From Civ and XCOM to cute monsters: How Firaxis went casual with Haunted Hollow

Developer Firaxis Games is usually known for serious strategy titles like XCOM and Civilization. So what the heck are they doing on iOS with ghouls, goblins, and vampires?

Bankrupt 38 Studios finally unfreezes former employee’s 401(k) plans

Former 38 Studios's employees can now finally access their 401(k) money.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Valve acquisition rumors, ‘Threeview,’ and Black Ops II

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Kingdoms of Amalur developer’s assets to be sold off at auction

Microsoft is determined to reclaim its Xbox 360 development kits from the shuttered studio.

Infinity Blade developers hire former Kingdoms of Amalur creators for new studio

Epic Games establishes Impossible Studios and announces its first game, Infinity Blade: Dungeons for iOS.

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Curt Schilling dings Rhode Island governor for damaging remarks on 38 Studios

38 Studios founder Curt Schilling broke his silence today over the financial troubles that led to the mass layoffs at his video game studio.

38 Studios laid off nearly 400 employees last week after it couldn’t come up with payroll, …

Rhode Island governor, former employee, and Salvatore weigh in on 38 Studios’ collapse

News surrounding yesterday's company-wide layoff at Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning developer 38 Studios continues to roll in on as people in and around the event speak up about what exactly went wrong.

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

38 Studios lays off its entire staff

38 Studios to lay off its entire staff.

Amidst political turmoil, 38 studios unveils first Project Copernicus video

Despite a public crisis in the state of Rhode Island, 38 Studios is still plugging away at its first MMO title based on the world from Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. The developer has finally made its overdue payment, but its financial situation remains unclear.

Tips and tricks: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Index
1. Tips & Tricks (<–you are here)
2. Skill Guide: A – D
3. Skill Guide: L – S
4. Review

Welcome to GamesBeat’s Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning game guide. Here you’ll find a bunch of tips and tricks 

Curt Schilling anxiously awaits his “opening day for games” (interview)

Tuesday is “opening day” for Curt Schilling. The former Boston Red Sox pitcher who won three World Series championships is about to launch his first video game. His game development studio 38 Studios and publisher Electronic Arts are launching the …

Top 10 new game brands of 2012

Earlier this month, VentureBeat published a list of 10 of the most anticipated video games of 2012. Some of you had plenty to say about our picks, especially the fact that most of them were sequels. With many established franchises …