Comments on: Region free games update; Gears included

By: KAREIM

KAREIM — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:24:30 +0000

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By: GameMad

GameMad — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:19:49 +0000

Hey Duck, did u get your copy yet and does it works on your pal system?

By: tralla

tralla — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:10:30 +0000

According to Play-Asia.com, at least the NTSC-J version of Gears of War seems to be region protected. Sadly that version is also the cheapest one, much cheaper than the NTSC-U/C and PAL versions

By: james

james — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 03:35:56 +0000

yeah i cant find any confirmation either. doesnt make all that much sense to me that the US version would be region free and not the other versions aswell…. waiting for play asia to get it in stock before i order.

By: KRiSX

KRiSX — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:09:03 +0000

so does the NTSC-J version work on PAL consoles?? i can’t find any confirmation of this!

By: smileydave

smileydave — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:04:48 +0000

ordered mine via videogamesplus.ca and its on it way !!! superb i be chainshawing in no time lol

By: webbman

webbman — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:54:27 +0000

ok, i have the NTSC-J version, my version is the Chinese/English version , as far as i know the manual is in Chinese and English. The game itself is in English.

By: Domm3l

Domm3l — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:22:57 +0000

What’s with the Sony closing Play-asia bit? Play-Asia chickened out long ago and is not sending any Sony related stuff (PSP or PS3) to European customers.

So they have nothing to fear from Sony.

By: phusebox

phusebox — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:01:37 +0000

i believe vg plus confirms only that the US version is region free, maybe the JAP isn’t… so stop sending people to play-asia.com

By: NOrderOnlyCHAOS

NOrderOnlyCHAOS — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:07:05 +0000

On PlayAsia only the NTSC-J version is available, it says NTSC-US not available until the 13th, with PAL-EU available on the 17th.

So if the NTSC-J version will work on a PAL xbox, what about the language, would it be in English or Jap? (in game, not the bothered about the manual>)??…

By: Dirty Duck

Dirty Duck — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:54:52 +0000

or this

3 out of 4 XBOX 360 Games are recommended REGION FREE by VGP!!

We have tested the 4 new games released today for XBOX 360 and 3 out of 4 are region free. Let’s start with the monster Gears of War - 360 , Gears of War Collector’s Edition - 360 are REGION FREE!!! Tony Hawk’s Project 8 - 360 (Preorder) IS REGION FREE!! Call of Duty 3 - 360 IS REGION FREE History Channel: Civil War - 360 IS NOT REGION FREE. So there you have it the next round of games and all region free tested!!

By: Dirty Duck

Dirty Duck — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:54:01 +0000

Read this if you want confirmation that the game is region free.

http://vgplus.blogspot.com/

By: NOrderOnlyCHAOS

NOrderOnlyCHAOS — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:52:36 +0000

ASDA and TESCO always do the games a little bit cheaper. You should also check out HMV, they are doing a game rewards scheme. When I joined I got £10 off Saints Row, and then you gains points for more money off!… may get you a decent deal!.

By: Dirty Duck

Dirty Duck — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:51:49 +0000

This game is region free and has been confirmed by sid the owner of VG plus.

He has a pal xbox and try’s everygame to confirm if its region free.

I have placed my order and am waiting for shipment today so hopefully should arrive saturday!!!

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:32:31 +0000

I’m just going to pick it up on release day from ASDA (suprisingly cheap for games! 39.99 for normal, 44.99 for special edition). That way i’ll be guaranteed english manuals and such too.

By: NOrderOnlyCHAOS

NOrderOnlyCHAOS — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:49:22 +0000

on the vgplus blog it say its region free, but they don’t give much information on what was tested..

The NTSC version is onsale, but PAL isnt - via PlayAsia… I was thinking of sticking in an order myself, but it will probably take as long anyway to get here, so i’ll just wait!..

If this is region free, i’m sure there would have been more fuss!… as people in the UK don’t wanna wait!… - i would have pre-ordered and got a US one of ebay weeks ago!

By: not much chop

not much chop — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:39:22 +0000

if thats the case then they are not really region free are they? it sounds as if their not sure because they dont have it in stock i ordered one so now im thinking i should cancel it while i can

By: NOrderOnlyCHAOS

NOrderOnlyCHAOS — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:21:18 +0000

I think GOW is region locked, they sell NTSC and PAL versions… that seems like 2 different regions to me?

By: NOrderOnlyCHAOS

NOrderOnlyCHAOS — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:14:01 +0000

This is not region free then is it?…

By: not much chop

not much chop — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:13:13 +0000

so does anybody really know if i ordered the japanese version of gears from play asia whether it would work on my pal 360? they still have it down as region locked

By: MentalMaelstrom

MentalMaelstrom — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:47:06 +0000

im not gonna bother. il get mine on the 16th anyway and if i were to get it from play-asia i would only get it one or two days early

By: azziecz

azziecz — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:17:22 +0000

I think that Gears be region free only US/J .. not EU !! That my idea .. :((

By: Dirty Duck

Dirty Duck — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:00:55 +0000

yes

By: MentalMaelstrom

MentalMaelstrom — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:49:58 +0000

so if i order gears(NTSC) from play asia i can play it on my PAL 360???

By: Po0

Po0 — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 11:39:21 +0000

Great news for European gamers would be that they (’The man’)have decided not to use Europe as a place to shit on and release the games at the same price and the same date as the rest of the world not make us dig for scraps from the rest of the world and expect us to be thrilled about it.

By: GrandHolyKing

GrandHolyKing — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:45:18 +0000

” Next time, you can also try the News Submit!” LOL.. baby done bad.. I will do that next time, cheers!

By: Rossko UK

Rossko UK — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:39:14 +0000

Congratulations. You spotted my deliberate mistake. I really meant the US, but wondered what peoples’ reactions would be if I put UK. *cough*

Go to bed!

(P.S. Thanks, slight error there ;))

By: Rossko UK

Rossko UK — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:37:34 +0000

Damn, I thought you might be! I know why you want me to go to bed…

By: f0rTun3

f0rTun3 — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:37:08 +0000

Not to sound like a complete idiot, but is this region free or not? Why is it “great news for anyone outside the uk” when surely its great news for us brits as well! We can get it cheaper and yet probably still at the same time (or earlier maybe)than the official release.

maybe its just to early for me. Back to sleep …. ZZzzzz

By: Glenn

Glenn — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:33:39 +0000

I won’t be buying THP8… don’t really like skate games…

Though CoD3 and GoW sound very good…

By: Nino

Nino — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:32:03 +0000

I was talking to the general public Ross, go to bed

By: Rossko UK

Rossko UK — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:19:53 +0000

Lol, I’m not even getting it!

By: Nino

Nino — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:14:22 +0000

Don’t bother, I’ll probably own THP8 before you