THQ Nordic has purchased the Kingdoms of Amalur franchise from 38 Studios.

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The company has finalized a deal to acquire Kingdoms of Amalur and the Amalur property based on the abandoned Copernicus MMORPG project.There's no word yet if THQ Nordic will now work on new Amalur projects in the near future.We awarded it a 9.0, saying that "if you're looking for bang for your buck, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has it in droves".Developer 38 Studios would eventually get sued by the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. The company took out a $75 million dollar loan it couldn't pay back, supported by Rhode Island taxpayers. In 2016 the developer was not indicted with criminal charges

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