Kotaku: Price

One Very Good Reason to Be a Nintendo-Exclusive Gamer

Mike Fahey — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:30:00 EST

Tired of being picked on and looked down upon for being a Nintendo-exclusive console owner, commenter ClaudioIphigenia speaks up on Kotaku about the rather reasonable reasoning behind his brand loyalty. More »

Extravagant Collector's Editions are Overwhelming Video Game Collectors

Mike Fahey — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:20:00 EDT

If you thought spending $149.99 for a massive collector's edition is too much, what about folks like commenter Gemini-Phoenix, who feel compelled to purchase every limited collector's edition that comes out. Let's hear his desperate please to publishers in today's Speak Up on Kotaku. More »

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Could Be the Most Expensive Game You Ever Buy

Mike Fahey — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:20:00 EDT

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While at least two of us at Kotaku enjoy Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure enough to recommend a purchase, that doesn't mean we're oblivious to the costly downsides to a game that sells its downloadable content on toy store shelves. More »

LittleBigPlanet 2 Gets Move Support and a Cakeling Rises

Mike Fahey — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:40:00 EDT

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Today is the day, LittleBigPlaneteers! The day Media Molecule's second helping of sackboy madness is controllable via Sony's glowing future lollipop. Is $9.99 too much to ask? How's about they throw in a little Cakeling? More »

Hard Reset Gets a Firm Release Date, Solid System Reqs, and Sharp New Screens

Mike Fahey — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:20:00 EDT

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I've talked about how good Flying Wild Hog's cyberpunk shooter Hard Reset is. I've shown you how good it is. All that's left is for you to see for yourself when the game hits Steam on September 13. Can your PC handle it? More »

Resident Evil 4 and Code: Veronica HD Remakes Get Prices, Dates, Screens, and Trailers

Mike Fahey — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:40:00 EDT

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The downloadable HD remakes of Resident Evil 4 and Code: Veronica X look even better once you know that they're coming to Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network in North America and Europe in September for 20 bucks a pop. More »

Magicka: Vietnam Dated, Blindfolded, Taken Out Back And Screen-Shot

Mike Fahey — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EDT

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Paradox Interactive and Arrowhead Game Studios have put an April 14 date on the downloadable content no one saw coming, celebrating the impending release of Magicka: Vietnam with the screenshots everyone will want to see. More »

Rock Band Developer Sold For The Price Of A Copy Of Rock Band 3

Mike Fahey — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:00:00 EST

A copy of the disc-only version of Rock Band 3 currently sells for $49.99 at GameStop. According to The Wall Street Journal's sources, that's exactly how much investment group Columbus Nova paid to take Harmonix off Viacom's hands. More »

The Ultimate Guide To Xbox 360 Kinect

Mike Fahey — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:00:00 EDT

This is your guide to everything you need to know about Xbox 360 Kinect: how it works, what it costs, and what games you can play on it. More »

The Ultimate Guide To The PlayStation Move

Mike Fahey — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:40:00 EDT

This is your guide to everything you need to know about the PlayStation Move: how it works, what it costs, and what games you can play on it. More »

Walmart Readies Kinect Bundles

Mike Fahey — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:40:00 EDT

While we still await official word on the pricing on Microsoft's Kinect, Walmart has started selling preorder bundles for the camera controller, packing in a game of your choice and a $30 gift card for $199. More »

Ubisoft Is Waiting For The Price Of 3D To Drop

Mike Fahey — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EDT

With only two games in their current line-up slated to support 3D, Ubisoft is waiting on widespread 3D support for the same reason consumers are slow to adapt 3D television technology - the high cost. More »

iPhone 3Gs Get's Price Drop, iPhone 4 Gets Price

Mike Fahey — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:23:40 EDT

AT&T is offering upgrades to existing customers for $199 or $299 for the 16GB and 32GB versions respectively. The iPhone 4 is due out June 24. Preorders start June 15. More »

Nintendo Summit News Round-Up

Mike Fahey — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:20:00 EST

The Nintendo Summit in San Francisco is positively bursting with news, with release dates for the Nintendo DSi XL, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M, and plenty of information on the games coming in the first half of 2010. More »

Assassin's Creed II PC Priced, Dated, And Spec'd

Mike Fahey — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:30:00 EST

Blood flows free in the streets of Renaissance Italy anew come March 16th, when the PC version of Assassin's Creed II hit store shelves, balancing a $60 price tag with free downloadable content. More »

Assassin's Creed II's Gap-Filling DLC Priced And Detailed

Mike Fahey — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST

Ubisoft has delivered details and pricing info for January and February's Assassin's Creed II downloadable content, which fill the gaps in Ezio's DNA sequence. How much will it cost to complete the game? More »

