
The bad news is the release of THQ Nordic’s revitalization of bad baseball man’s RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning has slipped from August 18 to September 8. The good news? There’s an expansion called Fatesworn coming out for the game in 2021. Huh.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is finally backwards compatible on Xbox One. The program has been steadily growing every month, but this 2012 fantasy RPG is a particularly nice addition, especially since a remaster doesn’t seem to be in the cards at this point. A little generic perhaps, but charming and fun nonetheless.

THQ Nordic announced today it’s acquired the rights to the 2012 fantasy RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. It was created by the now defunct 38 Studios, a game company founded by Curt Schilling and which the former Red Sox pitcher eventually ran into the ground. The game was good though.

The collapse of 38 Studios—the game development company founded by all-star pitcher Curt Schilling—became one of the…
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. Read more

38 Studios' financial apocalypse has been well-documented. Ultimately, no amount of auctioning and memorabilia…
Baseball star Curt Schilling is finally talking about the crumbling of his gaming company, 38 Studios, telling the Providence…


Yesterday, Curt Schilling bragged that Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning beat EA's sales expectations. Today, Rhode…