Salnax on 26 March 2013
Okay, based on peoples' responses, I'm going to say a AAA title is one with a $25 million or higher budget for development and/or marketing. In 2012 dollars. Using that basic number:
*E.T. was the world's first AAA game by modern standards, due to the sheer expense of purchasing the licensing rights
*Duke Nukem Forever was a AAA game
*The original Assassin's Creed might fall a bit short of AAA status, but the 2 and 3 definately qualified
