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There is an eternal question that haunts the Xbox 360 community: Why won’t the French be given permission to bash someone with a wicked haymaker to the nards?
While you ponder that little nugget, consider this, the French can — all thanks to the creative work of Gamersreports.com.
In light of the news that the new Fight Night demo was released on Xbox Live today, though not in regions outside America, I’m sure there’s been a few of you out there holding backyard brawls in “authentic” boxing poses, while your friends on the side of the house discuss how realistic it looks when Timmy gets his nards bashed in and how you don’t really need the 360.
Quit it and just follow these steps and you’ll be rocking your boxing moves on your television and not on poor ol’ Timmy.
1. Head to Microsoft’s Passport site and choose Create Hotmail Account.
2. While you’re filling out the info, it’ll ask you where you’re from. Be sure to choose the region where the demo is available, not where you live. For Fight Night, you’d choose USA.
3. To allow you to register your e-mail address, Microsoft will require that you provide some info (to make sure you’re not lying, he, he).
4. Here are a few addresses you can use, though you can use any valid address for any of those countries. Remember, Google is your friend. He likes you.
Valid addresses:
United States
Postal Code: 10012
State: New York, City New York City
Phone Number: 1-866-530-1234
Japan
Postal Code: 150-2345
Province: Tokyo-to
Phone Number: 3201-3331
Germany
Postal Code: 54292
City: Trier
Phone Number: 065112345
5. When you’re done with that, activate your e-mail account, turn on your Xbox 360 and go to “Switch Profiles.”
6. Create a new profile and Xbox Live account, choosing a silver account so you won’t have to pay.
7. Just enter your phone number from one of the addresses above and you’re done. So when you find out there’s a new demo, just switch over to the foreign account and start downloading. As easy as that.
So, to recap, the French can open a profile for America to play our demos, and if Germany or Japan ever gets an exclusive download, us Americans can join in on the fun too. That is if Microsoft doesn’t find another way to stop this. Don’t know why Microsoft would do that, though, they did, after all, launch globally.
As a consolation, you should really consider Timmy be allowed to play first, what with his nards having paid the ultimate sacrifice and all.
[Via, Gamersreports] (Thanks, Brad!)There is an eternal question that haunts the Xbox 360 community: Why won’t the French be given permission to bash someone with a wicked haymaker to the nards?
While you ponder that little nugget, consider this, the French can — all thanks to the creative work of Gamersreports.com.
In light of the news that the new Fight Night demo was released on Xbox Live today, though not in regions outside America, I’m sure there’s been a few of you out there holding backyard brawls in “authentic” boxing poses, while your friends on the side of the house discuss how realistic it looks when Timmy gets his nards bashed in and how you don’t really need the 360.
Quit it and just follow these steps and you’ll be rocking your boxing moves on your television and not on poor ol’ Timmy.
1. Head to Microsoft’s Passport site and choose Create Hotmail Account.
2. While you’re filling out the info, it’ll ask you where you’re from. Be sure to choose the region where the demo is available, not where you live. For Fight Night, you’d choose USA.
3. To allow you to register your e-mail address, Microsoft will require that you provide some info (to make sure you’re not lying, he, he).
4. Here are a few addresses you can use, though you can use any valid address for any of those countries. Remember, Google is your friend. He likes you.
Valid addresses:
United States
Postal Code: 10012
State: New York, City New York City
Phone Number: 1-866-530-1234
Japan
Postal Code: 150-2345
Province: Tokyo-to
Phone Number: 3201-3331
Germany
Postal Code: 54292
City: Trier
Phone Number: 065112345
5. When you’re done with that, activate your e-mail account, turn on your Xbox 360 and go to “Switch Profiles.”
6. Create a new profile and Xbox Live account, choosing a silver account so you won’t have to pay.
7. Just enter your phone number from one of the addresses above and you’re done. So when you find out there’s a new demo, just switch over to the foreign account and start downloading. As easy as that.
So, to recap, the French can open a profile for America to play our demos, and if Germany or Japan ever gets an exclusive download, us Americans can join in on the fun too. That is if Microsoft doesn’t find another way to stop this. Don’t know why Microsoft would do that, though, they did, after all, launch globally.
As a consolation, you should really consider Timmy be allowed to play first, what with his nards having paid the ultimate sacrifice and all.
[Via, Gamersreports] (Thanks, Brad!) 