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Alone in the Dark PS3 gets a new price photo

When all else fails, make something cheaper and people will buy it. It's some human disease that we are all afflicted with to some degree -- the cheaper an item is, the more our sense of bargain hunting convinces us that we should obtain the item "just because" it is so cheap. This is, in fact, the only reason anyone owns a copy of Sneak King.

Hot on the heels of the news that the PS3 version of Alone in the Dark will have "improvements" on the original 360 version, EB Games has listed the upcoming release at $29.99, while the 360 version remains $49.99. How about that. Perhaps a whole new legion of gamers will pick it up now, murmuring to themselves "It's probably not that bad ... and it's only thirty bucks, after all."

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17 comments | showing # 1 to 17

Quansto's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 15:26
Quansto
Um, Sneak King was awesome thank you very much. :)
micro44's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 15:26
micro44
I guess I am one of those people that will obtain it because it is so cheap. I was interested in the game when I first heard about it, and would still like to check it out. Hopefully those "imporvements" of which you speak are actually worth a damn.
Mr Wilson's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 15:27
Mr Wilson
I got it for the 360 from Gamefly 2 and a half weeks ago...I didnt even open it yet...I dont think I will.
taterchimp's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 15:31
taterchimp
Best advert for games/food ever. Now with your happy meal you get a bargain bin game! Instant success for both industries! (Plus both products would be crap, so it would even have a theme! 2 crappy things in one!)
SourGr8pes's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 15:32
SourGr8pes
$20 Greatest Hits and I'll force myself to like any game.

Also, Sneak King <3
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 15:35
king3vbo
I'd rather have Sneak King
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 15:35
Holyetheline
still not buying this.
Cartman's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 15:43
Cartman
Cant we let this game die...
TUoAnonymous's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 15:51
TUoAnonymous
The amount of times I've said "It's probably not that bad." Common sense kept me from picking up AITD. That and how quickly our stack of trade-in's built up.
brandon85's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 16:02
brandon85
I played and traded this one for 360. It's actually a pretty awesome play through. I'm glad they're lowering the price so more people will actually give it a shot instead of just reading bad reviews and not bothering. I think this game deserves more credit for some great cinematic elements.
xe-cute's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 16:14
xe-cute
$30 = £16 yet as always the UK gets stitched up and it is roughly going for the usual £40 ($75) in shops.
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 17:22
parrothead
Alone on the Shelf is what it should be called
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 18:12
mix
$30 no....$20...maybe
Agnostic's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 18:46
Agnostic
I'll buy it for $30. It can't be worse than King Kong, can it?
ran24's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 19:38
ran24
King Kong wasn't that bad. Though I only paid $10 for it... Seriously though it was a decent game.
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2008 02:01
Kyousuke Nanbu
I paid full price for my 360 version, I enjoyed it, good story, good voice acting(James Mccaffrey can do no wrong) and it had some great elements that I hope other companies use, the inventory for example and how you healed.

Hopefully more people will buy it at that price, I know the sheeptoids won't but hey, its just a handful of kids here so who gives shit.
russtolium's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2008 13:50
russtolium
It seems like they may be fixing some of the worst issues with the game and throwing them to the 360 as a patch to boot. Once the dust settles and the results or in I'll have to reconsider this one.
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