What Was the Most Expensive Video Game Budget EVAR?

I don’t know. And having read this, I still don’t know if I know. But a website called Digital Battle lists the top 10 budgets ever. I’m not sure what their sources are, but if everybody’s reposting it, it must be true!

10. Killzone 2: $45 million
9. Final Fantasy XII: $48 million
8. LA Noire: $50 million
7. APB, $50 million
6. Halo 3, $55 million
5. Metal Gear Solid 4, $60 million
4. Too Human, $60+ million
3. Shenmue, $70 million
2. Gran Turismo 5: $80 million
1. Grand Theft Auto 4: $100 million

The surprise in there for me was APB, which I don’t know much about. Apparently it’s something like Grand Theft Auto: The MMO. Here’s the trailer.

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  • midpipps

    Is this just game budget or does this include marketing budget?

  • http://www.twitter.com/leverus Lev Grossman

    good question

  • http://twitter.com/thepeterha Peter Ha

    Given the fact that APB doesn’t come out until next week and there’s been zero marketing, I’d say it’s just production budget.

  • truevcu

    Which can only mean the totals with marketing would be nothing short of horrifying

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