Call of Duty’s Astronomical Development Budgets Revealed — Activision Pumped $700 Million Into Black Ops Cold War Alone
The astronomical development budgets for the Call of Duty games were revealed for the first time after a court document confirmed Activision pumped $700 million into Black Ops Cold War…
Naughty Dog Founder Reveals Budgets Of Original Games And Why They Sold To Sony
Andy Gavin, one of the co-founders of Naughty Dog, has explained why the company sold itself to Sony back in 2001. Posting on LinkedIn, Gavin said he's been asked "countless…
Microsoft Weekend Sale At Best Buy Includes Huge Discounts On Laptops For All Budgets
Best Buy is running a Microsoft 3-Day Sale from now until Sunday, with steep price cuts on laptops, desktops, handheld PCs, and dozens of other electronics. Some products are discounted…
Big AAA Budgets Have Made Game Exclusivity Harder, Says Former PlayStation Boss
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has said that it’s becoming harder to make AAA exclusives due to ballooning costs, referring to recent PS5 game budgets and Microsoft’s multiplatform strategy. Layden…
Massive Discounts On Samsung Gaming Monitors For Prime Day For All Budgets
A nice gaming monitor might be one of those major purchases that you've been hesitant about, but with Amazon Prime Day (July 11-12, 2023) in full swing, now is a…
Horizon Forbidden West and The Last of Us 2 Budgets Spark Debate Among Devs
Now that the cat’s out of the bag, the budgets of Horizon Forbidden West and The Last of Us Part II have sparked an intense debate across the games industry.…
The Last of Us 2, Horizon Forbidden West Budgets Revealed
A ballooned AAA budget is nothing special these days. But in the ongoing FTC lawsuit against Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, The Last of Us 2 and Horizon Forbidden West‘s costly…
The Last Of Us Part 2 And Horizon Forbidden West Budgets Revealed By Accident, And They Weren’t Cheap
Both The Last of Us Part II and Horizon Forbidden West cost over $200 million to create, documents submitted as part of Microsoft's ongoing legal battle with the Federal Trade…
The Last of Us 2 and Horizon Forbidden West’s Budgets Accidentally Revealed in Poorly-Redacted Document
Sony accidentally revealed the budgets for The Last of Us: Part 2 and Horizon Forbidden West in a poorly-redacted documented submitted as part of the Xbox FTC trial.