When bugét American retailer Targé (aka Target) posted the price of HOMM•V for the PC at $19.99 some months ago, it was cause for both elation and concern in the official HOMM•V forums: elation that the next installment of HOMM was going to be cheaper than a mouthful of Slim Jims and a movie ticket, and concern that the game was going to be a crap budget title. Fears that our beloved franchise would replace combat stacks with the targetting mechanism in Deer Hunter and city-building with SimAnt were put to rest today as Target admitted the price was an error, and subsequently canceled thousands of pre-orders. Many gamers woke up to find this email in their inboxes (from the forums at CelestialHeavens.com):

Greetings from Target@Amazon.com,

We regret to inform you that an error caused “Heroes of Might & Magic 5″, which you ordered from the Target@Amazon.com store, to be displayed at an incorrect price.

In accordance with our posted policies on pricing, we are unable to offer this item for the incorrectly posted price. Therefore, we have cancelled your order for this item….

[blah blah blah insert more marketspeak here]…

Sincerely,

Customer Service Department
Target@Amazon.com

So there you have it. Better start saving up the empty beer bottles and lawn mowing money, or No Soup for Yuo!