry of if I'm actually going to recieve my game undamaged or at all, I may just get it here.

I checked eBay and every auction I looked only shipped to the UK or US, depending on which eBay I was looking at.

Can anyone recommend some eBay sellers, or preferrably eBay stores, which will ship here. I don't often look on the US or UK eBay's so I'm just a n00b and require assistance! :D

Thanks in advance! :thumbsup:

[Mauii]

Dont bother looking on US or UK ebay... just go to Advanced search in the australian site and tick the box for items available to australia...

also if your looking specifically for US or UK games then change the chosen currency to USD or GBP...

[Odin]

i tick the box world wide. It will show what im looking for and show only the sellers that will ship world wide.

Oh and those pirces JB mentioned didnt seem that cheap. Where are the places that sell for around $70 i keep hearing about?

[rimshot]

www.tronixweb.com

www.videogamesplus.ca

www.lik-sang.com

www.play-asia.com


^^^^^^^^^^^^

Plus

www.dvdboxoffice.com - despite them not getting enough X360's i've been importing games from them for years and haven't had any problems. In fact they shipped all my X360 games and accessories on launch day. I use this shop the most.

www.ebgames.com - they won't ship official MS developed games or hardware, just 3rd party games and there shipping is pretty expensive so you need to order at least 3 games at once to bring the cost to around $85 a game.

[Stas]

Tronix is great if you're impatient with $15US fedex shipping :)
eBay is excellent otherwise. I get global priority shipping (3-6 days, usually 4) for US$9-10. Games for bargain prices.

[durham70]

i highly recommend tronix - great service and good prices

[garry]

why would anyone want to use tronix when they charge 35US fedex shipping even if you only order 1 game

check out what they charged me for the freight its rediculas (these are us dollars to)

1 Dead or Alive 4 Xbox 360 $58.00
1 Ridge Racer 6 Xbox 360 $58.00

Shipping $35.00 International FedEx
Tax $0.00
Total $151.00

$205 aussie dollars.

[durham70]

garry - sorry to here it's 35us to you :(
only 15us to me which is worth it for the service / reliability

[Odin]

durham where abouts do you live? I would buy form there too if its wasnt $20US extra for postage.

[Stas]

ummm wtf. I live in Sydney:
1 College Hoops 2K6 Xbox 360 CH2K6360 $58.00 $58.00
Subtotal $58.00
Shipping: International FedEx $13.00
Tax Total $0.00
Total $71.00

[rimshot]

why would anyone want to use tronix when they charge 35US fedex shipping even if you only order 1 game

check out what they charged me for the freight its rediculas (these are us dollars to)

1 Dead or Alive 4 Xbox 360 $58.00
1 Ridge Racer 6 Xbox 360 $58.00

Shipping $35.00 International FedEx
Tax $0.00
Total $151.00

$205 aussie dollars.

I just ordered 2 games from Tronix (NFS:MW and NBA 2K6) and it cost $126USD ($168AU) total. $15US for Fedex for the order.

Maybe one of the games you ordered was not in stock or something so there has to be 2 shipments.

[Jamie 86]

I just ordered 2 games from Tronix (NFS:MW and NBA 2K6) and it cost $126USD ($168AU) total. $15US for Fedex for the order.

Maybe one of the games you ordered was not in stock or something so there has to be 2 shipments.
Nah, garry mentioned in the post above that he got charged $20 extra because he is located in what FedEx calls an "extended zone" and they charge an extra $20.00 shipping because they use a subcontracted company to go the extra distance from their main hub. :)

[rimshot]

Nah, garry mentioned in the post above that he got charged $20 extra because he is located in what FedEx calls an "extended zone" and they charge an extra $20.00 shipping because they use a subcontracted company to go the extra distance from their main hub. :)

I missed that bit :banghead:

[Stas]

ohhh makes sense, I suppose. <3 living in Sydney around the city area.
I'm def getting morrowind fed-exed

[BHC]

ohhh makes sense, I suppose. <3 living in Sydney around the city area.
I'm def getting morrowind fed-exed
Oblivion?

[Stas]

hahaha i keep doing that. yes, oblivion.

[garry]

yeh Stas i guess living in the city must be the reason you get the freight cheap yeh im from kalgoorlie in wa its probley to far out of the way so looks like i get charged the extra 20 bucks,lol which sucks i think im better of waiting till i make an order for a heap of games make it worth while,
i spose it would be better still to find someone on ebay that sells usa games locally save on overseas freight

[rimshot]

yeh Stas i guess living in the city must be the reason you get the freight cheap yeh im from kalgoorlie in wa its probley to far out of the way so looks like i get charged the extra 20 bucks,lol which sucks i think im better of waiting till i make an order for a heap of games make it worth while,
i spose it would be better still to find someone on ebay that sells usa games locally save on overseas freight

Have you tried Liksang or DVDBoxOffice.

I think they have a DHL Flat Rate fee of $20US.

[garry]

yeh ive bought a couple things from Liksang before not games controllers and stuff but i notest there game prices are really dear like dead or alive 4 is US$ 69.90 at Liksang where its only US$ 58.00 at tronix US$ 12.00 difference just for one game which is a pitty because yeh there freight is pretty good priced

also yeh with DVDBoxOffice i would be to scared to buy anything from them the way they carried on with peoples preorders for the xbox 360 id be worried if i orderd a game from them they might not have the game and keep my money till they get more stock,that xbox 360 buisness really gave them a bad name for me anyway.

anyone know what the freight prices are with http://www.videogamesplus.ca/ because there game prices are pretty good.

[garry]

actually i didnt think there was a release date for halo 3 but http://www.videogamesplus.ca/product_info.php?cPath=446_447&products_id=10003 says on there site

This product will be in stock on Friday 30 June, 2006.

[Jamie 86]

anyone know what the freight prices are with http://www.videogamesplus.ca/ because there game prices are pretty good.
It's $6.99CDN per game title, which is just over $8AUD. :)

[samueljay]

As I have not ordered any games/hardware from overseas in about 2 years
Would that have been the GTA double pack 2 years ago? seems like yesterday we were all getting them in the mail! :chortle: Anyway, just wondering out of curiosity, for people that have ordered from dvdboxoffice, after shipment, how long does it take on average for a game to get here?
Thanks
Sam.

[rimshot]

Would that have been the GTA double pack 2 years ago? seems like yesterday we were all getting them in the mail! :chortle: Anyway, just wondering out of curiosity, for people that have ordered from dvdboxoffice, after shipment, how long does it take on average for a game to get here?
Thanks
Sam.

If you order using DHL it takes about 4 business days, there free service takes about 2 weeks. But can take longer.

[Jamie 86]

Would that have been the GTA double pack 2 years ago? seems like yesterday we were all getting them in the mail! :chortle:
Yep, it was actually! ;)

Ah, what a bargain that was, $68 with free shipping for the "uncut" GTA Double pack. :D

[garry]

It's $6.99CDN per game title, which is just over $8AUD. :)

yeh thanks JB OnLiNe thats not a bad price ill give them a try next time i also like the way they sell secondhand games to

[Stas]

that's cheap shipping, JB, but what method is it sent by? How long does it take?

