Cost headache for game developers

[Wyrdo]

I've just read this article on BBC News and thought some of you might find it interesting.

Cutting-edge video games might be a dream come true for consumers around the world, but for many companies developing them, it's been a nightmare.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7151961.stm

 

[Wyrdo]

Midway must be hurting bad as Stranglehold cost $30M to make and has not sold well at all (its only really a Max Payne clone with John Woo's name on but still enjoyable). Then Blacksite is average at best and must have cost a lot as its another Unreal3 licenced product and has sold so badly on all formats that you can now pick it up on the PC for £12.99 a month after its release!!

Might teach them for releasing crap games!