I was at EB today just browsing and I saw the new Ghost Recon game...for $120!!!! If this is going to become the standard price for games they can just f*** OFF!

Yeah, XB360 games have been upwards of $60USD new for a while, so this was to be expected.

(lol xbox360)

Over $100 for a game is just wrong, wrong!!

haha really, that is so lame, especially for a first gen game.

Also, this is the best Xbox 360 game I've seen so far: Dead Rising

Haha, Dead Rising looks surprisingly damn cool. Interesting to see capcom is supporting the console after having their hands in sony's pants for so long.

Yeh; its questionable as to its long term appeal, but it just looks hilarious. The variety of weapons plus a really good physics model looks like it will yield a bunch of entertaining zombie slaying scenes.

heh, I just watched that video clip - looks kinda funky, but I don't know if it would be interesting for longer than a few hours.

$60 US is around $80 AU so where does the other $40 go? ...and it's not shipping because shipping is bloody cheap these days.

$60 US is around $80 AU so where does the other $40 go? ...and it's not shipping because shipping is bloody cheap these days.

New Xbox/PS2 games here are $90-$100, new games in the US are $45-50USD.

The other $40 goes to the publishing fatcats, things like import duties and retailers, I guess.

also, i think its mostly third party games that are the extra cost. i think MS published titles like PGR, perfect dark and kameo will be 99..not sure, havnt really checked, but I know in the US that MS published titles are the normal prices, while publishers like EA reckon they have the right to charge 10$ more.

meh. ppl are still gonna pay that much for them. so what can they do...

on another note, there is a ridiculous pic from oblivion just released here:

http://www.elderscrolls.com/images/art/ob_pc/obliv31B.jpg

what sort of crazy pc will this game require to run that scene smoothly :S

i just preorded my xbox, the exxy version with elderscrolls collectors eddition elder scroll guide book and wireless rechargeable battry kit.

and ive got 4 days off work to slaw that s*** up!

elder scroll guide book

Why even play an RPG if you're going to use this?

i dont use it, i refer to it.
and because simply elder scroll games have proven to not hold my attention long enough if i cant figure out a puzzle in a couple of hours. id rather use a guidebook to help me overcome it and move on with the game so i can enjoys its awesome storyline.

...Awesome storyline? Are we talking/playing the same game? Morrowinds storyline was s***, I can't imagine Oblivion will be any better

A few xbox 360 games here, more added as they are released.

http://www.qldit.com.au/ProdSearch.aspx?prodcat=0000000880&ProdType=0000000069

ps. i can't hyperlink for s***

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wtf...you cant be advertising on here :S

does anyone know where i can get actual ingame screens of elder scrolls?

ive heard mixed reviews on what it actually looks like and i want to be certain by screens that if its hot or not.

Shop around guys, EB's prices are a joke as per usual.

eg

PGR3 - $75 at JB :: $99 @ EB
COD2 - $82 at JB :: $109 @ EB

& JB has advertised ghost recon for $89.

Ofcourse the same pricing might not be with every store, the local JB sells all games at invoice cost (penrith,nsw)

also dont forget a good bunch of games (cod2/condemned etc) are region free, so import them from ebay or liksang etc.

my2c.

does anyone know where i can get actual ingame screens of elder scrolls?

GA has a bunch

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trog, are those off an xbox system or off a pc as far as you know?

The reported problems with elder scrolls on the 360 are draw in related though, so screenshots wouldnt show that.