Most of the time when we want a game to be cheaper, there`s nothing we can do about it. With Bard`s Tale IV: Barrow`s Deep, you actually can do something. Developer InXile is tallying up how many people put the upcoming game on their GOG or Steam wishlists. If enough people wishlist the game, the price will come down.It`s part of the company`s `Wishlist Initiative,` which it`s calling an `evolution in the relationship between an indie developer and its fanbase.` At certain wishlist milestones, InXile is promising to add rewards to the game--kind of like Kickstarter rewards, except players don`t have to pledge money. They only have to click a button.Here`s how the rewards break down according to total wishlist placements. At 100,000, the developers will add the Darkest Dungeon torch to the game. With 300,000 wishlist spots, the game`s retail price drops from $39.95 /£29.99 to $34.95 / £27.99.If 500,000 people add Bard`s Tale IV to their wishlists, InXile will bring the price down to $29.95 / £24.99 and add a free DLC expansion called The Haernhold, `which finds characters adventuring in the dwarven realm of Kinestria.`Bard`s Tale IV is scheduled to launch September 18. It`s the sequel to a trilogy of first-person dungeon crawlers from the `80s and is the product of a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised over $1.5 million.If you think you may be interested in this title, there`s no reason not add it to your GOG or Steam wishlist. You`ll help bring the price down and make it more likely to receive free DLC.
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