[Jamie 86]

that's cheap shipping, JB, but what method is it sent by? How long does it take?
Um, it doesn't say what method, delivery time is 1-14 days. There's also DHL express shipping available but you have to contact them to get a quote.

http://www.videogamesplus.ca/shipping.php?osCsid=ceb2b2046f32e405fd2e13791f3abe d6

:)

[garry]

yeh lol i couldnt wait 14 days i would have to pick the fedex 1 to 4 days freight

[Stas]

how much for the faster shipping methods for a game?

[Jamie 86]

yeh lol i couldnt wait 14 days i would have to pick the fedex 1 to 4 days freight
The 1-14 days is just a guide, it could come in 4-5 days. :)

how much for the faster shipping methods for a game?
Don't know. I'll chuck them an email and get back to you. :)

[Stas]

cheers mate :) i suppose I couldve done it myself, but oh well :p Easier for me this way.
airmail doesnt really come in 4-5 days though. global priority mail (US) is 3-6 days and arrives here in about 4/5; airmail is much slower. it's usually about 7-10 days though

[samueljay]

If you order using DHL it takes about 4 business days, there free service takes about 2 weeks. But can take longer.
thanks alot mate appreciated! :thumbsup:

[Jamie 86]

cheers mate :) i suppose I couldve done it myself, but oh well :p Easier for me this way.
airmail doesnt really come in 4-5 days though. global priority mail (US) is 3-6 days and arrives here in about 4/5; airmail is much slower. it's usually about 7-10 days though
Got a reply to my email, in quite quick fashion to. I received a reply about 2 hours after I had sent an email, except I was asleep by then! :p

Here's what they said:

Hello Jamie,

DHL Shipping is $69.99 for up to 4 games in 1 parcel. If you want this option please do a preorder now pay later order and mention DHL Shipping in the comments box. Delivery is 3-4 days.

thanks,
Sidney
Customer Service Representative
VIDEOGAMESPLUS.CA
It's quick but very expensive! Don't know what currency that is either?

:thumbsup:

[sausagebox]

LoL, mm

Im getting PAL xbox 360 but getting region free games :D

Piked up
Amped 3 - $55
Condemned - $60 ( $110 i think RRP Here )
Dead or alive 4 - $66 i think
Call of duty 2 - $70..

All second hand of course... amped 3 has arrived MINT condition... looks brand new :D


I think i'll stik with pal hopefully lots more games are region free ...

[Stas]

whoa! $69.95 :( tronix it is then :p

[Jamie 86]

Just an update on my adventure to find the cheapest region-free games... :D

I bought Call of Duty 2 (and it was sent) a few days ago for $73 including postage off eBay. Which isn't a bad price considering the cheapest I've seen it for so far is around $95. I could of found a cheaper copy but I couldn't be bothered searching through eBay auctions to find the best one. :)

It's supposed to be new and sealed so hopefully when (or god forbid "if") it arrives I'll let you know if it was a smooth purchase or not.

Go eBay! :chortle: :thumbsup:

[Paranoid666au]

Is Dead or Alive 4 (US) region free?

[Jamie 86]

Is Dead or Alive 4 (US) region free?
Yep.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Region_Free_Xbox_360_Games :)

[Paranoid666au]

Cool! me get! :)

[Declan_Vee]

And it's going for a rather decent price on Lik-sang.

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=315&products_id=6975&

Shame it's the only one... weird.

[Jamie 86]

The copy of Call of Duty 2 I bought off eBay arived today, it took about a week which is alright, the game was indeed sealed (phew!) and it's in perfect condition.

I was a little worried about the game a) getting damaged in transit and/or b) not coming at all. So needless to say when it came this morning I was very relieved.

Now all I need is a 360. :D

[Crispimeat]

Hopefully I should have Madden and PGR3 for Xbox360 from Tronix Friday cost me $155 Aus all up Fedex for both games if I bought here would have been $220 normal retail or around $200 on special.

[Jamie 86]

Hopefully I should have Madden and PGR3 for Xbox360 from Tronix Friday cost me $155 Aus all up Fedex for both games if I bought here would have been $220 normal retail or around $200 on special.
That's a good price, Crispi! What did it work out per game, and how much of that $155 was shipping? :)

[garry]

Got a reply to my email, in quite quick fashion to. I received a reply about 2 hours after I had sent an email, except I was asleep by then! :p

Here's what they said:


It's quick but very expensive! Don't know what currency that is either?

:thumbsup:

geez i thought troxix was bad for slugging me an extra 20 bucks for freight $35 all up but VIDEOGAMESPLUS.CA charging 69 is just rediculas
lol tronix doesnt seem to bad after all i think ill stick with them.

[Crispimeat]

That's a good price, Crispi! What did it work out per game, and how much of that $155 was shipping? :)

They looked after me really well games arrived too :) just wish my Xbox had arrived :( still no sign of it, but cost me
1 Project Gotham Racing 3 Xbox 360 $48.00 (63.80 Aus)
1 Madden NFL 06 Xbox 360 $53.95 (71.70 Aus) They gave me a discount after Madden wasn't in stock and I changed to NBA2K6 and that wasn't in either so I got Madden for NBA price. So will I use Tronix again? you bet AWESOME service.

Shipping $15.00 International FedEx (19.93 Aus)
Tax $0.00
Total $116.95 (155.43 Aus)

[Jamie 86]

They looked after me really well games arrived too :) just wish my Xbox had arrived :( still no sign of it, but cost me
1 Project Gotham Racing 3 Xbox 360 $48.00 (63.80 Aus)
1 Madden NFL 06 Xbox 360 $53.95 (71.70 Aus) They gave me a discount after Madden wasn't in stock and I changed to NBA2K6 and that wasn't in either so I got Madden for NBA price. So will I use Tronix again? you bet AWESOME service.

Shipping $15.00 International FedEx (19.93 Aus)
Tax $0.00
Total $116.95 (155.43 Aus)
They're are some pretty good prices! I wish PGR3 was region-free! :D

[Vaku]

Sorry to bump, just did my first ever online game (and or 360 purchase) order! so pretty excited :D

call of duty 2 - $80
condemned - $87

through liksang. ebay is obviously cheaper but cbf as im new to the online shopping arena, and its a little scary to be honest :cry:

considering getting PGR through dvdcrave, not saving much but would be nice to have all the games sitting and waiting for the box.

[arbok]

Sorry to bump, just did my first ever online game (and or 360 purchase) order! so pretty excited :D

call of duty 2 - $80
condemned - $87

through liksang. ebay is obviously cheaper but cbf as im new to the online shopping arena, and its a little scary to be honest :cry:

considering getting PGR through dvdcrave, not saving much but would be nice to have all the games sitting and waiting for the box.


lik-sang is excellent and i highly recommend them. they answer all questions via email pretty quickly.

i will be ordering dead or alive 4 with them soon.

[notorious HSG]

Does anyone feel this thead deserves to be a sticky?

I know Im interested in region free games... should become a sticky so people can find out where to import the games at the cheapest price..

anyone to second the motion?

