Top 10 most expensive video games budgets ever

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llewdebkram said:

# World of Goo - $96,000 for development[22]

They counted 'living expenses' in this figure but only spent $20,000 on the actual development.
I mean you have to 'live' and spend mney whether you're making a game or not.

But I'm pleased with their figures that 55-60% of sales were on Wiiware.

Really great game.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=22866

The living expenses would be somewhat equivalent to the salary paid while making a game for a publisher (which is of course used to cover living expenses too). So I think it's justified to include them. Assuming they're commiting a big portion of their day towards the development of the game, of course.