Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

[scooter1369]

The minds of New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston have combined to create Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a new role-playing game set in a world worth saving. Build the character you've always wanted and continuously evolve it to your style of play with the revolutionary Destiny system. Choose your path and battle through a master-crafted universe featuring some of the most intense, responsive, and customizable RPG combat ever.

Another person of note involved is Curt Schilling. Yes, that Curt Schilling. The game is produced by his company, 38 Studios.

http://reckoning.amalur.com/

Just downloaded the demo to my laptop. Going to download the demo to my 360 too.

 

[scooter1369]

Entertaining game. It has an Oblivion/Final Fantasy/LoTR hybrid feel.

 

[Deety]

Looks like fun, and like I'd better not download it. :p

Here's the Amazon referral link.

 

[Smooth Olaf]

I'll get this eventually. Mass Effect 3 comes in out under three weeks, so I'll probably wait until I'm done with that.

 

[Dryden]

http://teamcoco.com/video/curt-schilling-video-games

 

[morbitzerker]

Entertaining game. It has an Oblivion/Final Fantasy/LoTR hybrid feel.

How entertaining? Skyrim has me completely enthralled and I never played any of the previous Elder Scrolls or Final Fantasy games. It sounds awesome and there are a lot of good games coming out this year, I'm just curious as to how high this should be on the docket. Thanks for the input.

 

[morbitzerker]

Read the review in Game Informer yesterday. While it does seem to be a nice concept, I think I'll pass on this game. Skyrim has a realistic feel, inasmuch as it can be realistic with Elves and Dragons and the like. However, I'm not big into fantasy stuff like this game appears to be. Hope it fulfills what others are looking for.

 

[Dryden]

I'm interested in this, but not that interested. This is one of those $10 Steam holiday purchases for me at the end of the year.

 

[Dryden]

Don't expect an expansion.

http://espn.go.com/boston/story/_/id/7969342/curt-schilling-faltering-ri-gaming-firm-lays-staff

Curt Schilling's firm lays off staff

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's faltering Rhode Island video game company laid off its entire staff Thursday.

An email sent by the 38 Studios company to workers and obtained by The Associated Press says they were notified of the "non-voluntary and non-disciplinary" layoffs on Thursday.

38 Studios moved from Massachusetts in 2010 after Rhode Island offered a $75 million loan guarantee officials said would bring hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars of tax revenue. The company was more than two weeks late this month on a $1.1 million payment to the state economic development agency. State officials said the company wasn't able to make its payroll.

Gov. Lincoln Chafee said the layoffs were an indication of the "grim times" facing the company and the state, which could be responsible for some of 38 Studios' debt should the company collapse.

The company had 300 employees in Providence, Chafee said. It also has an office in Maryland.

Attempts to reach Schilling and company executives on Thursday were unsuccessful.

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