[Jamie 86]

Does anyone feel this thead deserves to be a sticky?

I know Im interested in region free games... should become a sticky so people can find out where to import the games at the cheapest price..

anyone to second the motion?
I wouldn't see the harm in it. :) I've updated my original post with the CoD2 prices, if it does happen to get stickied. ;)

[notorious HSG]

I wouldn't see the harm in it. :) I've updated my original post with the CoD2 prices, if it does happen to get stickied. ;)

Do you know any of the guys that run the show here?... you seem like a veteran of these forums.. maybe you could throw your weight around.. suggest it..:)

[Jamie 86]

Do you know any of the guys that run the show here?... you seem like a veteran of these forums.. maybe you could throw your weight around.. suggest it..:)
You could ask Shane, Skooby, Dominus or Thanh Ha - they'll be able to sticky it. I'll ask aswell. :)

[Messiah]

So after reading 3 pages, whats the *Cheapest* (including shipping to Sydney - NSW) place to buy Xbox 360 Region Free Games?

[Jamie 86]

So after reading 3 pages, whats the *Cheapest* (including shipping to Sydney - NSW) place to buy Xbox 360 Region Free Games?
What game are you after? I'm bored so I'll do some research for you. ;)

[Messiah]

What game are you after? I'm bored so I'll do some research for you. ;)

FIFA: RTWC & NFS: MS. (Enough titles for me...for now)

[Jamie 86]

FIFA: RTWC & NFS: MS. (Enough titles for me...for now)
Those 2 particular titles aren't region-free, unfortunately. :(

Here's a list of the region-free 360 titles:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Region_Free_Xbox_360_Games

:thumbsup:

[Messiah]

Fark, there is no way im going to pay $119 for a game.

Sheesh, importing looks like a better option now.

Thanks for the help anyways JB.

[Skooby]

Cd Wow is $99.95 with free shipping

[Jamie 86]

Thanks Skooby. I must have been looking at a different price. :)

I've updated my post, you can get it for about $3.50 cheaper if you go through the UK CD-Wow (www.cd-wow.com), based on current exchange rates.

[Odin]

http://www.gamejam.com is a site that sells PAL games. Free shipping to Aus too.

[Jamie 86]

http://www.gamejam.com is a site that sells PAL games. Free shipping to Aus too.
Have you ordered from them before, Odin, are they reliable? They don't have many X360 games in stock at the moment.

[Odin]

no havnet ordered from them.

[Vaku]

Having some problems with liksang =\
order was sent on the 9th, I got a listing under my order status "Manual authorization requested"

now I assume this was because at the time I just created a paypal account and it wasnt authorized (was on the same day only 10min after order), 2 days later and no email to let me know whats going on.. =\

just an email from paypal for a receipt.

hope it all works out.

[Gristy]

my order for DOA4 shipped from lik-sangt hope it comes soon. Ive imported a lot of 360 games. mostly from eBay.com as u can get games as cheap as 35AU

so far ive picked up

- Ridge Racer 6 $35
- Condmened $50
- Gun $50
- Tony Hawk - $50
- Amped 3 $100
- PGR3 $100
- PDZ $100
- Kameo $100
- King Kong $70
- DOA 4 $70
- COD2 $70
- Wired Controller $60
- 2x Play & Charge $75
- 13 Months of Live - $47

[frogasauras]

Lads, can anyone tell me how long on ave Lik sang take to deliver games with their free postage?

Might grab Fight Night 3 from there next week

[Karachi King]

Lads, can anyone tell me how long on ave Lik sang take to deliver games with their free postage?

Might grab Fight Night 3 from there next week

I think their website says 7-14 days.
I ordered DOA4 and Condemned from there. They were shipped on the 1st of Feb, and they haven't arrived yet... :banghead:

[discomurph83]

ive preordered my australian xbox 360 however am considering importing some region free us games from either dvdboxoffice or liksang. Do i need to pay tax on top of games when they enter country.
Also will the region free games be compatible with xbox live?

cheers

[Karachi King]

ive preordered my australian xbox 360 however am considering importing some region free us games from either dvdboxoffice or liksang. Do i need to pay tax on top of games when they enter country.
Also will the region free games be compatible with xbox live?

cheers

You won't need to pay tax unless you order heaps of games at once.
I'm pretty sure you're allowed up to about $1000 worth of stuff (for personal use) before they are allowed to charge you tax, etc.

The games should work fine over Xbox Live. I can't prove it, but I don't see why there would be a problem.

[Declan_Vee]

Same here, If I had known it would have been and felt _this_ long I would have just paid that extra bit more and gotten it sooner.

To anyone looking at a free shipping service, my advice... It's just not worth it.

[frogasauras]

I think their website says 7-14 days.
I ordered DOA4 and Condemned from there. They were shipped on the 1st of Feb, and they haven't arrived yet... :banghead:

That's extremely poor Karachi, i may avoid them if that is the case. How could it possibly take that long?!?!? Sydney is 8hrs from Honkers!!!!!!

My converter came extremely quickly from lik sang but that was with a courier service.

Can anyone confirm simliar lengths for games from lik sang?

[Declan_Vee]

Like I posted. Order shipped on the 1st (I placed the order during their new year holiday period) so far nothing. Last time I ordered from them I used DHL and that was fine, not much longer than 4 days I think.

[frogasauras]

Yeah thanks Declan, your post wasn't up until mine had been written!

So you can choose to use DHL rather than the free postage? Might just use Tronix, prob cheaper once lik sang DHL shipping included.

Like i said, very disappointed that games take so long to get here from a place as geographically close (in comparison) to us as Honkers. I reckon i could swim there and back within two weeks :pirate:

[Karachi King]

That's extremely poor Karachi, i may avoid them if that is the case. How could it possibly take that long?!?!? Sydney is 8hrs from Honkers!!!!!!

My converter came extremely quickly from lik sang but that was with a courier service.

Can anyone confirm simliar lengths for games from lik sang?

Yeah, it sucks.. But it's free international shipping, so I can't really complain.
I have ordered things from lik-sang before, and I've had no complaints before(even now, it's free shipping, so meh). I just recommend that if you want it quickly, you pay for faster shipping(I think it was only US$15 or so).

[Auzza2k]

the xs forums are a great place. i just brought kameo, doa4, play and charge kit for 120aud

[Jamie 86]

the xs forums are a great place. i just brought kameo, doa4, play and charge kit for 120aud
The xs forums, Auzza? :confused:

[Auzza2k]

i pmed you jb

[Nightrider]

LOL, no linkage to that site hey Auzza? Probably one of the biggest modding sites there is...

[Gristy]

my order shipped from lik-sang on the 2nd and hasnt arrived yet

[Auzza2k]

LOL, no linkage to that site hey Auzza? Probably one of the biggest modding sites there is...

thats why i didn't add a link to it, instead i pmed jb the link. although the site might primarily be about modding, you can get some real great bargins. i am just helping my fellow 360 owners out :thumbsup:

[Nightrider]

Lol, I know. Don't worry, I was just kidding :thumbsup:
I love the site.

[7 STU 7]

Free shipping from Lik-sang seems to vary,

My 1st game with free shipping took 7 days.
My 2nd one took 15 days.

