And we thought Argentina had it bad. In Brazil, the land of high video game import taxes, PlayStation fans will have to shell out 3,999 Brazilian Real for Sony's next console come November 29. That's roughly $1,850 USD. Ouch.
How much would you pay for classic characters like Sabrewulf, Glacius and the newly-announced Thunder in the upcoming free-to-download Xbox One exclusive Killer Instinct? Microsoft has slapped a $4.99 price tag on each character's head, but why buy piecemeal when you can get the whole shebang for $20?
Disney's collectible toy video game platform launches tomorrow, which means parents and fans will be raiding video game aisles across the country to score the initial wave of toys and playsets. How much money should they bring? All of it.
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At a special event today in New York City, Nintendo announced the follow up to the hugely successful Wii console will be available on Sunday, November 18th.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
