Tuesday, July 10, 2007

a gamers journey

HeLLo Guyz!,

Been back since 4th july

SORRY I didn’t immediately update my blog as I was very BUSY

So STRAIGHT to the point

I previously stated that I would peek at ASIA GAMES ZONE 2007 & Drop By at Gamers Hideout

So I did…….

ASIA GAMES ZONE 2007 (29th june 2007 – 1st july 2007)

It was the Last day of the exhibition

Finding my way to the convention centre was not that hard.

I just used the underground tunnels connected from Suria KLCC

Upon arriving, there was a small banner just outside the main door of the convention centre












now to find my way to HALL 2


My heart was pumping kinda fast, ada jua kambang bulu atu sedikit, pokoknya mcm2 imagine ku ( its like “it is going to be the MOST” lah tu).










looks promising

at the door of HALL 2, there are quite a number of security guards, I said to myself “WOW, gerenti special brabis event ani”


Iski2 kan masuk I realize that I had to purchase tickets to enter for RM 5

THIS BETTER BE GREAT!

So I entered

WHAT??!!!, THIS IS IT???!!!


I came in dengan penuh confident only to find out that it was, well……., SUNYI!!!!.......


I looked at my watch and it was 11:15am.


“Luan awal kali aku ani or IzziT becoz ianya last day???”


So tanpa buang masa aku Round2 Lah!


So firstly, I went to the non electronic gaming section










not really familiar with the games, I took a closer look









strategy board games, cool!!


After a few glimpse, I turn to the electronic section










Demo Zone on all the latest PC games












Countersrtike tournament Zone


After awhile I decide to ask few questions from one of the exhibitors Mz. Joanne, a representitive from one of the gaming companies in Malaysia.

Me: is this first ASIA GAMES ZONE exhibition in Malaysia??
Exhibitor: Yes, it’s the first and BIGGEST in Malaysia


Me: So, was this place very CROWDED the last 2 days compared to today??
Exhibitor: ummm.., I wont say it as very CROWDED, you can say “MORE PEOPLE CAME”, especially yesterday!


Me: How do you view this Exhibition??, a success??
Exhibitor: well…….., not really


After that I continue round2 and I eventually came across Gamers Hideout punya Booth, the ONLY console gaming booth at the exhibition i mite add.









at first I tot they are promoting any tournaments like the others but unfortunately they are only there for demos.

They brought 4 xbox 360’s for the demo, 3 for Gears Of War (Lan Connected) and 1 for Forza Motorsport 2.

To make things inda sia2, I played GoW with several gamers who are new with it. Even though they are unfamiliar but they are pretty good.


After puas MENGERGAJI org, I notice one of the representatives for Gamers Hideout wearing a cool XBOX 360 jacket.










cool huh??, Fyi he is an online gamer (gamertag “mav3tan”)
sorry for the blurry pic, hope u guyz get the picture!.


After exchanging words with mav3tan, I decide to leave the exhibition as there is nothing to look forward further for a console gamer.


I am kinda disappointed as it doesn’t live to my expectations


For PC gamers barangkali puas ati lah becoz banyak events yg berkaitan dengan PC

Fans of the non electronic games pun had a big part in the exhibition

For Console Gamers…….

WeLL…………………..

IT IS JUST NOT WORTH IT PEEKING AROUND!!!!!.

Baik jua Gamers hideout punya booth ada disana, mun nada my trip would be WORTHLESS!


GAMERS HIDEOUT

Well, there is nothing deep to talk about my view on Gamers Hideout

unfortunately I didn’t get to mingle with the staff as they were very busy unpacking new shipments and talking with quite a number of customers, bringing into the disappointment I eventually forgot to bring my CAMERA.

i got to peek around the shop for any new accessories which are not available in Brunei.

One of them is the…..

1) xbox 360 black controller
2) the new and improved memory unit with geometry wars arcade game preinstalled

btw this is just based on what I saw………

fyi, this is the only shop in Malaysia currently selling these accessories
kucari2 sudah at other game shops but NADA.


SO its true what they've stated, “ if you’re looking for a game or accessory for your Xbox 360 and you can’t find it at Gamer’s Hideout, you probably can’t find it anywhere else locally"

So I highly recommend u guyz checking this shop out if u guyz ke KL.

For more info, visit their site at www.gamershideout.com.my

FYI the game shop is situated at CINELEISURE in Damansara, Selangor (near IKEA btw)
Normal Taxi ride rate from the bukit bintang kesana cost rm 15 – 18.


Unfortunately d Kuala Lumpur time ani TAXI nya Gila2!.

Almost all Taxi drivers d KL inda memakai meter nya. They just call out the price before u take a ride.

Pernah skali I wanted to go back to my hotel from cineleisure, the taxi called out rm45.

Gila kah???, ofcourse I turned him down and cari taxi lain.

Last2, I got a taxi ride back for rm25, antam sja tia daripada inda balik.


BTW……………

i was so looking forward on purchasing a xbox 360 HD DVD player there but unfortunately there is no HD DVD movies to be seen.

Loco told me about a shop which sells HD DVD movies just few shops away from Gamers Hideout but inda ada, just normal dvds saja yg ada…..

