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XBLA Amazon help

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  • #2
    Fingleberries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,396 ✭✭✭Fingleberries


    Fol20 wrote: »
    Amazon now allows you buy arcade games.I tried to buy pacman ce off it there and it says it cant due to my geographic position.I was wondering do any of ye know how to get around this.Like since its a digital delivery you would think that they would allow you.

    http://www.amazon.com/Pac-Man-C-E-Online-Game-Xbox-360/dp/B001LRQ956/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1239731078&sr=1-1
    :pac: . . . . . .
    Is the game any cheaper buying it off Amazon? If not, then the hassle mightn't be worth it really - why not just download it from the Xbox?

    Anyway. I haven't tried this, but have heard of others doing the following to get around the shipping restrictions.

    1. Set up a shipping address in your address book on Amazon for an address based in the States. If you don't have any relatives over there, you can use the old favourite - Beverly Hills, California, 90210 (yep - it's a real zip code, and not just a cheesy TV show :)).
    2. When you are ordering the XBLA Code, select this as your shipping address. It shouldn't matter because it's a digital distribution, they're not going to ship anything physically to the address.
    3. The code should be delivered to you by e-mail, and you can redeem it on the XBox or http://marketplace.xbox.com.

    Anyway, like I said, I haven't actually done this before so I can't guarantee that it will work but it really sounds like it should.

    Hope it helps.


  • #3
    Fol20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,627 ✭✭✭Fol20


    Pacman ce is 4e on Amazon,thats the main reason im tryin to get it.I tried a spoof address in Alaska and also the LA one.Both dont work.I dont understand why they have restrictions on it since its a code that can be bought in europe as well.


  • #4
    Fingleberries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,396 ✭✭✭Fingleberries


    Hmmm ... Maybe they have it tied in to the Credit Card location also. The same way you can't buy MS Points for a US Account if you Credit Card is based outside the US...?


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