Fri, Jul 13, 2012 | 15:29 BST
EA says it would “love” to be the publishing partner for a Reckoning sequel
EA labels president Frank Gibeau has said hopes a sequel to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will be made, and that EA would “love” to the publishing partner.
Speaking with Videogamer, Gibeau said: “I think it’s unfortunate how everything worked out [for 38 Studios]. At the end of the day, we saw a lot of creativity and vision in the team that Curt [Schilling] put together. We thought the game was terrific. It reviewed well.
“We built a good business there and hope there’s a sequel to it someday,” he continued. “We’d love to be a partner for that.”
Reckoning sold 1.2 million copies, which was above EA’s sales estimates, and Schilling has said there was a sequel in works at one time.
However, back in May, Schilling claimed the various comments Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee made to the media regarding 38 Studios “scared” the private investor on board, eventually dropping out of the deal and taking its $35 million with it.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: 38 studios, big huge games, frank gibeau, Kingdoms of Amalur, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning 2
11 comments
#1
ManuOtaku
13/07/12, 3:28 pm
****Keeping fingers crossed***, i hope this could come out at some point in time, is better than we want to move on statement, at least they are aware regarding the potential of this game.
#2
TheBlackHole
13/07/12, 3:29 pm
#3
Stephany Nunneley
13/07/12, 3:30 pm
I really had to bite my tongue on this one.
#4
Moonwalker1982
13/07/12, 3:35 pm
Do EA still have the rights to the Amalur name?
#5
Phoenixblight
13/07/12, 3:42 pm
@4
No that was part of the deal with 38 studios that in exchange for not owning the rights to the IP that EA would take a larger portion of the profits of the game sold.
#6
Moonwalker1982
13/07/12, 4:41 pm
Oooh ok, so basically Epic has the rights to the game now? Since they took in most of the devs?
#7
Phoenixblight
13/07/12, 4:47 pm
@6
Nope, Rhode Island owns the rights of the IP. Epic just took the devs that made the game.
#8
ManuOtaku
13/07/12, 5:08 pm
#7 so Rhode island can sell the IP to EA or anyone that wants it, right, in order to get recoup some of the looses they had with the investment.
#9
Phoenixblight
13/07/12, 5:10 pm
Yep RI can sell it to try and recoup some of the investment they made to 38 studios.
#10
fearmonkey
13/07/12, 5:13 pm
EA bailed on the sequel thanks to RI’s statements, and now they would like to work with someone on the sequel? almost funny.
#11
Phoenixblight
13/07/12, 5:33 pm
@10 Maybe because they didn’t want to get involved with a studio that was going to be the governors main focus for a scapegoat.