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38 Studios Shutters Big Huge Games

A series of social network posts reveals that 38 Studios has shuttered Big Huge Games, creators of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

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aviator1894355d ago (Edited 4355d ago )

Man, that really sucks. Amalur is such an excellent game and they're such a talented studio, I just wish more people had jumped in to play it.

zeal0us4355d ago

Can kiss that MMO goodbye. Wonder what will happen to the remaining balance on that loan they owe the state of Rhode Island?

NYC_Gamer4355d ago

They deserve another chance KOA sold 1.2 million copies...

ChunkyLover534355d ago

Its a shame that they closed to be sure, but 1.2 million copies isn't exactly enough to even cover the costs of making the game.

People always ask for new and interesting IP's and when we get them, they go unsold.

Hope those guys all find work at other studios.

HeartDisease4355d ago

im curious to know how many units they had to sell to become profitable? 2 mil? 2.5? that is rather optimistic for a new company with their first game. also launching anywhere near skyrim was suicide. rip 38 studios.

Pintheshadows4355d ago

Well, that well and truly sucks as KoA was great. It deserved more attention. I still think that people were to busy with Skyrim to give it a chance.

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Looking Back at Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning

Do you remember the good old days, when video games put fast hack-and-slashing combat sequences and extensive levelling systems first and a deep narrative with memorable characters second? BigHuge Games certainly banked on gamers holding some kind of nostalgia for those titles of yore with their fantasy RPG Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning.

DacO2360d ago

Best action rpg of its generation. Loved it.

Soulst0rmer2360d ago

This deserves to be on Switch

execution172360d ago

Loved the world and combat, just horrible timing for the release tho :/

Matrix62360d ago

Would play a remaster next gen

taijutsu3632360d ago (Edited 2360d ago )

This is hilarious that i would see an article after I went and re-bought the game and playing it all week! I love the QTEs in this game its satisfying, the combat is fluid where you can switch from weapons to magic so easily, the weapons, armor, quests, character customizations, lore, world, voice acting, are all great this game has almost everything you'd need and want from an RPG!

I really wish there was going to be a KoAR 2!

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Top 10 Games of Last Generation Countdown - Number 6

COG writes - The games of the last generation were amazing and the COGconnected team decided to get together to countdown their favorites. The countdown inches to number 6 and the games are starting to get good... real good.

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Phoenix Down 49.2 – Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

The journey comes to an end.

InMyOpinion2898d ago

Would LOVE to see a sequel to this brilliant game. Wouldn't mind a remake for current gen systems either.

Hypnotic2898d ago

Last I heard this studio went out of business so I would think a remaster is pretty unlikely.

InMyOpinion2896d ago

Never say never, Darksiders 2 got a remaster.

phantomexe2898d ago

I think EA owns the rights to it now. I loved the game as well. A rare gem overlooked.

rezzah2897d ago

Went into a cave for a mission...Mission glitches and I can't start the mission or exit the cave...Auto save and manual saves are within the cave....I messed up so bad I quit. Really good game though.

hazelamy2897d ago

such a great game, shame about the studio.
to produce something of that quality as their first title, just imagine what they could have done with more experience.