How to get 10,000 Gamer Points in Two Weeks?

Ah, Gamer Points, the currency to bragging rights among Xbox 360 owners. Players can look up each other's Gamercard to find out how much is another player's accumulated amount of Gamer Points, otherwise known as his or hers Gamerscore. The more the better.

Gamers falling under the categories of hardcore, perfectionists and completists will be rewarded with more points as more often then not, they complete more "Achievements" while playing a game, which is the basis of awarding players with Gamer Points. FYI, a single retail Xbox 360 title is allowed to offer a total of 50 Achievement worth 1000 Gamer Points.

So how do you go about getting 10,000 Gamer Points in 2 weeks? Well, look no further than Brady Games' latest guidebook: Xbox 360 Achievements: Unlocked.


This 304-page pocket guide comes with complete, in-depth Achievements for 20 of the most popular games on the Xbox 360 console and this list of games consists of:

• BioShock
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Conan
• Crackdown
• Dead Rising
• Forza Motorsport 2
• Gears of War
• Guitar Hero III
• Halo 3
• Half Life 2: Orange Box
• Lego Star Wars II
• Madden NFL 08
• Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
• NBA 2K8
• NCAA Football 08
• Overlord
• Project Gotham Racing 4
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
• Virtua Fighter 5

It also describes strategy on gaining 10,000 Gamer Points in 2 weeks. This book is now available at Play-Asia and Amazon.com. Click the respective links for details.

A Guide to...Cheap Video Game Guide Books..pun intended

Last week I was checking out Play-Asia's website at the very last hour of its Summer Smoothie Sale and I found out that the site stocks quite a number of cheap video game guide books. I don't need one, but it was worth looking around, after all, it was a sale and you'll never know when you'll find something you like.

Now that the sale is over, here's a more objective comparison between online retailers regarding guide books. Case in point: BradyGames' Gears of War Signature Series Guide. And the online retailers in this comparison are the Internet juggernaut known as Amazon.com, Malaysia's very own Acmamall.com and Hong Kong's Play-Asia.com.

Amazon.com:
The guide book retails for USD 10.82, down from its original price of USD 19.99. (click here)
Shipping to Malaysia via Standard International Shipping (avg 10-16 days) is at USD 11.98.
Total price: USD 22.80

Special note: If you are buying from Amazon.co.uk, it will be a whopping 17.07 pound sterling (inclusive of shipping to Malaysia).

Acmamall.com:
The guide book retails for RM 77.36 (~USD 22.75), a 10 % discount from its original price of RM 85.96 (~USD 25.28) (click here)
Shipping charges is at RM 7.50 (~USD 2.20)
Total price: RM 84.86 (USD 24.95)

Play-Asia.com:
The guide book retails for USD 14.90 (click here)
Shipping charges using Economy Air Box (5-10 days) is at NIL.
Total price: USD 14.90

It's pretty clear that Play-Asia has the best price among the three, but what's cheap for me, may not be cheap for you, especially if you are living in the States, where Amazon has some pretty good deals on shipping. Check out the rest of what Play-Asia has to offer

Since the sale is over, did you get anything? I got Magic Taizen for around RM 35, a very nice bargain indeed. And speaking of Magic Taizen, it will be released in English come this November as Nintendo Magic. Read all about it here.