Shadow of the Eternals Developer Breaks Down The Cost Of Development

 

 

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Shadow of the Eternals developer Precursor Games are asking for $1.35 million in funds via Kickstarter to help develop the episodic horror game for Wii U and PC. Today, Precursor COO Shawn Jackson and CEO Paul Caporicci broke down the cost of development for the game’s pilot episode in a YouTube video that you can watch above.

 

Here’s a breakdown of the pilot episode’s budget and all associated costs as detailed by Jackson and Caporicci, with explanations below:

 

 

Internal Development – 44.3%

  • Includes current staff salaries and any new hires

 

Distribution Costs – 3.8%

  • Royalty fees for Nintendo eShop for Wii U and Steam

 

Physical Goods Rewards – 3.8%

  • Culmination of rewards being shipped out to contributors

 

Kickstarter/Amazon Payments – 9.2%

  • Payments Amazon and Kickstarter for using their platform

 

Software Licensing and Overhead – 21.4%

  • Licenses for Autodesk, Adobe and CryEngine products, and rent

 

Contractors – 17.6%

  • Voice actors, motion-capture, contracting for art assets

 

Since Shadow of the Eternals is an episodic game, the first episode will require the most upfront investment, with subsequent episodes costing less to develop, as the necessary technology licenses and so on will be accounted for.

 

Jackson and Caporicci say that future videos will detail the studio’s schedule, which is reliant on how much money they can raise through crowdfunding. As of now, Shadow of the Eternals has only raised close to $87,000 on Kickstarter.


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