But it is FREE, so if u cant wait it may be worth it to fork out for express shipping.

[Auzza2k]

Lol, I know. Don't worry, I was just kidding :thumbsup:
I love the site.

:thumbsup:

[Jamie 86]

Hey guys,

For all the Firefox users out there, I found this simple XE.com extension a while back and I thought I'd just share it here for people who are importing games that are available in different currencies.

It just adds a button to your toolbar and when you click it you'll get a pop-up box. Then, you simple enter your amount, what currency you're converting the amount from and what amount you're converting it to and then you'll get another small box with the conversion results.

I probably made it sound more difficult to use than it actually is though so just check out the link below for some screenshots and more info. It definately came in handy for me when I was importing CoD2. :)

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=1972

Let me know if you have any trouble with it. Enjoy! :thumbsup:

[Nightrider]

What's the link?

Sounds useful though.

[Jamie 86]

What's the link?

Sounds useful though.
Sorry, I edited my post just after you posted. It's now in the post above you, in bold. :)

[Nightrider]

Cool, sorry. :D

EDIT: It says it's not compatible with my version of Firefox. I have version 1.0.7. Is this the latest?

[Jamie 86]

Cool, sorry. :D

EDIT: It says it's not compatible with my version of Firefox. I have version 1.0.7. Is this the latest?
Nah, the latest is version is Firefox 1.5.0.1. You should probably get the new version anyway.

What extensions and themes have you got installed? That's the only problem with updating Firefox, some extensions won't work. Most do now though. :)

[Declan_Vee]

To anyone still waiting for games from Lik-Sang. My order arrived today. Hopefully yours won't be too far off.

[frogasauras]

the xs forums are a great place. i just brought kameo, doa4, play and charge kit for 120aud


Can you PM me the site Aussie or JB or Jscorch? Thanks

[Jamie 86]

Can you PM me the site Aussie or JB or Jscorch? Thanks
Sure mate, PM sent. :)

[stuzi]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Call-of-Duty-2-Xbox-360-FACTORY-SEALED_W0QQitemZ8262076524QQcategoryZ62053QQssPage NameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

guy seems to sell a lot of games with large and mostly perfect feedback

and at $65AUD im willing to risk it

[stuzi]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Call-of-Duty-2-Xbox-360-FACTORY-SEALED_W0QQitemZ8262076524QQcategoryZ62053QQssPage NameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

guy seems to sell a lot of games with large and mostly perfect feedback

and at $65AUD im willing to risk it

dam wish i didnt wait they sold overnight

[Gristy]

full auto is region free picked it up for 74 shipped from america

[stuzi]

i got call of duty 2 for $71 should have been $65 but for some reason the postage was more than what was stated on the top description but ill pay because i didnt read the written postage half way down but it was a good deal anyway

[stuzi]

i just got kameo for $72

[stuzi]

i got call of duty 2 for $71 should have been $65 but for some reason the postage was more than what was stated on the top description but ill pay because i didnt read the written postage half way down but it was a good deal anyway

just recieved the game will certainly be using this ebayer again quick postage and great communication its $71 bucks brand new i couldnt believe it

[Jamie 86]

just recieved the game will certainly be using this ebayer again quick postage and great communication its $71 bucks brand new i couldnt believe it
Excellent to hear, stuzi! :)

I was hesitant when I ordered CoD2 off eBay a while back. I thought, knowing my luck the game wouldn't turn up or it'd get damaged in the post.

It turned up and was in perfect condition, so I was very happy! :D

[stuzi]

Excellent to hear, stuzi! :)

I was hesitant when I ordered CoD2 off eBay a while back. I thought, knowing my luck the game wouldn't turn up or it'd get damaged in the post.

It turned up and was in perfect condition, so I was very happy! :D

lovin' it

[HungrySeagull]

EDIT: what the hell....sorry wrong thread my pc is playing up

[Jamie 86]

EDIT: what the hell....sorry wrong thread my pc is playing up
Just delete the post, mate. Click 'Edit' then up the top select delete message.

[stuzi]

lets get some prices for GRAW as its region free

[MiNiStRy]

Really?? If thats the case i'll stick this on my to buy list.

[V1C]

Does anyone have a list of Asian/Japanese X360 games that run on PAL X360 consoles?
(no, I'm not after the list of Japanese games that have english language support - I don't know of any Japanese games that are "region free" and playable on PAL consoles)

[Warrior]

Hey everyone, :spin:

I was wondering if NBA 2k6 is a region free title.

thanks

[Jamie 86]

Hey everyone, :spin:

I was wondering if NBA 2k6 is a region free title.

thanks
Nah, don't think so, mate. If it was I'd order it right now. :)

[Mister_E]

would baseball games, and other sport titles that dont rate much of a mention in australia be available in region free versions around the world?

reason being im a baseball junkie, and really ticked off i could never get a baseball game on any of my systems unless i looked overseas - particularly for my ps1 in certain market stalls around bali, malaysia etc etc!

would be so much easier if they could be made region free...

[stuzi]

*update*

ok i just recieved kameo...in perfect condition

if there is one advantaged to the delay for me this is it - the ability to pick up cheap games prior to launch has been great

[Rockman.EXE]

The asia region games are due out in two days. Why is this good? Well, although they have jap region locking, they are in english, they are cheap, and like games in other regions some are region free.

So far COD2 is comfirmed to be region free, and can be bought for $59.32AUD Inc insured airmail (5-10 days)!

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is apparently region free too (havn't found firm confirmation for the asia version, which comes in at $59.32AUD Inc insured airmail too.

https://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-dw-49-en-70-1920.html

https://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-dw-49-en-70-1924.html

[Rockman.EXE]

Just sent a message off to Play-Asia, asking if GRAW is region free. Cause if it is, it'll be yet another uber cheap buy! :thumbsup:

[arbok]

rockman - do let us know when you found out about GRAW

just went to play-asia myself and found this compatibility guide.

Compatibility Guide (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-00-3-xbox360_compatibility_guide-49-en.html)

As you can see the asian version of GRAW works on US consoles - so we are getting closer and closer to finding out. I would bet that it is - seeing as the US and PAL copies are also region free.

[Rockman.EXE]

That's bloody wierd. Got a message back saying it DOESN'T work on non-asian systems, even though the chart says it does.

Word is going around on the lik-sang forums that it's region free, no comfirmation yet though.

[EDIT: Just made a post asking if it is region free, will report if and when I get an answer.]

[Rockman.EXE]

After asking around, it seems the asian version is the US version. Same box and manual with no chinese, just a sticker with the distributor's name and another saying it's compatible with NTSC J X360s!!!

[arbok]

After asking around, it seems the asian version is the US version. Same box and manual with no chinese, just a sticker with the distributor's name and another saying it's compatible with NTSC J X360s!!!

yep i read that too.

i want them to stick it in a PAL machine, start shooting - finish a level and confirm it works before i order it.

i will have three other games to hold me off anyways - so not too fussed if i get it on launch day.

