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Final paychecks are now being sent to Kingdoms of Amalur staff members, nine years after developer 38 Studios was shut down. <\/p>\n

Company mismanagement and poor sales of the ambitious RPG meant 38 Studios collapsed shortly after it became clear Kingdoms of Amalur was not going to be a World of Warcraft-style hit.<\/p>\n

This left nearly 400 developers adrift, and waiting for their final paycheck – until now. A new report from Bloomberg [paywall]<\/a> states staff are now belatedly receiving their last pay packet – albeit just a fraction of what they were owed (thanks GamesIndustry.biz<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Final paychecks are now being sent to Kingdoms of Amalur staff members, nine years after developer 38 Studios was shut down. Company mismanagement and poor sales of the ambitious RPG meant 38 Studios collapsed shortly after it became clear Kingdoms of Amalur was not going to be a World of Warcraft-style hit. This left nearly 400 developers adrift, and waiting for their final paycheck – until now. A new report from Bloomberg [paywall] states staff are now belatedly receiving their last pay packet – albeit just a fraction of what they were owed (thanks GamesIndustry.biz). 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