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Shiniest Objects: Not How They Drew It Up

Sparks of creativity were overshadowed by the dramatic conclusion and closure of 38 Studios. The industry responded with an outpouring of support and potential job opportunities for the laid off team. Our week was focused on the enjoyable screening of Indie Game: The Movie and a lively debate centered around the rise and future of the indie game genre. Every day we are on the look out for the most interesting news items in the gaming industry. Some make it [...]

Kingdoms of Amalur MMO Trailer Surfaces Amidst 38 Studios Financial Struggles

05/21/2012
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by Justin Lacey in: Previews, Trailers and Scraps

38 Studios had a week for its history books last week. All kinds of financial rumors were swirling around the company as it attempted to pay off its generous loan from the state of Rhode Island. Contractors laid off, employees not able to be paid, a bounced check, all made for a pretty grim future for the studio and all of the work that has been poured into the Kingdoms of Amalur franchise. However, bad as the week was, it [...]

Shiniest Objects: According to Plan

Bumpy week in the industry with more game delays, financial troubles, legal troubles, and lots of server issues. The good news? Two great games still came out and we managed to livestream one of them all day before turning our attention back to indie games. Every day we are on the look out for the most interesting news items in the gaming industry. Some make it on the site as headlines, and the articles that just miss the cut end [...]

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning DLC: Teeth of Naros Floats in on April 17

04/05/2012
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by Brandon Coppernoll in: Headlines, News

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning made a splash earlier this year when it came out to party with the big boys by establishing a deep, rich world of fantasy and catching our eye. Fresh off the recent DLC release of The Legend of Dead Kel it looks like KoA is ready to give us some more with Teeth of Naros on April 17. The new DLC features the floating city of Idylla providing more than 20 new side quests, 5 huge dungeons, 3 Twists [...]

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Reflex Review – The Cursed Checkpoint #109

03/08/2012
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by Justin Lacey in: Podcasts, Reflex, Reviews, The Cursed Checkpoint

Justin, Cole and Aaron report back about their ongoing adventures in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. They try their best to avoid puns about fate in regards to making recommendations on who may or may not enjoy the game. Will their loot lust win out? The Cursed Checkpoint is a topical video game podcast focused on discussions and interviews about a single video game, genre, news headline, or industry story. It features a rotating cast of up to 3 members of [...]

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Demo Impressions: A Familiar Challenger Appears

01/19/2012
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by Cole Monroe in: Previews, Testing

The role playing game genre has never been more popular than it is right now. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has sold 10 million copies. Mass Effect 3 is coming out in March. Those two series are arguably the two most popular RPG franchises ever made. It’s going to be hard to find a place among giants, but Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning hopes to do just that. With what started out at Big Huge Games as Project Mercury, 38 Studios [...]

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Special Editions Limit Trolling

12/19/2011
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by Justin Lacey in: Headlines, News

When a new studio has been working on a new video game franchise and generally promotes the franchise by touting the names of the producers/directors behind the game for years before unveiling the name of the actual franchise, you can bet that they will try and tap into the fans of that big name team. Whew, did you follow that? Well if not just know that Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is the first game from Curt Schilling, Todd McFarlane, Ken [...]

E3 11: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Steps up to the Plate

06/10/2011
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by Cole Monroe in: Previews, Trailers and Scraps

Until this week I had sort of dismissed 38 Studios and Big Huge Games new IP: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Admittedly, I haven’t been a huge fan of the western developed fantasy RPG. I played about an hour of the first Dragon Age and quickly decided it wasn’t for me. However, after watching the trailer above I started to get that itch. We often talk about how some of us buy games to fill an empty genre slot we have [...]