[V1C]

yep i read that too. i want them to stick it in a PAL machine, start shooting - finish a level and confirm it works before i order it. i will have three other games to hold me off anyways - so not too fussed if i get it on launch day.

I'm willing to take the risk and become a $59 guinea pig. Thanks for the headsup Rockman. I've purchased the Asian version of GRAW. As soon as firsthand confirmation breaks out that the Asian GRAW is PAL/US compatible, all stock would be sold within an hour and you could well miss out :banghead:

[Jamie 86]

I'm willing to take the risk and become a $59 guinea pig. Thanks for the headsup Rockman. I've purchased the Asian version of GRAW. As soon as firsthand confirmation breaks out that the Asian GRAW is PAL/US compatible, all stock would be sold within an hour and you could well miss out :banghead:
Be sure to let us know how it goes, V1C. I'm (hopefully) getting G.R.A.W. through TheRentertainer but if I decide to it buy later on $59 would be a perfect price. Don't really want to pay $100 for a game I may have nearly completed. :)

[V1C]

Be sure to let us know how it goes, V1C. I'm (hopefully) getting G.R.A.W. through TheRentertainer but if I decide to it buy later on $59 would be a perfect price. Don't really want to pay $100 for a game I may have nearly completed. :)

no worries, I'm sure I'll be complaining like anything if it doesn't work :chortle:

[arbok]

I'm willing to take the risk and become a $59 guinea pig. Thanks for the headsup Rockman. I've purchased the Asian version of GRAW. As soon as firsthand confirmation breaks out that the Asian GRAW is PAL/US compatible, all stock would be sold within an hour and you could well miss out :banghead:

God Speed V1C

i will get it soon...

[V1C]

God Speed V1C
i will get it soon...

Cheers arbok - are you taking a punt and getting the asian version as well?

[V1C]

PS. arbok and rockman - plz let me know if the Asian version of GRAW is confirmed not to be compatible with the PAL X360...

but in the meantime, I'll cross my fingers and hope that the PlayAsia list is accurate about GRAW.

[Rockman.EXE]

Will do V1C. :thumbsup: Was actually thinking to myself on the ride back home to Sydnhem this arvo, that I should "take one for them team" and import GRAW to see if it'll work or not.

But you beat me to it! :chortle:

[techo_freak]

Good to see some of you guys taking a chance on this... did anyone pdf the webpage for future reference??

What is the chance EB would trade this title? Seeing as they trade Japanese PSP games...

[arbok]

PS. arbok and rockman - plz let me know if the Asian version of GRAW is confirmed not to be compatible with the PAL X360...

but in the meantime, I'll cross my fingers and hope that the PlayAsia list is accurate about GRAW.

v1C will do - and im so sure itll work anyways - in fact every other combination works, and the only one that isnt truly confirmed so far is asian to PAL.

so its gotta be region free.

but yeah ive only used ebay once in my life and prob never will again (way too lazy) so i would be stuck with a copy of a game i don't want for a while until i sell it.

i will be getting it as soon as i hear from someone on the lik-sang boards or these ones that the asian version works in PAL machines. i have three other games to play around with which will be enough for a few days until i get GRAW.

[ShiftKicker]

I decided to go ahead and order the asian version from Play-Asia, I will let u know whether it works on PAL when I get it.
I order via Economy Air Bubble $4.24 takes 5-10days, so total cost is $58.80

[arbok]

me too - i decided to get it as well...

over at the lik-sang forums someone says their friend tried out the asian version on a PAL console and it works.

good luck all.

by the way - has anyone's order shipped yet? :)

[V1C]

Arbok: my order shipped on Friday! :thumbsup: hopefully best case scenario, I'll receive it a day after the X360 launch!

Rockman: hehe, yeah, I was thinking if it didn't work, I was just going to sell it in the trading forums at a discount. But so far it does look good on the liksang forums - the Asian version does work on PAL consoles :thumbsup:

techno_freak: I'm not sure, but I think they might as long as the game works on a PAL console.

[Boss1337]

hmm when I ordered my GRAW from play asia it said "usually ships in 24 hours", then I noticed after them being flooded with orders they changed it to "1-5 days"
now I noticed something dissapointing " Usually ships within 1 to 2 weeks ":banghead:

[arbok]

1-2 weeks! yikes.

well - if you check your account page - it should say when it will be shipped by

i did it when it was 1-5 days.

and mine reads: will be shipped on or before 22nd March.... so hopefully im in the queue for the 1-5 days shipment and not too far down the pecking order.

[stuzi]

rockman - do let us know when you found out about GRAW

just went to play-asia myself and found this compatibility guide.

Compatibility Guide (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-00-3-xbox360_compatibility_guide-49-en.html)

As you can see the asian version of GRAW works on US consoles - so we are getting closer and closer to finding out. I would bet that it is - seeing as the US and PAL copies are also region free.

its been updated

yey the asian version will work on PAL according to that guide

[Boss1337]

1-2 weeks! yikes.

well - if you check your account page - it should say when it will be shipped by

i did it when it was 1-5 days.

and mine reads: will be shipped on or before 22nd March.... so hopefully im in the queue for the 1-5 days shipment and not too far down the pecking order.

hmm I ordered when it still said 24 hours and I cant see anything on my account page to say when its expected to ship, it just says that it hasnt shipped and I can change any details I like, I will be spewing if I have to wait 2 weeks for it to even leave there store, I paid by paypal so they would get the money instantly aswell, bugger its not looking to good for me I assume

[arbok]

hmm I ordered when it still said 24 hours and I cant see anything on my account page to say when its expected to ship, it just says that it hasnt shipped and I can change any details I like, I will be spewing if I have to wait 2 weeks for it to even leave there store, I paid by paypal so they would get the money instantly aswell, bugger its not looking to good for me I assume

ah ok my bad - i went to my account and it doesnt say when it will ship. im pretty sure after i purchased it thats what it said.

also in the emails they sent me it says - estimated ship date: Mar 22nd

[MiNiStRy]

Just to clarify will this work in a pal machine? I need to know now as i'm going to order 2 of them.

[MiNiStRy]

AHH bugger it i just ordered two, damn i hope they work!

[arbok]

for anyone that cares - mine just shipped.

so it took them 1 business day - so plenty of stock for everyone it seems :)

i so hope it comes a day earlier than expected which would make it FRIDAY!!! and not MONDAY!!

[Jamie 86]

for anyone that cares - mine just shipped.

so it took them 1 business day - so plenty of stock for everyone it seems :)

i so hope it comes a day earlier than expected which would make it FRIDAY!!! and not MONDAY!!
Excellent news, arbok. Let us know if it actually works. :D

[Boss1337]

for anyone that cares - mine just shipped.

so it took them 1 business day - so plenty of stock for everyone it seems :)

i so hope it comes a day earlier than expected which would make it FRIDAY!!! and not MONDAY!!

mine has shipped also, heres hoping it arrives this week

[techo_freak]

Anyone got their GR:AW from Play Asia yet?

Be interesting if it is good to go on Aussie Xbox360.

