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Archive for August, 2009

What’s happening with game pricing?

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

It was recently announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will have an unusually high RRP in the UK of £54.99. Some analysts, including Michael Pachter, see it as a test for future triple-A title pricing. Activision CEO Bobby Kotick later joked about raising prices even further.
ShopTo retailer was quoted by Eurogamer as saying recent price [...]

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