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maddog · Joined: 08 Dec 2005 Location: Daegu

Anyone know of the best place to buy xbox 360 games online. There are a couple of game stores in my area, but they're pretty slow at getting in new releases. The release in question, for those who give a damn, is Mercenaries 2. It's coming out at the end of Aug, and has been on the drawing board for AGES.

MD

bourquetheman · Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Location: Suwon

www.play-asia.com is the site I always use. There prices are reasonable, around 50 000won and especially if you have a U.S./Canadian machine then this is the place for you, though you can get NTSC-J games as well of course. They give you a $5 coupon each time you order so you can use it for your next purchase. Your post reminded me of Mercenaries 2 and I too will get it, thanks. The first one was awesome though I didn't get to finish it before I sold my PS2, a shame really.

laserprinter · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Location: Seoul, South Korea

bourquetheman · Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Location: Suwon

Wow the most I've waited for was 2 weeks, and that was with the "free shipping" option. Pay 10 bucks more and it will get here within a week, from my experience.

DrOctagon · Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Location: Chicago

Are there stores in ROK that sell used games like Gamestop in the States? I hate paying full price for games. Free shipping is enticing though.

How about ebay? There must be some sellers that ship to Korea?

bourquetheman · Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Location: Suwon

Very few sellers willing to ship internationally for a mere video game. Heck when I was thinking about buying a system off e-bay it was hard to find people who shipped internationally.

My Soul Calibur IV arrived this morning after being shipped out on August 7th, so that ain't too bad for the free shipping option. Yoda kicks ass! Plus I'll use my $5 off coupon for my next purchase of Mercenaries 2 which looks awesome!

bourquetheman · Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Location: Suwon

On a side note anyone have any Xbox 360 games they want to trade? I have 4 that I want to get rid of. I have an american console though:
1. Condemned = region free
2. Call of duty 4 = region free
3. Marvel ultimate alliance = american only
4. Burnout Paradise = american only SOLD
PM or email me at [email protected]

crlb2006 · Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Location: Seongbuk-gu, Seoul

did anyone get to play madden football yet, or see it anywhere in seoul?

orosee · Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Location: Hannam-dong, Seoul

They ship from Hong Kong, is that right? If so, will there be any import duties charged by customs?

Also for some reason I tried to select 5 games that were all marked "free delivery in South Korea" but when I came to the shipping options page, I HAD to select a shipping method with a charge attached to it. I didn't see any free shipping option.

Other than that there is a very large selection of PS3 and Xbox games at Technomart including pre-owned games.

bourquetheman · Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Location: Suwon

Yeah but with the games that are available at Techno mart and Yongsan, having a U.S. console means you're pretty much s.o.l. unless it's a region free game.
I've never ordered that many games at once from Play-Asia, maybe they have a limit to their free shipping. I've pre-ordered Mercenaries 2 and will also get Star Wars Force Unleashed as well as NHL 2009.