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Pricing issue on Xbox Live Marketplace.

Publisher Rising Star Games has warned Xbox 360 owners not to buy Deadly Premonition from Xbox Live Games on Demand because of an issue with pricing.

The game, which went live yesterday, is currently Ł19.99 from the Xbox Live Marketplace. It was supposed to cost Ł14.99.

"There has been some discrepancy with the cost of Deadly Premonition on Xbox Live and this problem is currently being rectified," Rising Star told Eurogamer this afternoon.

"We would advise not to purchase the title at this current time."

Deadly Premonition polarised critics upon its 2010 launch. Eurogamer's Deadly Premonition review discovered a 7/10.

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- Release date 28/10/2010
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NewbieZilla #1 8 months ago

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Definitely worth getting this one, those of you who are without.
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VibratingDonkey #2 8 months ago

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That's nice of them.
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Bumbuliuz #3 8 months ago

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I'm just waiting on Amazon to deliver my copy of the game.
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asphaltcowboy #4 8 months ago

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Cher is not looking her best these days!
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geeza2020 #5 8 months ago

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Ł14.99 would be a nice impulse budget buy price-point for me. I'm still not sure if I should though. I've heard a lot of people say its an awful game, yet others say its brilliant. Its the one game in years that I'm not sure if its for me or not.
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darleysam #6 8 months ago

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Worth it at Ł19.99, but I guess it depends who gets the extra money?
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oceanmotion #7 8 months ago

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Nice one publisher. Honest as well.

Edited by 1 at 06/07/11 @ 14:42
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mezzomorto #8 8 months ago

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It's awful and brilliant at the same time!

If you have enough patience to put up with the less than stellar driving and action sequences, then the story is well worth seeing out till the end (having said that a friend of mine chucked it in at the first driving "hurdle".
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Gecks #9 8 months ago

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@geeza2020
both parties are right, it's an awful game that is also brilliant.

i reviewed it here
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Vortextk #10 8 months ago

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It is awful and brilliant, truly. At times it's hard to say it would be a better game without the clunkiness of the gameplay and map because in a way, they kind of add to the charm. If that at all sounds intriguing I'd say get it. If hearing the word clunkiness used in context of gameplay, meaning pretty much every aspect of the gameplay, makes your cringe...don't get it.
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bumyoghurt #11 8 months ago

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Another 'cheeky' headline to whip up the fanboy wars! Thanks Eurogamer!
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cowell #12 8 months ago

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"Worst best game ever" or something like that.

Personally I loved. Despite its hideous flaws, its a great game. Easily worth Ł20, but bravo to RSG for their honesty
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Mkwone #13 8 months ago

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@asphaltcowboy

I'd say it's the best she's looked for a number of years.
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cagool #14 8 months ago

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Answer - play it on easy so the action sequences aren't so much of a chore. Amazing game
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Bulbatron #15 8 months ago

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Yup, really enjoyed Deadly Premonition.
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RodHull #16 8 months ago

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Very honest of them. Hopefully it'll make MS realise that they mispriced pretty much every other Game On Demand, Halo Reach, I'm looking at you. And squishing your head.
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Xardan #17 8 months ago

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Craziest game ever. Seriously its nuts. Crazily good.
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StolenGlory #18 8 months ago

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Nice one RSG - You legends. It's refreshing to see a publisher without a constant hard-on for profit and greed over good old fashioned honesty.
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Ultrasoundwave #19 8 months ago

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Word of the day : Polarised.
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-cerberus- #20 8 months ago

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Don't buy Games on Demand in general; they include packaging costs while there aren't any.

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geeza2020 #21 8 months ago

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@Gecks & Beemo - thanks for the links, it sounds crazy, come pay day I'll bite and see what happens. Its Ł12.91 at amazon at the mo tho:

[link url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listi ng/B003VM9DEI/sr=/qid=/ref=olp_tab_new?ie=UTF8&coliid=&me=&q id=&sr=&seller=&colid=&condition=new
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im terrible at links so apologies if this doesnt work or is massive for some reason.
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DiamondIce #22 8 months ago

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I finished this a few months ago and yet I still whistle the songs. I love how out-of-place the music is sometimes. Cheerful music playing at a murder scene - the makers of this game were nuts! In a good and quite amusing way.
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KDR_11k #23 8 months ago

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I guess that means the Euro price will also be lowered?
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coolbritannia #24 8 months ago

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There's that word again.
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richarddavies #25 8 months ago

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@Cerberus

But your not taking into account how much it costs to get all those little elves to push the game down the wires and into your Xbox. There not cheap to upkeep you know.
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mss99 #26 8 months ago

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Another example of Sony ripping off customers. Oh wait it is Microsoft, it's a mistake and I'm not Guillotine
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kinky_mong #27 8 months ago

