Oh yippy another troll using the $500 million for the current game. Don't you desperate babies ever do research? Oh catch phrase I don't care if it's facts or not I'm desperate and I'm using it...rather sad actually. But since you are unable to fact check your little catch phrases let me help you. "That number has been widely misinterpreted as a production number for the first game," Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg explained in an interview today at Gamescom. "That number is an all-inclusive number that's several years worth of investment, including marketing and several games, and a lot of up front investment in things like engines and tools that will be able to be used for years to come."