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Developer One More Level and publisher Lyric Games confirmed that their AA first-person soulslike Valor Mortis will launch at a $40/€40 price point, notably cheaper than many competing releases. The studio explicitly cited the crowded fall lineup — sandwiched between a packed September and November's GTA 6 — as the reason for undercutting typical AAA pricing, also making the game available day-one on Xbox Game Pass to boost visibility. Coverage across outlets framed the pricing decision as a deliberate strategy to avoid becoming an easily-skipped 'and game' amid record competition this autumn, as GTA 6's looming release reshapes how other publishers schedule and price their titles.