{"id":17309,"date":"2025-01-16T12:37:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T11:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/16\/billion-dollar-video-game-is-this-the-most-expensive-piece-of-entertainment-ever-made\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T12:37:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T11:37:40","slug":"billion-dollar-video-game-is-this-the-most-expensive-piece-of-entertainment-ever-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/16\/billion-dollar-video-game-is-this-the-most-expensive-piece-of-entertainment-ever-made\/","title":{"rendered":"Billion-dollar video game: is this the most expensive piece of entertainment ever made?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How player-funded development launched a multiplayer game of galactic proportions \u2013 and costs \u2013 in Star Citizen<\/p>\n

How much does it cost to make a video game? The development expenses of blockbuster games are closely guarded business secrets, but they have been climbing ever higher over the years towards big Hollywood-style spending.<\/p>\n

Industry leaks have exposed<\/a> how the budgets of major video games are spiralling upwards: $100m, or $200m, even more. One of the bestselling franchises, Call of Duty, saw costs balloon to $700m (\u00a3573m), a number only revealed recently<\/a> when a reporter dug into court filings.<\/p>\n

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\nHow player-funded development launched a multiplayer game of galactic proportions \u2013 and costs \u2013 in Star Citizen
\nHow much does it cost to make a video game? The development expenses of blockbuster games are closely guarded business secrets, but they have been climbing ever higher over the years towards big Hollywood-style spending.
\nIndustry leaks have exposed how the budgets of major video games are spiralling upwards: $100m, or $200m, even more. One of the bestselling franchises, Call of Duty, saw costs balloon to $700m (\u00a3573m), a number only revealed recently when a reporter dug into court filings. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How player-funded development launched a multiplayer game of galactic proportions \u2013 and costs \u2013 in Star Citizen How much does it cost to make a video game? The development expenses of blockbuster games are closely guarded business secrets, but they have been climbing ever higher over the years towards big Hollywood-style spending. Industry leaks have …<\/p>\n

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