GamesIndustry.biz (registration required) quotes EA Partners head David DeMartini saying game development budgets have peaked, and may even be declining: "I think budgets for games have actually peaked and are starting to move in the reverse direction again," he said. "I don’t think there’s any one right budget for any game. It kind of depends on how big the idea is and what the team needs to be able to make a 90 percent-rated game with the idea that they’re working on."