Of course you want a Companion Cube plush, because I don't know anyone who doesn't -- whether you bonded emotionally with Portal or not, the cube is simply an ubiquitous symbol of gaming in general. I kind of think of it as the commemorative icon of the 2007 year in games. Plus, I can hug it.
The Valve store realized they had a great opportunity to please fans and rake in dollars and jumped to the challenge, creating a 6X6X6 plush cube that sold out faster than you can say "Wii shortage!" The cube was originally $29.95 before it sold out, but now it has reappeared in stock at the Valve store. There's a catch though: The price of the cube is now $100, rather than $29.95. Argh!
Before you start shaking your fist at the sky over the evils of greed and inflation, there is one more detail you should know. Valve did increase the price, but the total proceeds go to the Child's Play Foundation. You aren't really buying the cube as much as you're making a generous donation to Child's Play and getting the cube as a thank you.
This still may piss off gamers who just wanted the cube and don't have the extra greens to donate to Child's Play right now, but despite the price tag, it seems like Valve's hearts are in the right place with this one.
[Via the Valve Store - Thanks Adam]
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2:11 PM on 12.18.2007
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they could still sell it for less and donate it to child's play...how much could it cost to make a plush cube?
$25 _ WOULD HAVE BOUGHT 4
???
100 bucks is a lot of money for a plush companion cube.
maybe it would have been cooler if they added something else along with the cube for a hundred and kept the regular price for the cube alone.
way to fail Valve
It should be made of the dense steele and nickel that we know and love.
The cake may be a lie, but the 50 pound cube you drop on your foot sure as hell should'nt be.
Now where did I put that CNC mill?
i want it. :D
It's a free companion cube with a $100 donation to Child's Play, think of it that way.
Disagree all ya want, I'm going upstairs to eat.
@Colette
That cube is not the only thing you could hug....you have that Chocobo plushie right :)?
I love me some plushies, but I don't think I'll be picking this up.
But still, the plush is really lame when you see all the awesome fan works people have done. At least they're trying to help push CP to 1 mil. Not THAT CP... oh gawd...
I want it...but not THAT much.
They're going to get a lot less buyers with that price. If they really want to help Child's Play, put the Cube out for less than 50. Volume would certainly outstep their chosen price.
My guess is that they had some put aside from the initial run for promotional purposes or returns, or whatever, and when they saw how popular it was, they put these up as charity items.
They'll probably make more, and sell them again at a reasonable price.
Do want. We'll see...