nope, not a joke, have been working on KZ2, KZ3 and the recent KZ Shadow Fall.
However, dont think yourself a millionaire when you are working at a AAA company, I get paid like a regular job, not on the amount of sales. Bonusses like Call of Duty's $750K are story's like Flappy Bird or Angry birds (just realized, why is the common demeanor a bird here? hmmm...) they are not the norm; sadly.

Besides that, I have a normal (Dutch) life I pay bills (expensive, I wished I could live with my parents forever), get fucked over by taxes, and have to pay for the gas in my car. All of which dont come quite cheaply.

Saving 3000 euro's is still a big thing!