"We ask that you are current on the payment schedule for The Hobbit by 8/31/13"

WOW - That's a bit rich asking people to pay up front and keep their end of the bargain ?

How about they concentrate on their current delays before asking for pre payments on their next title ?

note that the price increase is about when the first shipment of 4 games gets delivered to Bumper
so very few Australians will get to play WoZ before they decide to buy a Hobbit