Gears Of War: E-Day’s Apparent $500 Million Budget May Not Tell The Full Story
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How much does a true console exclusive cost to make today? Bloomberg's Jason Schreier brought up the figure in a video explaining why EA chose to shut BioWare. Covered by 3 outlets: 3 are centre.
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Gears Of War: E-Day’s Apparent $500 Million Budget May Not Tell The Full Story – Report
How much does a true console exclusive cost to make today? If recent reports are to be believed, Gears of War: E-Day had a production cost $500 million, but there's more to that figure than just a single game. That's according to Windows Central writer Jez Corden , who says...
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Gears of War: E-Day's half-billion-dollar budget was no rumor
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier brought up the figure in a video explaining why EA chose to shut BioWare. Gears of War: E-Day cost Xbox $500 million, he said. "That is a real number, that is real," he added. In Schreier's view, that's simply what AAA games cost to make now, especially...
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Gears Of War: E-Day really did cost half a billion dollars to make says source
Another source has verified reports of Gears Of War: E-Day’s ridiculous budget, although there is some explanation for it.
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