38 Studios' assets claimed by Rhode Island

**Camron** · 08-09-2012

Since there is no general sub-forum in "Digital Conservation", I thought I'd post this here.

38 Studios' assets claimed by Rhode Island

The assets of defunct Rhode Island-based developer 38 Studios have been transferred to state-controlled bodies that are now looking to sell them on.

The agency and bank said in court papers that it was necessary to take this action, as “all or substantially all of the intellectual property could be irretrievably lost” when the trustee firm appointed to dismantle the company begins abandoning 38 Studios’ property.

a representative of the bank that gave 38 Studios the $75m loan – intend to sell the company’s assets to make up for its outstanding debts.

So is this similar to the Acclaim auction? Will someone be able to buy some SDKs and data backups that possibly contain source code/art for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning?

**retro** · 08-13-2012

Uhh, what's this got to do with repair? I'd have put it in general gaming.

They're selling the IP, i.e. the rights to the games. They'll go to developers.

**Camron** · 09-28-2012

Originally Posted by retro

Uhh, what's this got to do with repair? I'd have put it in general gaming.

They're selling the IP, i.e. the rights to the games. They'll go to developers.

As I said in my post, there is no general sub-forum in Digital Conservation. This is similar to the Acclaim project (if there are data backups for sale). This sub-forum ("Repair, Restoration and Conservation/Preservation") seemed like the closest fit, especially since there are SDKs involved.

The auction listings have been created and Microsoft is trying to get their SDKs back.

SALE #1Location:1954 Greenspring Drive, Timonium, MD
Auction Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 10:30 AM
Inspection 9:00 AM Morning of the Sale
Computers: Over 100 Dell T-3500, T-3400, T-7500 Workstations, plus over 250 Dell 24" & 20" Monitors, Printers/Copiers: Epson Stylus Pro 9880 with Epson Ultra Chrome K3 ink, HP Color LaserJet 5550n printer, HP LaserJet 4250 tn, HP LaserJet 4240nEpson Stylus CX7800, HP LaserJet P4014n, HP LaserJet 2600n Color LaserJet printer, assorted toner and print cartridges, Overhead Projector/Video Conferencing:(2) Sony Cineza 3LCD projectors, (2) InFocus IN82, P820 HD projector, Polycom HDX7000 video conferencing system, Audio Equipment: Genelec 7050B active subwoofer with (4) 8030 A bi-amplified monitoring systems, (4) Logitech Z-5500 digital surround sound systems, SMPro audio Mpatch 5.1 passive volume control, Furman PL-Plus linear filter, MTP AV midi time piece, Digi design rack 3, Mackie Big Knob studio command system, M-Audio keystation 88es keyboard, On-Stage stands, sound absorption foam wall tiles, WACOM UNITS: (7) Wacom Cintiq DTK-2100 LCD tablets, (9) Wacom Cintiq DTZ-2100D LCD tablets, (7) Wacom Cintiq DTZ-1200W LCD tablets, (13) Wacom Intuos 3 PTZ-630 tablets, Gaming consoles: Xbox 360 XDK consoles, Wii Gaming consoles, Sony Playstation 3 blu-ray console, assorted game controllers, Telephone System: NEC NEAX 2000 (IPS) Internet Protocol Server telephone system D-Term Series i, Voice Over IP capable system with over 100 handsets, MovenStudio Inertial motion capture suit, IR Recognition Hand Recognition Security System (6) Handkey II model HK-II, Flat Panel Televisions: Vizio VW26L HDTV20F, Samsung LN320403, Samsung LN32C450EID, Samsung PN58A55081FXZA plasma display, Panasonic TC-P54G25 plasma display, Samsung LN52B550K1FXZA, Panasonic TC-P42GT25 plasma 3D full HD, Samsung LN40A75OR1FXZA, PLUS, Pelican, Case Cruzer travel cases, 12' conference table with 9 high end leather chairs, 10' conference table with high end leather chairs, 5' round conference table, High-End roller chairs, CAT5 cables, audio, HDMI, RCA, XLR, 1/4" cables, Sony, Sennheiser, Astro A40 Surround Sound headsets, Gaming table, pool table, ping pong table, GE side by side stainless steel refrigerators, Research library of books, video game library, Flavia single serve coffee machine model Creation 400, Keurig B3000SE coffee machine, and much more...