250GB PlayStation 3 Priced And Dated For North America

Mike Fahey — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:20:00 EDT

Already released as a series of bundles in the UK, Sony has announced a November release date for the North American 250GB PlayStation 3 Slim. More »

Wii Price Drop Timed to Wii Fit Plus Release

Brian Crecente — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EDT

Nintendo's decision to drop the price of their Wii console was driven by the launch of upcoming fitness game Wii Fit Plus, not as reaction to a slump in sales, Denise Kaigler, Nintendo of America's Corporate Affairs VP, tells Kotaku. More »

Killzone 2's Steel & Titanium Pack Priced

Mike Fahey — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Sony has delivered pricing details on Killzone 2's first downloadable map pack, Steel & Titanium, along with a trailer featuring the two new maps in varying degrees of motion. More »

Braid Is Indeed $15

Mike Fahey — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDT

When we posted the news on pricing for the Jonathan Blow's Braid for Xbox Live Arcade last week, Microsoft was quick to respond to the post, telling us that the price listing on the Japanese site was incorrect, and that pricing was still being determined. Well now the official price has been revealed over at the Gamerscore Blog, and Braid will indeed cost 1200 Microsoft Points - $15 - when it is released this Wednesday. I don't know why they'd go to all the trouble to deny the pricing, only to confirm it as correct a week later. More »

PlayStation Store Update Raises Prices On PSP Downloadables

Leigh Alexander — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:20:00 EDT

Gamasutra has noticed a change in some of the PlayStation Store prices on downloadable PSP titles, mostly "premium" games being republished on the store. More »

On The Rain-Slick System Specs Of Darkness

Mike Fahey — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:00:48 EDT

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness comes out this spring, and while Xbox 360 just have to worry about when to download the game, PC, Linux, and Mac users have other worries. How much is this game going to cost me? Is my computer powerful enough to run this monster? Will I be able to perform a Hyper Ultra Extra Combo Extreme? Fortunately the latest press release from Hothead Games answers the first two questions, announcing a price of $19.95 and some relatively modest system specifications located after the jump. As for the third question, just check out the latest screenshots to catch a glimpse of the mystical H.U.E.C.E.. Magnificent, I say! More »

GameStop Expects Wii Delays, 360 and PS3 Price Drops

Brian Crecente — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:20:26 EDT

During a recent investor call GameStop execs said they expect that Wii shortages will continue for at least another six months and that the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 will both see a $50 price drop this year, Gamasutra reports. More »

European Wii Fit Price Announced

torif — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:00:00 EST

Those lucky Europeans who are getting Wii Fit a month before North America aren't faring so well when it comes to price. Nintendo announced today that Wii Fit will retail for £69.99 in the UK and EUR 89.99 in the rest of Europe when it's released on April 25. Not so great when compared to the suggested retail price of $100US in North America (about £50). Oh well Europe. At least you'll be able to exercise - er, become aware of your body - a month before those of us across the pond! More »

SCEE Confirms PS3 Price Drop

Brian Crecente — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:14:38 EDT

Looks like we just hit step six. More »

PS3 Used As Example of Over Priced Electronics

Brian Crecente — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:00:18 EDT

USA Today ran one of those no-brainer stories today about how people won't, in fact, pay anything for electronics and do have limits for how much they're willing to spend. The story was spurred by last week's announcement by Steve Jobs that he was dropping the price of the iPhone by $200 (Hey, it suckered me into getting one.) More »

No PS3 Price Cut For Europe

Mike Fahey — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:00:38 EDT

For those of you in Europe holding your breath for a PlayStation 3 price cut, stop it before you die. Well technically your survival instinct would kick in and you'd merely pass out, but that's not the point here. You aren't getting one. So says SCEE president David Reeves in an interview with Eurogamer at the Games Conference in Leipzig.

"We're not making any pricing announcements at Games Convention at all. There's none. And we don't have any plans in that regard. We're really happy with the way that things are going for the PAL business. We really are. It's on track."

