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Governor: Kingdoms of Amalur Needed 3 Million Sales to Break Even

Lincoln Chafee, who is the Governor of Rhode Island, has stated that Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the action role-playing game from developers at 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, needed to generate sales of more than 3 million units in order to cover the development costs. Curt Schilling, who was the leader of 38 St...

25 May 2012
15:01 GMT

Analyst: Amalur Intellectual Property Is Worth 20 Million Dollars (15.9 Million Euro)

The recent problems that have hit 38 Studios, the creator of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, could be solved by selling the intellectual property that the developer has put together, which is evaluated at 20 million dollars (15.9 million Euro). Michael Pachter, who watches the video game industry for Wedbush Securiti...

24 May 2012
09:30 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur Dev Might Be in Financial Problems

It seems that the pretty impressive sales of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning haven’t improved the financial situation of its developer, 38 Studios, as its founder, Curt Schilling, has recently been called in by the governor of Rhode Island in order to discuss the company’s tax situation. 38 Studios, togeth...

16 May 2012
02:34 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Sells 410,000 Units in the U.S.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has just reached a total of 410,000 units sold in the U.S. since its release in February, showing that all-new intellectual properties can still profit, even if overall videogame sales are on the decline. Reckoning was a big project made by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, in collaboratio...

23 April 2012
19:41 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Teeth of Naros DLC Gets Video and Screenshots

38 Studios and Big Huge Games have just unveiled a few screenshots and a video of the upcoming Teeth of Naros DLC that will be out next week for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Reckoning delivered a great experience back in February when it first appeared, with a huge variety of quests and an open world that can be e...

13 April 2012
18:41 GMT

Teeth of Naros DLC Coming Soon to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Hardly did players of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning have a chance to try out the game’s first downloadable add-on, Legend of Dead Kel, when its developers announced a new expansion that would arrive this month, in the form of Teeth of Naros. Reckoning delivered a stunning experience back in February, through w...

5 April 2012
19:31 GMT

Legend of Dead Kel DLC for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Gets New Trailer

38 Studios and Big Huge Games have just posted a fresh video for the upcoming Legend of Dead Kel DLC that’s set to appear next week for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.Reckoning delivers a sprawling experience with a complex story, a huge open world, and a variety of things you can do.In order to attract even mor...

17 March 2012
03:41 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Sells 330,000 Copies in the U.S.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the impressive action role playing game published by Electronic Arts and co-developed by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, has sold an impressive 330,000 copies last month, according to data from the NPD for the U.S. region.Reckoning was one of the first big games of the year but, seeing a...

13 March 2012
03:33 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur Is Just a Preview for Copernicus MMO

The launch of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was just the simplest way of making gamers familiar with the universe of the franchise, which will be used in a future MMO, which is called Copernicus and will have even more lore created by well-known author R.A. Salvatore. Speaking to Joystiq, Sean Dunn, the general mana...

7 March 2012
17:51 GMT

Details and Screenshots for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning DLC Out Now

38 Studios and Big Huge Games have just revealed some fresh details about the upcoming Legend of Dead Kel downloadable add-on for their Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning action RPG. Reckoning impressed us with its great gameplay and stylized graphics, even if it had quite a few problems that kept it from truly rivaling ...

1 March 2012
14:21 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning DLC Out on March 20

38 Studios and Big Huge Games have confirmed that the first piece of story-based downloadable content for their recent Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning title will be out next month, in the form of the Legend of Dead Kel add-on. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was a very impressive action role playing game, with great com...

29 February 2012
11:11 GMT

Reckoning Diary: There’s No Long Term Appeal

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has been around for several weeks and, although we’ve praised it during our review and throughout this Gamer Diary series, its long term appeal has pretty much vanished. Reckoning is a massive game filled with all sorts of adventures, not to mention plenty of weapons, armors and e...

27 February 2012
19:21 GMT

A Gamer’s Week: February 19

This week our Softpedia review slate includes the PC version of Shank 2, which offers more side-scrolling brawling, Crush 3D, one of the more innovative titles linked to the Nintendo 3DS, and Victoria II: A House Divided, a strategy game expansion focused on the American Civil War. We also have continuing Gamer Diar...

19 February 2012
05:11 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Leads Nordic Game Chart

The figures compiled by Media Control-GfK and Chart-Track have shown Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning tops the Nordic video game chart for the sixth week of 2012. The top ten of the multiformat chart include: 1. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning 2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 3. Batlefield 3 4. FIFA 12 5. The Elder Sc...

