Matt Bai of The New York Times has authored a lively, comprehensive deconstruction of the downfall of 38 Studios, makers of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and a planned MMO. The story weaves in Rhode Island's political and cultural forces in explaining the debacle. It's a superb Sunday read.
38 Studios' Sell-Off So Far Amounts to an $830,000 Drop in the Bucket
This auctioning of assets belonging to 38 Studios, the makers of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, brought in a combined $830,000, reports Joystiq. Sounds ... good? Well, according to the Associated Press, that will barely dent the $100 million taxpayers may eat in Rhode Island, which guaranteed the loan for which …
Curt Schilling's Video Game Studio Won't Face Federal Charges
In the aftermath of 38 Studios' collapse, a slew of government investigators said they were probing the maker of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning for its attempts to secure loans using tax credits that never were issued. Tax credits are the biggest reason the studio, founded by former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt…
Curt Schilling: Our Amalur MMO 'Wasn't Fun'
Curt Schilling's 38 Studios fell apart due to a combination of poor management, bad decisions, and a whole lot of missed deadlines. And Schilling says their massively multiplayer online game—which was shuttered when the studio shut down earlier this year—just wasn't fun.
A First Look at the Kingdoms of Amalur Studio's New MMO
While they may be having their share of financial problems lately, Kingdoms of Amalur creators 38 Studios have still been working on at least one new game.
38 Studios Begins Paying Back the State of Rhode Island
Curt Schilling's 38 Studios, who have been mired in financial troubles lately, have successfully repaid $1.125 million of their $75 million debt to Rhode Island after withholding pay from employees.
This Video Makes the World of Amalur Seem a Lot Like the World of Warcraft
This video, released today by British site Zoomin.TV, shows us a side-by-side look at the world of recently-released Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and popular online game World of Warcraft. The two of them do seem to share some similarities when stacked up like this — some of the forests, deserts, and giant tree…
Curt Schilling Faces His Own Reckoning Over Amalur's Pass-Protected DLC
Curt Schilling, the head of 38 Studios, has taken to his studio's own forums (and also NeoGAF's) to face the music regarding a buggy demo version of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and plans for day-one downloadable content. He's as plain-spoken here as he was on sports radio when he was a Major League Baseball…