Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo coming to Australia on January 17
- — 17 January, 2012 16:42
Publisher Electronic Arts will release a demo for 38 Studios' Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning game on 17 January for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
The demo is designed to let players not only experience the game before it gets released to retail, but also unlock special items for the final game.
The full game of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will be available in Australia on 9 February and in New Zealand on 10 February for all three platforms.
In an interesting PR manoeuvre, 38 Studios has collaborated with BioWare for a cross promotion that rewards fans of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and Mass Effect 3, the highly anticipated sequel to last years sci-fi hit.
Special in-game items can be unlocked in the upcoming demos for both games, which includes Mass Effect 3-inspired, Omni-blade daggers in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and special themed armor and assault rifle in Mass Effect 3, which have been designed by Spawn comic book creator, Todd McFarlane.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to deliver this massive one-two punch with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and Mass Effect 3", 38 Studios chairman and founder, Curt Schilling, said.
"We wanted to provide fans of the Mass Effect franchise with a unique set of rewards for diving into the expansive universe of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning".
Renowned studio BioWare is also pleased to bring Mass Effect 3-inspired items into the world of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, especially ones that are designed by notable comic book artist, Todd McFarlane.
In the past, McFarlane has contributed to video games such as Namco's Soul Calibur II in 2003, where he created the character Necrid for the console port of the game and Spawn appeared as a playable character in the Xbox version.
"This is an awesome way to reward our fans with unique content that not only looks cool, but also delivers some great in-game benefits", BioWare co-founder and general manager of EA's BioWare label, Dr. Ray Muzyka, said.
Players will receive two unlocks for Mass Effect 3 when playing the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo, consisting of the Reckoner Knight Armor, which maximise damage done in close-quarters combat, and the Chakram Launcher, which shoots lightweight, explosive ammunition discs.
The items, both designed by McFarlane, can be used with Mass Effect 3 when it is released locally on 8 March.
In turn, by playing the upcoming Mass Effect 3 demo, players will unlock the N7 Armour, inspired by Commander Shepard's in-game armour, and Onmiblade Daggers, holographic blades that stem from Commander Shepard's Omni-Tool.
These items can be used in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning when the game launches on 9 February.
Comments
Kevin MacKinnon
Wed 18/01/2012 - 03:39
Curt Schilling Reckoning demo's ready to be downloaded! Have fun and let us know what you think!
from linkedin
chris - commche
Wed 18/01/2012 - 03:50
okay....link to download reckoning PC is non-existent according to google. game looks promising. Might want to make actually getting it fairly easy imo. The banners on sites like gamespot for DLing the demo are dead. Fail?
If its so ready for DL, give me a link and I'll be forever grateful. Cheers :)
chris - commche
Wed 18/01/2012 - 03:59
So apparently, "Reckoning: Demo Now Availible" Gamespot banner thats been up for over 6 hours now links you to the official site where there is not a trace of "Download Demo". A little frustrating and definitely not synonymous with the professionalism that the devs have shown in the buildup to this awesome looking game. In short, How the f***ing hell can I DL the promised demo to this game!!!!!!!! Already paid my preorder, kind of dissapointed with this situation. Hope this isn't a taste of things to come.
chris - commche
Wed 18/01/2012 - 04:05
http://www.gamespot.com/
Banner: "Demo Now Availible"
Nothing....
I can wait forever for a game that looks as awesome as this. Tease me with a baner like the one in the link above then give me nothing, Im crying like a biartch in the rain with no pants. I hate myself for posting this, but ffs. Don't tease me so bad with such a massively awesome looking game !!!!!!!!!!!
Joh
Wed 18/01/2012 - 16:11
Played it, quite fun. The first 1/4 of the demo wasn't great, but after that when you got to choose your own path it was heaps of fun. And even though the graphics are cartoonish, they're easily some of the best on current hardware, if that's what you're into.
camocat
Tue 17/01/2012 - 20:44
Looks interesting - the game's official website tries too hard to impress the reader with hyperbole, and the art style is a little bit cartoonish, but if it comes from a former lead designer of Elder Scrolls, it can't be bad.