[benboy86]

ASIA NTSC GRAW WORKS ON AUSSIE PAL!!!!!!!!!!!

u need 2 update the system first and then it works, i was jumping in joy :)

Looks amazing and it was half the price!!!! :)

[Jamie 86]

ASIA NTSC GRAW WORKS ON AUSSIE PAL!!!!!!!!!!!

u need 2 update the system first and then it works, i was jumping in joy :)

Looks amazing and it was half the price!!!! :)
What sort of update is this, one via XBL? Because I was hoping to order one but I don't have Live and won't be able to update it. :(

[benboy86]

What sort of update is this, one via XBL? Because I was hoping to order one but I don't have Live and won't be able to update it. :(

nup a offline update.... im still in shock it works :) i thought that play-asia list was crap but it wasnt :)

[ShiftKicker]

Thanks for the good news ben. Just wondering how long did it take u to get it, as they told me my order was shipped on the 18th

[benboy86]

i just looked at my email from them it was shipped on the 17th march
so u should recieve it this week for sure :)

[Jamie 86]

nup a offline update.... im still in shock it works :) i thought that play-asia list was crap but it wasnt :)
Oh, so when you put GRAW in it said it needed to update something, then updated it and it worked? Sorry, I'm a little confused. :D

[techo_freak]

Sounds confusing? Is the update on the game disc?

[arbok]

Oh, so when you put GRAW in it said it needed to update something, then updated it and it worked? Sorry, I'm a little confused. :D

same as oblivion - it had to update the system. nothing to worry about.

kind of like the PSP updates...



NOW - what i would like to know is whether a PAL version can link up with the NTSC version or the Asian version in system link co-op.

I will be trying it next week, but if anyone knows now they can save me the trouble if it doesnt work.

Cheers.

[Jamie 86]

same as oblivion - it had to update the system. nothing to worry about.

kind of like the PSP updates...
Oh OK, cool, thanks for that, arbok. :thumbsup:

[benboy86]

yeah its like it does have its update in the cd

its really wierd... but it works :)

[V1C]

I'd also like to confirm that my Asian version of GRAW works perfectly fine on my PAL X360 - played it in single player and on XBL, it works perfectly fine.

I didn't need to update my X360 at all, it worked straight off the bat.
It looks like the US version actually (i.e. it has a ESRB rating on it)
And there's no chinese writing on it at all - the entire thing is in english!

[Boss1337]

I'd also like to confirm that my Asian version of GRAW works perfectly fine on my PAL X360 - played it in single player and on XBL, it works perfectly fine.

I didn't need to update my X360 at all, it worked straight off the bat.
It looks like the US version actually (i.e. it has a ESRB rating on it)
And there's no chinese writing on it at all - the entire thing is in english!

ditto:D

[ShiftKicker]

Got it today, looks like they send u the US NTSC version not the NTSC-j one

[techo_freak]

Bargain for $62! Works fine here too, just put in the disc and away we go, I suck at it though. Post took one week, very nice.

[arbok]

My ASIA version of GRAW works perfect on a AUS PAL machine.

I see that blazing angels is region free as well -> good work ubisoft. not getting it though.

i hope this means rainbow 6:vegas will be region free

[jum]

I have ordered blazing angels and it was shipped on the 27th via speedmail so i will post to confirm that it is multi regional, i know for a fact that the NTSC version is multi region according to video games plus.

[jum]

I recieved Blazing Angels today and i can confirm that it works on PAL and NTSC 360's and it only took 2 days to reach me by speedpost and so far i like it.

[jum]

I recieved Blazing Angels today and i can confirm that it works on PAL and NTSC 360's and it only took 2 days to reach me by speedpost and so far i like it.

[Boss1337]

liked it so much you did 2 posts about it ;)

[V1C]

Jum - did you buy the US or Asian version of Blazing Angels?

[jum]

V1C - i bought it from Play-Asia and basicaly it is the US version with a Asian sticker on the box stating that it is NTSC-J, i peeled off the sticker and it has NTSC under it and the game rating on the cover is US NTSC.

[libelau]

Xbox 360 Region Free? Or are the games just Region Free? I'm new to xbox all together, and I purchased a 360 a couple of days ago.

[Boss1337]

this maybe common knowledge but thought I would post this here, for PAL users these USA games are not going to work on your PAL 360, thngs may change for some for the "Asian releases" but they usually are the USA versions

NOTE: these are all USA versions tried on PAL consoles

Top Spin 2 XB360 Not Region Free

It seems 2K Games doesn't like importers as they have again released another game that is 100% NOT REGION FREE. We tested this title on Friday and it sadly does not work on a PAL XB360.


Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires - XBOX 360 Not Region Free


Rumble Roses XX - XB360 Not Region Free


Elder Scrolls : Oblivion - 360 NOT Region Free

posted by Videogamesplus


PS I dont know 100% if they are correct I just report what I read ;)

oh and libelau, NO 360 consoles are region free, just a selection of games, but most are region locked

[Crispimeat]

Really strange about Oblivion as I got the Pal C.E. here and it works fine on my USA NTSC 360 np's at all been very happy with it.

[Boss1337]

yeah I guess pal oblivion works on USA ntsc but USA ntsc dont work on pal ;)

[stilted]

play-asia have restocked GRAW at $62 - My copy arrived today.

As mentioned elsewhere yep it certainly works on Aus PAL x360 without issue.

[Boss1337]

Tomb Raider Legends - XB360 Region Free
Well another game joins the Region Free List. We have just tested Tomb Raider: Legend - 360 and we can confirm that is is 100% region free.

posted by Videogamesplus Team at 3:08 PM

MLB 2k6 - 360 Not Region Free

Well another 2K game was released this week and yet again it is not region free. We have tested it and it does not work. When will they ever learn.

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat- 360 Not Region Free

posted by Videogamesplus Team at 3:07 PM


again only reporting what I read, so dont shoot me if they are wrong ;)

[hinduguru]

Tomb Raider Legends - XB360 Region Free
Well another game joins the Region Free List. We have just tested Tomb Raider: Legend - 360 and we can confirm that is is 100% region free.

posted by Videogamesplus Team at 3:08 PM


Great news if true cos the game becomes much more appealing at half the RRP :thumbsup:

There was also a thread at TeamXbox claiming TR Legend is region free while the US version is listed as playable on PAL consoles at Wikipedia (hopefully the Asian version is too).

[V1C]

so I assume they're referring to Tomb Raider US version... is the Asian version also confirmed as region free and will work on PAL consoles?

[Boss1337]

asia version doesnt come out until the 21st, but considering the all region versions are normally US versions I would say it will be region free

[hinduguru]

Tomb Raider Legends has been confirmed to be region free at Play-Asia now! :thumbsup:

LINK (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-dw-49-en-70-1bha.html)

[Gristy]

any better stores to order from ? there lead time seems to be very large

[Boss1337]

Final Fantasy XI 360 doesn't cross borders

We can confirm Final Fantasy XI 360 is not region free.

posted by Videogamesplus Team at 11:26 AM

[HungrySeagull]

hey guys i thought this would be the best place to ask...

Im bout to buy TR:L from play-asia.com. on the sign up page on adress it says
(no PO Box for UPS/TNT!) what does this mean because i use a PO box but am unsure of USP/TNT??

