hiring descent 3 team

FlawlesS · Post by **FlawlesS** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:41 am

Hi All,

How much would it cost to hire the descent 3 developers team and create a game like descent 3 from the ground up?

I might be interested in such a project.

Regards,

FlawlesS

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:43 am

D3 cost 2 million to make and took 2 yrs+.

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:32 am

And that was years ago.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:28 am

One game recently was $10,000,000 to make. I think it was Gears.

Pumo · Post by **Pumo** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:49 pm

There's no need to do something like that, 'cause there already exists High Octane (i think that it has some programmers from the old D3 already hired, but not sure about this) and they are making Core Decision.

And BTW, CDN_Merlin is right, it's way TOOOOOOOO expensive to make a game like d3.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:02 pm

Invest the money in HighOctane

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:51 pm

also, you have to avoid anything \"Descent\" if it's not just a mod. Copyrights are still in place. There are several threads on that very thing.

Kyouryuu · Post by **Kyouryuu** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:50 pm

CDN_Merlin wrote:One game recently was $10,000,000 to make. I think it was Gears.

And I've heard that God of War cost $26,000,000. o_O

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:50 pm

26 mill.. into a GAME??! good grief. That's get as bad as a movie. What's the reseason behindthat? wages? Or upgrading systems.. or Xbox360's for the entire staff?

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:03 pm

Gee, Doom 3 was only $13 mil..

Skyalmian · Post by **Skyalmian** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:40 pm

Half-Life 2 cost $40,000,000.

But then, they did hire professional actors and license a lot of things.

Repo Man · Post by **Repo Man** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:27 pm

Producing top-of-the-line computer games cost as much as most movies nowadays. The Hollywood Producers Guild of America has formed a New Media Council to address the making of things like games.

...Oops...I didn't realize this thread was an old one.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:00 pm

Well, there is Garage Games..