Shadow of the Tomb Raider development cost around $100M

We all are aware how many triple-A video games cost a bomb for development. We've seen Rockstar Games and Activision throw in big bucks for GTA 5 and Call of Duty franchise, both of which are highly famous in their own rights. Eidos Montreal is the new kid in this club with their upcoming Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Eidos Montreal boss David Anfossi said Shadow of the Tomb Raider cost $75 to $100m to develop, but that's just production. Throw another $35m on top of that for promotion. So, in total, Square Enix is looking at splashing out up to $135m on the new Tomb Raider.

"Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and other different triple-A single-player games, cost $75m to $100m. And that's production only; it's close to $35m on the promotion. So there's definitely a pressure. We cannot avoid it. But, at the same time, for us to have these incubation projects and to try small things... that gives us the opportunity to test, prepare and secure some stuff, and remove some risk."

Eidos Montreal, meanwhile, is working on more than just Tomb Raider because it's in collaboration with Crystal Dynamics for the upcoming Avengers video game while building a Guardians of the Galaxy game.