[V1C]

Seagull, it means that the courier companies, UPS and TNT, won't deliver to PO boxes. You need to have a residential or commercial address, and someone there to accept the delivery.

[Tap Twist Snap]

So is everyong giving play-asia a tick of approval. I'm not in a rush for new games but 165 bucks for 3 games is a pretty nice price. Who has imported from them and how long did it take. What country does it actually come from?

[Boss1337]

usually takes a week-8 days from the day it says on your account as shipped thats via normal mail

unless the game isnt in stock or has a waiting list like Tomb raider, Far cry are currently

pretty sure the company is based in Hong Kong, Ive used them about 4 times now and cant complain with their service

[V1C]

it takes around 6 business days for Play-Asia to send something to me after it ships from HK (I'm in Melb). I've bought over 15 times from Play-Asia, though they recently stuffed up an order of mine and gave me the wrong version of Blazing Angels. They've offered a partial refund, I'm still waiting for that to get processed. In the meantime, I'm still ordering from Play-Asia, but taking care when I press the order button.

With some Asian games being region free in all regions, Play-Asia has become extremely popular - unfortunately that means that their stock is selling out fast. For example, you'll have to wait up to 4 wks for Tomb Raider to ship.

[Gristy]

yup i ordered tomb raider and graw today.. gonna suck waiting

[benboy86]

yup i ordered tomb raider and graw today.. gonna suck waiting

im thinking weather or not to buy Tomb Raider, ill wait abit i just got oblivion and Halo 2 the other day

so happy Tomb raider is region free
fingers crossed World Cup 2006 is region free (prob wont be since japanese language and speakers)

[Stas]

world cup 2006 won't be due to two factors:
-EA
-Localised versions for each nation

[Boss1337]

:( bit worrying that nearly all the "Region Free" games at Play Asia are now listed as "Not Available", even more worrying when one of my back order games was due to ship today and no word on it happening:banghead:

[Boss1337]

Fifa Not a World Wide Cup :(

Fifa World Cup 2006 USA NTSC - NOT REGION FREE

We have tested Fifa World Cup 2006 for the xbox 360 on Our PAL system and can confirm that it is not region free, EA Strikes again.

posted by Videogamesplus Team at 12:33 PM

[ACE]

:( bit worrying that nearly all the "Region Free" games at Play Asia are now listed as "Not Available", even more worrying when one of my back order games was due to ship today and no word on it happening:banghead:

Boss have they shipped your order yet? I've been waiting on GRAW to ship (estimated date is tomorrow) and thinking of just canning the order and getting COD2 instead

[Boss1337]

yeah they said it shipped today, my estimated time for shipping ended on the 28th, so I emailed today to see what the hell was going on and I then got a email back saying it was shipping today, looks like they overlooked my order for it to go past the estimated date

[V1C]

two of my games have shipped today as well (Blazing Angels - late) (TombRaider - early)

[V1C]

interesting - all of PlayAsia's region free games are out of stock except Blazing Angels, COD2, Q4, Gun, THAW. It's become too popular for its own good...

[Jessara]

What site are you guys using to convert the prices for the Play Asia games?

[Jamie 86]

What site are you guys using to convert the prices for the Play Asia games?
I use www.xe.com for my currency conversions. :)

[Boss1337]

bottom of the play asia page has a "Reference currency "pull down window to select your currency region

[BHC]

Has anyone purchased on Play-Asia.com and paid with direct deposit and had success?

[HungrySeagull]

^ no sorry i cant say I have. Ive just ordered my 5th game from play-asia today, highly recomended...play-asia rapes...

[V1C]

no, I've only used credit card with play-asia - quite safe, I've ordered 15-20 times from them

[Boss1337]

Mutants are not Region Coded! US NTSC Version

It's official we have tested it out on our PAL XB360 and can confirm that X-Men: The Official Game - 360 is 100% region free.

posted by Videogamesplus Team at 7:55

[roca]

after rave reviews about play asia i decided to buy COD2 of them. wow! i'm now one happy gamer! they simply provide hassle free transactions, great prices & great shipping services.
not only that they gave me $5 US discount coupon for my next purchase awesome. xmen here i come.

[HungrySeagull]

i can only see preeorder for NTSJ version of X-Men on play-asia?

[nicken]

Yeh i like Play-asia cheap ass games! So far i have only done two orders:

The first order took a while (3 1/2 weeks to come in stock - GRAW)

The second order was shipped within 24 hours (Legend, Controller, PlugnPlay)

I think the thing with it was all the items in the last order said in stock, usually ships within 24 hours, and it did, it really did HAHAHA :OP


I also like how they send you a $5.00 US rebate coupon for your next order :)

Shipping times in the post within One week :)

[Gristy]

hey guys i just received my copy of tomb raider legend... and guess what its the PAL Version! :D - that mustve cost em

[Boss1337]

Rockstar Table Tennis (NTSC/U) works on PAL

Rockstar Table Tennis (PAL) does not work on NTSC/J systems,
sounds like it works on NTSC USA 360s as members here have reported it working, so looks like JAP 360s are out of luck

[Boss1337]

Hitman: Blood Money (Xbox360™ Asia, No Region Protection)

so Id say USA version will be region free also as asia region free are usually pal or US NTSC copies

[Stas]

Rockstar Table Tennis (NTSC/U) works on PAL

Rockstar Table Tennis (PAL) does not work on NTSC/J systems,
sounds like it works on NTSC USA 360s as members here have reported it working, so looks like JAP 360s are out of luck
im getting a PAL one tomorrow so can check on my NTSC/U one

[Stas]

YAY PAL works with NTSC/U systems

[techo_freak]

Hitman: Blood Money (Xbox360™ Asia, No Region Protection)

so Id say USA version will be region free also as asia region free are usually pal or US NTSC copies

I'll be the guinea pig to test the asian one on a PAL console :thumbsup:

[GrandPipe]

YAY PAL works with NTSC/U systems
thanks for the update ;)

[freemchr]

Anyone know if the US version works on a Jap Console?

[techo_freak]

Hitman: Blood Money (Xbox360™ Asia, No Region Protection)

so Id say USA version will be region free also as asia region free are usually pal or US NTSC copies

I noticed this has been removed from the region free section and is now in the asia section as sold out.

Wonder if I should cancel my preorder?

[sic_kendog_666]

Has any one bought an asian ntsc game and played it on a pal xbox 360?

[stuzi]

Has any one bought an asian ntsc game and played it on a pal xbox 360?

yes they work but only if they are region free games...

[benboy86]

Play-asia have updated hitman... Ticked Pal guys!!! NSTC/J :)

Putting through pay-pal payment now :) $59.46 :)

[techo_freak]

Yeah, my copy of Hitman shipped today and it had region free on the invoice :thumbsup: .

Lucky for me Toys R Us didn't have it, as I was ready to pick up local and cancel my order.

[V1C]

Let us know if Hitman:Blood Money (asia) works on your PAL X360... I have a friend coming from Singapore at the end of the month, since Play-Asia doesn't stock it anymore, I might ask her to buy it for me.

