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AusGAF IV - A No Hope, Government - Double the price, region locked and now adults

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Choc

Banned
VOOK said:
Choc this is bigger news than a date, that's a Saturday and means Mario Kart 7 will be out wroldwide within a four day window.

NAL has never done this before.
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a saturday release is .... weird
 
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MrSerrels

Member
I've only lived in this country for five years and stuff.

Can anyone remember the last time a game was released on a Saturday? Very strange.
 
M

midonnay

Member
HolyCheck said:
Anyone ever ripped a youtube video before? I used to use a site to do it.. and I was wondering if anyone knew any good ones? basically just after a site where you put in a youtube link.. and it rips the file

no dodgy reasons, just my friends using windows movie maker and cant work out how to publish to .avi or anything.. only to youtube... so it would just be easier :(
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not a site....but jdownloader (download manager program) works great.

you just right-click and copy the link and it'll show up automatically in the program.
 
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jambo

Member
Maybe the person who's handling the Aussie release of MK7 has OCD?


JP December 1, 2011
EU December 2, 2011
AU December 3, 2011
NA December 4, 2011
 
V

VOOK

We don't know why he keeps buying PAL, either.
MrSerrels said:
I've only lived in this country for five years and stuff.

Can anyone remember the last time a game was released on a Saturday? Very strange.
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A Nintendo game? Never.

Truley a first.
 
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VOOK

We don't know why he keeps buying PAL, either.
Choc said:
Welcome to the impact that the Zelda fuck up had

This is all down to Zelda
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:D

pilonv1 said:
So Dec 3 is a street date, someone will be selling by Thursday night.
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Doubt it, it's the fastest they can get it Australia. It'll be fresh off the plane. So I've been told.
 
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Jintor

Member
legend166 said:
I'm still unsure on what jintor is arguing.

Jintor, are you saying that reselling games is illegal?
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I'm saying that licences do serve legitimate purposes, though in this specific instance (as it relates to reselling, renting or even lending games) they may be morally repugnant. It's a huge area of law (especially since importing cuts across multiple jurisdictions) and I don't have the time to look into it properly right now, so I'm really just arguing off the cuff.
 
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VOOK

We don't know why he keeps buying PAL, either.
Just realised this probably means I won't get a review copy early. Never mind that though, now everyone can have it at the same time!
 
C

Choc

Banned
ok this is proof GAMERS ARE NEVER FUCKING HAPPY EVER

EVER


guy on kotaku whinging the release is after JP MK

fuck sake



MrTaco
November 2, 2011 at 3:35 PM
I don’t get why they don’t just release it the same day as Japan. If anything, this is actually them releasing it late :/
 
C

Choc

Banned
jambo said:
Really? Wouldn't they just use freight company planes?
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Every Fedex parcel from Asia comes on a QANTAS commercial jet

DHL use commercial jets as well, generally QANTAs. Only Fedex, UPS and DHL fly from USA to Australia. They don't fly jets between Asia and Australia.
 
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jambo

Member
Choc said:
Every Fedex parcel from Asia comes on a QANTAS commercial jet

DHL use commercial jets as well, generally QANTAs. Only Fedex, UPS and DHL fly from USA to Australia. They don't fly jets between Asia and Australia.
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Ah ok. What are they doing with all the parcels at the moment then, with QANTAS grounded? Rerouting them?

I just figured they would use non commercial flights because my ThinkGeek package got to Australia in like 5 days even though QANTAS were on strike. That was from the US though.
 
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Ydahs

Member
Well, looks like I'll be buying Mario Kart locally. Even though I'll have Uncharted 3, Zelda and Mario 3D Land to play. Also have to find a summer job, upgrade my website, finally finish off my iOS game and begin on my new PC game.

Going to be a looong summer.
 
C

Choc

Banned
jambo said:
Ah ok. What are they doing with all the parcels at the moment then, with QANTAS grounded? Rerouting them?

I just figured they would use non commercial flights because my ThinkGeek package got to Australia in like 5 days even though QANTAS were on strike. That was from the US though.
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Yeah FedEx DHL and UPS fly to Australian ports (Syd Mel Bris) once a day

If QANTAS was grounded for longer, fedex would have been f'd. Probably put it on Cathay or Singapore.

but they use QANTAS because QANTAS cargo has Customs Systems built here that allow packages to get through very quickly.
 
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Yagharek

Member
My adventures in lawbreaking have been successful.

1. Traded in Batman (finished it) and Duke Nukem Forever (rubbish). Verdict: win.
2. Bought Kirby Mass Attack and Vanquish. Verdict: win.
3. Enquired about trade in value for PS3 60GB. $75. Verdict: loss.
4. Joined a criminal cartel of used game traders know as The Carrot Gang. Verdict: under deliberation. Although I cant complain seeing as it works out free with the discounts. So I'll mark it as a win anyway.

Anyone in Perth want to buy a 60GB BC PAL PS3 with a 320GB HDD?
 
C

Choc

Banned
RandomVince said:
My adventures in lawbreaking have been successful.

1. Traded in Batman (finished it) and Duke Nukem Forever (rubbish). Verdict: win.
2. Bought Kirby Mass Attack and Vanquish. Verdict: win.
3. Enquired about trade in value for PS3 60GB. $75. Verdict: loss.
4. Joined a criminal cartel of used game traders know as The Carrot Gang. Verdict: under deliberation. Although I cant complain seeing as it works out free with the discounts. So I'll mark it as a win anyway.

