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High end Modern Warfare is on the order of 100 million which includes 30 to 40 million in marketing. You're looking at least 40 million in just game development
by forrestthewoods 15y ago
High end Modern Warfare is on the order of 100 million which includes 30 to 40 million in marketing. You're looking at least 40 million in just game development costs for high quality AAA titles.
Smaller $15 downloadable titles of high quality vary but are on the order of 3-5 million. Tim Schafer was recently quoted as saying a proper Psychonauts sequel would cost $20 million which sounds about right.
Mobile games are a bit of a wild card. High end iOS games can easily break a couple of million dollars. Other mobile games can also be done with a 2 man team living off ramen. The minimum entry fee however is rising every day.