Good job Europe! That's what you get for buying to expectation in your market. Ruin it for everybody else on your continent. Reeves went on to explain the lack of game announcements from Sony at the convention. More »

Warhawk Gets Date and Price

Brian Crecente — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:32:57 EDT

Everyone's favorite game developer Dylan Jobe just hopped onto the official Playstation Blog to announce both the date and the price(s) for the Warhawk. The game will go on sale in stores and on PSN on Aug. 28. The game will sell for $39.99 online and $59.99 in a store. The boxed version will come with some extra video content a manual and a Jabra Bluetooth headset. More »

Rock Band Bundle On Amazon - $200

Mike Fahey — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:20:59 EDT

Amazon.com has posted listings for the Rock Band Collection for both the PS3 and Xbox 360, and it comes to no surprise to anyone involved that the set isn't going to be cheap. $200 will snag you a copy of the game, the drum set, a microphone, and either a wireless guitar for the PS3 or a wired one for the Xbox 360, with a potential release date of November 20th, which we'll consider speculation until we hear something official. Breaking it down, with the game at $60, the mic at $30, drums at $80 and the guitar at $60, it works out to a savings of some $30 on the overall price, as well as a very sad bassist. Adding in another guitar brings the grand total to $260 or $280 if you opt for the 360's wireless version, keeping things pretty much in line with current speculation. Mind you the prices are still subject to change, and even now these could just be placeholders, but it certainly seems reasonable to me. Having spent this past Saturday at a part that featured drunk people, SingStar and Guitar Hero, I can only imagine it will be totally worth it. More »

PS3 Games Less Than 360 Games in UK

Brian Crecente — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00:21 EST

Sony's finally come out with some good news for the UK: First party Playstation 3 titles will sell for EUR 59.99 / GBP 39.99 at launch, or GBP 10 less than Xbox 360 games, Games Industry reports. More »

EB Games Prices Are Insane

Mike Fahey — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:40:16 EST

While the prices you find on the used shelves at EB Games and GameStop generally follow no logical pattern whatsoever other than the whimsy of a man in an office somewhere who was never played a video game in his life, this one is just ridiculous. It's bad enough some of us paid $3.99 for the Burger King games, especially now that they've dropped down to $.99. Now EB comes along and wants to charge double original retail price for a used copy of Pocketbike Racer? More »

PS3s Averaging $2600 Sell Price on eBay

Brian Crecente — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:03:57 EST

According to eBay Marketplace Research, as of 9:30 this morning 174 Playstation 3s have sold on the auction site for an average price of $2,618.47 since the console's availability this morning. More »

Second Life Institutes Massive Land Price Hike

Brian Crecente — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:30:24 EST

It looks like the Land Wars might be heading online too. More »

Aussie Sony Exec Further Clarifies Crazy Statement

kotaku.com — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:40:50 EDT

We were all amused when Sony Australia's Michael Ephraim screamed, "Hello, Microsoft and Nintendo? YOU'RE BLACK!" earlier today. Not just because Microsoft's whiter than white and Nintendo is, if we're speaking frankly, largely Japanese, but Sony telling its competitors that the Wii and 360 are too pricey is more equivalent to a dialogue an anthropomorphic pot might have with a kettle than a comparison a Sony executive, out of the bottom of his cups, might actually seriously claim. More »

Rumor: $60 First-Party Wii Games? Say it Ain't So

Brian Crecente — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:10:14 EDT

At last month's NYC presser on the Wii, Nintendo announced that all first-party Wii games would be the slightly high $50. Maybe EB Games didn't get the memo, because they're listing a slew of first-party Wii games for $60. More »

360 HD-DVD for $200 in U.S.

Brian Crecente — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:07:54 EDT

Microsoft has confirmed what a lot of us suspected today, the Xbox 360 HD-DVD player will sell for $199.99 here in North America starting in "mid-November." More »

Analysts: PS3 Price Drop In Spring?

kotaku.com — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:18:25 EDT

Oh, you analysts. No one even has any idea who you are, but when you vague soothsayers talk, every gamer farts and listens, despite the fact that you guys never have any idea what the hell you're talking about. More »

Zune Price Leaked; Not Particularly Competitive

egauger — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:40:07 EDT

CyberNet news reports that a WalMart website screwup listed the Zune's price in advance: $284.00. More »

Some Thoughts on the Wii

Brian Crecente — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:59:34 EDT

Instead of blasting off an editorial about Nintendo's day of announcement's yesterday while still digesting their news (and lovely gooey cookies and crustless sandwiches) I decided to come back to the hotel and go get drunk on sake with my wife, sleep it off and then write about the news. More »

Wii Europe: €249. December 8th.

kotaku.com — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:06:13 EDT

Guess who's sick to death of the Wii? Motherfuckin' Florian, that's who. "Do you want to post this Australia Wii launch news, Flor?" Ashcraft asks me on IM. "NO." "LOL!" he replies. He is used to my ill-humor, but I have made it clear to him: the only thing I'm writing about the Wii today is the Euro date and price. More »