18 February 2012
04:34 GMT

Reckoning Diary: A Controller Is Better Than a Mouse and Keyboard

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was released last week onto the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, with the help of Electronic Arts. I’ve already praised the game in our own review, while going in-depth with some of its best and worst features in this Gamer Diary series. Now, it&rs...

16 February 2012
16:31 GMT

Reckoning Diary: The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Inventory

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has been released last week by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, with the help of Electronic Arts. While we really liked the game, as you could tell from our review and some of these Gamer Diaries, there were parts of it that didn’t really appeal to us, including the annoying lockpic...

15 February 2012
16:31 GMT

Reckoning Diary: The Annoying Lockpick and Dispelling Mini-Games

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was released last week by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games with the help of Electronic Arts for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. We’ve already reviewed the game and talked in depth about some of its features during this gamer diary series. From the tutorial to the gameplay variety or the st...

14 February 2012
16:31 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur Takes United Kingdom Number One from Final Fantasy XIII-2

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the open-world action title from publisher Electronic Arts and developers at 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, has managed to take the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart for the week that ended on February 11, ahead of Final Fantasy XIII-2. The new mix between acti...

14 February 2012
09:37 GMT

Reckoning Diary: Style Versus Realism in Terms of Graphics and Combat

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was released last week and we’ve already posted our review of the role playing game made by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games in partnership with Electronic Arts. We’ve also discussed about a few of its features during this Gamer Diary series, from the great tutorial and opening...

13 February 2012
10:31 GMT

A Gamer’s Week: February 12

This week we have two very different reviews on Softpedia: one for King Arthur II – The Role-playing Wargame, a strategy and text adventure mix from Neocore Games and Paradox Interactive, and another for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the action and role playing mix published by Electronic Arts and created by 3...

12 February 2012
05:31 GMT

Reckoning Diary: It Feels Like a Single-Player MMORPG

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was released earlier this week on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 by Electronic Arts, after being developed by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games.We’ve already talked in depth about the game during our review, as well as in a few gamer diaries that appeared earlier this week.Now, it’s ti...

10 February 2012
15:31 GMT

Reckoning Diary: The Joy of Not Having a Fate

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has just been released by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, in collaboration with Electronic Arts, for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms. We’ve already established its merits with a quick look at the demo, as well as with previous gamer diaries that focused on the opening segments o...

9 February 2012
15:41 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur Dev Would Love New Consoles, Still Likes Current Ones

A new generation of consoles, like the oft-rumored Xbox 720 or PlayStation 4, would be great, according to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning lead designer Ian Frazier. He also mentioned that, as a games developer, working with current devices, like the Xbox 360 or PS3, is great as there aren’t a lot of technical ch...

9 February 2012
14:21 GMT

Spawn Creator Says Kingdoms of Amalur Needs Word of Mouth for Sequel

Todd McFarlane, who is the leading developer working on the art of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, believes that the game has the potential to deliver a sequel as long as it managed to start up conversations between gamers and then turn them into sales. Speaking to Gamasutra, the artist, best known for creating the c...

9 February 2012
10:44 GMT

Reckoning Diary: There’s Just So Much to Do

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has just been released by Electronic Arts, after being developed by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games. We’ve already talked about the massive role playing game in our quick look at its demo and we have kicked off this Gamer Diary series by dissecting the opening tutorial that lets you...

8 February 2012
17:21 GMT

Electronic Arts Offers Information for Day One DLC for Kingdoms of Amalur

Video game publisher Electronic Arts and the developers at 38 Studios and Big Huge Games have offered information on the day-one downloadable content that is included with copies of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. A statement from Electronic Arts says, “The Grand Champion Tyr Magnus will challenge players to co...

8 February 2012
10:27 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur Marks Birth of New Game Genre

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the mix between action and role playing from 38 Studios, Big Huge Games and Electronic Arts, is out this week and the developers are keen to let the public know that the launch might signify the start of a whole new game genre. Joe Quadara, who is the lead combat designer working on Re...

7 February 2012
17:21 GMT

Reckoning Diary: It’s Hard to Make a Good Tutorial for an RPG

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has just been released by developers 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, with the help of publisher Electronic Arts.  The game’s opening segments are already well known by plenty of players, however, as they were part of the free demo that appeared for the title across the PC, Pla...

7 February 2012
10:20 GMT

Here Are the Retail Releases for This Week

Here are the retail releases for this week, with The Darkness II, the action and shooter mix with supernatural presences, being probably the most expected release for the coming seven-day period.PCGotham City Impostors - Warner Bros. - 7/2/2012Crusader Kings II - Paradox Interactive - 7/2/2012Fallout: New Vegas Ultim...

