THQ Nordic adds Kingdoms of Amalur to its growing stable of IPs
It joins Shenmue, TimeSplitters, Metro, Saints Row, and many others the video game publisher has acquired.
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It joins Shenmue, TimeSplitters, Metro, Saints Row, and many others the video game publisher has acquired.
State Police Colonel Steven O'Donnell says investigators found 'no probable cause to establish that a crime was committed.'
A bill proposed in Rhode Island on Wednesday aims to encourage a settlement from 38 Studios by easing the uncertainty on the defendants.
The 38 Studios auction took place this week, and Rhode Island failed to find a buyer for both the rights to make a Kingdoms of Amalur sequel, and the spin-off MMO Project Copernicus.
Rhode Island is reportedly preparing to sell off the properties it took control over after the collapse of 38 Studios, and has found an interested party.
A lengthy feature on The New York Times details the rise and fall of 38 Studios, and how both parties involved bit off more than they could chew. Rhode Island, eager to reinvigorate its economy with tech jobs, dove head-first into an investment that had "red flags" from the get-go.
The U.S. Attorney's office has confirmed that it is no longer pursuing any federal action against 38 Studios, though Rhode Island state officials are still checking into the matter.
Project Copernicus, the now-defunct MMORPG from 38 Studios, was going to be a free-to-play game according to founder Curt Schilling.
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. have been given court approval to take 38 Studios' game assets, in an effort to resell and make money back on the loan.
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee told reporters that he'll be "vindicated" from accusations that his words scared off investors, and said he wants "to get back every taxpayer dollar back that we possibly can."