Empty the App Store Download Cache

Hello,
I just finished installing a 16GB game from the app store, Deus Ex Human Revolution. After installation, I have an error message in the app store, even though the program launches fine and everything works. I also have what amounts to 32GB of space taken up on my drive now, which leads me to think that the install file was not deleted by the app store upon the completion of installation. I have restarted the computer and the app, and gone into ~/library/caches and deleted everything inside to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
OS 10.10.2
MacBook Air (11-Inch, early 2014)
1.4 GHz Processor Core i5
4GB Ram
Intel HD Graphics 5000 1536MB
120 GB HD

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