In an auction held earlier this week to liquidate the 38 Studios and Big Huge Games assets, both Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and the Amalur MMORPG, codenamed Copernicus, failed to find buyers.
GameSpot explains that the auction for Reckoning let buyers create a sequel for the IP, while other unsold assets included the engine and property rights for Catan – a video game version of a strategy board game.
The auction did sell some items including a bundle of the Rise of Nations and Rise of Legends games and IP, and a trademark for the Big Huge Games name. Richard J. Land, the state of Rhode Island's attorney, explained that the auction collected $320,000, with unstated buyers.
38 Studios and founder Curt Schilling spent as much as $133 million before declaring bankruptcy. The state of Rhode Island awarded Schilling and his studio $75 million in tax payer money to fund the project.
Land says despite the unsuccessful auctions, he continues to negotiate to find a buyer for the Amalur IP.
