According to lead producer Whitney Wade, the God Of War: Ascension budget was around $50 million. He confirmed this in an interview with 20 Minuten via Google Translate.
But it’s not clear if this includes the promotion, marketing and distribution of the game. The PS3 exclusive was also in fourth place on NPD’s March charts, and it’s believed that the game under-performed, according to Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz, even though it sold ‘a few 100,000’ units more than he’d expected.