Well, I really hope everything works out. I'd hate to lose an awesome new IP like KOA:R. It's a really good game, and it would be great to get a sequel.

I hope they don't get sunk... I LOVED Amalur

Interesting...very interesting.

I hope they aren't in trouble, as I really enjoyed Reckoning. I was hoping they'd take the experience and apply it to another game and make it truly great.

I think their game was lacking but I also think the studio has potential, so hopefully they work things out.

wait, so the government paid 75 bazillion taxpayer greenbacks to a video game dev? to move to Rhode Island? i realize it is a loan, but i don't think i am out of place by saying, "WHUDDAHFUK?!"

Noooo, Amalur was great! This dev has real potential.

Haven't played amalur yet but was looking forward to it and hoping for even bigger things in sequels...this would be sad

38 Studios is a good company so I hope the best for them.

I hate seeing stories like this. It sucks that these guys can make such a good game, and still have thier jobs be in jeopardy.

Their business strategy was a little weird to start. I want to be wrong because I loved the game…..but maybe they shouldn't have spent all the cash on the upcoming MMO version of this game before they found out if people liked it? MMOs are expensive and for a new company and a new IP…it's risky. But I hope it works out.

Turtles cannot breath under water yet they sleep below the water why is that ?

Um,...shouldn't the citizens of Rhode Island be alarmed as how their govermental officals are spending their money? I'm sure there are potholes that need fixing, or highways that could be built inorder to reduce vehicle conjestion,ooooh or better yet, contract a company to install solar panels to the entire state?

Perhaps this is an example of: chase two hares, catch none. Kingdoms of Amalur seemed to be aimed at too broad an audience, which appears to have made it into a white noise game, rather than a stand out like Dark Souls or that rip off Spyro the Dragon kid's toy video game.  

Nothing against the game though, it isn't a bad one. I just don't feel like it really had an attractive selling point.

NPD is reporting that KOA:R hasn't reached 500K in sales yet. Add the development hell this game was in and it's not difficult to see that 38 Studios is in trouble. If EA isn't backing their next project, they might be in trouble and need someone to buy them out.

Best of luck to them. Curt & Co. have great vision and dedication, and deserve more of an opportunity.

Hopefully it recovers soon because they have done quite well with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

The issue with me is that they won't make good games, but that is giving them $75,000,000 in taxpayer money, ya know, from us, to keep them in Rhode Island. Unless the state actually can recoup the cash and actually make money from this investment. Otherwise, just more bureaucracy at it's best.

Ok while I hope they aren't gonna fold cause I've thoroughly enjoyed KoA:R A LOT. Why is tax-payer money going towards keeping them in Rhode Island???