38 Studios going down the shitter (Kingdoms of Amalur devs)

[Metro]

That's retarded... the man doesn't deserve cancer because of it. Of course, I don't see him specify what kind of cancer. Might just be a mole!

 

[Bubbles]

Sum up the pain of every Rhode Island taxpayer, every OCD sufferer who 100%ed KoA, and everybody who had their belief in a modern sports hero shattered, and you end up with prostate cancer-esque levels of pain.

 

[Roguey]

Sum up the pain of every Rhode Island taxpayer, every OCD sufferer who 100%ed KoA, and everybody who had their belief in a modern sports hero shattered, and you end up with prostate cancer-esque levels of pain.

Don't forget http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404941,00.asp

Compare that horror story with

There's a superior ideology here and it isn't the one that puts self-interest ahead of all else.

 

[Felix]

I got some gift cards from Amazon an just ordered KoA for lulz

 

[DragoFireheart]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/05/us/curt-schilling-cancer/

Quite the harsh price to pay: make shitty game studio, get cancer. But ITZ shows no mercy to the corrupted few that take advantage of others for personal gain. Such is the way of the coming of the Second Video Game Crash. I have consulted the Spirit of the Bird and things will only get worse for Curt and others.

Are you listening Candy Crush devs/pubs? EA? Bobby? Gaider? Thaif creators?

 

[Excommunicator]

Wasn't the game world just a bunch of exterior hallways, a la Fable?

I think you're thinking of The Witcher

 

[Metro]

It's definitely not as open as one of the first two Gothics or... you're average MMO but it's fairly open compared to most other arpgs today. That said, 90% of the content is trash worse than your average MMO. I would recommned someone buying vanilla WoW at $5 during a sale and play that for a month versus Amalur.

 

[Outlander]

As edgy as it sounds, I truly believe that's an example of poetic justice. What he did to his employees and the tax payers of Rhode Island was awful.

If anyone deserves cancer, it's the douches who bought the game.

/end of edge

 

[Metro]

h8r

 

[Deleted member 7219]

Have you played The Witcher? Because, if you have, and you call it a bunch of exterior hallways then you are a liar.

 

[Roguey]

Have you played The Witcher? Because, if you have, and you call it a bunch of exterior hallways then you are a liar.

While I wouldn't call them hallways, they were hallway-like in construction when it came to impassable barriers because of memory issues. Bioware engine woes.

 

[Metro]

He's right... there are some interior hallways, too. Bottom line: you can't jump. They don't even have scripted areas like in Amalur. Witcher is about as 'open world' as Mass Effect.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

How many carbs did this guy take?

 

[LESS T_T]

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/334241/Settlement_reached_in_38_Studios_lawsuit.php

Settlement reached in 38 Studios lawsuit

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Wells Fargo Securities said in a joint court filing yesterday that they have agreed to settle a lawsuit over 38 Studios.

The studio, known for developing Kingdoms of Amalur, was founded by former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and shut down back in 2012 after running out of money, and has been the subject of a long-running legal battle with the state.

Final approval has been delayed due to the current government shutdown, but lawyers for both parties asked a federal judge to put the case on hold until after the shutdown is over “to give the SEC and its relevant divisions and offices time to consider and approve the settlement-in-principle."

As reported by the Boston Herald, details of the proposed settlement have not been disclosed.

Schilling moved the company from Massachusetts to Rhode Island in 2010 after the Rhode Island Commerce Corp. agreed to give the studio a $75 million loan guarantee.

The SEC said Wells Fargo and the Commerce Corp. allegedly failed to disclose that 38 Studios needed at least $75 million, but would receive only $50 million of proceeds from the bond offering, leaving a $25 million gap.

The complaint filed in 2012 claimed that many of the "defendants knew or should have known, but failed to inform the EDC Board, that 38 Studios was destined to fail according to 38 Studios' own financial projections."

38 Studios filed for bankruptcy less than two years after the move, prompting investigations and lawsuits into the company.

 

[Duraframe300]

Used this opportunity to read up on what Curt Shilling is doing these days and he wants to run for president in 2024.

Huh.

He already failed the first step though. (Senate)

 

[IDtenT]

Used this opportunity to read up on what Curt Shilling is doing these days and he wants to run for president in 2024.

Huh.

He already failed the first step though. (Senate)

One of those guys that legitimately thinks they have better name recognition and renown than Trump.