10 Extremely Expensive Upcoming Video Games (That Have Already Flopped)

10. Ubisoft's Avatar

Most movie tie-in games come within the same few months as the films themselves and typically devolve into over-simplified, playable versions of the movie. Ubisoft decided that approach was too mainstream and committed to an Avatar game based on the 2009 movie.

While the initial announcement of this project was somewhat dumbfounding, it's actually an idea that could work. Avatar was a film full of interesting aspects and a rather unique world that would be perfectly suited to a lengthier allotment of time within a game's campaign. Add in interesting activities specific to the world of Pandora and the Na'vi, as well as a story that could be like an in-real-time Assassin's Creed (with human and synchronized Na'vi body swaps).

While there's potential greatness of concept here, the game will still require several years of development before it's available, and unless Avatar 2 comes out by then, the public's interest will be far gone.