Top 10 most costly titles named, Grand Theft Auto IV leads at $100m

The world’s most expensive videogames to development have been named, with Rockstar Games’ GTA IV taking the most bank to get launched.

2nd is Gran Turismo 5 around $80m, with Metal Gear Solid 4 at number 5 with $60m. Halo 3’s bill racked up $55m, with L.A. Noire at $50m.

”When it comes to sheer production values, sheer amount of features, the details, no game beats Grand Theft Auto 4,” reads Digital Battle’s report. Over 1,000 people were involved in the development of Grand Theft Auto’s latest big release, for over 3 years.

New York City was studied relentlessly by the Rockstar team to capture the gritty feel of the urban sprawl, which they claim is the real character in GTA, not Niko. Then there’s all that music licensing and master track recording… it all adds up.

Here’s the top ten:

10. Killzone 2: $45 million

1. Final Fantasy XII: $48 million

2. L.A. Noire: $50 million

3. APB: $50 million

4. Halo 3: $55 million

5. Metal Gear Solid 4: $60 million

6. Too Human: $60 million plus

7. Shenmue: $70 million

8. Gran Turismo: $80 million

9. Grand Theft Auto 4: $100 million

Have you helped out the developers any by forking over some cash for these most expensive games ever made? Rockstar Games claim two titles in that list.

Source: Kotaku