Kingdoms Of Amalur

Kingdoms Of Amalur headlines

• Rhode Island Congress to vote on whether to try to settle with 38 Studios

  Kingdoms of Amalur developer 38 Sudios ran afoul of the state of Rhode Island by taking a $76 million loan years ago to move there and then being unable to pay it back; now 38 no longer exists, and the state has suit the former studio execs. Next week, Rhode Island’s House of Representatives will […]

• 38 Studios out-of-court settlements "clearly worthwhile", says RI Commerce Corp lawyer

  Parties affected by the possibility of an out-of-court settlement of the Rhode Island vs 38 Studios suit seem to be coming around to the idea, which would wrap the whole matter up much more expeditiously than at trial.

• Project Copernicus is "a lot of junk", says RI governor

  Project Copernicus, 38 Studios’ unfinished MMORPG set in the Kingdoms of Amalur universe, is pretty rubbish, one politician has opined.

• Kingdoms of Amalur IP buyer will have a "billion dollar" franchise on its hands, says Schilling

  Curt Schilling, former head of 38 Stuios, believes that the company which purchases the Kingdoms of Amalur IP in the upcoming auction, will have a “billion dollar” franchise on its hands.

• 38 Studios: multiple companies keen on Amalur assets

  The upcoming auction of assets belonging to shuttered developer 38 Studios, including the Kingdoms of Amalur IP and unfinished MMO Copernicus, has attracted expressions of interest from several games companies, according to auction organisers.

• Kingdoms of Amalur auction delayed into December

  Kingdoms of Amalur is still in limbo, with the remaining and most expensive of the shuttered 38 Studios’ assets to be auctioned next month.

• 38 Studios lawsuit depositions started this week with EDC financial loan adviser

  Depositions in the 38 Studios lawsuit brought upon the company by the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC) stated this week. The first set of questioning started Thursday with an executive at First Southwest, which served as financial adviser to the agency in its $75 million loan to Curt Schilling’s now defunct game studio. Former […]

• Kingdoms of Amalur IP to be auctioned this month

  The state of Rhode Island is set to auction the Kingdoms of Amalur IP via a website that’ll be offering its 38 Studios’ general assets.

• 38 Studios website back up and running, sort of

  Here’s some odd news for you: the 38 Studios website seems to be back up and running.

• 38 Studios collapse may result in sale of Schilling's personal belongings

  According to a Boston Globe report, founder Curt Schilling is in financial difficulties following the insolvency of 38 Studios. Schilling stood as guarantor for “millions” in loans to start and run the developer, and his personal belongings, including valuable baseball memorabilia from his career as a Major Leagues pitcher, are among collateral pledged to his […]

• Project Copernicus would have made resurrection a central plot point

  Project Copernicus, the Kingdoms of Amalur MMO possibly irretrievably lost in the closure of 38 Studios, would have actively engaged with a mechanic many MMOs prefer to leave unexplained – death and resurrection.

• Project Copernicus video shows what might have been, player-driven systems

  Former 38 Studios employee Steve “Moorgard” Danuser has released a video showing a look at the firm’s cancelled MMO, Project Copernicus. Watch it on YouTube as embedding has been disabled. Thanks, Massively.

• 38 Studios assets now belong to Rhode Island, Bank of New York

  A judge awarded all assets belonging to the now-defunct 38 Studios to the State of Rhode Island and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company.

• Report - 38 Studios spent $133 million on the way to bankruptcy

  Financial documents allegedly show Kingdoms of Amalur developer 38 Studios spending huge money without a guaranteed source of revenue on its way to apparently inevitable collapse.

• Schilling: Take-Two was keen on Reckoning 2, Copernicus "wasn't fun"

  In a revealing interview, 38 Studios founder Curt Schilling said a sequel to Kingdoms of Amalur: reckoning nearly made it off the ground – but MMO Project Copernicus was less solid.

• 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.

• Leaked Project Copernicus trailer gives a look at shelved Amalur MMO

  A leaked trailer gives us our best glimpse at Project Copernicus, the Kingdoms of Amalur MMO in production at 38 Studios when it was shuttered.

• Mark Rein pours cold water on Reckoning sequel hopes

  Despite wholesale hires of the Big Huge Games team, Epic doesn’t look likely to back a sequel to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

• Schilling: Investor for Reckoning sequel pulled out over "devastating" comments made by RI governor

  Curt Schilling has told The Providence Journal he could end up losing $50 million of his own money due to his studio’s failure, furthermore claiming comments Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee made regarding the firm were “devastating,” and “scared off private investors.”