Square Enix detail where their losses are coming from

[darkknightkryta]

cmeese47 said:

darkknightkryta said:
Tomb Raider had about 100 people working on it (roughly counted in the credits). At an average wage of 70k and a dev time of 3 years, the game should have cost 21 million (Which is roughly what Uncharted 2 cost). 3.5 million copies, even at 30 dollar profit, that's 105 million Square should have made off of Tomb Raider in revenue... 85 million in profit, did I screw up somewhere?

You forgot marketing cost, voice actor salaries, music liscencing and more. Still I agree they should have made a profit.

It's unfortunate, but voice actors aren't paid well.  They get by with doing many shows, games, movies, etc.  Music was made in house if I recall correctly and the composers are part of the people I counted in the credits.  I don't think the game had over, let's even say 70 million, in marketting.  If it did I facepalm at Square Enix.