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AU Game Price Inflation

A report on games.on.net says the price of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor on Steam in Australia jumped from $49.99 to $71.99 with no explanation, as WBIE declined to comment when the site asked about this (they also note that there is still the chance to get Shadow of Mordor down under cheaper through Green Man Gaming). This echoes their recent story about other price increases in the region discussing a whopping 80% spike to the price of Civilization: Beyond Earth and a $15.00 jump for Watch Dogs as well as earlier instances of sudden inflation for Borderlands 2, XCOM, Fallout: New Vegas, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. They tag these price changes as the Australia Tax, though there's no firm explanation of why this is happening. Perhaps it's to bankroll future potential AU refunds?

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