All articles tagged with #development budget
IO Interactive reportedly spent around DKK 1.3 billion (~$202 million) to develop 007 First Light over seven years, making it Denmark’s most expensive cultural product; it sold over 1.5 million units in the first 24 hours and has earned strong early reviews, though marketing costs may not be included in the figure.
Forbes reports Marathon’s development budget exceeded $200 million (likely over $250 million with ongoing post-launch costs); Steam’s 24-hour peak has fallen about 68% since launch to roughly 26,900 players. The Cryo Archive endgame remains highly challenging, but Bungie morale is reportedly high and there’s no plan to shut the game down, addressing fears of a live-service collapse.
The UK regulator, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), revealed in its final report on Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard that some of the biggest AAA video game franchises like Call of Duty have budgets of over $300 million. AAA games that are expected to release in 2024 and 2025 have approved development budgets of $200 million or more. One publisher stated one of its major franchise's cost $660 million to develop and marketing costs peaked at nearly $550 million.