[techo_freak]

It is back in stock, as of today :D

[BHC]

Just ordered mine then. Techo can you confirm it works?

[techo_freak]

Just ordered mine then. Techo can you confirm it works?

Not yet :D

Only got sent today, probably have it by Wednesday/Thursday next week.

[parrahawk]

I have to say that Play-Asia is bloody fast! my order for hitman went thru at 7:04pm tonight and was shipped at 8:53pm. Good service! :)

[Stas]

I just missed out on hitman :(

However, I have ordered Moto GP 06 from them. It hasn't been confirmed as region free, yet, and I believe that there's a huuuge likelihood that it will be compatible with PAL/US consoles (as this publisher in the past [for xbox] has released it multiregion, and this isn't predicted to change). For such a good price, I don't think its a high risk, either. One can always resell on ebay for a small loss (as there's still a demand for J games, anyway)

Click here for Play-Asia.com Moto GP Link (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-3f7l-71-dw-49-en-84-j-70-1c2n.html)

[benboy86]

My Hitman from Play-asia arrived today, unbelievable quick postage only a week!!! :)

I can confirm Hitman Works on Aussie System BUT!!! only in bloody 60hertz display i had to flip the switch off HDTV. But it does work in HDTV, just set it to 60hertz in SDTV and restart and go back to HDTV and it should work :)

ALso my hitman is a Pal disc?!?! confusing
BUt who cares, play-asia ROCKS!!!! its 2 good to be true actually, paypal payments make it easy and safe :)

EDIT: If Correct MOTO GP 06 is REGION FREE!!!! looks like another play-asia order going to go through
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Xbox_360_games_without_region_encoding

[Skooby]

I just ordered COD2 from play-asia. I was surprised to see paypal as an option and happy. I had funds in paypal from months ago and it only cost me $30 from my bank account. Should be playing this next weekend :D

[Jamie 86]

I just ordered COD2 from play-asia. I was surprised to see paypal as an option and happy. I had funds in paypal from months ago and it only cost me $30 from my bank account. Should be playing this next weekend :D
Great to hear! :thumbsup:

We should have a game when you get it, I might be able to not come last for a change! :D

[Skooby]

Great to hear! :thumbsup:

We should have a game when you get it, I might be able to not come last for a change! :D
I've hired BF2 from the rentertainer (surprise surprise) so I'll be juggling the 2. Hopefully I'll be just as good :D

[Skooby]

Awesome. Just received an email to say that COD2 has shipped. I only paid for it 3 hours ago :thumbsup:

[Stas]

Yep, play-asia is certainly happy to take paypal.

Moto GP has been region free from both PAL and NTSC-U consoles.

Bookmark this link, and keep checking, as they usually test and let you know if it is region free.
*CLICK* FOR MOTO GP 06!!! (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-3f7l-71-dw-49-en-15-moto+gp+06-84-j-70-1c2n.html)

[BrOnKeN]

do you guys think the new maps for PD Zero are any cool if you have them of course. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[techo_freak]

Wrong thread dude!

Back on topic, Hitman arrived today and is the UK-PAL version

[parrahawk]

Hitman came for me today too, but i wasn't home so i have to go pick it up from the post office 2morrow :banghead: guess i will have to wait another night.

[tfroggydawg]

dammit play asia is out of COD2??? was going to grab that and Q4... hmm

where else sells asian xbox games?

[Stas]

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-3f7l-71-dw-49-en-15-call+of+duty+2-84-j-70-1920.html
just click 'notify' when new stock comes out

[tfroggydawg]

why would I want to wait around for weeks for play asia to get stock?

how can it be the only company in the world to be shipping asia x360 games to australia?

makes no sense at all from an economic point of view.

link me! :)

[Baz]

It's the cheapest. Try CD WOW if you dont want to wait but they will be a little more expensive

[hinduguru]

Play-Asia have region free Tomb Raider Legend back in stock here (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-dw-49-en-70-1bha.html)

[Tap Twist Snap]

Have to say my first experience ordering from play-asia has been a great one. Ordered games friday night and they arrived monday arvo. They also sent a voucher for 5 bucks US off my next order and a bunch of stickers. Seriously it is just a quick to order from them as locally and half the price. Will be getting all my future region-free games from them.

[Stas]

did you pay DHL or something?
I got mine shipped tuesday, arrived today. Bloody great service.
I'll be keeping all of you updated as to new releases etc from play-asia.

[V1C]

Stas - do you know when Hitman Blood Money (asia, X360) will be restocked, or was it just a one off shipment?

[V1C]

Also - does anyone know if Over G Fighters (US version) is region free and works on the PAL console?

(Note: Over G Fighters (Japanese version) is region locked, and will not work on PAL consoles).

[techo_freak]

Stas - do you know when Hitman Blood Money (asia, X360) will be restocked, or was it just a one off shipment?

Most of the super popular titles like Tomb Raider, Hitman and MotoGP don't seem to turn up again for sale once the initial release batch runs out :cry:

Looking at their list so much stuff is marked as SOLD.

[Stas]

I tried to contact them about blood money, and they had no idea :( Tomb raider is avail again though

[V1C]

thanks stas and techno.

btw. do you know if the US version of Over G fighters is region free and PAL compatible?

[Stas]

No news yet, but it should be region free as it's a ubi game

[tfroggydawg]

the day after I get COD2 off ebay they get it back in stock at play asia .. haha bastards, still pretty much the same price anyway.

[Stas]

hitman back in stock :D

[V1C]

great - I just ordered it :thumbsup:

[musty]

Hey guys,

With all the talk of the region free games, and being able to pick them up cheaper, I was just wondering where the best place to get them from would be?

As I have not ordered any games/hardware from overseas in about 2 years, I have no idea what the best and/or cheapest site's are.

Thanks in advance, guys! :thumbsup:

Cheers! :)

UPDATE:

After some research, here are the costs of importing Call of Duty 2:

- DVD Box Office (http://www.dvdboxoffice.com/): $82.78

- Lik-Sang (http://www.lik-sang.com/): $93.45

- Video Games Plus (http://www.videogamesplus.ca/): $86.77

- Tronix (http://www.tronixweb.com/): $91.91

- CD-WOW (AUS - cd-wow.biz) (http://www.cd-wow.biz): $99.95

- CD-WOW (UK - cd-wow.com) (http://www.cd-wow.com/): $96.50

- eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/): $73.45*

* Please note: Obviously, prices will vary. You should be able to find it for around that price or cheaper, don't pay anymore than about $75.

Also note: These prices were converted from US/CAD$ into AUD$ so prices will slightly vary, depending on the exchange rate.

if u have a NTSC/J 360 then u can get games for AUD$55 from play-asia.com, go to asia version games, then just buy em, thats where i buy all my games from.

[Boss1337]

Over G Fighters Region Free!!

Well another Xbox 360 game has come out (Thank god its been very slow for releases this month) and there is good news Over G Fighters - 360 is Region Free. We have tried it on our PAL XBOX 360 system and can confirm it is 100% region free. Take to the Skies!!!

posted by Videogamesplus Team at 9:13 PM

[techo_freak]

Play Asia don't have Over G (except for the NTSC/J version) :(