{
  "id": 8042422,
  "title": "Valor Mortis Costs $40 Because of 'The Craziest Fall in the History of This Business'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/valor-mortis-costs-40-because-of-the-craziest-fall-in-the-history-of",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:14:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/valor-mortis-costs-40-because-of-the-craziest-fall-in-the-history-of-this-business"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Valor Mortis, the highly anticipated first-person soulslike game from the creators of Ghostrunner, will be priced at a seemingly reasonable $40. The publisher, Lyrical Games, made this decision amidst a crowded fall release calendar, with competitors like GTA 6, The Zelda Remake, Control, Silent Hill: Townfall, Phantom Blade Zero, Gears of War, Call of Duty, and more all set to launch around the same time. Lyrical Games boss Blake Rochkind admitted that the choice to price the game lower than some of its competitors was a difficult one, but they remain confident in Valor Mortis. The $40 price point allows players to consider purchasing Valor Mortis alongside other highly anticipated games, making it an \"and\" game. Valor Mortis follows a former soldier of Napoleon's army as they rise from death to battle shambling corpses and wild monsters. Available day one on Xbox Game Pass, the game's success depends on its ability to stand out in the midst of this \"craziest fall in the history of this business.\"",
  "summary": "Promising first-person action soulslike Valor Mortis has a confirmed $40 price point, which was settled upon by its publisher because of the fall crush fueled by GTA 6.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}