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@DiamondIce: Same, I constantly find myself whistling THAT song. Just one of the many things that I love about the game.
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itsgood2slide #28 8 months ago

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Unsure whether to buy DP? Read this: [link url=http://www.gamesradar.co m/f/love-gta-heavy-rain-and-resident-evil-well-deadly-premon ition-is-better-than-all-of-them-heres-why/a-201106281547812 4075
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It's my Game of the Generation, no question.
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Vanmunt #29 8 months ago

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I am in the 'this game sucks' club... tried to like it, but it is unplayable.
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Smoped #30 8 months ago

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Do you remember the first time we played Deadly Premonition, Zach? It had been a long time since we'd had so much fun with a video game, wasn't it? I'm sure the B-Movie aesthetics and trivia helped a lot, but the game just had the kind of zaniness you just don't get in games with multi-million dollar budgets, and that was worth trading the unpolished gameplay for.
Now what would you say to a Sinner's Sandwich, Zach?
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jtodroc #31 8 months ago

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The price in euros is an absolute rip-ff as well. Its currently €30. Since when is Ł20 equal to €30???

Ł20 is actually €22.32 according to XE Currency Coverter!
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Smoped #32 8 months ago

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Shh! I'm sure they'll increase the € price when they notice it's only €30...
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-cerberus- #33 8 months ago

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@richarddavies #26: Ah yes, the poor elves... Forgot about those little bastards. I'll consult Brendan McNamara, he knows a thing or two about credits.

Edited by 1 at 06/07/11 @ 16:29
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ant72 #34 8 months ago

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I knew that was going to happen.
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cowell #35 8 months ago

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@jtodroc

Alternatively you could consider that the Ł is too cheap, rather than the € is too expensive. Since the exchange rate crashed a couple of years ago, UK GBP product has grey imported out to mainland Europe when for many years it was the other way round.

Any smart publisher will have just put their UK price up to close the gap to the euro, rather than dropping the euro price to match the pound.
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Smoped #36 8 months ago

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Also, one has to prepare for exchange rate fluctuations, and with the state of Greece and Portugal, the Euro dropping quite a bit is not unthinkable.
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SteveHolt #37 8 months ago

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It's the ugliest game you'll play this gen; but it's also the most brilliant, by many standards.
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digitalash #38 8 months ago

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They're damn right it's wrong, it should be Ł10 to compete with retail.
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TechnicPuppet #39 8 months ago

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Just ordered it on Amazon.

@itsgood2slide you are to blame for that link you posted up.
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Mr_Brown #40 8 months ago

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I really liked this game. Glad to see the publishers are honest too.
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kinky_mong #41 8 months ago

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@Smoped: If I could +100 your comment I would!
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BBIAJ #42 8 months ago

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@Vanmunt:

You're playing it wrong!
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Acrid #43 8 months ago

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Wish I could get an English language version of this for PS3 it looks great.
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TorisuRSG #44 8 months ago

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Thanks Eurogamer. Just to clarify, the Euro price is also wrong - it should be €19.99.

Torisu RSG
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Hamhock #45 8 months ago

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TheHut.com has it for Ł12.85 + free postage. omnomnomnom
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TRUTH #46 8 months ago

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No physical format with no manual, artwork, case, disc - no buy!...you owe nothing and is worthless at the end of use!

You might as well just rent it.

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UncleLou #47 8 months ago

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No physical format with no manual, artwork, case, disc

Thank fuck, main reason I am buying digital downloads whenever possible - no more worthless tat.
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TheJuriel #48 8 months ago

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I did wonder what the heck was up with its high price. Because I'm totally buying this at a cheaper level.
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The-Jack-Burton #49 8 months ago

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Good info, I was going to buy this, now I will wait for the price change. THANKS!
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Collymilad #50 8 months ago

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@Truth.

You own nothing?

In that case, you only own a friggen plastic case, a book and a plastic disc. The only other difference is that the data is stored on a DVD/BR rather than a Hard Disk. It's still just data at the end of the day.

Most people buy games, you know, to actually PLAY THE GAME - which surprisingly is still perfectly possible with a digital download.

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32768Colours #51 8 months ago

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Good that they're encouraging people to hold on, but you can pick up the disc version for even less than that. Amazon are currently selling it for Ł9.82 for example, and I do agree with comments regarding overall value. Apart from the fact that its cheaper to start with, if you really can't stand the game or get bored of it at least with a hard copy you can sell it on.

I'm not saying digital downloads are always bad though, such as when availability of a game is limited or actually cheaper. That's the reason why I bought Earth Defence Force 2017 on XBL, which is not too readily available at retail and is about Ł10 less on Live than it is on disc.

Hmm, looks like I've managed to talk myself into ordering Deadly Premonition on Amazon right now!
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JodSUMO #52 8 months ago

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I thought the bird's tits in the image were hanging off the bottom of the picture. Perspective fail!
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