Top 10 Most Expensive Video Games Ever Developed

The gaming industry is growing from day to day. In the early days, game develepoment consisted of one or two people working on their own house. Today it's a different story. A development team has thousands of innovative people working in different stages in a massive studio.

Some games can rival in Hollywood movies and famous TV programes in how much is spent on them.

Here is the list of the Most Expensive Video Game Budget

10. Shenmue: $75 Million

With a budget of $70 Million Shenmue developed by Sega became the most expensive game in 1999. As a consequence of the consoles feilure, Shenmue was a commercial feilure and a significant loss fro the Japanese company.


9. Gran Turismo 5: $80 Million

Launched in 2010 with over 10 million copies sold Gran Turismo 5 was a huge success for Playstation. With a budhet of $80 Million it took 5 years to be developed by Polyphony Digital.

8. Grand Theft Auto IV: $100 Million

The Scotland based Rockstar Games are no strangers to the gaming industry. With a team of 150, Grand Theft Auto IV required $100 Million to be developed. After 24 hours of the official launch the  game had already made $310 Million in revenue. Amazing!

7. Disney Infinity: $100 Million

 The action adventure game dveloped by Avalanche Studios required a total budget of $100 Millionand three years of work. Since the official launch ithas sold over 3 million copies.

6. Red Dead Redemption: $100 Million

With a team of 800 developers and a budget of $100 Million, Red Dead Redemption took five years to be developed and was launched in 2010. The game has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.

5. Final Fantasy VII: $145 Million

 Final Fantasy VII was launched in 1997 after a massive and intensive three month promotion. It was the first from the Final Fantasy series to adopt 3D computer graphics. The game required only $45 Million to be developed and shockingly more $100 Million was spent in marketing and promotion purposes.

4. Call Of Duty - Modern Warfare 2: $200 Million

Released in 2009 by Infinity Ward the first person shooter Call Of Duty - Modern Warfare 2 required $50 Million to be produced and $150 Million was invested in marketing and global distrubution. With 22 million copies sold, it is known to be one of the best multiplayer shooting experience video game.

3. Star Wars - The Old Republic: $200 Million

With a budget of $200 Million, Star Wars: The Old Redemption was developed by 800 people from the four different continents. The game has 4000 different characters voiced by 1000 actors. The first three days of official launch the game had already one million subscribers.

2. Grand Theft Auto V: $265 Million

Grand Theft Auto V (five) developed by Rockstar Games won seven Guinness World Records. The best selling adventure vídeo game, best selling vídeo game and fastest vídeo game to gross $1 Billion required an estimated total of $265 Million. The game generated $810 Million within 24 hours of it's official launch worldwide and it is the second most expensive vídeo game ever developed in history. Phenomenal!

1. Destiny: $500 Million

With a astronomical budget of $500 Million, Destiny was developed by Bungie and published by Activision after 10 years of intensive work and became the most expensive vídeo game ever produced. Just note the most expensive Hollywood movie ever "Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End" cost only $300 Million.

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