Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Message Board

This is too sad. Kingdoms Of Amalur, the basis for one of the best RPGs in years, has failed to sell in 38 Studios’ assets auction. As reported by Polygon, no one was prepared to put up what current owners Heritage Global Partners were willing to take, despite another $320,000 being raised for other sales, including the Rise Of titles. But poor old Amalur remains on the shelf of the money-eating firm, unloved, and undeveloped.

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Dive into the expansive realm of Kingdoms of Amalur, a fantasy tale penned by famed author R.A. Salvatore. There are plenty of options to customize your character and the way you defeat your foes, so role-playing fans will be right at home here. Whether you prefer magic, melee weapons or to be a little more rogue-ish, Kingdoms of Amalur’s flexible combat system will let you play how you want. In addition, there are discounts on several titles including Flashback HD, Darksiders II, Red Faction: Armageddon and MX vs. ATV: Alive.

All of these PS Plus benefits will be available after PlayStation Store updates tomorrow, 10/1.

Free for PS Plus members, Regular Price: $19.99

PS Plus Price: $7.99, Regular Price: $9.99

Other Discounts

Last Chance (Leaving on 10/8)

Instant Game Collection
Machinarium (PS3)
Discounts
Wheel Of Fortune Ultimate Edition
Jeopardy! Ultimate Edition
Wheel Of Fortune & Jeopardy! Complete Pack
MX Vs. ATV: Alive
MX Vs. ATV: Alive Ultimate Edition
Darksiders II
Darksiders II Ultimate Edition
Darksiders + Darksiders 2 Ultimate Edition
Red Faction Armageddon Ultimate Edition
Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut
Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut
Worms Revolution
Pinballistik: Alien Tycoon Bundle
Pinballistik + Dlc Bundle
Pinballistik: Made Of Money
Pinballistik: Sector X
F1 2013 Standard
F1 2013 Classic

We’ll be back next week with more details on the game arriving to the Instant Game Collection as well as any other benefits we can share.

If you’ve got feedback on today’s Plus update make sure you leave a comment below. To discuss all things PlayStation, including this update, you can also head over to the PlayStation Community Forums where you’ll find topics you can contribute your thoughts to, or start one for yourself.

Employees from Big Huge Games have been offered a new home at Epic, working on the next Infinity Blade title.

The saga of 38 Studios continues to be an eternally springing font of sad. A wrenching 379 layoffs are, of course, the centerpiece of this Shakespearean tragedy, but further fallout has revealed incredibly sketchy mortgage practices for relocated employees, and now, Joystiq‘s reporting that Reckoning 2 was in pre-production before Curt Schilling’s money Titanic collided with an iceberg that was also the apocalypse. And, to make matters – in retrospect – worse, it sounded fairly promising.

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