The Most Expensive Video Games Ever Created
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1. Grand Theft Auto V — $265 Million
Grand Theft Auto V is the most expensive video game ever made and the best-selling video game ever.It is an open world, action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.The game earned an astonishing $1 billion in its first three days of sales, making it the fastest selling entertainment product in history.GTA 5 took more than five years to develop.It is set within the fictional state of San Andreas, based on Southern California.The Game producers interviewed FBI agents and former gang members to ensure the game’s street-crime-based plot is genuine. GTA 5 runs on the latest version of Rockstar's proprietary game engine, RAGE (Rockstar Advanced Game Engine), allowing for an unprecedented level of realism and interactivity.
2. Star Wars: The Old Republic — $200 Million
Star Wars: The Old Republic, often abbreviated as SWTOR, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based in the Star Wars universe. Developed by BioWare, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts.The game is available only for Microsoft Windows and was released in late 2011 as the most expensive video game ever made at that time.The Old Republic features seventeen fully-explorable planets, eight unique classes divided into the Galactic Republic and Sith Empire factions, and over 1,600 hours of story in addition to over a dozen group Flashpoints and Operations, and it is the first MMORPG to feature full-scale voice acting.Players could choose to play as the Galactic Republic or the Sith Empire.
3. Grand Theft Auto IV — $100 Million
Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North in the United Kingdom, and published by Rockstar Games. It was released on 29 April 2008 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, and on 2 December 2008 on Microsoft Windows.The game took more than four years to develop.Grand Theft Auto IV is played from a third-person perspective in an open world environment, allowing the player to interact with the game world at their leisure. The game is set within the fictional state of Liberty City, which is heavily based on New York City.GTA IV was a commercial success, earning US $500 million in the first week of its release
4. Red Dead Redemption — $100 Million
Red Dead Redemption is a Western action-adventure video game set in an open world environment. It is developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games.It was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on May 18, 2010 in North America, and May 21, 2010 in Europe.It is the second title in the Red Dead franchise, and is a spiritual successor to 2004's Red Dead Revolver.The game, set during the decline of the American Frontier in the year 1911, follows John Marston, a former outlaw whose wife and son are taken hostage by the government in ransom for his services as a bounty hunter. Having no other choice, Marston sets out to bring the three members of his former gang to justice.The game was praised for its plot, presentation, visuals and gameplay mechanics and as of 2013, has sold over 13 milion copies worldwide.
5. Tomb Raider — $100 Million
Tomb Raider is a 2013 action-adventure video game published by Square Enix. It is the fifth title developed by Crystal Dynamics in the Tomb Raider franchise. The game is a reboot that emphasises the reconstructed origins of the culturally influential lead character Lara Croft.It was released on 5 March 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and on 23 January 2014 for Mac OS X. Tomb Raider is set on Yamatai, an island from which Lara Croft must save her friends and escape while being hunted down by a malevolent cult. It is the first game in the series to have multiplayer.Upon release, the game received critical acclaim, with critics praising the graphics, the gameplay, Lara's characterization and development.Tomb Raider sold one million copies within 48 hours of its release.