SALE #2Location:One Empire Street, Providence, RI
Auction Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 10:30 AM
Inspection 9:00 AM Morning of the Sale
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Computers: Over 400 Dell T-7500 Workstations, plus T-3500 & T-3400 Workstations, HP, Dog House, Mac Pro's, iMac's, over 600 Samsung, Sceptre 24" & 20" Monitors, HP Laserjet printers, HP Designjet 500 wide format printer, WACOM: Over 75 Wacom Cintiq Models DTK-2100 & DTZ-2100D 21" LCD tablets, Intuos 3 & 4 pen tablets, Bamboo pen tablets,Audio Recording Studios: Mackie studio monitors and subwoofers, (2) Tascam FW-1884 audio mixers with Firewire, (4) M-Audio Keystation 88es Midi keyboards, Presonus Central Stations with Remote stations, Motu 828mk3, Grace M802, Ion Rain audio computer, PreSonus HP4 headphone amp, (2) Mackie 1642-VLZ3 mixers,Real Traps sound absorption panels, Logic Pro Software, Sony Vegas, Microphones; Neuman Berlin U87Ai with shockmount, Shure, RODE ntg-3 shotgun, Overhead Projectors & Video Conferencing System: Epson Home Cinema 8350HD, Epson H283A, Epson EMP-83H, Optoma EP739, InFocus LP860, ViewSonic PJD7382, BENQ MX712 UST, Polycom VSX7000 video conferencing system, Audio/Video Rack including; (3) Shure SLX-4, Shure UHF antenna distribution system, Furman M-8LX, Vaddio PreView Dual6.4, Vaddio Sony HD camera with pan/tilt, Mackie 1604-VLZ3 rack mounted mixer, Vaddio Production View Super Joystick camera controller, Extron PC DVDCAM, Tightrope Media Systems Carousel server, Vaddio Quick Connect CCU, Denon Video Player, AVAYA Voip Telephone System, (6) Frigidaire Commercial glass door refrigerators, (6) LG model LFC25776ST Stainless Steel Refrigerators with bottom freezer drawer, ULINE under counter ice maker, Summit Stainless Steel microwaves, PLUS, Pelican travel cases, Ping Pong Table, Custom Gaming Tables, video game library, reference book library, exercise equipment, flat panel televisions, High-End roller chairs, office work stations, 20' wooden conference table, employee lockers, VGA cables, Cat5 cables, video adapters, and so much more...

http://www.sjcorio.com/corio/auction...n_details.html
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/27/rh...xbox-dev-kits/

**retro** · 09-28-2012

No, it should be in General Gaming. The Acclaim section is for the stock that ASSEMbler bought himself from Acclaim. If you want to mention a bankrupt studio, it would be best in General Gaming.

Workstations most likely have nothing on them, it'd be the server that you're looking for if you're after data. And even then, as I said, they'll be selling the IP to the games (just like Acclaim) so it's not like you can legally do anything with it.

What did they actually do? MobyGames only seems to have one game listed - Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Wikipedia lists Project Copernicus as an unreleased title - again, the IP will be up for grabs, no doubt. There's also a mention of a WoW newsletter. Oh, and they acquired Rise of Nations developer Big Huge Games.

As I'm seeing it, it doesn't sound like there'd be much of interest to us, there. They only started in 2006, so you're talking current generation consoles... and BHG started in 2003 but were PC only at first. Acclaim, on the other hand, started in the late 80s and developed for just about every platform you can think of, including arcade. They had lots of titles under their belt, and lots of goodies!

Yes, MS and Sony will want their current generation dev kits back.

By the way, half of that list is audio recording gear, furniture and graphics tablets... so not much of interest to us (although I'm sure there's some cool gear if anyone in the area wants a potentially cheap tablet or something).

**ASSEMbler** · 09-28-2012

The dev hardware will be pulled as technically they are not owned by the default company.

Same happened as acclaim, microsoft showed up with papers and the dev kits were gone
before open of auction.

This is a new company, with little legacy so don't expect any goodies.

Expect a few wii devkits, some ps3 stuff and they will ONLY sell them to people with paperwork
showing they have a contract with nintendo or sony.

**GodofHardcore** · 09-28-2012

Hey guess where I live...

That makes me part owner :)

**LeGIt** · 09-29-2012

FYI Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning is a good game. Probably a future classic, but in the age of tons of good games, it will probably be forgotten, or go unnoticed.

The good stuff may go, but there are some gems still listed which if people are lucky may not get caught in the net.

Sale 1: Gaming consoles: Xbox 360 XDK consoles, Wii Gaming consoles, Sony Playstation 3 blu-ray console, assorted game controllers, Research library of books, video game library
Sale 2: video game library, reference book library

Could be an interesting trip for anyone with the cash to make the entrance deposit went along.

**Shadowlayer** · 09-29-2012

Originally Posted by GodofHardcore

Hey guess where I live...

That makes me part owner :)

Jokes aside given that they used tax money maybe you could demand they give you something to compensate for the money that went down the toilet

I remember this case of a steel mill in the 70s that got public funding and then went bankrupt: everybody in that town got half a ton of steel bars

In this case you might get an official 38Studios ashtray....