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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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Quansto's Avatar
Quansto at 08/20/2008 15:26
Um, Sneak King was awesome thank you very much. :)
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micro44 at 08/20/2008 15:26
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.
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Mr Wilson at 08/20/2008 15:27
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.
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taterchimp at 08/20/2008 15:31
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!)
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SourGr8pes at 08/20/2008 15:32
$20 Greatest Hits and I'll force myself to like any game.

Also, Sneak King <3
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king3vbo at 08/20/2008 15:35
I'd rather have Sneak King
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Holyetheline at 08/20/2008 15:35
still not buying this.
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Cartman at 08/20/2008 15:43
Cant we let this game die...
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TUoAnonymous at 08/20/2008 15:51
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.
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brandon85 at 08/20/2008 16:02
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.
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xe-cute at 08/20/2008 16:14
$30 = £16 yet as always the UK gets stitched up and it is roughly going for the usual £40 ($75) in shops.
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parrothead at 08/20/2008 17:22
Alone on the Shelf is what it should be called
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mix at 08/20/2008 18:12
$30 no....$20...maybe
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Agnostic at 08/20/2008 18:46
I'll buy it for $30. It can't be worse than King Kong, can it?
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ran24 at 08/20/2008 19:38
King Kong wasn't that bad. Though I only paid $10 for it... Seriously though it was a decent game.
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Kyousuke Nanbu at 08/21/2008 02:01
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.
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russtolium at 08/21/2008 13:50
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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