This document contains a breakdown of costs for developing a video game. It lists the development costs, staff wages, hardware costs, software costs, quality assurance costs, marketing costs, and other expenses such as training and taxes. The total development cost is estimated to be over £2.5 million. Staff wages make up the largest portion of the budget, followed by marketing expenses and quality assurance costs. Hardware, software, insurance, and other expenses constitute smaller percentages of the overall budget.

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Watch Dogs -
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Halo Reach -
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World of
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£38,676.00
£105,084.00
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£54,000.00
£79,334.00
£60,000.00
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1 Receptionist £17,785.00
1 Senior Management £62,500.00
1 Marketing Director £60,000.00
2 Marketing Managers £79,334.00
1 Sound Effects Designer £54,000.00
1 Lead Programmer £49,052.00
3 Programmers £105,084.00
1 Lead Designer £38,676.00
3 Designers £79,689.00
1 Junior Designer £19,167.00
3 Animator £95,055.00
1 Junior Animator £18,128.00
1 Lead Artist £36,875.00
3 Artists £95,055.00
1 Junior Artist £18,125.00
Staff Wages

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£7,272.00
£2,650.00
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AVG File Server Edition £200.00
AVG Antivirus Business Edition £754.00
PowerEdge T630 Tower Server (Off
Site)
£200.00
PowerEdge T630 Tower Server (On
Site)
£200.00
Ksm42 Large Dual-Diaphragm
Microphone
£600.00
Wacom Intuos Pro Pen & Touch
Medium
£2,094.00
60 19" 2nd User TFT Monitor £2,650.00
6 HP DC7700 Core 2 DUO E6400 @
2.13GHz 2gb 80gb
£7,272.00
24 Dell Precision t7910 Workstation £54,947.00
Hardware

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£7,272.00
£1,350.00
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£600.00
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Custom Game Engine (Visual Studio
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£4,000.00
Substance Painter £600.00
Substance Designer £2,094.00
3DS Max 2015 £1,350.00
Adobe Creative Cloud £7,272.00
Microsoft Office 365 £6,936.00
Software
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Employers Liability Insurance £1,500.00
Office Contents insurance £1,500.00
Office Space Slough SL1 London £7,500.00

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5 Testing Machines £9,293.00
Compatibility Testing By Nresult £20,000.00
1 QA Tester Manager £30,000.00
4 QA Testers £54,544.00
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Website and Social Media £500,000.00
Promotional Material £1,000,000.00

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First Aid Courses £150.00
Training Courses £10, 000.00
Team Building and Entertainment £5,000.00
Business Tax(Based of Prejected sales) £250,000.00
Commission Soundtrack £10, 000.00

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