I saw blue ray movies instead at SURIA KLCC (the only shop), only 5 instock with different titles each.

So big possibility habis stock, maybe the shop brings in limited stock for HD DVD movies

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

hey man....welcome back to Brunei!!

Ok first of all, i wanna talk about the Asia Games Zone event, based on my experience lah, i knew why the event is such an unsuccessful. Let me put it in points:

1) No video game tournament: in order to attract audience, or should i say "gamers", they should be a massive gaming tournament, such game may include C&C3, GoW, CS and others.

2) Not enough publicity: the publicity can include the video game tournament as mentioned above. And whose organising the Asia Games Zone 2007 anyway? Even i dont know the answer, sounds like it just a normal expo for me. If this event was held by MYGOZONE, im sure they'll be able to attract more audience.

3) Poor exhibition set-up: ok honestly i dont know how the exhibition is set-up but based on the picture provided, it is indeed VERY DULL. It is not very lively after all. If there were to be made at open field; like for example at Lim Kok Wing Uni, coz i've been there during international video game event aka egames asia since i was invited to go there by the organiser itself (MYGOZONE) .At that place, there was an open field there and the organiser set up a stage for live music/prize presentation with big sound system. They also invite other gamers from other countries within Asia to compete in the tournament. With it, the event was such a success.

Anonymous said...

ehehheeh selamat kembali ke tanah air....ehehhehehe..

hmmm...heran jua ah nad kadai atu.....i think kadai dvd atu th x yg ada jual hd-dvd n blu-ray disc movies tu...i dont know knapa tia nada 2....coz last march msa ku ksana i did saw superman return hd-dvd (promotion msa atu) along wif other hd-dvd movies.....and alien versus predator blu-ray disc among many others.....they got stacks..yup stacks of both blu-rays and hd-dvds...
meby either nada market disana/kadai tutup nda laku/jual takde lesen...heheheh....lagi pun 'cineleisure' atu nda brapa ramai urg msa tu ku kesana...

anyway...did u saw kadai hampir sebalah GH sellin' toys....i mean collectibles and limited edition toys...such as aliens busts...starwars lightsaber toys and such...nice...ganya im on a limited budget so nda belurih 'toys' tuh...hehheheh....

hd-dvd players masa ku kesna nda jua ada pat GH p pat website nya ada...probably mesti order dulu....:D

roger said...

thankz guys

well, time aku ke cineleisure it was sunyi berabis.

what??, stacks of hd dvd and blue ray??, hmmm, inda jua patut aku inda nampak, ku round2 sudah kadai atu.i didn ask the salesman if they have any, whats the point jua if they dont have it on display.

yeah i did so the toy shop sebelah GH, banyak limited edition stuff, hehe. i didnt bought them any of em as i was saving for any possible availabilities of hd dvd movies arh kadai2 lain. but turn out inda jua ada, :(

the HD DVD player??, its on display now d GH, if im not mistaken i saw 2 instock.

roger said...

yeah, shah1287, mayb u r rite. *sob*....... :(

Anonymous said...

out of topic..but in the same region lah....region 3..ehheheh.....
bout 'our' LAN party....if sumbody ada 'connection' dMall...we can have our own LAN party dmall (open tu eyh)....just like tani buat tourney mcm skulah perdagangan tuh organise ps2's winning eleven tourney.....since we all have 360s...why not?....we can open up public match or even a tourney....well ani suggestion sja lah......gpun ku pnah tanya dorg...bleh kh dorg organise 'halo' match plang....well too bad dorg ndada maen xbox...pa th lgi halo....but they did say 'insyaAllah'....hehehehe....
the aim fer tis is to buka mata n minda urg bunai yg laen yg masih ketinggalan jaman plestesen dan plestesen tu.....ehhehehehe :D
p/s: no offence ah yg msih maen plestesen...plestesen ku msih plg ada n alive but not wif me...kna conquer dh leh adi2 ku maen ddr, eyetoy, sims 2...bla-bla-bla...

Anonymous said...

about organising the lan party at the mall, that is so-not-possible, coz the rental fee is around 3-4 digits i think

the business school game tournament event was such a success that they even continuing organise the tournament every month, nda ku tahan kn join bulan2

Anonymous said...

i see....so kira mission impossible lah....eheheheh.....
well all are welcome to come lan party at my home (on either mlm jumat o mlm minggu)....especially halo lan party....any games are welcome too but as long as it supports lotsa peps and 4 player splitscreen lan play...its game on!
other game yg old xbox can support tis other than halo is starswars:battlefront II....yup we've played it but lotsa my halo members didnt get used to play in 3rd person view and theres lotsa bots too....paning nya dorg...p best nya dpt jadi jedi/sith....best!
360s game includes graw 1 & 2, possibly Call of Duty 2...other than that nda ku taw...and xtra controller is a must wif minimum of two.. :D

but wif all of us got gamertags n xboxlive acc....why play lan if we can play online together?...lag problems...and even gROG35 says why cant we meet and have a chit-chat face to face....na jua kn malu ngan urg bunai jua... :D