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BioShock Infinite: Levine debunks '$200 million' production cost story

BioShock Infinite was rumoured to have cost £100 million to make and another $100 million to market. The analyst claim is bogus, according to Irrational Games founder Ken Levine.

You can play catch-up on the original rumour here, and in hindsight it sounds like analysts simply throwing darts onto a big board full of numbers while blind-folded.

Since then, Levine has come forward to debunk the claim:

Levine's then continued to tweet about fancy things he might have bought, had the rumour been true - like a new golden codpiece each day. Ah, if only.

Meanwhile, two new SPOILERIFIC BioShock Infinite gameplay clips have emerged with commentary from Levine, and IGN has the first review here. Go nuts.

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