The former studio of Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling. It was working on an MMO codenamed Project Copernicus when it imploded spectacularly in a Rhode Island political scandal.
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Global Chat: Turkeys terrorize New World
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"Over all the...
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning attacks a host of bugs in its latest patch
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is live today
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Kingdoms of Amalur is getting an updated re-release in August
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