The Most Expensive Games in the World

In recent years, the budgets for the development of games have got increasingly close to those of Hollywood movies in a rapid manner, and have refreshed the records frequently. In early 1990's, the budget for a console game was about 1 million US dollars. Take DOOM as an example! DOOM, which was pushed into the market in 1993, cost a total of 2 million US dollars and was crowned as one of the most expensive games at that time. But today, USD 2 million may only be a game's expenses in one month. Please read on to check out the 10 most expensive console games that have come out so far!

Top 10. Killzone 2: USD 45 million
As one of the most popular games based on PS3, Killzone took the developer more than 4 years. Its original budget was USD 20 million, but was increased to USD 30 million later. As the development duration was extended by one year, the budget surpassed USD 40 million and reached USD 45 million finally. Another estimated budge for the game is more than Euro 41 million, about USD 56 million, which is still not confirmed by the developer.

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Top 9. Final Fantasy XII: USD 48 million
Famous for its outstanding quality and great value, the Final Fantasy series is also listed among the most expensive Japanese games. The budge for Final Fantasy XII reached up to USD 48 million, with the marketing cost included. According to the rumor, the budge for Final Fantasy XIII will be at least 50% higher than that for Final Fantasy XII. Surely, this shall be subject to the confirmation of the official company.

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