Anyone in Perth want to buy a 60GB BC PAL PS3 with a 320GB HDD?
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uh

$75 for a BC PS3? are they serious?
 
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VOOK

We don't know why he keeps buying PAL, either.
Choc said:
ok this is proof GAMERS ARE NEVER FUCKING HAPPY EVER

EVER


guy on kotaku whinging the release is after JP MK

fuck sake

MrTaco
November 2, 2011 at 3:35 PM
I don’t get why they don’t just release it the same day as Japan. If anything, this is actually them releasing it late :/
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MrTaco has been around for a while, always bitches.

I guess if I had never caused this Zelda OoT 3D stir, this might have not happened.

No one will ever know my feat ;(
 
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VOOK

We don't know why he keeps buying PAL, either.
Choc said:
Yeah FedEx DHL and UPS fly to Australian ports (Syd Mel Bris) once a day

If QANTAS was grounded for longer, fedex would have been f'd. Probably put it on Cathay or Singapore.

but they use QANTAS because QANTAS cargo has Customs Systems built here that allow packages to get through very quickly.
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Not exactly true Choc, when I get stuff from Play-Asia it comes via Singapore straight to Perth. But most likely on a Qantas plane.
 
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Deeku

Member
VOOK said:
Not exactly true Choc, when I get stuff from Play-Asia it comes via Singapore straight to Perth. But most likely on a Qantas plane.
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That seems like an unnecessary detour. Fedexing stuff from Playasia usually comes direct to Syd and takes 2 days. So good!
 
C

Choc

Banned
VOOK said:
Not exactly true Choc, when I get stuff from Play-Asia it comes via Singapore straight to Perth. But most likely on a Qantas plane.
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yeah

it does, on a qantas jet to perth :p

what i mean is, the last hop is generally always QANTAS.

Most cargo companies use them because tehy have specialised custom systems and customs have entrusted Qantas with a lot of stuff.

next time you get a package, before you open it i can guarantee somewhere on the Fedex box it will have a QF number

means it was on a qantas jet :p
 
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Deeku

Member
Choc said:
even if BC? they are fucking insane. They tend to go for insane amounts on ebay because of the BC
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Probably not so much these days. It's 2011, and I doubt many people are still looking for a ps3 to play ps2 games.

But still a lot more than 75 bucks though.
 
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Gazunta

Member
Now I remember why I've always played games with the sound down as much as possible.

Fired up Trine 2, (good God it's pretty) and was having fun and doing well until someone came along and turned the sound up. Immediately everyone came over to see what I was playing and gush about how pretty it looks. And then I died over and over and over again because there was a crowd and the pressure was on. I suck!

Vince I will give you $76 dollars for the PS3!
 
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Yagharek

Member
Gazunta said:
Now I remember why I've always played games with the sound down as much as possible.

Fired up Trine 2, (good God it's pretty) and was having fun and doing well until someone came along and turned the sound up. Immediately everyone came over to see what I was playing and gush about how pretty it looks. And then I died over and over and over again because there was a crowd and the pressure was on. I suck!

Vince I will give you $76 dollars for the PS3!
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Done. Postage will be $300.

But seriously, I was more looking for something approaching $200 but I dont know how realistic that is having not checked ebay. A new one starts at $349 or thereabouts.

Oh and who was it that wanted a motion plus dongle?
 
C

Choc

Banned
ive got a bc ps3 that needs the beetronix job

if someone is willing to pay the courier/post costs they can have it.
 
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Deeku

Member
RandomVince said:
Done. Postage will be $300.

But seriously, I was more looking for something approaching $200 but I dont know how realistic that is having not checked ebay. A new one starts at $349 or thereabouts.

Oh and who was it that wanted a motion plus dongle?
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*gasp* You remembered! It was me:)

For the PS3, maybe chuck in a few old games and some fool on ebay would probably buy it for around $300 or more. But yeah, check market prices.

Choc said:
ive got a bc ps3 that needs the beetronix job

if someone is willing to pay the courier/post costs they can have it.
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From experience (actually not my experience but the guy who bought my bc ps3), that fix works for 3 weeks lol
 
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Bernbaum

Member
Fix The Scientist said:
I just picked up Uncharted 3 in melbourne CBD, $70 at dungeon crawl
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You lucky motherfucker.

-

Just got the call from Harvey Norman. My $78 Uncharted 3 LE will be available from the counter tomorrow.

GOOD TIMES!!!!
 
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Yagharek

Member
jambo said:
Vince, does your PS3 do SACD?
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No idea. It's a 60GB PAL unit, so if they do then it does.

real-time edit: Yes. It has the SACD logo on the side. Never tested it out though.

Deek - pm me the postal details if you like. I'll send it out either friday or mid next week (working all weekend).
 
C

Choc

Banned
ah if only people knew why posting shops that are breaking before you buy it (as in running off to get it nOW PEOPLE) was such a dumb idea

means those who are watching can call and say dont sell it ;)
 
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pilonv1

Member
Choc said:
ah if only people knew why posting shops that are breaking before you buy it (as in running off to get it nOW PEOPLE) was such a dumb idea

means those who are watching can call and say dont sell it ;)
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I would derive so much joy from doing such a thing that I'd probably do it for free.
 
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