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Electronic Arts Passed On Reckoning 2 Despite Publicly Claiming Interest

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by Kyle Hilliard on July 13, 2012 at 06:02 PM

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According to a source from the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning development team, Electronic Arts passed on a sequel back in March.

Frank Gibeau President of EA labels recently told Game Informer, "We'd love to be a partner for that," when asked about the likelihood of a sequel to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Despite claiming interest in creating a sequel our source with the development team said, "[Electronic Arts] had first right of refusal and passed back in March."

To read the full interview with Gibeau, check out the August issue of Game Informer magazine.

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by Lenteja Friday, July 13, 2012 at 06:11 PM

F*ck EA man
by DrBlamo Friday, July 13, 2012 at 06:12 PM

This game was great, and every article I read about it on GI crushes my dreams of a sequel that much more
by TheCultofCthulhu Friday, July 13, 2012 at 06:13 PM

EA being evil. Nothing new here
by Zero Friday, July 13, 2012 at 06:14 PM

Ah, that sucks. Yeah, they had a real interest all right...

Gotta be 800 shooters to get to first, I'm sure.
by CosmicChaos Friday, July 13, 2012 at 06:16 PM

Dumb decision.
by Taylor Friday, July 13, 2012 at 06:19 PM

Some men just want to watch the world burn
by Zebra3 Friday, July 13, 2012 at 06:22 PM

Ugh :(
by Skippy Friday, July 13, 2012 at 06:26 PM

BOOOOOOO!!! I loved that game. Someone pick it and make more....
by Companion Cube Friday, July 13, 2012 at 06:32 PM

My EA hatred just grew as much as the Grinch's heart.

EDIT: I hope Bethesda buys the rights, but doesn't give it to BGS. The game isn't like normal BGS games, so it wouldn't work, but reform Big Huge, get some of the old staff in, and make the game. Never going to happen though.
by mikedeas879 Friday, July 13, 2012 at 06:43 PM

i read this news on IGN an hour ago. haha. weird.

also, im two hours in KoA and LOVING it. not sure what it is, but this game has something.

edit: its funny bc they quoted GI.
by Marfys Friday, July 13, 2012 at 06:45 PM

Bummer. Series has a lot of potential.
by JustinFroese Friday, July 13, 2012 at 06:46 PM

What the f*ck EA, just what the f*ck...
by RezidentHazard (rides again) Friday, July 13, 2012 at 06:47 PM

Wait, this is toying with my emotions. Is... Is there some hope that the sequel will be released?
by ebilcanival123 Friday, July 13, 2012 at 06:56 PM

This game was really great, too bad it sold for ***.
by Thepurplebubble Friday, July 13, 2012 at 07:02 PM

EA, stop playing with me like this! KoA was a great game - needed a few refinements, sure, but for a brand new IP, it was actually amazing. Now... Are you, or aren't you, going to green-light a sequel? WHICH IS IT!?
by Boyzby Friday, July 13, 2012 at 07:08 PM

Man, what a jerk move.
by lovemeorshootme Friday, July 13, 2012 at 07:08 PM

Does this really suprise anyone. The first one was a major loss for EA, so much so that the company that made it was unable to play their bills and went under. So why would EA make another KoA after the first was such a large flop?

Almost everyone here is blaming EA for KoA. When they should be blaming the consumers. Its not EA's fault that not enough people bought it to be profitable its the consumers. So if you are going to blame someone for no KoA 2 blame the people that did not buy it, not the company that lot a large amount of money for a failed game.
by Sasquatchernaut Friday, July 13, 2012 at 07:09 PM

I wonder if EA passed on the direct sequel to Reckoning or if they passed on the idea of publishing the second game in the KoA universe. A game the developers publicly said would be MMO. If it's the latter, then I'm not as upset by EA's decision.
by strauser360 Friday, July 13, 2012 at 07:20 PM

EA scumming, what else is new...
by Chris Mrkvicka Friday, July 13, 2012 at 07:23 PM

This sucks, but at the same time, I can't blame EA. The first game didn't even come close to breaking even according to most reports I've read. The fact that they were trying to work on an MMO at the same time wouldn't have helped matters any. Sad to see this IP die so quickly, as the first was a good game, but business is business.

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