38 Studios declares bankruptcy, federal investigation underway
38 Studios has officially declared bankruptcy, amid reports that state and federal agencies are investigating the company.
READ MORE >Former Amalur devs join new studio: Epic Games Baltimore
Epic Games has become a white knight to most of the Big Huge Games developers laid off in the 38 Studios collapse, taking on the management team and dubbing the new group Epic Baltimore.
READ MORE >"Not really. 38 studios had the engineers and talent to create an impressive in-house engine for ..."
see all 21 commentsReport: EA passed on Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning sequel
A sequel to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was in "pre-production" before developer Big Huge Games was effectively shut down late last week.
READ MORE >"People who are excited about new MMO's are mostly people that are bored of WoW. So when you copy ..."
see all 18 comments38 Studios head accuses RI government of breaking promises, scaring investors
Curt Schilling has criticized Rhode Island's role in 38 Studios' recent problems, claiming that the state economic board reneged on a deal and Governor Chafee's remarks ruined a potentially lucrative sequel deal for Reckoning.
READ MORE >"Public officials investing tax dollars into private endeavors, which should be illegal. It ..."
see all 20 commentsKingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning PC patch no longer coming
A patch for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning had been in the works at 38 Studios, lead designer Ian Frazier has explained, but sadly due to the developer's collapse you'll never get to apply it.
READ MORE >"And that hints at one of the biggest problems with the gamin industry these days. I can ..."
see all 38 commentsKingdoms of Amalur needed 3 million sales 'to break even,' RI governor says
At a press conference, Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee called Amalur a failure, having not met its required 3 million sales require to "break even."
READ MORE >"so the million dollar question; when the game goes on "sale" because of all this ... worth ..."
see all 63 comments38 Studios and Big Huge Games lay off entire staffs
It appears 38 Studios is nearing the end of its very public death march. New reports today show that 38 Studios, and its subsidiary Big Huge Games, have laid off their entire staffs.
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see all 44 commentsNew Copernicus screens leaked in fan forum
Hot on the heals of the first video release of Copernicus from 38 Studios, new screens show up on a fan web site showing three of the game's races.
READ MORE >"I love this art style. Definitely a good looking game visually. "
see all 5 commentsProject Copernicus unveiled in new fly-by video
In the wake of its financial troubles, 38 Studios releases a new fly-by video giving gamers a glimpse into their upcoming MMO Project Copernicus.
READ MORE >"what happens to all the assets shown in the video ? there seems to be quite a lot of cities / ..."
see all 8 comments38 Studios' late payment to RI clears bank; Copernicus set for 2013 (update)
38 Studios didn't pay employees this week, and delivered a check for the overdue funds to Rhode Island before its CFO warned the state that it had insufficient funds to cover it.
READ MORE >">379 full-time employees Ouch. Thats a shitload of people, think of this: Valve only has ..."
see all 46 comments38 Studios seeking additional state funding
38 Studios is requesting additional Rhode Island state assistance in the wake of its overdue payment to the Economic Development Corporation.
READ MORE >"Schilling paid back his initial $4M loan to the company from the last payment they got from the ..."
see all 8 commentsReport: Reckoning developer at risk of insolvency
38 Studios is in talks with the Rhode Island state government, and the state governor says the effort is to keep the company "solvent."
READ MORE >"I expected more from a company run by a former baseball player, fantasy author and toymaker. ..."
see all 32 commentsAmalur gets Teeth of Naros DLC
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning gets its second round of DLC, unveiling a new area devoted to an ancient troll god.
READ MORE >"Aw, how could they not have this increase the level cap? I ended up getting to the max level ..."
see all 6 commentsReckoning achievements hint at more DLC
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is getting another piece of DLC, as discovered in a new set of Achievements.
READ MORE >Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning 'story-driven' DLC announced
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is getting its first proper DLC, silly weapon packs aside, with 'The Legend of Dead Kel.' It'll expand the world area by over 15% with new quests, enemies, items, and a special house for you.
READ MORE >"It's not awesome when it makes all of the fights too easy. They really need to add some more ..."
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"PC version was fun, all it needs really is an FoV tweak. I was entertained playing it, the ..."
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