Former Marvel manager Chris Baker recently debunked the widespread rumor that the 2013 Deadpool game had a production budget of $100 million. Responding on social media, Baker clarified that the game, developed by High Moon Studios and published by Activision, had a far more modest budget of approximately $7.5 million. This revelation comes as many gamers revisit the title following the release of the movie “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
Baker’s clarification dispels misconceptions and sheds light on the actual production costs of the Merc With a Mouth’s solo gaming adventure.
Highlights
- Former manager at Marvel Chris Baker debunked the rumor that the Deadpool game cost $100 million to develop, citing a more reasonable figure of $7.5 million.
- Many gamers have revisited the 2013 Deadpool game after the premiere of Deadpool & Wolverine, sparking interest in its history and development.
- Baker clarified the misconception on social media and emphasized the smaller budget on which the Merc With a Mouth”s solo game was actually made.
A former mamager from Marvel who worked on the 2013 Deadpool game by High Moon Studios and Activision recently disputed a rumor about the game”s budget, which claimed the game cost $100 million to produce and develop. Many gamers have been revisiting 2013”s Deadpool, after the title character”s third movie, Deadpool & Wolverine, premiered in theaters. The game was first released in 2013 for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3, and later got a remaster on PS4 and Xbox One to tie-in with the 2016 Deadpool film, but has since been delisted.
Activision and High Moon Studio”s Deadpool game was recently the subject of a retrospective video by Alex Webb, which went over its history and development, along with a brief review of the game. One of the things that was covered in the video was the game”s budget, with it allegedly having a budget of $100 million dollars, taken from various reports about the game. However, former Marvel manager Chris Baker, spoke out about this, wishing to put to rest this common misconception that has been perpetuated about the Merc With a Mouth”s video game.
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Baker recently took to Twitter asking fans and other journalists to “squash” the rumor of Deadpool supposedly costing $100 million to produce, with the first piece of evidence about this claim being an unsourced GameSpot article from 2015. According to Baker, $100 million would be “GTA-level” money, when its telling that Deadpool was made on a much smaller budget in comparison. Baker speculates that the most likely reason why this figure is even floated around nowadays is Deadpool”s fourth-wall breaking joke that shows the game”s supposed budget.
The Possible Origin Of Deadpool”s Supposed $100 Million Budget
The counter shows that the “budget” was a nine digit figure, but if one doesn”t look at it closely enough, there is a decimal point, with Baker theorizing that someone could assume it starts at $100 million and the rest being a part of the joke. The final counter ends at $7.5 million, which Baker believes is a more reasonable figure. While Baker doesn”t know the final figure, the delisted Deadpool game, while expensive to produce, likely didn”t cost $100 million to develop.Close
Alex Webb has since corrected the title of his video, along with a pinned comment that acknowledges how the budget”s actual figure has been heavily disputed, apologizing in the process for not researching this specific detail further. Regardless of the misconception, Chris Baker was excited about Deadpool and Wolverine”s premiere, and did his own retrospective on Deadpool”s appearances in video games and his role in producing them, which acknowledged the extreme financial figure.
Deadpool
Action
Hack and Slash
Systems
OpenCritic Reviews
Top Critic Rating:
66/100
Critics Recommend:
33%
Franchise
Marvel
Platform(s)
PC
, PS3
, PS4
, Xbox 360
, Xbox One
Released
June 25, 2013
Developer(s)
High Moon Studios
Publisher(s)
Activision
