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CEO and President of game developer Crytek said Crysis cost 15 million Euros (22 million USD) to develop during a panel about the future of gaming graphics at the Games Convention Developers Conference in Leipzig, Germany. Yet despite the cost, Yerli maintained the game was profitable, adding, "if it wasn't profitable I wouldn't be able to stand here."
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Some numbers to put that in perspective:
Half-Life 2 - $40 million
GTA IV - $100 million
Final Fantasy VII - $45 million

So not that much in the scheme of things.
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