6 February 2012
03:56 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Launch Trailer Now Available

Electronic Arts, 38 Studios and Big Huge Games have just revealed the launch trailer for the upcoming Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning action RPG, ahead of its release next week. Reckoning promises to take the traditional role playing game recipe and add plenty of action elements, from a more stylized combat system, ak...

2 February 2012
03:45 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Has Online Pass That Unlocks Quest Line

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the upcoming role playing action game from 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, will have an online pass system, despite not actually having an online mode, that allows players access to a new quest line for the House of Valor faction. Online passes are becoming more and more popular with vi...

31 January 2012
03:11 GMT

A Gamer’s Week: January 22

We’re nearing the end of January, which means that we are close to the launch dates for some pretty interesting games, but in the meantime we invite you to check out our rather extensive Incoming 2012 series in order to learn what great games we will get to play this year.We also have a full Softpedia review fo...

22 January 2012
05:21 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Demo Out for PC on Both Steam and Origin

In a peculiar turn of events, the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo has been released for the PC platform both on Electronic Arts’ own Origin platform, as well as on Valve’s Steam.Electronic Arts saw most of its games kicked off of Steam due to Valve’s terms of service, so the company created its o...

18 January 2012
10:01 GMT

Quick Look: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Demo (Gameplay Video Included)

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning wasn’t on the radar of a lot of gamers up until recently but, considering it’s coming from the minds of visionaries like Ken Rolston (designer of Elder Scrolls III and IV), R.A. Salvatore (writer of DemonWars saga or Star Wars: The New Jedi Order), or Seth McFarlane (creator ...

18 January 2012
08:11 GMT

Reminder: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Demo Out Today for PC, PS3, Xbox 360 [UPDATED]

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the action role playing game from 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, will see its demo released onto the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 today.UPDATE: The Xbox 360 version of the demo is available for download at this link, provided you have a Xbox Live Gold subscription. UPDATE 2: The PC&nb...

17 January 2012
04:50 GMT

New Video Presents the Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Bonus Items

After hearing yesterday that EA was doing some rather interesting cross promotion with Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, now we have a video of the items that can be unlocked when playing the demos for the two games. Mass Effect 3 is eagerly awaited by millions of fans from all over the world, while K...

13 January 2012
05:17 GMT

Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Demos Unlock Special Items

Great news for fans of Electronic Arts’ upcoming Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning games, as each of the two demos will unlock special content in the other game. As such, those who try out Reckoning can get free goodies in Mass Effect 3, while those who try BioWare’s shooter will get special...

12 January 2012
06:08 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur Developer and MLG Announce Opposition to SOPA Bill

38 Studios, the developer who is currently working on Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning with publisher Electronic Arts, has announced that it cannot support the current version of the Stop Online Piracy Act that is currently under consideration before the United States Congress.Curt Schilling, who is the founder of 38 St...

9 January 2012
21:51 GMT

Incoming 2012: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

What we know: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an upcoming action role playing game from 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, set to be published by Electronic Arts at the beginning of February. While most gamers haven’t heard a lot about Reckoning, largely because it’s an all new intellectual property coming...

6 January 2012
12:11 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Combat and Loot System Get Detailed

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the new action RPG that’s set to appear in early 2012, has received a few more details, this time concerning its combat and loot system, which were made to feel as immersive as possible and to reward players with stuff they actually need.While the rush of big holiday releases has ...

14 December 2011
20:31 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Will Win Over Skyrim Players, Creator Believes

Ken Rolston knows quite a bit about The Elder Scrolls series, what with him being the mastermind of the last two titles in the franchise, Morrowind and Oblivion, but he believes that his upcoming Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, will attract plenty of RPG fans, including those who are now addicted to the recent The Eld...

5 December 2011
14:51 GMT

Gamescom 2011 Hands On: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PC)

What it is: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning hasn’t made quite an impact since it was first announced, largely because it’s a high fantasy role playing game with multiple classes, branching paths and lots of choices to be had, making it similar to quite a lot of other games that have been coming out in recen...

18 August 2011
14:31 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Developer Will Move to Rhode Island

38 Studios, former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's online gaming outfit, will be moving out of Maynard, Massachusetts and will be heading to Rhode Island. This was prompted by Rhode Island agreeing to sign a 75 million dollars loan guarantee for the developer as part of the state's strategy to become a mor...

28 July 2010
14:21 GMT

38 Studios Unveils Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

38 Studios, the developer founded by famous ex-baseball pitcher Curt Schilling, has finally revealed its first game. Shilling is a big fan of fantasy titles and it comes as no surprise to find out that the first title that his studio will launch is an epic open world role playing game entitled Kingdoms of Amalur...

21 July 2010
14:21 GMT


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