Electronic Arts (EA) and 38 Studios have announced a new role playing game entitled Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

 

Reckoning is an open-world role-playing game set in Amalur, a magical fantasy world created by New York Times best-selling author R. A. Salvatore and designed by Spawn creator Todd McFarlane. According to EA the game will provide gamers with a new level of intense action combat within the RPG genre.

 

“Reckoning is a great representation of how a team of incredibly talented and creative people with expertise in different areas can come together and complement each other so well,” said Jen MacLean, CEO of 38 Studios.

 

“We are thrilled to be developing an open-world RPG under the leadership of one of the greatest RPG designers in the industry, with creative direction by one of the most iconic artists of our time, set in a rich universe imagined by one of the top fantasy genre authors in the world. We can’t wait to share the first details of this universe we have been so dedicated to building over the past few years.”

 

“In Reckoning, we started with Bob and Todd’s exceptional Kingdoms of Amalur game setting and imagery,” said Ken Rolston, lead designer at Big Huge Games which is a subsidiary of 38 Studios.

 

“On that foundation we built the open-world exploration, vast narrative and character customization fans expect from the best RPGs. And we’ve added something new that we’ve always wanted from the genre -- a fast-paced, graphically stimulating action combat experience with fluid control and immersive, discoverable gameplay fans haven’t seen before in other fantasy RPGs.”

 

This single-player RPG will be released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC by fall 2011.